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

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

Less sensors, less maintenance

12-13 is actually very good given that it is a conti car. I used to own a mazda (non skyactiv) only clocking 9km/l in traffic. LOL

I saw many reviews saying that the previous generation, the E90 has a lot of issues on the steering noise and door rubber melting due to our weather. I hope the 318i fixed it.

I'm not sure if that could be attributed from parking under the hot sun too frequently. Mine is still too early to tell but my car is parked indoors 90% of the time and free from any sun

Any preventive measure?

It's quite a nice car. Not the most powerful car you can find but it's just about adequate around town driving. Engine well insulated from noise but tyre roar seeps into the cabin, probably due to the super stiff run flats. Gonna change to softer rubbers soon.

Yeah it was slightly under a year old when I placed my booking. No need to pay for bsri, it's all included. That's the benefit of premium selection unit, you drive your car away with the remaining bsri + warranty, peace of mind.

cooper got use

Hey guys, is the BMW Auto Bavaria at Ara Damansara the best place to look for bmw used cars ? And pre-regs ?

I've narrowed it down to 318i and 320i. But have not done much research on 320i

What are the differences between all the dealerships ? Auto bavaria vs Ingress vs Wearnes vs Tian Siang ?

Just sent my car for servicing @ Auto Bavaria Ara Damansara last Saturday, thought I'd share the experience.

It's her second service but it's my first time sending her in. I whatsapp-ed my SA to arrange for a Service appointment and got a slot on 18th January 2020 8:30am. Arrived @ 8:39am and immediately checked in, 5 mins later a representative greeted me and explained to me about the servicing required and promised my car will be ready by 11am.

Head over to the breakfast area and have my breakfast. Free flow of coffees, tea, milos, nasi lemak and pastries. The service centre is huge and brand new. It's the largest BMW facility in South East Asia, full-fledged 4S centre spanning over 23,000 square metres, quite an impressive building.

Representative came back to me at 10:45am mentioning service is done and he'll send the car for carwash & vacuum. Collected my car at 11:25am, not the best car wash I've had but considering it's only a week away from CNY and everyone is rushing to get their car serviced, it's quite impressive I manage to drive home in less than 3 hours.

All is free, never paid a single penny. 4 years of free service remaining. Hope all will be good!

Almost everyday. I travel to my workplace in KL via the obnoxious federal highway during rush hour every weekdays, and I'm working the typical 8-6 job hence you can imagine the traffic at these hours.

I'm a light footed driver most of the time though.

There are alot of cut-throat "coders" out there that charges like RM100 per feature enabled. I would suggest you to get Bimmercode and a compatible BT OBD2 adapter and DIY. Much cheaper

I've done some coding using bimmercode, like enabling SAT, auto fold mirrors upon locking, memory auto start-stop etc etc. It's easy to use as long as your car dont run out of battery while coding is in progress
On cold start the engine tends to pull to higher revs before shifting, hence the jolt upon shift. Btw what is your mileage and have you serviced your ATF? If you're around 100k km and have never changed the ATF, you should do it to prolong your gearbox lifespan

I saw a few 2016 318i with B38 engine selling 95k-100k and still got 1/2 - 1 year warranty left. 4 y.o car. worth it?

Vgate iCar Pro. Sometimes I use it to read error codes too