BMW 320i vs 320D: your choice?

I've hit 1100km on a single trip in my 320D (57litre tank) and thats at national speed limits (120km/h), not crawling around at 80km' (CPT - East London)
On the open road when using cruise control, especially if you use ECO PRO vs COMFORT the difference is pretty much zero. (you'll barely gain back a handful of Km's, at least that was my experience)
Also the climate control doesn't work as effectively when using ECO PRO......if it's a hot day....you'll not be kept cool :)
Standard comfort mode for open road cruising is best I reckon.

Speaking of ECO PRO...how many km's do you gain back on the trip computer?
I used ECO PRO for a month for every trip I made and I got less than 10km back in range. It doesn't seem worth it.

Gtx Gaming said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9il_zUC9ZvQkdOOVJBUC1icE0/view?usp=sharing

I want to see if I can get to 1000km at-least :P

Might have to do more driving in eco-pro mode lol
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Schitzo said:
Can someone tell me whether the 3 series comes in AWD, please? :confused:
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I'm read that it does in the US, but I've never heard of that in South Africa. No need, is there? Plus the car is too expensive as it is, they won't make it even more expensive.
 
Schitzo said:
Can someone tell me whether the 3 series comes in AWD, please? :confused:
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Historically only certain LHD sedan models came with xDrive. With F30 & newer BMW we see RHD sedans (some models) with xDrive. So UK has a few now incl a cool M140i & M240i with xDrive. SA has none bar the topdog M760i xDrive & upcoming new M5.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
I'm read that it does in the US, but I've never heard of that in South Africa. No need, is there? Plus the car is too expensive as it is, they won't make it even more expensive.
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I also don't really see the point in a climate without snow, unless it's monstrously powerful, like the M5.
 
realkingkam said:
320D anyday
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Lol, do you say that as the owner of both?

All I can say is that four months on, I'm enjoying my 320i so much still :) It's not the perfect car, but it blows my old Citroen C3 out of the water and that's what matters to me lol.
 
Today I had my first BMW service experience at BMW Menlyn, and colour me impressed :)

Previously I was satisfied with my Citroen service experience, and I wasn't expecting anything better at BMW ... but the brand delivered.

Here's how BMW's service experience beat Citroen's:
- A service advisor phoned me to book the service, not the other way around
- Arriving at the dealership I drove into an undercover servicing portal ... not a workshop tucked at the back of the building.
- To identify my car, when it wasn't on their check-in list, they scanned my car key.
- Because one of my concerns involved the car's handling, the service advisor walked over with a technician who asked if he could drive around the block with me in the car, for him to identify if there was a problem. At Citroen, I never once got to speak to a technician.
- Once inside I was served a cappuccino made to order, not offered to help myself from a pot of filter coffee
- I'd barely waited five minutes before a suited driver walked over ... took my bags from me ... took just me over to a BMW ... and even opened the car door for me. At Citroen I got used to waiting half an hour or more before a group of owners would get shuffled into a Toyota van and then driven all over town to each person's destination.
- BMW arranged to collect me from work when my car was ready, Citroen would only ever offer a drop-off service (and you'd need to find your own way back)
- My car's faults were identified and fixed at no cost (thanks Motorplan). I still need to buy new tires though, ouch
- When back at BMW, the service advisor walked me out to my car, had a fun conversation with me (he was extremely enthusiastic about BMW's), and even he opened my car's boot and door for me.

Yes, obviously BMWs are more expensive, but there are countless cases where one pays more for a brand but still gets crappy service.

Well done BMW Menlyn, that many positive experiences is difficult for any company to achieve. To be fair, it's not even a BMW thing, my experience where I bought my car was horrific ...
 
Foxhound5366 said:
Today I had my first BMW service experience at BMW Menlyn, and colour me impressed :)

Previously I was satisfied with my Citroen service experience, and I wasn't expecting anything better at BMW ... but the brand delivered.

Here's how BMW's service experience beat Citroen's:
- A service advisor phoned me to book the service, not the other way around
- Arriving at the dealership I drove into an undercover servicing portal ... not a workshop tucked at the back of the building.
- To identify my car, when it wasn't on their check-in list, they scanned my car key.
- Because one of my concerns involved the car's handling, the service advisor walked over with a technician who asked if he could drive around the block with me in the car, for him to identify if there was a problem. At Citroen, I never once got to speak to a technician.
- Once inside I was served a cappuccino made to order, not offered to help myself from a pot of filter coffee
- I'd barely waited five minutes before a suited driver walked over ... took my bags from me ... took just me over to a BMW ... and even opened the car door for me. At Citroen I got used to waiting half an hour or more before a group of owners would get shuffled into a Toyota van and then driven all over town to each person's destination.
- BMW arranged to collect me from work when my car was ready, Citroen would only ever offer a drop-off service (and you'd need to find your own way back)
- My car's faults were identified and fixed at no cost (thanks Motorplan). I still need to buy new tires though, ouch
- When back at BMW, the service advisor walked me out to my car, had a fun conversation with me (he was extremely enthusiastic about BMW's), and even he opened my car's boot and door for me.

Yes, obviously BMWs are more expensive, but there are countless cases where one pays more for a brand but still gets crappy service.

