Originally Posted by S1rst
Originally Posted by SRCMAN
It's the 4 cylinder thing. All BMW's should have six cyliners minimum. Let's see a 318 or an ST220.......HMMMMM let me think. When you take total cost (purchase and running costs). I think the ST220 would come out cheaper. People who have 316 and 318 BMW's are the sort of people who would buy a turd if it had a BMW badge on it and that is why they need a slap.
How can you compare a 318 to an ST220?
Thats all well and good for people like me and you mate who can probably afford to insure something bigger/quicker, but for the 19 year old in question, a 316/318 is all he can afford.
For the price of a 318 (brand new). Think how many better cars there are out there. I would rather have a mondeo with a decent size engine, with a LARGE spec than a basic BMW. This is my point. People who buy for the badge not the car.