Buy a 2 series grand coupe vs 3 series 2020

Raidan77 · 07-20-2023, 04:14 AM

Hi guys . Looking to get a spare car for the wife. What do you recommend from these 2. Looking to get petrol as will just be doing small city trips . What’s the better car overall . Have 1 child

Thanks

mandariinimake · 07-20-2023, 04:20 AM

If your driving with this vehicle mainly consist of small trips in town, you should get the hybrid of the 3-series, since you might be able to do those trips solely driving on electricity.

Raidan77 · 07-20-2023, 05:43 AM

Also will be doing trips of 200 mile motorway every 2 months ? Is hybrid ok for that?

J-RO · 07-21-2023, 07:10 AM

FYI: I had a loaner hybrid 3 series. Everytime you opened the driver's side door the car turned off. I could not return it to the dealer fast enough.

mandariinimake · 07-24-2023, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by J-RO

FYI: I had a loaner hybrid 3 series. Everytime you opened the driver's side door the car turned off. I could not return it to the dealer fast enough.

Im pretty sure this post needs a lot more context to be taken into account.

mandariinimake · 07-24-2023, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidan77

Also will be doing trips of 200 mile motorway every 2 months ? Is hybrid ok for that?

Why wouldn't it be? That is what the petrol-engine is for.

Westside Guy · 08-04-2023, 08:54 AM

For what its worth, my wife has a 2021 FWD 228i GC and absolutely loves driving it. It handles well, the interior is well appointed, the seats are comfortable, she loves the panoramic moonroof and trunk is really spacious.

She has had the car for 2.5 years and it has been totally reliable. We have taken long road trips at high speeds and have averaged in the 43-45 mpg range while in in Eco mode.

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Westside Guy Brigadier General 5873 Rep 4,516 Posts Drives: 2022 Z4 M40i, 2021 228i GC Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Hallandale Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 BMW Z4 M40i [9.81] 2021 BMW 228i Gran ... [7.83]	For what its worth, my wife has a 2021 FWD 228i GC and absolutely loves driving it. It handles well, the interior is well appointed, the seats are comfortable, she loves the panoramic moonroof and trunk is really spacious. She has had the car for 2.5 years and it has been totally reliable. We have taken long road trips at high speeds and have averaged in the 43-45 mpg range while in in Eco mode.
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