Can chip in for 120i. Mine's also 2015.

Car had been pretty much problem free imo as long as you keep up with the routine maintenance i.e. oil change etc. normal service around 300-400 (depends on the oil you used). Priciest maintenance so far had been the brakes. SC charged 2.1k (back only) while outside shop usually 1.2k.

However the 1.6 prince engine in the car is notorious for leaks. especially more so that the car is now 10 years old. you'll probably need to spend from 5-10k if you want piece of mind after getting it. Some of the leaking parts even require gearbox out work because it's located at the back. Can be quite a pain and pricey since the engine was specifically designed for a transverse layout cars i.e. peugeot etc.

edit: as an additional note also, tires not gonna be cheap. since it's 120i, the rims are staggered. currently on 225/40/18 front and 255/35/18 back. you can survey the price. My only advice, don't cheap out on them, especially when you're driving rwd.

If you don't care about the rwd/fwd, i'd go for the mazda 3 hatch. the prev gen looks much better than the current one. Not a fan of the rounded back end design. too much like the ugly first gen panamera

This post has been edited by axtray: Mar 25 2025, 06:15 PM