M40d Auto 5dr

fantastic all rounder

I have had a number of cars over the years and this is definitely one of the best. It is stylish, comfortable, fast, practical, economical and a great all-rounder.

Fully loaded, with ski gear and heading down to the Alps at French motorway speeds, ca. 80mph, it gets 30+ mpg. If I drive at slower speeds e.g. UK motorways with extended roadworks at 50mph I get 40mpg.

It is not too big, although I wouldn't want to go any bigger as parking spaces would become tight.

It is well equipped, and was good value for money secondhand. I took out an extended warranty with BMW and that proved useful as the car had issues with turbo valves at about 36,000 miles. The cost would have been high as a lot of components need to be removed to access them. Other than that it has been totally reliable and even with the fault it just had reduced power and could still be driven. Reduced power in a car like this is not a problem as there is so much to spare anyway.

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