Moving on from my D

Approaching the end of warranty, and despite liking the car and not experiencing any of the headaches a few of you have endured, I sold my 335d today via private sale. Picking up a bit more modestly equipped 328 next week via Jon Shafer, and this time leasing. I pretty much didn't like the exposure to large repairs that a premium car out of warranty exposed me to, and leasing just seems to suit my lifestyle more. And over the last few years I have come to value the other features (suspension, integration) in my car more than the engine, so losing the diesel's performance isn't so important to me.

Sold via autotrader to a very nice couple who already owned a 335d and had similar tastes in options and cleanliness. Perhaps we will see the new owner Chris around here!

Enjoy the new ride! I had a brand new 328 as a service loaner for 4 days and really liked it. It is just too small for me, but it was a great car. I too am looking at leasing the next time around -- I just don't want to be bothered with the resale game, nor the exposure to high dollar repairs!

Mungo, how many miles did you have on your 335D?

Just over 47k miles.

How much did you sell it for?


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Got 28k for it which was my asking price -- 3k more than carmax or dealer offered the previous month. You can see the details of the car in the classified area. I think being under warranty was a big plus for buyers, and except for the lower front bumper, the car was cosmetically immaculate.

Mungo,

For a modest amount you could have extended that warranty to 6yrs/100k miles. If you liked the car and it wasn't giving you problems, why the switch?

I don't think I could accept a 328i after having a 335D. Tried as loaners a few times and just doesn't do anything for me. Makes me appreciate my 335D even more when I get it back.

I considered that option Flyingman and priced out the 7-yr platinum warranty ($3250 was the best I could find), and it certainly would have bought me 3.5 more years of low-risk ownership. Yet the warranty was still fairly pricey and scheduled maintenance isn't exactly inexpensive, particularly from a dealer which offers a level of convenience that I have come to enjoy. Perhaps I would have come out ahead if I sold it in a few years instead of now. The F30 328 loaners I drove were enough to get me interested, but it took a test drive in one equipped to my tastes to win me over (sport package). There is still no comparison in the performance to the 335D but frankly my lifestyle hasn't exploited the potential of the 335D so I suspect I won't miss it. Unrelated to what I need in a car, I also had other uses for that cash equity I extracted out of the 335D.