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      10-31-2013, 04:00 AM   #6
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Thanks. Interesting how BMW do their global pricing for essentially the same product.
In the UK the base 3dSE is £47,895 whereas the base petrol, 5iSE is £60,020.
There is no way I would consider buying petrol over diesel in the UK.
The economics of a higher list price of the petrol and much lower running costs of the oil burner make it a no-brainer.
I get an average of 34 mpg on my 3dSE so I'm happy.
Also resale values of the diesel are much higher than the petrol variant
Apologies, forgot to add;

BMW X5 M50d
Diesel 280 kW [381 hp] £ 63,715.00 in UK.
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