car advice

shoebp12

Hi guys whats your opinion on these cars im looking to buy

A3 s line quattro 2.0 2010-2011
bmw 3 series coupe facelift 2010-2011 320d or 330d
merc class coupe c250 amg 2.1 diesel 2011-2012

thanks

mgdavid

they're all German soulless cars...

worried_jim

I would go for the Audi- no reason, I just like them.

Nodding_Donkey

Check that the indicators work, they seem to be faulty on a lot of German cars.

jaydeeuk1

330d bmw if i had to choose one of them. Might be able to get a jag xf, or a gulietta Or a ds5 even.

Car_Complaints

shoebp12 wrote: »

Hi guys whats your opinion on these cars im looking to buy

A3 s line quattro 2.0 2010-2011
bmw 3 series coupe facelift 2010-2011 320d or 330d
merc class coupe c250 amg 2.1 diesel 2011-2012

thanks

If you are going to look at the 330d just check if it has these wheels on it.



They have a massive problem with the wheels cracking like this



One chap I know had his wheels replaced under warranty and they went and cracked again 3 weeks later,

I have not come across one where the outer part of the wheel overtakes you when driving, normally it starts with slow punctures.

As for the rest of the cars, like someone has mentioned they are "German" they concentrate more on quantity, you already know what that does to the quality

Its all about your personal preference when buying a car, you never know if your going to end up with a wednesday or friday build, no matter what manufacturer you choose.

EdGasket

I wouldn't buy any of them. Get yourself a reliable Toyota or Nissan.

Car_Complaints

EdGasket wrote: »

I wouldn't buy any of them. Get yourself a reliable Toyota or Nissan.

I was going to say Toyota, but you know peoples feelings after the accelerator problem and Toyota hiding from it.,

The build quality and customer satisfaction from that manufacturer was second to none, then it went downhill faster than cheese at Coopers hill.

Such a shame all that bad press it has battered them financial, the recall cost them well over 1.5 billion and lost sales revenue must be eye watering

jaydeeuk1

Car_Complaints wrote: »

I was going to say Toyota, but you know peoples feelings after the accelerator problem and Toyota hiding from it.,

The build quality and customer satisfaction from that manufacturer was second to none, then it went downhill faster than cheese at Coopers hill.

Such a shame all that bad press it has battered them financial, the recall cost them well over 1.5 billion and lost sales revenue must be eye watering

Toyota didnt exacty hide from it, or the power steering problem which never caused an accident but they recalled a million or so cars just incase. Can you imagine renault, vw or audi doing that!? The press jumped all over it because it is rare, but blew it out of all proportions, even when toyota did the right thing with preventative recall. If it was fiat, or peugeot it probably wouldn't even have been news.

Iceweasel

The BMW wheels you need to be wary of are the 19" Double-Spoke style 225 M-Sport alloys which were more prone to crack.

No problems with the more common 17" wheels.

attila_

If you can stretch i'd go for a twin turbo 335d. It will pull the tarmac off the ground whilst giving you better mpg than a panda.