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The BMW 3 Series is the carsales Car of the Year for 2019.
But not one of the judges who arrived to decide the 2019 carsales Car of the Year presented by Shell V-Power expected the BMW 3 Series to win at the outset. Sure, all 12 judges rated the BMW 330i sedan highly, with the potential for a podium place, but nobody expected it to romp home by a clear margin at the head of the 28-car field of finalists. https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...e-year-121520/
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COTY gongs should always be accepted with a degree of reservation… The JB Camira received Wheels’ anointing in ‘82.
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Been in a few of them and "sheer driving pleasure" rings true. A welcome return and job well done by Bimmer. Took their eye off the ball and Audi more so than MB relegated the 3Series for sometime but their last few model upgrades you could see it coming back to the front. Love 3series from way back having a E21 - I'll be back in a bimmer in the future.
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I was stirring when dragging up the Camira.
Simply not a fan of BMWs, moreso after that horrible 330Ci car-sitting experience earlier this year - it was expiring from a combination of age and aspirational purchase (cf chronic neglect). |
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.. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Those were the days when the cars were cars, they weren't built out of an Ikea pack like they are now and clothed in plastic; they were real cars." John Bowe |
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Wasn't Bad car either, certainly no long distance Tourer, Though Bought at the Auctions for $800 drove it around for 6-8 months & sold it for $1500.. ![]() |
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It survived my driving on P-plates. The key to keeping them running good is thrashing the hell out of them. They go to crap when you baby them. Trust me ... I know from experience. ![]()
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That sounds like wine review journalism. “Best enjoyed sideways with friends”...
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The JE was ok with the 2.0i, in-laws had one when I met them and it just kept going, learned to drive in it.
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That said, some of the most phenomenally wrong automotive repair and diagnosis chatter I’ve read on the internet revolved around the SMG equipped E46s. Ignorant kidults parroting nonsense. |
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I have owned several BMWs and attended social/club events & read forums. The majority of owners come across as text book mechanics to a point where it is nearly embarrassing. Know it all but struggle to change oil and spin a filter, while insisting the sump plug washer has to be changed and they have to run full synthetic oil in their 1970s derived M20 powered E30. We still get raped on parts. I quoted a set of lead for my Mercedes 560SEL. $450+ rockauto.com have them 120usd plus $20 shipping. Last time I ordered from there it was on a Wednesday and they had arrived on the following Monday. Can't complain with that. I realise those who don't have the means to work on their own gear has to swallow that pill of excessive parts pricing etc, but I guess that is part of the experience. |
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Wheels COTY history - this years award Volvo XC40 (I've never even seen one..)
1963 Renault 8 1964 Morris 1100 1965 Ford XP Falcon 1966 Ford XR Falcon[a] 1967 Chrysler VE Valiant 1968 Holden HK Monaro[b] 1969 Holden LC Torana 1970 Renault 12 1971 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger 1972 – award withheld 1973 Leyland P76 V8[c] 1974 Volkswagen Passat (B1) 1975 Holden TX Gemini 1976 Volkswagen Golf Mk1 1977 Honda Accord[d] 1978 Holden VB Commodore 1979 – award withheld 1980 Mazda 323 (BD) 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SE (W126)[e] 1982 Holden JB Camira 1983 Mazda 626 (GC) and Ford AR Telstar[f] 1984 Mitsubishi Nimbus[g] 1985 Mitsubishi TM Magna 1986 – award withheld 1987 Honda Prelude 1988 Holden VN Commodore 1989 Mazda MX-5 (NA)[h] 1990 Lexus LS 400 (XF10) 1991 Honda NSX and Nissan Pulsar (N14)[i] 1992 Mazda 626 (GE) and Ford AX Telstar[f] 1993 Holden VR Commodore 1994 Subaru Liberty 1995 Honda Odyssey 1996 Mitsubishi TE Magna/KE Verada 1997 Holden VT Commodore 1998 Subaru Liberty 1999 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220) 2000 Subaru Impreza 2001 Holden XC Barina 2002 Ford BA Falcon 2003 Mazda RX-8[j] 2004 Ford SX Territory[k] 2005 Mazda MX-5 (NC) 2006 Holden VE Calais[l] 2007 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W204) 2008 Honda Accord Euro 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mk6 2010 Volkswagen Polo Mk5 2011 Honda CR-Z[m] 2012 Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ[f] 2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 2014 BMW i3 2015 – temporal basis for award changed 2016 Mazda MX-5 (ND) 2017 Mazda CX-9 2018 Volvo XC60 2019 Volvo XC40
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Don’t really hear much bad about BMW like you do about Mercedes.
I’d go a 2019 340i wagon if it ever came to Australia. The wagon looks great. |
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Maybe they got a big advertising cheque, that’s how these things are normally sorted, anyone thinking these awards aren’t influenced by financial lubrication is kidding themselves.
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You can't retrospectively look at awards years later and ask how did such a pile of crap win COTY - remember when it won the award they were all fresh off the showroom floor, it takes years for problems to start occuring unless you get a lemon.
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Nah, the problems start as soon as BMer's leave the show room, possibly the worst depreciation of any vehicle. Also my neighbours brand new 430 has had numerous visits back to the dealer, POS.
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Every new car depreciates the moment you drive it off the dealership floor and your singular example of your neighbors experience is the exception, not the rule.
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Seriously cheap - obviously you don't like bimmers ? but no matter, I don't know which branded euro holds great re sale for they all lose a bomb faster than burning the fuel. Family has had Bimmers/MB's/audi's over many years, some have been trouble free some have been utter rubbish - what brand doesn't have its good and bad builds. One prestige brand that probably comes out better than them all is the Lexus, if it was a euro brand I expect they would be No1 - for they seem to hang together better and the depreciation is not as a monstrous hit than those above. Old man got one after getting sick and tired of the euros, can't fault it for an expensive white goods lol.....
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Normally I'd agree, but one of the criteria was resale value, they said the BMW performed well in this aspect.
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Real world, 2nd hand BMers sink in value. Once they are out of factory warranty they plummet. Carsales couldn’t care less much. Ownership ends in tears with the rock bottom trade in valuations.
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Give it another 15 years as the popularity increases further, local auto tradies will know how to correctly diagnose and repair faults and parts will come down in price. Welch Autoparts, Imparts and HSY Autoparts are Euro aftermarket parts specialists - Repco/Burson need not apply. I'm no Euro fanboy, though I did own an E38 735iL affectionately nicknamed 'Adolf' - it crapped out it's timing chain guides at 130,000km. |
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But I think that's changing particularly in these smaller sedans. even today's Camry has enough tech to be expensive once out of warranty.
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I do question Wheels choosing the XC40 for 2019 going back to back for Volvo.
surely if they are a great car they would sell well, can anybody tell us how many XC40's sell per month?
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By most accounts the zb is a great car... no one wants it though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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