Hi all, need some advice on the above topic.

I'm struggling to choose either 320i or 330i m sport.

currently I got the quotes for both 320i (New) RM224k vs 330i m sport (pre owned) RM240k.

7 years installment is like 2.4k vs 2.65k (assuming interest rate at 2.28%)

The thing is it's only 16k difference for the price tag.

My only concern is 320i,

*need to change to M sport steering (5k myr)
*gloomy interior with smaller screen as compare to 330i m sport (running v6.0)
*Slightly under power compare to 330i m sport


As for 330i m sport,
*1 year old pre reg car with mileage less than 3000km, with a remaining 3.8 years warranty by BMW
* stiff suspension = not so comfy ride
*spare parts might be slight expensive compare to 320i

Hope everyone can give some inputs!

Thanks all.

330i straight. Less hassle for upgrades later on. Part wise no need to think, same as 320i and its covered within 5 years BSRI anyway.

power for me. so 330i. and it's cbu too right?

Yes it's a cbu unit 2019

That's why the warranty also left like 3.8 years.

if warranty is main concern then 320i
i will go for 330i though for the power and also cbu

but if u think 320i power is enough then go for it

then there's another factor to consider - the 320i should come standard with Driving Assistance while the CBU 330i doesn't
Not sure if the CBU 330i comes with Carplay enabled. It's supposed to be free for imported units whereas CKD units need to pay

Hmm if I'm not mistaken ckd come with a 3month trial period, then you gotta top up RM1299 for life time license.

No brainer, 330i for sure!

Watched some YouTube reviews saying that 320i interior is kind of reflective due to materials used vs 330i.

330i people say has stuff ride. Test drove and didn’t feel that though

Mana ada 5 years BSRI. 3.8 years left la.

and it is no longer BSRI (BMW Service Repair Inclusive
BSRI from years ago is very comprehensive and includes brake pads and rotor. It supposedly even cover minor body repair too, if i remember correctly.
Nowadays, the 5 year free maintenance does cover brake pads and rotors anymore, but still covers labour, fluids, etc

Well most of the time the stiff ride only affect the comfort on what I call high frequency low amplitude small rattles.

The examples are like the brick road at walking street, road that running out of tar/oil, self made non standard compliance bum (very narrow and sharp), gravel road. Those the stiff suspension would suffer.

Otherwise if you drive in the town, between metropolitan city, 90% of the time stiffer is fine. Actually more preferable as it handles undulation better, especially long highway as it cause less motion sickness to the passenger. If you foresee you will be traveling through some bad road, just drop the tire pressure by 10-15 kpa or 1-2 psi.

If this is your daily car, you need to consider the suspension setup.. stiffer suspension more suited for spirited weekend drive..

BMW Msia ditched the Adaptive M suspension which was available in the F30 330i.. that can be set to be softer or stiffer

But in G20 330i, only M sport suspension which they lower the car height and it is fixed..

G20 320i can do 90% of your daily requirement but you might not feel special in it..

sadly that sunset orange guy from /k has left the building otherwise he would be the most qualified person to answer your question.

anyway, if the difference is only a meager RM16k (in relative to the purchase price) then go for the CBU 330i because that one is spec'd to the brim so no worries about getting a "lackluster" car.

it is almost much more engaging to drive and most importantly NOT assembled here in Malaysia.

i won't be worried about the "stiff" suspension set up though, the 330i has adaptive suspension mode right?

as for spare parts replacement costs, it will be negligible between the 2.

320i interior a bit plain tho

Comfort ride for sure goes to 320i

Yes it will be my daily car! For both work and family drive.

I test drove both 320 and 330, no doubt 330i is a beast but my main concern is the warranty and comfort ride and power

Yeappp that’s why laaa
Aduiii

Dilemma max

no doubt 330i at this price point is a steal..
Just ferry your family with another car if you have any..

the point is will you still feeling something missing in your heart after you had bought your car.. lol

I as an owner of a VW Passat 2.0 HL, shall give you an advice:

Go for 330i or 330e or above.

