Thanks for sharing a thorough and genuine breakdown of costs with us man! Would love to own a M140i but can’t justify that monthly spend on top of my mortgage and other homeowner costs 😩. Sticking with my F21 120d whilst I lust over TH-camrs M140i/M240i cars
Owning a car is an utter luxury. Add on mods, decent tyres, fuel and we can see why it’s in excess of £400pm. As you age your insurance will reduce. I pay £32pm fully comprehensive. But there’s always something car relates to spend out on. Informative breakdown. Your bmw is looking awesome.
insurance is so expensive over in the UK, i'm 19 and pay $900 a year for fully comprehensive on my 2018 M2 Comp in New Zealand. I had a 2013 M135i before and that was just over $600 a year.
M140i are not expensive to run, as they don't have the 'M' car tax for servicing and parts. Fuel can be a bit expensive if you have a heavy foot, but for the fun you have it's a decent trade off. Had mine almost 4 years and I don't have a rich mummy & daddy supporting me, nor do I have a job with huge wages either.
I have a 120i here in Spain. I'm currently 20 and I bought the car back in october 2021 partly thanks to you. I loved your videos of the 118i and I really made the jump for the 1 series over a Golf gti or S3, even more because it was a little bit cheapper and rwd. I love the car and it's really fun to drive. I currently have the B48 2 litter stock, having arround 200hp. In my case, the car still has the original tires from 2018 but I'm definetly going to change them in order to pass the MOT here wich is called ITV because they are burn on the exterior. The car is a 5 door and it has the M pack with shadow line, I really love the car so much and the best part is the manual transmission. I normally use it just to go to the University and back home mixing city drives and highway and my mpg is about 33/35. On long highway-only trips I have come to do 40/44 mpg depending on the speed (75 mph usually). In sporty drives you can waste the gas that you want and the car really does well doing 28/30 mpg. Considering that it's a manual, it really is not bad at all. Insurance whise, I pay like 500 more and less. I didn't bought an M140i because is much more expensive, and I really don't think that I need that much of a car for 95% of normal driving, also, a stage 1 in this engine can get you up to 290hp, it is a ver nice engine just like the B58, and technically it is a mid front engine, since the engine is behind the front axle unlike the B58 and the car weighs less, the only modiffication I'm going to do is actually upgrade the brakes to the M performance ones because my car does not have them, (there are some others with them because it was an option). Nice video, and I hope to see more content on that beautifull M140i, I also miss your 118i btw ;)
290hp isn't very safe for the engine though, realistically 240hp is the most you can get out of the engine without causing damage and affecting reliability. Also stock they make 180hp not 200hp.
Great video bro. I live in East London with a 2018 M140 (stock) and fortunately even including finance my monthly’s aren’t near this. I think if I start adding mods this could change but I do think that the M140 is honestly the hot hatch you can get for the money. For anyone with some spare change I would recommend them one million percent.
Nice vid, I own an A45 so paying pretty much the same as yourself, find servicing the killer for the likes of transmission and dif, luckily own the car outright because when you add it all up like you've done I couldn't justify paying that amount with finance on top
Just had my first insurance renewal with my M140. My first year was around £650 and it has now gone up to £1270! There has also been no change to my policy apart from having an extra year of no claims! Very annoying :(
As a BMW owner, I'm sorry to say, they all break the bank in the end. Fantastic drivers cars, and when they do run without issue, they are great fun. The main caveat I have found however is that many components are just not built to last and even though the prices of the vehicles themselves on the secondhand market reflect this, the actual prices of spares required to maintain the cars properly does not, particularly here in the UK.
I've got an m135i and I've spent £3.5k on repairs last year lol, steering rack, intake system, new engine head because spark plugs snapped, new fuel pump, and now its in the garage for another issue :) don't get me wrong it's a lovely car but I'll be looking for something more sensible after this. ...like an m3 :D
Just found your videos and started binge watching them they're addictive How do you rate the pro nav and HK systems when buying one of these? Have you heard another m140is sound quality?
What you mod the suspension to for your allows as I notice they 19' but looks like they sit lower than the standard height or is that just the alloys and tyres making it look like that?
car insurance seems to be really cheap in some places in the north east too. im in teesside, im 18 and recently just sold my mk8 fiesta for a bmw 220d (went for diesel bc im currently driving for dominos and can easily do 500+ miles in an average 3 shift week). just hit 1 year ncb, and the no box renewal price for a 190bhp bmw at 18 was £1100, which even im amazed at, as getting a car thats worth over double the fiesta, running quite a bit more power and is rwd is round £100 cheaper than my first year policy
Very informative mate, thanks. The M140i is looking deadly, nicely done bud. I would love to own one but sitting on 35k a year currently is just not viable for me, especially with cost of living nowadays.. maybe a few years down the road I will be comfortable enough to grab one.
