BMW 330e

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clarki

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1,326 posts

226 months

Sunday 1st September
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Thinking of changing my Corolla Tourer for a 330e Tourer.

The Toyota has been great, perfectly reliable and cheap to run, but it’s 5 now and thinking the 3 series might be a nice upgrade.

Never had a BM but my brother recently got an i4 and have to say really like it.

Any owners feedback?? Looks like they had an upgrade in ‘22 and could probably just about stretch to one of those if it’s worth the extra.

It’ll be my daily and working in the centre of Glasgow means the hybrid is ideal + xdrive appeals too.

Anything to watch for, must haves. Do like a pan roof if possible.

Thinking of changing over the xmas holidays. Many thanks.

Jimjimhim

1,532 posts

7 months

Sunday 1st September
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What's your car use? Would a full on electric like a Jag Ipace work?

CG2020UK

2,027 posts

47 months

Sunday 1st September
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We have a G21 (2023) 330e saloon with just the RWD.

Brilliant car it’s an incredible daily driver and the best PHEV on the market by far.

It’s returning a fuel costs equivalent to 70mpg in a petrol car for me.

It’s fast, very comfortable, handles well and is just effortless to live with. The face-lifted car is definitely worth it as you get more range, drives slightly better and interior is nicer with the big screen. Car is certainly reliable and never had an issue (I wouldn’t dare touch a Jag IPace and I bought a used Tesla!).

You do need to plug it in however to get the best out of it. We just use an outdoor plug and charge on the granny charger (same with my Tesla).

Depending on use case it can be smaller than you’d maybe think in terms of boot capacity but the touring should help you in this regard. It’s also pricey (to me its quality justifies it) and sometimes options limited.