If not, be prepared to get smoked by me (or any VW with 2.0T for that matter) on the highway =D

This post has been edited by BelaCHAN: Aug 26 2020, 03:45 PM

don't forget the Driving Assistant package which should come with the 320i since it is a new unit.
The 330i being a CBU, doesn't have that feature

By the way, if you are qualified for corporate/professional discount program, the 320i can be had from 216k

Hafriz says the car should never leave the factory without AEB in the first place. if for day to day use, i would go for 320i.

Yea different by 16k
Hahahaha super tempted sial

Yea! 330i doesn’t have the driving assistant package!

I got 224k myr nett for bmw 320i after fleet discount 7%

From ara AB side.

Where do you get this quote? 216k myr new car?

Hahahahah that’s for sure! 320i HP kinda low compare to golf gti / Passat / 330i

Was thinking of racing chips to boost up the HP

Haha, sure can. But there goes the warranty you treasure most =D

Instead of going down this rabbit hole, having a car that in stock performs better, will save you a lot of potential headache afterwards haha =D

the enjoyment of driving is like wanking yourself.. is only you know and feel the enjoyment yourself and not others, dont have to care about other people smoking you or not...

Ask those MyVi driver why they drive so fast, because there is not much enjoyment there...

If you thinking of race chip, might as well get the 330i.

Horsepower is like fixed deposit, you might not need it you will want to have it for reserve.

Put tires pressure 2psi/15kpa below the recommended pressure on the tag at door sill.

I won't say it would become magic carpet, maybe it would down to acceptable level for your family.

It is easier to change 4 shock absorber than modding the engine.

Yea that’s the shitty part! Need to uninstall it if send to service centre 😑

Hahahahah you definitely have a valid point there.

Those myvi or bezza drivers modified their cars by adding a bar underneath to stabilise when come to speeding or cornering.

Hmm that’s true! At least some juice to speed thing up if I need them! But the warranty for 330i is 3.8 years or less due to pre reg! Damn

Thanks for the tips! But I plan to change to normal tyre!dont really prefer run flat tyre! Once you kena pothole, your wallet will be crying 😭

Are you sure? I saw the difference is not much so might still go either way depending on drivers.

No, Passat 2.0 vs 320i, hands down the passat win, due to passat much lighter.

With 330i, really depends on driver skill.

If 330i driver go all out, i doubt passat can overtake.
Passat keeping up, can lah; but where's the fun in that? =D

Passat 2.0 is the Passat CC is it? Or the Passat 280/380? Never really pay attention to it. I just recall long time back I had a go at some Passat CC, seems slow, not much faster than typical d-segment.

216k is for earlier variant without DA

Just buy what you like and what makes you happy..
The fear of getting smoke by other ppl and want to buy a more power car to smoke others are for the mentally weak..
There is always a more powerful car out there with 300 400HP that gonna smoke everyone.. and then you look for a 500hp one?

Buy what makes you happy and enjoy.. no point drive so fast as you will reach your destination faster, fun time became shorter.. let those smokers pass to feed their ego..

++++1 totally agree with this.

Just buy what you fancy when it is feasible & enjoy the ride/drive.

Okie that make sense! Different by 8k 😮😮

Hahahaha very wise advice indeed!
Yea those smokers are super irritating on the road! Keep Tiong from behind!

If I were to opt for 320i, does it make sense for me to change the steering to m sport? Which gonna cost me 5k myr.

I find the 320i steering kinda light and smaller compare to 330im sport.

Don’t forget cockpit or instrumental panel. 320i is not digital and only the bottom part is.

Plus idrive 6 vs 7.

330i seems to be the one

Herm .. I always felt the digital cluster lacks the connectedness with the car as opposed to good old analog gauge cluster..

The position of speedometer and rev counter are swap and the indicator of the rev counter is abit counter intuitive..

Hermm maybe that's just me.. too much distraction on the dash that interrupt the driving experience..

No, the Passat CC is a different model.
less horses and torque, and heavier than mine =D

I have the Passat B8 2.0T High Line (Yes, the Passat 380),
which engine gives 220Hp(160kW) with 350Nm of torque @ 1440kg curb weight =D

information overloaded on the dashboard itself? I guess it's varied by drivers.

what's the difference between idrive 6 & 7?

I can't manually update it to v7.0?

Oh the same car owned by my former boss. Ok decent. Curb weight only so little meh?? Quite surprising considering its size and electronic facilities.

