Our Fleet Test Drive: BMW 330d - 6th Report
Date:
17 June 2009
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Author:
Wheel
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Category: | Upper medium | P11D price: | £33,555 | Key rival: | Audi A4 | |
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One of the tyres on my little Mazda MX-5 had a split in the sidewall a couple of weeks back, so I lobbed the offending wheel into the 330d's boot to get it fixed.
While at the tyre fitting place, the technician I was chatting to took one look at the BMW's tyres and said: "Good job it's not one of those you need replacing, they'll be expensive. And are they run-flats? Even more so then." Which was ominous.
Run-flats should, in theory, be less susceptible to damage, but a hole in the sidewall and the bill could make interesting reading.
BMW 330d saloon M sport | Mileage | 13,473 | Claimed combined consumption | 49.6mpg | Our average consumption | 39.6mpg | P11D price | £33,555 | Model price range | £21,520-£49,520 | CO2 (tax) | 152g/km/21% | BIK 20/40% per month | £117/£235 | Service interval | variable mls | Insurance | group 17 | Warranty | 3yrs/unlimited mls | Boot space | 460litres | Engine size/power | 2993cc/245PS | Top speed/0-62mph | 155mph/6.1secs | Why we’re running it | Is our first 10/10 road test car as good to live with long-term? | Positive | Engine, chassis, emissions, running costs | Negative | Notchy gear change, options cost |
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