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- steveweller's review
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| Performance | 10/10 |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 9/10 |
| Reliability | 9.8/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.8/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 10/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.4/10  |
By steveweller on 4th Oct 2007
| Year Manufactured | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 6 months |
| Doors | 2 |
| Performance | 10/10 |
| Practicality | 9/10 |
| Reliability | 10/10 |
| Value for money | 8/10 |
| Overall value | 10/10 |
 steveweller's recommendation | |
Performance balanced with comfort
Cheaper to run than an M3
I set out to buy a BMW 530D but after test driving the Alpina B3S the practicality of 2 young children went out the window.
The car combines the comfort, and handling with near M3 performance. I have driven both and know which I prefer and without being limited you can see off any M if you want to get to silly speeds.
Service costs are based on a stock 330 (may pay for better oil) and my average fuel is just over 25mpg. Not fantastic but this is a car that will do 0-60 in 4.8s.
The Switchtronic box is excellent. Auto works fine in down but it really come into life when swithed to manual.
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