Not really fair to compare nia, new vs pre own..

If new vs new, 320i

new vs pre reg, definitely 330i.

btw, 320i power is enough, u will not lose to cheap cars. unless u not tekan at all. 300nm is strong enough.


in the end, driver brave enough or not. Fast car, need to drive fast too. I drive 2000cc cars, but not brave enough and ya, I easily lose to 1300cc cars on Karak highway.

Some people say, "U drive better cars, automatic u drive fast ma since so stable", but agains depends on driver too. I had seen 530i, E300 drive following speed limit. Maybe they too not comfortable to drive fast eventhough can go fast.

Cannot update to v7.0.. Unless some day some Bimmer Coder out there managed to figure it out..

idrive 6 is decent. I have not tried idrive 7 but from videos posted online it looks more customizable and has more functions to play with.

After warranty finish, go revo upgrade stage 1 bro..stage 1 if not mistaken 280hp. On youtube, see its really fast. And reliable too.

aiks.. that's a real bummer then!

yea lot more funky stuff to tune and play around.

I get where ya coming from but i just highlighting my budget for these both car 210-250k myr.

hence im kinda in a dilemma now!

Definitely its power enough as compare to those 1800 cc and below (provided not turbo charge engine).

Well those 1300cc cars probably went for some modification to stabilize their cars and they can just speed on straight road or during cornering too.

330i people complain not comfort, but believe me, ur body will adapt to it very quickly. Maybe in the first few weeks, u will curse the car when hit potholes, after that u will get used to it already.

That extra power is very nice to have. Not that u will drive like maniac with 330i. But 330i even u drive slow, people will respect u. but 320i, people will said, "owh, that 320i drive slow due underpowered. 320i where got can drive fast, its slow bro". That what malaysian thinking. the inferior one always slow like lembu.

btw, 1300cc stock can go up to 180kmh. stable or no stable, 2nd things for malaysia people, what they want is win with superior cars and after that, tag that car slow. "Aiyo, my saga can win over camry 2.0, camry 2.0 is slow like lembu".

216k new car but if not mistaken without DA
by the way, check your PM

Yup, thats the curb weight rating of this car =D pretty nimble for what it is =D

Yup very agree.

Actually, most of the time i see powerful cars are 'downgraded' by the fact that they use eco tyres.

C segment and above cars should use UHP or Premium tyres, bottom line pun standard tyres,
should avoid eco or low grade tyres....

IMHO unsuitable tyres reduced grip, killing cornering and braking confidence at higher speeds,
and hence defeats the purpose of having a larger car size and more engine power.

This post has been edited by BelaCHAN: Aug 27 2020, 01:19 AM

I just bought the 320i and quite happy with it, coming from a jap car.
It's enough power for me and my family.
Just bring ur family (spouse /kids) for test drive together and see how they feel for the ride at the rear seats for both cars.

Hmm continental car definitely beats Japanese car in term of driving experiences!

I heard that by quarter end, the new 330e will be replacing both 320i and 330i 😅😅

Not sure is it true.

That's quite light, practically equal to my Evo 9!

Continental car give 9gtronic, give zf 8 speed transmission. Driving experience totally different nia.

I ride on glc b4, what makes it sky and land differences with japanese is 1) Soundproofing really silent. even beat camry which is class leading for jap. 2) Sound system my god, feels like in a concert. very very clear.

This two things, soundproof and sound system, what make people enjoy driving their car slow to experience the crisp sound.


New expensive car use high tensile steel. Lightweight yet very strong. But its for expensive cars only.

I do remember got heated argument on youtube between user of myvi. They said myvi is lighter due to use high tensile steel. so weight not significant with stability anymore nowadays. not like last time according to them.

but I see, even accord not adopt this technology, as accord kerb weight is 1500kg same with previous gen.

Btw I can't seem to find apple car play in my car after connected to the phone. I thought new car got 3 mth trial period?

Probably also use lighter materials for mechanical parts like engine and transmission plus lots of plastics. I bet that Passat engine and drive train are much lighter than my Evo.

1500-1600 is typical d-segment weight. My Mark X is 1510kg.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Aug 27 2020, 08:33 PM

Go for 320i

Why? Because it come with active safety feature