Got a 'significant' birthday coming up, and as one of my pressies Mrs F has very kindly hired out a BMW 320d for 3 days. That period includes a trip up to Nottingham and back to celebrate with parents and sister's family who all live up that way.
Now I know there are members of this forum whose own vehicles are faster and/or more luxurious than a 2 litre diesel 3 series, but hey, compared to our 1.3 Colt it's in a different league. And initial impressions on the drive back from Heathrow, once we'd worked out how to start it and get it into gear (it's an auto), were pretty favourable. It's certainly got a bit of grunt - very easy to end up on the wrong side of 70 (resulting in a ding-dong and 'speed warning'!). Must find out how to adjust the steering wheel so it doesn't obscure the speedo. It also has flappy paddles for manual gear changing, but I haven't plucked up the courage to try those yet. Thankfully it doesn't have an EPB :)
The heated leather seats are nice, and overall it's definitely something I could get used to...
BTW can anyone point me at a downloadable owner's manual? Did do a quick search but couldn't find a UK 320d (F30) version. Nothing in the car.
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