BMW and M Power Owners

[DJMK4]

Why would you want a 4 wheel drive one? It's also a completely basic specification. I'm not really sure a 320i like that has any appeal at all.

If you're going to get a BMW, get a good one, otherwise you end up with all the disadvantages of an old BMW without any of the advantages - the whole point is they do great cars with great engines and great gearboxes that drive really well. A good one is arguably worth putting up with the costs involved as they get older, but I don't see why you'd want to bother with that for a 320i like that. Even that instrument cluster has the really small display.

Unfortunately whilst prices are still high everywhere I'm not going to be forking out for a car over 2020 and new.

As said I'll look for 2015+ models . I'm more concerned about having a good engine, gearbox and clutch system.

Entertainment systems and things like nav units go out of date quickly.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Unfortunately whilst prices are still high everywhere I'm not going to be forking out for a car over 2020 and new.

Nobody said you needed a 2020 - just not a bottom of the range car. What is the appeal of a 320i with zero specification?

That one has plenty of things that will make it annoying to own as an older car - a direct injection system, a turbo, a 4 wheel drive system, yet it offers none of the things that would make it a great car - the engine isn't great, it isn't very powerful, what is the point in it?

I know we keep going round in circles here but you seem to focused on getting the right badge you're going to end up buying a terrible car with the right badge instead of a great car with the wrong one.

Entertainment systems and things like nav units go out of date quickly.

The navigation system isn't that important because you can easily upgrade these - but the rest of the specification is. Why are you buying a BMW if you're not interested in any of the things that makes a BMW great?

 

[DJMK4]

Nobody said you needed a 2020 - just not a bottom of the range car. What is the appeal of a 320i with zero specification?

That one has plenty of things that will make it annoying to own as an older car - a direct injection system, a turbo, a 4 wheel drive system, yet it offers none of the things that would make it a great car - the engine isn't great, it isn't very powerful, what is the point in it?

I know we keep going round in circles here but you seem to focused on getting the right badge you're going to end up buying a terrible car with the right badge instead of a great car with the wrong one.



The navigation system isn't that important because you can easily upgrade these - but the rest of the specification is. Why are you buying a BMW if you're not interested in any of the things that makes a BMW great?

Ok I'll keep looking, Im aiming for the B48 engined car.

 

[SaBBz]

Does anyone know the best way to get ISTA please? I’ve had to change the TMS module in one of my headlights and it’s still not working, so I wanted to run a diagnostic to see what’s going on.