Outa here !

beemer2 · 05-14-2006, 02:18 PM

I just cannot get comfortable in my 330D Touring. Plus the car wanders & fidgets on poor roads. Test drove an Audi A4 3.0Tdi Tiptronic S-line avant yesterday. WOW what a car !. The deal is done & the Beemer will be history soon.

Bye Guys, thanks for the help & safe driving

Beemer

vivekk · 05-14-2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by beemer

I just cannot get comfortable in my 330D Touring. Plus the car wanders & fidgets on poor roads. Test drove an Audi A4 3.0Tdi Tiptronic S-line avant yesterday. WOW what a car !. The deal is done & the Beemer will be history soon.

Bye Guys, thanks for the help & safe driving

Beemer

Shame, but all the best anyway beemer.

Viv

Oz · 05-14-2006, 02:40 PM

Enjoy the new Audi. Post some pics and explain the performance so we can compare

beemer2 · 05-14-2006, 02:53 PM

Will do, i should be getting it in about 2 weeks.

Beemer

bimmer4me · 05-14-2006, 03:04 PM

Beemer, was it the tramlining that you didn't like??

David328M-Sport · 05-14-2006, 03:43 PM

i dont think the diesel is for everyone.

beemer2 · 05-14-2006, 03:52 PM

hi bimmer4me. The tramlining is certainly a major issue, the car seems to have a mind og its own on cambered & poorly surfaced roads. That alone is not enough to get rid of the car, but together with the most uncomfortable seats - - its got to go.

How a company like BMW can get the seats so wrong is a mystery, I have driven 3 different Mercs over the last 8 years with no problems.

Beemer

Paul330d · 05-14-2006, 04:00 PM

Enjoy. However, I must say that I drove the S Line A4 before I ordered the 330d: performance was nowhere near as good and the rock-hard ride was so uncomfortable I felt nauseous when I got out. Each to his own, I guess...

bimmer4me · 05-14-2006, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by beemer

... but together with the most uncomfortable seats - - its got to go.

How a company like BMW can get the seats so wrong is a mystery ....

Did you have the sports seats?

beemer2 · 05-14-2006, 04:19 PM

Hi Paul, i agree the Audi will be a bit down on performance specially with the Quattro drivetrain but the new engine is now giving 233bhp so there cant be that much in it. The ride comfort is not a problem on either car, it is the tendency of the BMW to be skittish & tramline that is disconcerting. I think it is an issue with the runflat tyres more than anything & the seats are trully awfull. Guess i`m not BMW shaped

Beemer

Brunotheboxer · 05-14-2006, 05:42 PM

good luck.

Carnage · 05-14-2006, 06:19 PM

Hey you gotta go with what works best for you. Best of luck to ya....

txusa03 · 05-15-2006, 07:17 AM

you wind some you loose some. If not bmw, audi is not pushover...

Robin_NL · 05-15-2006, 07:23 AM

If I lived in the UK I ordered a TVR Sagaris rightaway mate

Cheers with the Audi.

Broken1 · 05-15-2006, 10:29 AM

It's the reason they make different cars. Everyone is different :-) Enjoy your new audi. Post some pics for us :-)

05-15-2006, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beemer

I just cannot get comfortable in my 330D Touring. Plus the car wanders & fidgets on poor roads. Test drove an Audi A4 3.0Tdi Tiptronic S-line avant yesterday. WOW what a car !. The deal is done & the Beemer will be history soon.

Bye Guys, thanks for the help & safe driving

Beemer

I would never own a Audi over a Bimmer, period. To each his own, enjoy!

stressdoc · 05-15-2006, 11:43 AM

A 330dT. Sigh. Oh how I wish we could get such dreams over here.

noflash · 05-15-2006, 12:46 PM

Non-runflat all-seasons would negate the tramlining.

The seats may change per the 335i.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18998

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beemer2 New Member 7 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 330D Touring, Titanium Silver Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northumberland, England iTrader: (0)	hi bimmer4me. The tramlining is certainly a major issue, the car seems to have a mind og its own on cambered & poorly surfaced roads. That alone is not enough to get rid of the car, but together with the most uncomfortable seats - - its got to go. How a company like BMW can get the seats so wrong is a mystery, I have driven 3 different Mercs over the last 8 years with no problems. Beemer
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beemer2 New Member 7 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 330D Touring, Titanium Silver Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northumberland, England iTrader: (0)	Hi Paul, i agree the Audi will be a bit down on performance specially with the Quattro drivetrain but the new engine is now giving 233bhp so there cant be that much in it. The ride comfort is not a problem on either car, it is the tendency of the BMW to be skittish & tramline that is disconcerting. I think it is an issue with the runflat tyres more than anything & the seats are trully awfull. Guess i`m not BMW shaped Beemer
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