[Pond]

I bought a 2016 F31 320i 'luxury' model a few weeks ago. I bought it because I wanted a manual estate and it was the best of the very few I could find. Extremely low mileage and a great service history; both are very important to me.

It isn't a 'whizz bang' monster, it hasn't got much spec (no heated seats, xenons, halos, or even folding mirrors) but I am really impressed. It's no 340i but was half the cost.

The softer suspension suits the car IMO and as an everyday practical estate it is really, really good.

I got an average of 50.3 mpg on a 120 mile run yesterday; all 'A' roads and going through Grantham and around Nottingham (twice). The B48 is so much better in all departments than the N20 (got one of those aswell).

I have had much more expensive BMWs, I have had much bigger estate cars, but I haven't had the balance of fun vs practicality vs cost for a long time.

Happy days!

[David Kunitz]

Congratulations!
That sounds like a brilliant vehicle, I wish South Africa received the F31, they are such great cars!

[Phil99z]

Sweet - big question is will you be leaving it "stock" mate?

[Pond]

Originally Posted by Phil99z

Sweet - big question is will you be leaving it "stock" mate?

Yes probably. It would be too difficult and expensive to make it look like an 'M sport' or more. I may 'wrap' the chrome trims, as there are lots of them and they have been damaged with some cleaning chemicals so don't look shiny.

It's a workhorse. I would like xenons and possibly different wheels but it probably won't happen. I am seriously thinking about a remap, which will liven it up a bit for not much money, but the insurance industry has decided it makes me the devil!

[Phil99z]

Originally Posted by Pond

Yes probably. It would be too difficult and expensive to make it look like an 'M sport' or more. I may 'wrap' the chrome trims, as there are lots of them and they have been damaged with some cleaning chemicals so don't look shiny.

It's a workhorse. I would like xenons and possibly different wheels but it probably won't happen. I am seriously thinking about a remap, which will liven it up a bit for not much money, but the insurance industry has decided it makes me the devil!

Fair enough mate. Good shout de-chroming it a bit. If it’s a workhorse I wouldn’t bother going with any retrofitting since it’s such a pain in the arse and so expensive. Pisses me off that nothing is standard on a BMW.