Don't rule out the 330i. From late '07 they had 272bhp - not a million miles off the 335i - and VRT is about a grand less than a same age and mileage. Example below. I have the 272bhp engine in my e60 and that old girl can pick up her skirts and run very noticeably compared to any of the other cars I have.

With both 330i and 335i you need to check the specific CO2 figure on the reg doc as the ED tech was introduced around late '07 but there will be some '08 cars with the higher previous CO2 figures. Getting it wrong on a '08 335i compared to getting it right on a '08 330i could be the difference between road tax of €2350 and €750.

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