I got the 120i (same year).

Loving it lol. if the 40 horses and 30 additional torque didn't make a difference i would've gotten the 118i. but great handling needs to match the power .

about the 120i ride being harsher than 118i, i call that loads of bull. My friend bought his 118i brand new last year during the tax break, the ride is equally as harsh, if not even harsher due to it being new. after a while according to him only it started getting better.

If you can't stand the harsh ride, stay away from the F20 m sports. the suspension are not adaptive ones like the 3 series equivalent. they are harsh. find the sport version. the ride should be less harsh than the msport.

Ppl will say that you can get the same power by race chipping the 118i, but at the expense of potentially voiding the warranty, something i would like to avoid while the car is still under warranty

If you don't really care about horsepower, just get the 118i. But if you're getting 118i, why not try and see if you can find a 2018 model since that's the LCI2 version (most notable change is the instrument cluster and updated idrive)

And yes, like others are saying, the bloody rear tires, 245/35/r18 is a pain since not many shops selling (in fact i'm still looking). SC will screw you over with their price.

This post has been edited by axtray: Apr 29 2019, 06:25 PM

all BMW models from 2015 onwards are automatically under 5 years warranty and 5 years free service (up to 100k KM iirc). The year before that you can buy it as extended warranty to increase from 2 years to 5 years.

The tires that you change to, did you retain the original setup

225/40/r18 front and
245/35/r18 rear?

If yes, can you share me where do you change them? i'm having difficulty finding the rear setup at the moment.

I did mention at the expense of "potentially" voiding the warranty. I know people who have them installed the SC didn't say anything during service.

Though I'm pretty sure they'll take their time to investigate if it involves catastrophic engine failure. But hey, if it's your car, just touchwood and go for it.