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I've had 6 cylinder cars since the mid 90's and after a brief (expensive) mistake with an 4 cyl MB C350e I wanted a 6 cyl again. I loved my E46 330d which I had from new for 13 years from 2002 so a 3er 330d was a natural choice. However, I wanted the extra ground clearance (for the odd rough track) and a nice long loading area which led me towards a 3GT which I also like the look of. Most of the Saloon and Touring 330d's in the UK are M-Sport which are too hard, however the 3GT (again almost all M-Sport) ride much better. Possibly the bit which clinched the deal was that I managed to get a 13 month old 3GT with 11k on the clock for pretty much half it's new price! That's crazy depreciation, but works in my favour. I'd have struggled to find a comparable 2 year old car for that money. In fact I traded in an 19 month C350e with 13k on the clock for a the 13 month 3GT with 11k, both cars being around the same cost when new and despite it being a dealer part exchange they still gave me over 1200 UKP!!
Of course the only down side is it's not exactly the spec I'd have gone for, but for half price I'll live with that.
Jeddy
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