I bought a second hand one of these yesterday for my mum.
Inspection, test drive, paperwork all good.
I have zero experience with this kind of engine and so hope people on this forum can identify some of the niggles I have found during my 1000km drive (purchased in Germany for my mum in Greece).
1. Slight chafing/rubbing sound in engine baby when engine is warm (less pronounced with AC off, but still there)
2. Only noticed today, in eco mode when accelerating in 2nd and 3rs there is a slight knocking, feels similar to driving over small cats eyes or bumps in the road. With eco mode off I get more of a jolt (or bigger knock) on acceleration from low revs in 2nd but then the knocking doesn't continue through the range.
Other than this the car drives absolutely perfect. Really impressed with the power and ride. I haven't gone wild but it feels very capable on the gravel and grass hills I've been on. But fuel economy is poor, 45mpg on 80% motorways yesterday (in eco mode) and under 30mpg on twisty mountain roads today (spirited with eco mode off). This sound about right? My 330d does better mpg than this...
Inspection, test drive, paperwork all good.
I have zero experience with this kind of engine and so hope people on this forum can identify some of the niggles I have found during my 1000km drive (purchased in Germany for my mum in Greece).
1. Slight chafing/rubbing sound in engine baby when engine is warm (less pronounced with AC off, but still there)
2. Only noticed today, in eco mode when accelerating in 2nd and 3rs there is a slight knocking, feels similar to driving over small cats eyes or bumps in the road. With eco mode off I get more of a jolt (or bigger knock) on acceleration from low revs in 2nd but then the knocking doesn't continue through the range.
Other than this the car drives absolutely perfect. Really impressed with the power and ride. I haven't gone wild but it feels very capable on the gravel and grass hills I've been on. But fuel economy is poor, 45mpg on 80% motorways yesterday (in eco mode) and under 30mpg on twisty mountain roads today (spirited with eco mode off). This sound about right? My 330d does better mpg than this...