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  • Summary

    5 out of 5 5.0

    What does this car say about you?

    Extravagant! Probably unimpressed with my driving and hygiene. It doesn't get washed enough.

    What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

    No idea. It's a car!

    Would you buy this car again and why?

    No....I'm too old!

    What are you likely to buy next?

    A3 or A4 e-tron.

  • Buying experience

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Type of dealer you bought from?

    Franchised

    Did you buy this car new?

    No

    What price did you pay?

    £29,000

    When did you buy the car?

    September 2014

    Did you get a good deal and why?

    Trade in valued at £3,300 by Buyanycar.com. Got £4000 + savings on £250 service + £350 bodywork, RFT refund of £150 and cherished plate transfer fee of £105 = £4855. About private sale value with no discount on 428i.

    Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

    Couldn't find a 2 year old 330i Coupe so we went for the more expensive 1 year old 4 series.

    What was the dealer like?

  • Driving it

    5 out of 5 5.0

    What's it like to drive?

    Awesome handling and v responsive. 4 pot a bit lumpy on tick over but amazingly smooth otherwise. No turbo lag. Great seats, steering, auto box.

    What's it like to park?

    Easy.

  • Living with it

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Have you had any problems with the car?

    No, great looker and great to drive!

    What's most practical about your car?

    Awesome handling, and very frugal in ECO PRO mode. BMW construction quality continues to improve. Technology more advanced than newish Audi A6 for but less intuitive and harder to learn.

    Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

    Auto dip headlights.