[PhilL]

Originally Posted by doughboy

The tourer weighs 150kg more than a similar E90, I think all of that is in the tailgate and its opening glass mechanism......

I reckon half of that is in the retractable load cover unit - that bugger's hefty!

[Em135eye]

Originally Posted by PhilL

I reckon half of that is in the retractable load cover unit - that bugger's hefty!

I dropped it on my foot the other day - heavy indeed!

Parkers say 1580 for the E90, 1645 for the Touring - that's only 65kg heavier...

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by 335diesel

Parkers say 1580 for the E90, 1645 for the Touring - that's only 65kg heavier...

Sorry - I was comparing my old 330i saloon with the 335i tourer...

BMW site says:

1690kg for the 335i Tourer m sport
1610kg for the 335i Saloon m sport

Both +15kg for autobox.

So that's 80kg difference.

But I know when I checked these figures 12 months ago that the saloon 330i was only 1490kg and the saloon 335i was 1550kg (its still written in last years diary!), as I commented on these pages how could the tourer 335i be 200kg more than the saloon 330i? or 150kg more than the saloon 335i My initial feel of the tourer was it felt like it had 3 extra adults permanently on board!!

Maybe there's been a bit of fattening up on the saloon since then??

[firebod]

mine is the same, very slow to open and a little bit squeaky at the same time!

[MPTREE]

ha, ha, winter struts, love that Will ....very funny indeed, my struts seem fine, a bit stiffer perhaps but they always are ?, it,s been cold in Bristol too !