Well done BMW Menlyn, that many positive experiences is difficult for any company to achieve. To be fair, it's not even a BMW thing, my experience where I bought my car was horrific ...
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Just remember you need buy the BMW approved run flats if your car is under motorplan, in mine they cost R2700 a tyre :(

Also receive similar good experience here, through I have to decline the car wash. This waterless car wash is crap, car looks worse afterwards lol
 
Gtx Gaming said:
Just remember you need buy the BMW approved run flats if your car is under motorplan, in mine they cost R2700 a tyre :(
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No you don't. I asked the service advisor, which matched what the forums said: doesn't matter. That said, I don't know if they would still help you out for free if you get stranded next to the road with a flat if you don't have the runflats.

Anyway, non-runflats aren't that much cheaper, a couple of R100 maybe, which is like 10%. Well, the 1st gen at least (Bridgestone RE050A). I rather went for the RE002, which is a much, much better tyre.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
Today I had my first BMW service experience at BMW Menlyn, and colour me impressed :)

Previously I was satisfied with my Citroen service experience, and I wasn't expecting anything better at BMW ... but the brand delivered.

Here's how BMW's service experience beat Citroen's:
- A service advisor phoned me to book the service, not the other way around
- Arriving at the dealership I drove into an undercover servicing portal ... not a workshop tucked at the back of the building.
- To identify my car, when it wasn't on their check-in list, they scanned my car key.
- Because one of my concerns involved the car's handling, the service advisor walked over with a technician who asked if he could drive around the block with me in the car, for him to identify if there was a problem. At Citroen, I never once got to speak to a technician.
- Once inside I was served a cappuccino made to order, not offered to help myself from a pot of filter coffee
- I'd barely waited five minutes before a suited driver walked over ... took my bags from me ... took just me over to a BMW ... and even opened the car door for me. At Citroen I got used to waiting half an hour or more before a group of owners would get shuffled into a Toyota van and then driven all over town to each person's destination.
- BMW arranged to collect me from work when my car was ready, Citroen would only ever offer a drop-off service (and you'd need to find your own way back)
- My car's faults were identified and fixed at no cost (thanks Motorplan). I still need to buy new tires though, ouch
- When back at BMW, the service advisor walked me out to my car, had a fun conversation with me (he was extremely enthusiastic about BMW's), and even he opened my car's boot and door for me.

Yes, obviously BMWs are more expensive, but there are countless cases where one pays more for a brand but still gets crappy service.

Well done BMW Menlyn, that many positive experiences is difficult for any company to achieve. To be fair, it's not even a BMW thing, my experience where I bought my car was horrific ...
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My experience is not quite that good at Cedar Isle auto. We need to get our own cappuccino from the machine, can you believe that? :D
Also still the driver dropping us off in a group, and because I work quite far from them, I need to wait quite a while.
 
Barbarian said:
My experience is not quite that good at Cedar Isle auto. We need to get our own cappuccino from the machine, can you believe that? :D
Also still the driver dropping us off in a group, and because I work quite far from them, I need to wait quite a while.
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They make you get your own cappuccino, AND force you to travel with other strangers in a group? How very well dare they! I suggest you write a strongly worded letter to the president of BMW, alerting him to this barbarism at once.

Speaking of BMW tyres, I do need to get new tyres ... can anybody recommend the most comfortable approved BMW run-flats for a BMW 320i F30? I don't know if there's only one kind though (the ones on my car currently are Continentals I think), or can you get run-flats for the same car from different brands?
 
Barbarian said:
No you don't. I asked the service advisor, which matched what the forums said: doesn't matter. That said, I don't know if they would still help you out for free if you get stranded next to the road with a flat if you don't have the runflats.

Anyway, non-runflats aren't that much cheaper, a couple of R100 maybe, which is like 10%. Well, the 1st gen at least (Bridgestone RE050A). I rather went for the RE002, which is a much, much better tyre.
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I was also told by BMW that not fitting an approved tire would void the motorplan on my car. R4800 for the tire...
 
Foxhound5366 said:
They make you get your own cappuccino, AND force you to travel with other strangers in a group? How very well dare they! I suggest you write a strongly worded letter to the president of BMW, alerting him to this barbarism at once.

Speaking of BMW tyres, I do need to get new tyres ... can anybody recommend the most comfortable approved BMW run-flats for a BMW 320i F30? I don't know if there's only one kind though (the ones on my car currently are Continentals I think), or can you get run-flats for the same car from different brands?
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Most major brands make runflats. I have Bridgestones. Can't really recommend them but it's what the car came with. They don't like cold surfaces much.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
They make you get your own cappuccino, AND force you to travel with other strangers in a group? How very well dare they! I suggest you write a strongly worded letter to the president of BMW, alerting him to this barbarism at once.

Speaking of BMW tyres, I do need to get new tyres ... can anybody recommend the most comfortable approved BMW run-flats for a BMW 320i F30? I don't know if there's only one kind though (the ones on my car currently are Continentals I think), or can you get run-flats for the same car from different brands?
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Try the dealership for tyres; they are often fairly competitively priced on tyres because they're one of the few brands that use run flats.

You can find cheaper brands that they don't stock, but make sure that the speed rating and all that is in-line with what's required.
 
Messugga said:
Nope. 330D. 255/35R19. Struggled to find stock at the time. I see they're around R4600 now.
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Oh don't say that 0.o I hope to goodness that's not what my car has ... and it does have big rims too, thanks to the Luxury Line trim. Oh well, with great looks comes great ... pain.
 
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