[arsh540]

I currently drive and love my 2013 328i Xdrive (80k km), however, recently it suffered a transfer case failure (internal clutch pack problem). the car is out of warranty, and this sort of major failure at only 80K km on it has got my worried and skeptical on the long term reliability of the car. Now I'm considering what i should do, keep it or sell it for a 2018 .... I'm also looking forward to the G20 as well.

I really don't know what to expect or do

Issues so far:
-Thermostat change at 68k km
-transfer case at 80k km


Would love to hear about current, previous owner, specially cars with lots of kms.

any thoughts, opinions are much appreciated.

also new here and first post!

[bobblehead]

for sure, I would not get a 1st yr G20 at all. somewhere in the mid to late 2nd yr of the G20 would be a better time to get so BMW can iron out the first year new gen problems & issues.

[arsh540]

very true! i have the second year here for the F30 and still buggy! i think BMW needs time till the LCI to fix the bugs

Originally Posted by bobblehead

for sure, I would not get a 1st yr G20 at all. somewhere in the mid to late 2nd yr of the G20 would be a better time to get so BMW can iron out the first year new gen problems & issues.

[elevenmonkeys]

Totally agree with bobblehead. Don't get any first year new design production car.

Originally Posted by bobblehead

for sure, I would not get a 1st yr G20 at all. somewhere in the mid to late 2nd yr of the G20 would be a better time to get so BMW can iron out the first year new gen problems & issues.

[arsh540]

totally agree , but what are you thoughts on the reliability/dependability of the F30... should i keep it or sell it for a 2018 330i

I am really worried about serious faults and issues coming in the future.

[bobblehead]

sell it (I think you would be able to fetch around $21 - $23K, depends on options of your car) and then lease a cheapy car for 4 yrs and then get back on with the next gen G20 LCI or anything that interests you at that time.

Maybe lease a VW Golf GTI or R ?

[ponykid]

Go get a 2018 f30 which shoud be the most reliable one generally speaking.

[elevenmonkeys]

I was in a similar situation. my 2014 320xi is out of the warranty. No problem at all though. Very reliable car. But I need a larger vehicle. After visiting 5 dealerships, i pulled the trigger. Traded in my 320xi, got a 2018 x5 with pretty good discount.

Originally Posted by arsh540

I currently drive and love my 2013 328i Xdrive (80k km), however, recently it suffered a transfer case failure (internal clutch pack problem). the car is out of warranty, and this sort of major failure at only 80K km on it has got my worried and skeptical on the long term reliability of the car. Now I'm considering what i should do, keep it or sell it for a 2018 .... I'm also looking forward to the G20 as well.

I really don't know what to expect or do

Issues so far:
-Thermostat change at 68k km
-transfer case at 80k km


Would love to hear about current, previous owner, specially cars with lots of kms.

any thoughts, opinions are much appreciated.

also new here and first post!

[arsh540]

Nice ! I asked for the trade evaluation from the dealer and it was 5k below what I owe on it. Going to try to sell it privately

otherwise going to wait until next year the G20

also the dealer mentioned i can by warranty .... any thoughts on that?

Originally Posted by elevenmonkeys

I was in a similar situation. my 2014 320xi is out of the warranty. No problem at all though. Very reliable car. But I need a larger vehicle. After visiting 5 dealerships, i pulled the trigger. Traded in my 320xi, got a 2018 x5 with pretty good discount.

[elevenmonkeys]

Yeah. The trade in is horrible. Check a few dealers. Some might have a slightly higher trade in. I really don't like the look of G20. Warranty wise, if your car has been problem free. Don't waste money on extended warranty.

Originally Posted by arsh540

Nice ! I asked for the trade evaluation from the dealer and it was 5k below what I owe on it. Going to try to sell it privately

otherwise going to wait until next year the G20

also the dealer mentioned i can by warranty .... any thoughts on that?