Matt's fulfilled a childhood dream of buying a six-cylinder 3 Series - here's how it happened... tbt
Like so many of our car-buying decisions, my dad holds some blame for this one. Probably more than he thinks. Just about 20 years ago, he was between company cars, and so was lent the work pool car - at least that's what I remember. The vehicle in question was an N-reg E36 Touring, a 320i in green and it was, technically speaking, a heap. It was only six or seven years old, but seemingly hadn't been given a moment's rest its whole life.
The plan for this car was simple, as they so often are. My girlfriend Alice and I have a dog, we'd like to start a family and, because it's what everyone in media does, I like to pretend I ride a bike more often than I do - a cheap estate made sense. Octavias, Mondeos, Saabs and Volvos were considered and just as swiftly dismissed - evidently, the two of us had quite different ideas of a what a dog wagon should be.
Unsurprisingly, diesel was popular for these early F31s. The torque suits what an estate is designed for, the 330d and 335d still offered straight-six effortlessness and the fuel was more than acceptable in those carefree years prior to 2015. Plus, well, BMW makes some great diesel engines - it all makes sense. A point proven by the fact that 10 per cent of all F31s were 335ds, a lot given how much it would have cost.
Thankfully, the anxiety was unfounded - this car is wonderful. I'm almost glad the advert didn't come with pictures originally, as it probably would have gone before we had chance. The 18-inch Style 400 wheels , clear glass , the bigger nav screen and a largely blemish-free interior all count in its favour. Not having heated seats isn't ideal and part of me will always remain intrigued by a manual gearbox, but otherwise I'm over the moon.
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