The F30 is the only car that looks good in silver, I'm convinced of it. Mines white and I usually hate silver cars, but whenever I see a silver F30 they always look good.
I had the 535D GT with 300hp. I raced against my buddys f30 320D, he was unsure if its tuned, but it has the M3 diffuser with two exhaust pipes and it says M on alot of stuff inside And sounds really good. Maybe the previous owner did some of it himself. Anyway i do believe it is a bit tuned because it kept up with my 535d GT until 100km/h, not until after that did i start pulling away from him, anyway that made me think alot about why i bought a car that does 34-35 miles per gallons with a 535D badge if its not faster to a 100, i mean i only like fast cars for the acceleration, so the fact my car was faster after 100km/h was pointless to me. so i ended up selling my car and bought my friends car. 60mpg is not far from double as economical. Not as luxury i admit but for a guy with no own family what do i need that big car, my car was 2040kg, this 320D is 1515kg, so we got over 500kg difference. that is two and a half Yamaha R1 from 2001, I own that bike thats why so specific. But just picture that, two and a half of those heavy bikes on the roof of the 320d, thats how much the 535d GT weighs.
I'm picking up a BMW 320d sport 2012 @ 74k miles diesel, I'm abir worried about the timing chain as I've read quite a few issue with them... are they overall reliable?
Hi the earlier N47 engines do suffer from chain issues if they have not had regular 12k oil changes regardless of what the idrive says. Listen out for loud tapping sound. EGR valves always go so make sure these have been done by BMW
DownShift Throttle yeah some big discounts on the pre reg big engined F30s. I've already got the 335d so can't wait to see what the next gen 335d or 340d brings to the table in terms of power figures etc.
I am getting close to 100k with this car. I will service the car every 7500 miles and I have extended warranty for the timing chain issue. Anything else you would recommend? As I want to keep it long term
I appreciate the review... you only covered 9k and yet the car is 18k on the clock... thats not actually a review.... review the car when it has 60k on and let’s talk issues there... but video quality.. clarity of speech are brilliant...! Thank you
To be honest.....insurance is a huge lottery based on so many variables. I cannot give any guidance other than to just go and put some details in on an online indurance comparison site. That's your best bet.
@@DownShiftThrottle Interesting. Here in South Africa it is definitely 60 liter capacity for the F30 320D M-sport (friend has one) - other regions too by the way of Google. Maybe in the UK they're built to a different spec?
True. I had a b47 in my 520d in 2014 no issues with that. However since filming this vid, I've had the EGR valve and EGR cooler replaced under warranty and recall.
Well.....320d only makes sense if you're doing the miles. Overall it's a better drive compared to the 320i as that is slightly underpowered.....however you could go for the 330i or 330e if budget allows and petrol/hybrid is your preference. Good luck and stay in touch....
@@DownShiftThrottle I dont do more than 10,000 miles with odd trip down motorway. Cant afford the 330i so hence I was looking at diesel models. Is it really a problem for diesel engines because of low mileage?
@@davidx4008 yes and no the diesel particulate filter gets blocked and then that can be expensive to replace. However it shouldn't be that bad legit everyone has a 320d and uses it for city driving but a long blast on the motorway should clear it up. I'll probably recommend at least 1 a month of 40 minute driving on the motorway for a long life for a 320d.
@@chrisnakampe3612 less problems as the dpf has been removed. Do this if you do short drives. Clean the inlet manifold, remove/blank the EGR, gut the dpf. Doing those you will never have a problem with short drives. Disable the stop start also as that puts excess wear in town driving for no reason really.
very bad mpg for this car. My f30 2012 i get on motorway 120km/h 60 mpg in city 55mpg driving normally, only way i could ever get as bad mpg as you have is if i drive it all the time like i stole it.