Yes Brett Back With more Sixk Video's on The M140I This is One of my Favourite cars and that's the BMW M140i ❤️ Great Video's Thanks For All These Sick M140i Content Keep it up bro 👍 Mt Favourite Christmas present was my PS5
Great video mate! Making me miss mine a little bit! I think the tax could have something to do with your current 140 being a 17 reg, I might be wrong but mine was an OPF car and i paid £155 a year tax
Im 24, My stock 140 costs me £30 a week in fuel averaging 27mpg, insurance is £570 a year, tax is like £20 a month, and tyres last me a lot longer than a year haha, I don’t think there that expensive at all to run if you’re doing 6-8k miles a year
That's not bad at all! I am toying with the idea of getting one. I had a Golf R mk7, but sold it after a few months, was a fun car to race to every traffic light, but apart from that, it was bland. Would you recommend an m140?
Hey man, loving the car looks awesome! Any possibility i could know the width of your sunstrip? Ever since i saw yours i have been thinking of geatting one :))
Wow mate my focus runs at 21mpg and costs me nearly £100 a tank and I use 4 tanks a month too lol but just found your channel on recommended so subbed and nice car too man
All dependent on how you drive etc I own an m140 tyres, discs&brakes last me ages, I mainly do motorway journeys and my mpg is sitting at 34.6 over the past 12 months etc
I like the videos, love the 140i but couldn't justify the costs, be sticking with my f20 120d,running 221hp and 510nm torque, i average 53mpg over the last 6.5k,and being in the dad bracket age range 350 fully comp. Dont do huge miles so 100 a month on fuel sometimes a bit less. Im in newquay on the 10th feb, be a great photo op of yours and my estoril blue together.
I discovered another neat little car that rose to the top of my list as my next option. The M240i. It also has the B58. So my next choices are a Supra, M240i, or M4. I am leaning towards the M240i because of the price, B58, and extra space. I will contact Darwinpro to see if their F22/M2 spoiler wing fits on the M240i. It is the best wing on the market for the 2 series BMW cars, and I rarely see it on any cars in pictures. This is what I am thinking about as my next car. I have researched the F82 M4 and A90 Supra. Now I have discovered this neat little M240i car with the x-Drive option. I think my next car in the future will be a 2017-2020 M240i because of the price, AWD x-Drive option, it has the B58 engine, and it has the extra car space I like. I don't like the appearance of the next generation of 2 series cars. 2017-2020 are the years I will choose. I have a stock 2016 Genesis Coupe 3.8 right now. The car is already becoming rare. Save it for the value, or sell it? Hmmm.
your old one was a newer plate car that's why you use to pay standard rate tax, which is now £165 a year. your new one must be older than a 17 plate meaning you pay the old tax prices. that's why its worth going for the newer models. only thing bad about them is they have a GPF which makes the car sound muffled
Ah thank you mate! Good to know, looking back I should’ve included standard wheels but so many people have aftermarket ones. I just did the price for mine 😁
That doesn’t sound right at all. My commute is 40 miles motorway, where I get mid 40s then 17 mile back road blast which brings it down to just over 30mpg!
@@BrettBarnesYT for the average folk on the average wage yes it is a money pit… if you don’t think it is you are one of the lucky few on enough money to afford to run one.
Thanks for sharing a thorough and genuine breakdown of costs with us man! Would love to own a M140i but can’t justify that monthly spend on top of my mortgage and other homeowner costs 😩.
Sticking with my F21 120d whilst I lust over TH-camrs M140i/M240i cars
Owning a car is an utter luxury. Add on mods, decent tyres, fuel and we can see why it’s in excess of £400pm. As you age your insurance will reduce. I pay £32pm fully comprehensive. But there’s always something car relates to spend out on. Informative breakdown. Your bmw is looking awesome.
insurance is so expensive over in the UK, i'm 19 and pay $900 a year for fully comprehensive on my 2018 M2 Comp in New Zealand. I had a 2013 M135i before and that was just over $600 a year.
@@drbass9677 i passed my test in September, im 23 and got a little 07 fiesta, mine is £2000 for my first year
@@drbass9677 that's very cheap I know people your age and in way less powerful cars that pay 2k plus
@@drbass9677in 2012 I paid £4200 for 1 years (first years) on a 2003 1.6l 16v Citroen saxo VTS 😂😂😂 fuck me the uk has got worse.
