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After 8 years driving a SEAT Leon I want something a little more luxurious. What do you think I should get, a 2015 BMW 3 Series 2.0 TD 320d EfficientDynamics BusinessTouring 5d (£16,895) or a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2.1 CDI C220 BlueTEC SE Executive (s/s) Estate 5d (£17,999)? Both are manual and around 32,000 miles.

Asked on 18 January 2017 by Stuart Rothwell

Answered by Honest John
BMW's ED works. I ran a 320dED for 8,000 miles and averaged 63mpg. You just have to keep a careful ear on the timing chain for any sign of a rattle and get the tensioners replaced if there is.

Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

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