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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wglee" data-source="post: 133713" data-attributes="member: 610">If you ask me, I'll go for the E46 320i whether in 2.0 litre (6 cylinders, 150bhp) or 2.2 litre (6 cylinders, 170bhp) guise instead of the E46 318i 1.9 (non-Valvetronic, 4 cylinders, 118bhp) or the E46 318i 2.0 (Valvetronic, 4 cylinders, 143bhp) because the 4 potters (despite using balancer shafts) can never match the 6 potters for smoothness, refinement and character.For many years and still continuing, BMW is renowned for their 6 cylinder engines. No offence whatsoever meant to 4 potter BMW owners out there, but I recall it wasn't that long ago when the adage was that a BMW is not a true BMW if it doesn't have at least 6 cylinders.</blockquote>