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Originally Posted by harismne
I'll keep that in mind, Thank you!!
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You’re welcome!
I haven’t owned the exact cars that you’re looking at. But here are a few more random thoughts.
My wagon had a previous version of the 330xi’s 4 cylinder engine. It was zippy. It got good gas mileage. It was fairly smooth. It gave me no trouble. I would still be driving it today, were it not for the fact that the car was totaled by a pothole from hell last month at about 125,000 miles.
I now own an X3 M40i. It has the same basic straight-6 engine as the M340. I’m still breaking it in, so I haven’t come close to full throttle yet, but I can already tell that it is powerful. It is also smoother than the wagon’s engine. The bigger engine is reputed to get almost as good gas mileage, but it will be less. BMW says that the M340 XDrive will do 0-60 MPH in something like 4.1 seconds. Most of the famous muscle cars of the ‘60s could not manage that, even with gigantic fire-breathing engines that got 10 MPG on the highway. You can do so with smoothness and comfort, and get 30 MPG on the highway.
Back to tires and wheels, plus suspension. Check out what is available for both cars. If you buy off the lot, you’ll want to choose less aggressive wheels. If you order it, do so with the smaller rims. The standard 18” fitment is better for potholes than 19”, all else equal. You could inquire if it’s possible to fit 17” rims. (I don’t know offhand.)
Consider suspension choices. The 330 probably has softer suspension than the M340. Adaptive will probably be softer in the comfort setting than the standard MSport suspension.
Consider brake choices. Upgraded brakes may require larger rims. I’m not sure if that’s the case, but you can research it.
See what works best for you at your price point, comfort vs. sport level, etc.
Happy shopping!