The service program covers up to 100,000 km or 5 years.
If the unit is a high miler, it would be near the end of the the program
I've seen some cars with good FC and cruising comfort hitting 40k as they are probably used for sales/customer visits

I suggest to check on pre-reg again since BMW is giving 1 year extra warranty for cars registered in the May-June period
If you are not in a hurry, wait for the roadshow or sales fair. There will be better deals there usually

If you are getting the 318i, most of them are still under warranty. Hence, there's no point paying higher price for it through the Premium Selection. Better to get your dream vehicle from direct owner themselves.

I bought my F30 318i back in Nov 2017. My previous cars were Toyota and Honda, the last being a Camry. Like you, I was looking for a car with good driving dynamics before I got the 318i. During that time, there were only 2 options for the F30 if I want a new car. It is either the 330e or the 318i. I avoided the hybrid model and opted for the 318i. In my opinion, apart from having good driving dynamics, there is nothing much to shout about the 318i as it is lacking quite a bit compared to other BMWs. Small i-drive display, no touch screen, no reverse camera, no navigation and the rear seats cannot be folded down. If you already know these and can live with it, then it is ok. Apart from this, it is a well-built car. Camry, Accord and Mazda 6 are no match to the BMWs in terms of driving dynamics.

Service maintenance is completely free for 5 years or 100km whichever comes first. I have done 1 service and it is completely free. I was also eying on the C180 during that time but they do not provide free service. Ended up buying the F30 from Quill but got it serviced at Ingress. Servicing the car is pleasant but there are not many empty slots available through the BMW service online system. I was told by my colleague that calling your SA to help book the date is easier.

Fuel efficiency for my 318i is between 12~13 km /liter (mix). The engine is loud when pushed hard. You can feel some vibration from the steering wheel during idling as well. Until and unless the turbo kicks in, you will know that you are driving a 1.5cc car especially when you are going slow in town. I have done coding for this car and added sports automatic transmission for much faster and smoother gear shift. There is a slight wind noise intruding the cabin from the side mirrors when going fast. Hope to get this fixed during my next service.

Agree with ur bolded points. I already knew these things and was fine with it before buying the car. It actually exceeded my expectations of what it would actually be like after driving it on a day to day basis, probably cause I did not have much expectations of this car in the first place. I was considering the CLA as well but the interior of that car was even more dated than the F30 so yea.

I just messaged my SA to make the first service booking and she confirmed the time slot in like 15mins. So what your colleague said is probably true.

Although only 318i, but its faster than current accord, camry and mazda 6 2500cc model.

If someone said 318i is underpowered then really topkek la. Zero to sixty in 8.9 second. Faster than japanese 2500cc d segment.

If people said, its not fast like other 3er maybe correct, but if people said its underpowered, its far from it tbh.

Why would a 328 owner topkek if he said 318 is underpower?

Just curious, if a 2 year old 318i which clocked 45k KM but has all the service done on schedule, will there be any other major concern?

I'm not a heavy driver, clocking only a maximum of 15k KM a year but most of the time only 10-12k KM a year so 100k KM will be sufficient for the remaining free service & warranty.


This is the kind of feedback I've been waiting, informative & constructive. Thanks alot mate.

Didn't know the rear seat is not foldable though.

This post has been edited by budang: Jun 13 2019, 09:20 PM

45k in 2 years is still ok.
The guidance is whatever mileage the car has already clocked, you'll need to take that into account to calculate how much more free services you have.

By the way, if not mistaken, Ingress is having some sales event this week. Go check it out.
From experience, one may find pre-reg units at better deal than premium selection during these events without much bargaining.

Thanks for the information bolded above, just called them but they only have brand new cars.

I'm heading over to BMW Tun Razak later as they're having a sales and a few selection caught my attention.

Just to post an update, I booked my unit this afternoon @ Auto Bavaria Jalan Tun Razak. Had to take half day leave just to be sure I didn't miss out any good opportunity.

Car is from their premium selection lineup & registered on June 2018, so it's a year old car.

They're having a sales from 14-16 june so those of you who're interested should drop by and in case you needed a sales assistance I'm glad to share you the contact number of mine, really nice and helpful lady.

Thanks to a forumer here!

Berapa harga?

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Congrats on the new ride.

The 318i was the management pool car at my previous company. Believe it or not the lease payments on it were lower than a Toyota Camry Hybrid or Honda Accord of the same vintage. Something to do with the maintenance being included and the car came with a good discount.

Overall unless you are a boyracer or an enthusiastic driver it is plenty sufficient and that gearbox is still the one to beat. Fuel consumption was remarkable as are most BMWs.

Refinement? It wasn't the most refined can hear a bit of engine stress when you pushed it but if you drove it at speed limits or a bit above then you won't notice it.

Comfort? No one complained.

It did not give any issues as far as I know but 9 months into it being with us it was sent to car heaven by a Honda Civic, a Toyota Vios and a Myvi while on the way to Lumut.

Oh yeah it was the only car involved that there were no deaths or serious injuries, in fact the only injuries were the front passenger had a bump on his head from an iPhone 6 that belonged to the rear passenger went flying from the impact. Some scratches on the driver's face from the airbag breaking his spectacles. Other than that mostly just shaken up from the incident and all the tow truck operators that started swarming the car.

Incident happened at 9:30am, my Hilux was 20 minutes behind, we used the Hilux to winch it out of the way, all 3 of them got into the Hilux and we attended the meeting at Lumut as if nothing happened.

I enjoyed driving it but enjoyed the 320d they had as a temporary replacement car, it was finally replaced with a 330e.

June 2018, should be a recently release management unit.
Glad to hear you found your unit

Glad no one was seriously injured in that accident!

From the sales lady yes it was driven by the management team

I own a 318i for a year clocking 30k km
Pros good fuel consumption 13km ish per liter
Smooth transmission
5 Years free service
Adequate power

Cons very dated interior
For me is kinda underpower
No comfort access
Small idrive screen
No navigation
Cabin noise is noticeable when cruising fast

I m thinking to let go n get the new mazda 6
TS pm me if u r keen

Good choice on Mazda 6 don’t buta buta want Bmw but only can afford 318 . Good move

Mazda 6 is more expensive than my 318i

MAZDA 6 is a good car but be prepared for low RV and pricier parts.

Both the point u mention will happen on BMW too
Basically it happens to any car except Japanese make