@@DownShiftThrottle I live near the sea we got always windy weather and roads are like uphill downhill uphill even motorways.. Im sure ill get better 60mpg with better conditions, Anyway these cars are insanely economic, and fun, if you put a good tune on it, and not the diesel box those are rubbish, then you would keep up with f10 530D, because they weigh several hundreds of kilos more,
The F30 is the only car that looks good in silver, I'm convinced of it. Mines white and I usually hate silver cars, but whenever I see a silver F30 they always look good.
Thanks mate.....it only looks good with the black accents.....otherwise it looks boring lol
E60 530 looks good silver
E92 looks good in silver.
I have the 328d, the specs under the hood aren’t the most impressive but I have quickly ignored that for the insane MPG the car gets.
I had the 535D GT with 300hp. I raced against my buddys f30 320D, he was unsure if its tuned, but it has the M3 diffuser with two exhaust pipes and it says M on alot of stuff inside And sounds really good. Maybe the previous owner did some of it himself. Anyway i do believe it is a bit tuned because it kept up with my 535d GT until 100km/h, not until after that did i start pulling away from him, anyway that made me think alot about why i bought a car that does 34-35 miles per gallons with a 535D badge if its not faster to a 100, i mean i only like fast cars for the acceleration, so the fact my car was faster after 100km/h was pointless to me. so i ended up selling my car and bought my friends car. 60mpg is not far from double as economical. Not as luxury i admit but for a guy with no own family what do i need that big car, my car was 2040kg, this 320D is 1515kg, so we got over 500kg difference. that is two and a half Yamaha R1 from 2001, I own that bike thats why so specific. But just picture that, two and a half of those heavy bikes on the roof of the 320d, thats how much the 535d GT weighs.
arent they shit? like 7-9 liters per 100km?
@@anonymous6694 320d? If you drive it at 90 its below 6 but average is about 6
I have the 2013 320d msport. Car has been a pleasure to own. Only issue was egr cooler which was replaced under motor warranty
Yea the EGR valve went on mine and had it changed under warranty including the cooler!
Does it worth for a long run for daily workhorse? How's the maintenance?
Your engine bay so clean.
Hows the maintenance on this car? Did you have any issues with engine, gearbox? I know waterpump is common on this
I had no issues other than the EGR valve changed under warranty.
I’m am 60 000km and everything is still well. By the way why is UK adopting the imperial system?
The uk created the imperial system, we are adopting the metric system
I'm picking up a BMW 320d sport 2012 @ 74k miles diesel, I'm abir worried about the timing chain as I've read quite a few issue with them... are they overall reliable?
Hi the earlier N47 engines do suffer from chain issues if they have not had regular 12k oil changes regardless of what the idrive says. Listen out for loud tapping sound. EGR valves always go so make sure these have been done by BMW
How’s it going with this I’m bout to buy my pick mine up 320d msport 2012 118k miles
Top vlog once again. 👍🏽
Thanks mate.... I'm sure there'll be a few deals on these 3 series right now so what better time to get one!
DownShift Throttle yeah some big discounts on the pre reg big engined F30s. I've already got the 335d so can't wait to see what the next gen 335d or 340d brings to the table in terms of power figures etc.
@@aathifhussain1124 a lot of car for the money! 340i and 440i with the MPPSK is meant to me pretty damn good... Watch this space! 👍🏽
I am getting close to 100k with this car. I will service the car every 7500 miles and I have extended warranty for the timing chain issue.
Anything else you would recommend? As I want to keep it long term
Nope....think you got it covered
Service the gearbox and diff also. If it’s an auto do it every 60-80k diff every 40k.
what did u do to them headlights? I need it
Nothing, they're a standard feature on the MSport LCi from late 2016
Is it possible to change the rear lights from a 2015 to facelift 2016 onwards?
Yes it's quite easy to upgrade just need a bit of rewiring for the indicators over the boot lid and coding
I appreciate the review... you only covered 9k and yet the car is 18k on the clock... thats not actually a review.... review the car when it has 60k on and let’s talk issues there... but video quality.. clarity of speech are brilliant...! Thank you
Lol.....9k miles I've driven. 9k miles my wife drove in total 18k miles. I think that's long enough. But overall thanks for commenting
What’s the insurance like on this? Decent for a young driver?