M140i are not expensive to run, as they don't have the 'M' car tax for servicing and parts. Fuel can be a bit expensive if you have a heavy foot, but for the fun you have it's a decent trade off.
Had mine almost 4 years and I don't have a rich mummy & daddy supporting me, nor do I have a job with huge wages either.
I have a 120i here in Spain. I'm currently 20 and I bought the car back in october 2021 partly thanks to you. I loved your videos of the 118i and I really made the jump for the 1 series over a Golf gti or S3, even more because it was a little bit cheapper and rwd. I love the car and it's really fun to drive. I currently have the B48 2 litter stock, having arround 200hp. In my case, the car still has the original tires from 2018 but I'm definetly going to change them in order to pass the MOT here wich is called ITV because they are burn on the exterior. The car is a 5 door and it has the M pack with shadow line, I really love the car so much and the best part is the manual transmission. I normally use it just to go to the University and back home mixing city drives and highway and my mpg is about 33/35. On long highway-only trips I have come to do 40/44 mpg depending on the speed (75 mph usually). In sporty drives you can waste the gas that you want and the car really does well doing 28/30 mpg. Considering that it's a manual, it really is not bad at all. Insurance whise, I pay like 500 more and less. I didn't bought an M140i because is much more expensive, and I really don't think that I need that much of a car for 95% of normal driving, also, a stage 1 in this engine can get you up to 290hp, it is a ver nice engine just like the B58, and technically it is a mid front engine, since the engine is behind the front axle unlike the B58 and the car weighs less, the only modiffication I'm going to do is actually upgrade the brakes to the M performance ones because my car does not have them, (there are some others with them because it was an option). Nice video, and I hope to see more content on that beautifull M140i, I also miss your 118i btw ;)
290hp isn't very safe for the engine though, realistically 240hp is the most you can get out of the engine without causing damage and affecting reliability. Also stock they make 180hp not 200hp.
Great video bro. I live in East London with a 2018 M140 (stock) and fortunately even including finance my monthly’s aren’t near this. I think if I start adding mods this could change but I do think that the M140 is honestly the hot hatch you can get for the money.
For anyone with some spare change I would recommend them one million percent.
how the hell have you managed to insure an m140i in east London?
Come round where I live and check out all these 1/240is being driven by all the show offs, crap tyres, service on the red and brakes worn out
Nice vid, I own an A45 so paying pretty much the same as yourself, find servicing the killer for the likes of transmission and dif, luckily own the car outright because when you add it all up like you've done I couldn't justify paying that amount with finance on top
Dude you're working for the car,madness
Just had my first insurance renewal with my M140. My first year was around £650 and it has now gone up to £1270! There has also been no change to my policy apart from having an extra year of no claims! Very annoying :(
I always wondered, is it possible to put M car seats in the M140i, for example from an M2?
Yep they’re plug and play if you have memory seats from factory. Otherwise there’s a little bit of wiring involved
As a BMW owner, I'm sorry to say, they all break the bank in the end. Fantastic drivers cars, and when they do run without issue, they are great fun. The main caveat I have found however is that many components are just not built to last and even though the prices of the vehicles themselves on the secondhand market reflect this, the actual prices of spares required to maintain the cars properly does not, particularly here in the UK.
I've got an m135i and I've spent £3.5k on repairs last year lol, steering rack, intake system, new engine head because spark plugs snapped, new fuel pump, and now its in the garage for another issue :) don't get me wrong it's a lovely car but I'll be looking for something more sensible after this. ...like an m3 :D
Can you tell us how much it is that fill up the car?
Hi bud, how many miles do you get from a tank?
Love the content mate keep up the good work lad
I will stick with my 08 corsa d rust box and pay the mortgage instead 👍
use paypal credit to pay in full. then pay that off with no interest. lil trick to save some money
What 20,000😂
Hey man how many miles are you doing a week? And how many miles do you get out of a tank
Just found your videos and started binge watching them they're addictive
How do you rate the pro nav and HK systems when buying one of these? Have you heard another m140is sound quality?
How many miles do you get from a full tank?
Ive got an M140i and you get about 300 miles without a tune :)
What you mod the suspension to for your allows as I notice they 19' but looks like they sit lower than the standard height or is that just the alloys and tyres making it look like that?
car insurance seems to be really cheap in some places in the north east too. im in teesside, im 18 and recently just sold my mk8 fiesta for a bmw 220d (went for diesel bc im currently driving for dominos and can easily do 500+ miles in an average 3 shift week). just hit 1 year ncb, and the no box renewal price for a 190bhp bmw at 18 was £1100, which even im amazed at, as getting a car thats worth over double the fiesta, running quite a bit more power and is rwd is round £100 cheaper than my first year policy
Very informative mate, thanks. The M140i is looking deadly, nicely done bud. I would love to own one but sitting on 35k a year currently is just not viable for me, especially with cost of living nowadays.. maybe a few years down the road I will be comfortable enough to grab one.
