Hi student93,

I was told by numerous ppl that BMWs is unreliable in the sense of maintenance and consistency of the car condition. However, I genuinely believed that should a person knows what's under his hood and decides to learn through time to take good care of it, all the car are about the same in terms of maintenance (maybe cost varies a little).

Though I would like to understand this further,

-How may I identify that the owner of the used BMW car actually had replaced his ATF for his bmw?
-The 6 cylinders you're mentioning about is the 2.5L, right?
-Is your E90 320d noisy when it comes to guzzling the petrol pedal and hitting the highway at speeds of 160-180?

Thank you for your fair share of experience and thoughts, really appreciate it. 

niklys

Hi student93,

I think if wind and tyre begins to roar at 220 km/h, I doubt that that's really considered as "bad", right? i mean, it's 220 km/h. even other manufacturers one would have some sort of noises like that too, right?

I was researching the 3 series model and figured that the 325i actually packs more punch (in terms of it's performance, overall), however, with more performance, generally and genuinely i thought, would come at a greater expense. so i was still floating around with 320i, 323i, and 325i. but in the end, after timely research (not lengthy), i noted that most of the beemer owners didn mentioned that for comfort driving, the 323i would be better in terms of the tuning, suspension and etc, whereas the 325i would be better in terms of performance while sacrificing some comfort for driving. that's why i opted for 323i. then again, i was told that 320d actually had the best reliability for the engine and transmission reliability, thus, now i might consider 320d. 

i'm cant say that i'm a car enthusiast yet, as i had only driven a proton wira, and nothing else. though, there are ppl (my surrounding relatives and humans of the world) commenting that from owning a proton and now wanting to upgrade to a bmw, I would be suiciding. idk, such comments are pulling me back a little. but my girlfriend is really supportive, as she says "if wanna get something, get the best, or dont get it at all". so, yeah. 

generally, i would want a great comfortable ride with comfortable experience. but when i need the punch of a sports car, i can always push it. so there, UDM sounds like the way to go. hahahahah, idk, maybe im out of my mind or something 

niklys

Hi student93,

Acceleration is bad? Though, the reviews are stating that the diesels are actually more powerful, thus, I do expect better pickup rate, am I wrong? Yes, the general consensus that I'm hearing and noting so far is that diesels are rough and noisy. With your experience, the car is refined during cruising? At what speed onwards it begins to get rough or uncomfortable?

Sorry, but i dont get what are RFTs. most of the places that i go to are places in KL, sometimes outstation (thus got potholes and etc).

i always listen to my gf advice when it comes to wealth and health matters, probably that's why i'm growing financially, mentally, and physically (physically sideways  ). But yeah, after going continental and wanting to go back to japanese, it feels weird I guess in terms of reputation and driving feeling.

besides the engine/transmission issue, comprehensive service history and ATF understanding, i was looking forward to understand more on what could be a potential issue. for that, my odds of selecting and filtering the gem of all trades is better. i genuinely believe that maintaining is regular and issues wont succumb unless inappropriate driving style and careless sense when it comes to taking care of a car surfaced. salary perspective, it seems okay. just that, reassuring is what matters most to me now. hahahahaha! im such a silly diehard beemer fan 

niklys

Hi student93,

I believe that sound is subjective, to a person preference. I like it when it's not too loud (i know it's a little feminine and not too man-ly driving hahahaha  ) Hmmmmm, the suspension might be of a concern for me. Would prefer a more comfortable ride, even when there's alot of holes or uneven surfaces. is it possible to not get the m-sport suspension? hahahaha, i might be stupid here 

Ohhhh, that's what you short form for run-flat tyres? hahahaha! okay, RFT would be good i guess. cost a little more and the upset to the comfort driving is not as significant as the suspension i believe. add some dampening acoustic material to the wheel arch and i guess the road noise would be better 

yeah, finger crossed hopefully no problems occur for your end hahahaha! happy for you the fact that your beemer is healthy   

The steepness of depreciation is true that after the 5 year mark, it's not as bad. moreover, i believe i would be keeping it for long, probably 10 years down the road (unless tesla decided to make super performance car with cheapo electric cost, then otherwise  ). in addition to that, i agree that most non-continental owners do say alot about the negativity, but who am i to judge right? hahahaha! yeah, most probably will go for one, despite the fact that it might be painful for a little while 

niklys