325 ci info needed..

[chuckie]

What year did they change from badging the 2.5 coupe from 323 to 325 on the recent coupe models so from 98 onwards. And what are these cars like for reliability and running costs etc.....any concerns to woorry about and all that.......

[Church]

2000 was when they changed the badging, other than that I don't have experience of running one.

[Philrose]

I've had a 323SE saloon and currently a 325Sport.
Both have 2494cc engines but the early one had 171bhp and the latter 192bhp.
Reliability was never a problem.

[chuckie]

Do you notice the difference in the power between the two. Whats your opinion on the car overall. Sorry if I am being a pain but want to make sure I buy the right car.....

[steve z]

I owned a 325 Coupe on a 51 plate for just over 3 years as a company car. In those 3 years I did over 100k miles in the car, and when I handed it back it still felt great within the engine as tight as a drum.

In over 100k miles I didn't have a single thing go wrong with the car.

My advice is go for the 325 and don't be afraid to pick up a high mileage car. You should be abale to pick up a good 3 year old example for about £12.5k

[Philrose]

Marginal improvement in performance but got better fuel consumption with 171 bhp.
If a good older cimes available go for it.

[chuckie]

thanks for all the responses keep them coming!!!