What wage do you consider 'doable' to go and cop yourself one
@@sahil2281that would depend entirely on outgoings and living situation.
Yes Brett Back With more Sixk Video's on The M140I
This is One of my Favourite cars and that's the BMW M140i ❤️
Great Video's Thanks For All These Sick M140i Content Keep it up bro 👍
Mt Favourite Christmas present was my PS5
Thanks for watching mate!! Hope you’re enjoying your PS5
the is most badass M140I i have ever seen up to date!!!!
Thanks bro ❤
@@BrettBarnesYT happy to support you bro and your instagram
how many years of no claim discounts do you have going into that new years renewal quote ?
Hi Brett,
Do you get all your servicing done at BMW dealership or BMW specialists as they both can update your idrive?
Thanks,
Specialists mate! :)
Hi guys. What's Stage 2+ when it's at home? Is it a Bootmod? I'm guessing the mod affects mpg?
Great video mate! Making me miss mine a little bit! I think the tax could have something to do with your current 140 being a 17 reg, I might be wrong but mine was an OPF car and i paid £155 a year tax
Also i must have been driving mine like a granny, I never had to change my brakes in the 2 years of ownership 😂
Thanks mate, yeah that's what it was :)
@@POVGOD Mine are due a change and they were like new when I got the car...
@@BrettBarnesYT you crazy guy 😂 full sends only
I can’t wait to graduate uni so I can get a better car. I’ve currently got a seat Ibiza (2010) so it’s not worth nodding at all
I’d love that sort of fuel economy…getting 17mpg in my M5 😢 And road tax is north of £600
Could you do a video on how much you paid for the car / how you paid for it?
Love the M140i❤
Im 24, My stock 140 costs me £30 a week in fuel averaging 27mpg, insurance is £570 a year, tax is like £20 a month, and tyres last me a lot longer than a year haha, I don’t think there that expensive at all to run if you’re doing 6-8k miles a year
That's not bad at all! I am toying with the idea of getting one. I had a Golf R mk7, but sold it after a few months, was a fun car to race to every traffic light, but apart from that, it was bland. Would you recommend an m140?
Full service on my 240i from bmw is £600 wtf how you get £400 :(
Because he goes to a BMW specialist, not BMW
Hey man, loving the car looks awesome! Any possibility i could know the width of your sunstrip? Ever since i saw yours i have been thinking of geatting one :))
How do find the Nexen tyres perform in terms of dry and wet grip?
I have them on my 140 they were on the car when I bought it.
They’re not bad when it’s warm but I think they’re pretty poor otherwise.
Wow mate my focus runs at 21mpg and costs me nearly £100 a tank and I use 4 tanks a month too lol but just found your channel on recommended so subbed and nice car too man
If the list price is over £40000 you only pay the highest tax £520 for the first 5 years then it drops
I’m on that now, tis a killer 😅
Still cheap, my w204 c63 is £630/yr
All dependent on how you drive etc I own an m140 tyres, discs&brakes last me ages, I mainly do motorway journeys and my mpg is sitting at 34.6 over the past 12 months etc
I paid similar insurance when I was your age but now years later my BMW 530d is only £115 a year to insure so it does get cheaper
who are you insured with?
@@John_Wood_I’m insured with Cornhill Insurance
there not cheap,expensive to maintain,petrol gone up,plus you see them everywhere nowadays there too common just my opinion in general
bro at 19 i paid £3500 for a 1 litre citroen c1 68bhp barely goes up hill :)
Oh dear 😂
My insurance on a fn2 type r at 24 was 3.3k now im 25 its £1100
Good video 🔥 I daily commute my stage 2+ 140i 300 miles a week so i can relate to this. There's no other car i'd want as a fast/fun daily😎
My fn2 type r i get 250 miles to a full tank
Exactly, perfect all rounder!
@@JordzyBrev I get about 300 on average
@@Craig-95 i get 250 from a 200 hp 2L n/a aha
Did this man use blinkers in a BMW??
I like the videos, love the 140i but couldn't justify the costs, be sticking with my f20 120d,running 221hp and 510nm torque, i average 53mpg over the last 6.5k,and being in the dad bracket age range 350 fully comp. Dont do huge miles so 100 a month on fuel sometimes a bit less. Im in newquay on the 10th feb, be a great photo op of yours and my estoril blue together.