To be honest.....insurance is a huge lottery based on so many variables. I cannot give any guidance other than to just go and put some details in on an online indurance comparison site. That's your best bet.
I just got my and im 19 and paying £2400
Lol.....I'd rather walk and save that money lol
Lukasz Gorniak 2400 is cheap I’ve seen quoted for £4000 on a similar model to this
DownShift Throttle walk?? 16 miles per day very interesting...
If bmw didn’t exist what car/s would you get instead?
Lol....thats a tough question!
DownShift Throttle lol
A Bmx
Get it? 🤣
Wrx sti,i have one
Hey are you still driving this car?
No. Sold it back in 2019
Why did you sell it, what car did you swtich to?
I bought the new 3 series after this car. Got an entire playlist on it. Check out the vids
can i get a reverse cam without having to replace the display unit
I think that is possible. It's a bit of wirkng work required.....but yea can be done easily enough.
@@DownShiftThrottle well the monitor should be able to support vid am assuming there's another part needed.
I believe the 320d has a 59/60l fuel tank, no?
No it's 55 litres.... Even when completely empty running on 0 range it very rarely goes over 53litres to fill up
@@DownShiftThrottle Interesting. Here in South Africa it is definitely 60 liter capacity for the F30 320D M-sport (friend has one) - other regions too by the way of Google. Maybe in the UK they're built to a different spec?
I’ve heard horror stories about the 320d timing chain issue on the e90. Is it completely gone now in the f30? Great video by the way. Keep it up!
The N47 engine has the chain issues if not serviced properly but the b47 seems to be more robust
The F30 can indeed still have issues as early models come with the n47 as the b series came out in 2014
True. I had a b47 in my 520d in 2014 no issues with that. However since filming this vid, I've had the EGR valve and EGR cooler replaced under warranty and recall.
I was thinking of getting the 320i but the diesel is growing on me it also has more power.
Well.....320d only makes sense if you're doing the miles. Overall it's a better drive compared to the 320i as that is slightly underpowered.....however you could go for the 330i or 330e if budget allows and petrol/hybrid is your preference. Good luck and stay in touch....
@@DownShiftThrottle
I dont do more than 10,000 miles with odd trip down motorway. Cant afford the 330i so hence I was looking at diesel models. Is it really a problem for diesel engines because of low mileage?
@@davidx4008 yes and no the diesel particulate filter gets blocked and then that can be expensive to replace. However it shouldn't be that bad legit everyone has a 320d and uses it for city driving but a long blast on the motorway should clear it up. I'll probably recommend at least 1 a month of 40 minute driving on the motorway for a long life for a 320d.
@@yashmann would getting a down pipe cause more or less problems if you are doing low mileage (city) on the 320d?
@@chrisnakampe3612 less problems as the dpf has been removed. Do this if you do short drives. Clean the inlet manifold, remove/blank the EGR, gut the dpf. Doing those you will never have a problem with short drives. Disable the stop start also as that puts excess wear in town driving for no reason really.
Which year is this car?
This was a 2017
2 minutes before you get the topic
Bulshits. Speak about the problems of this model.
very bad mpg for this car. My f30 2012 i get on motorway 120km/h 60 mpg in city 55mpg driving normally, only way i could ever get as bad mpg as you have is if i drive it all the time like i stole it.
120km is like 70mph at which I got 67mpg lol
@@DownShiftThrottle I live near the sea we got always windy weather and roads are like uphill downhill uphill even motorways.. Im sure ill get better 60mpg with better conditions, Anyway these cars are insanely economic, and fun, if you put a good tune on it, and not the diesel box those are rubbish, then you would keep up with f10 530D, because they weigh several hundreds of kilos more,
Boring ..
Thanks for the view.
Boring
Thanks for watching!
Nobody wants to look at rigth side driving cars
Don't look then