21 years old, super modded car, £1500 insurance🤯. You are so lucky😂. Who are you insured with just wondering?
Pretty sure it's Adrian flux
It’s definitely not, they quoted £9200 🤣
@@BrettBarnesYTwho did you manage to get insured with?
@@BrettBarnesYTI’m 20 trying to find an insurance company to insure me I’ve got 2 years no claims
I discovered another neat little car that rose to the top of my list as my next option. The M240i. It also has the B58. So my next choices are a Supra, M240i, or M4. I am leaning towards the M240i because of the price, B58, and extra space. I will contact Darwinpro to see if their F22/M2 spoiler wing fits on the M240i. It is the best wing on the market for the 2 series BMW cars, and I rarely see it on any cars in pictures. This is what I am thinking about as my next car. I have researched the F82 M4 and A90 Supra. Now I have discovered this neat little M240i car with the x-Drive option. I think my next car in the future will be a 2017-2020 M240i because of the price, AWD x-Drive option, it has the B58 engine, and it has the extra car space I like. I don't like the appearance of the next generation of 2 series cars. 2017-2020 are the years I will choose. I have a stock 2016 Genesis Coupe 3.8 right now. The car is already becoming rare. Save it for the value, or sell it? Hmmm.
your old one was a newer plate car that's why you use to pay standard rate tax, which is now £165 a year. your new one must be older than a 17 plate meaning you pay the old tax prices. that's why its worth going for the newer models. only thing bad about them is they have a GPF which makes the car sound muffled
Ah that makes sense, thank you! Mine was a 67 plate so LCI2 interior but no GPF :)
@@BrettBarnesYT yeah best year to go for, slight nicer interior, better exhaust and cheaper to tax ahaha
Aha no way at 18 for a fiat punto 1.2 I paid around 2.8 with a bloody black box
Its ashame that paying your road tax doesn't count for shit in the UK.
I be swerving potholes everywhere nowadays, its fucking awful!!!
It is… 😤
That roadtax is cheap man, i pay around €900 a year. Which is around £800. I hate Belgium☹️
You forgot to factor in depreciation
Watching you fill up at Tesco hurts my inner soul
Why lol it’s momentum
Why it’s 99 momentum 😂😂😂!
Tesco's premium fuel is basically the best in the UK for performance cars
@@driptic Shell V Power is marginally better according to various Google comparisons but probably costs a bit more too
@@DJMarcusGrant ££££
Stock wheel sizes are 225/40/18 / 245/35/18s and for PS5’s your looking at 500 pound
Ah thank you mate! Good to know, looking back I should’ve included standard wheels but so many people have aftermarket ones. I just did the price for mine 😁
Very good tyres
@@BrettBarnesYT yes mate I’ve got the 763M’s in 18 so retained stock tyre sizes, I wouldn’t trust myself with the 19s 🤣
No way. I paid £363 at Costco for PS5s In stock sizes. You’ve been mugged off if you paid £500
@@ScottPC fitted ?
Have a Honda fk8 r
Never really looked into this but probably less cause am 50 lol nice brake down for others ✌️
Man testing the limit on the amount of videos on one car 😅
I only own one car and I’ve not got the money to swap and change every few months. I’m a normal guy not a rich TH-camr 🤣
@@BrettBarnesYT fair- it is impressive though I won’t lie
I want one
yessss🎉🙌🏽
Hey bro, I’ve had an m140i for just over a month now, but my mpg doesn’t go over 17. Would you say this is normal? I don’t drive that crazy
That doesn’t sound right at all. My commute is 40 miles motorway, where I get mid 40s then 17 mile back road blast which brings it down to just over 30mpg!
@@alexanderhopkins2807 thank you, I’m getting cazoo to check it out
🔥🔥🔥
Breaks not Brakes
It’s definitely Brakes mate 😂
A set of tyres and year and £70 plus a week on fuel
Do live in Cornwall then commute to Scotland for work 😂😂
There is just no way you’re 21😳
Howwws your insurance that low😮😮 mine is 20k at 22 😂😂
Up the Newquay
Yessss
1:48 inflation am I right 🤣🤣🤣🤌
Your M140I is looking sexy
Thank you! 😁
Money pit
Not at all, Maybe an actual M car yes
@@BrettBarnesYT for the average folk on the average wage yes it is a money pit… if you don’t think it is you are one of the lucky few on enough money to afford to run one.
Mint car. But BMWS are never cheap to run or own.