[firehawk618]

Just picked up a clean used 2018 328d today. I commute around 100 miles a day and my 2011 Golf TDi was wearing me out. 200+k miles. The seat and overall driving experience was getting old.

That prompted me to start looking at what I could get that got comparable economy but was enjoyable to drive and that's what led me here.

I really wanted a loaded wagon with active cruise. Apparently that is a hard to find unit.

Anyhow this car has the MSport package and enough goodies to satisfy me.

Clean as a whistle Carfax (Yes I know that doesn't always mean what it appears) but apparently was bought in Bellevue new and traded in recently for a new M3.

Here's a list of how it was optioned. I have only driven it from the stealership to work (about 2 miles) but will get some time behind the wheel when I get off work.

Looking forward to perhaps retrofitting a few options as I find them missing and will use this forum to educate myself.

Prod. Date 2018-03-14
Service History !! CHECK HISTORY !!
Type 328D XDR A
Series F30 (3 Series)
Body Type Sedan
Steering Left Hand Drive
Engine N47T
Displacement 0
Power 0kw / 0hp
Drive -
Transmission Automatic
Colour glacier-silber metallic
Upholstery Leather Dakota/black/accent oyster dark
Check mileage http://www.auto-records.com

Editions And Packages
S337 M Sports Package
S710 M Leather Steering Wheel
S715 M Aerodynamics Package

Comfort And Interior Equipment
S403 Glass Roof, Electrical
S423 Floor Mats Velours
S430 Interior/Outside Mirror With Auto Dip
S431 Interior Mirror With Automatic-Dip
S459 Seat Adjustment, Electric, With Memory
S465 Through-Loading System
S481 Sports Seat
S488 Lumbar Support, Driver And Passenger
S493 Storage Compartment Package
S494 Seat Heating Driver/Passenger
S4WG Alum. Hexagon Accent Black High-Gloss

Multimedia
S609 Navigation System Professional
S645 BMW US Radio
S655 Satellite Tuner
S676 HiFi Speaker System
S697 Area-Code 1 For DVD
S6AC Intelligent Emergency Call
S6AE Teleservices
S6AK Connected Drive Services
S6AM Real-Time Traffic Information
S6AP Remote Services
S6CP Preparation Apple CarPlay
S6NH Hands-Free System With USB Interface
S6WA Instrument Panel With Extended Scope

Driver Assistance And Lightning
S521 Rain Sensor
S534 Automatic Air Conditioning
S544 Cruise Control With Brake Function
S563 Light Package
S575 Additional 12V Sockets
S5A1 LED Fog Lights
S5A2 LED Headlight
S5AG Lane Change Warning
S5DS Emergency Release, Luggage Compartment

Wheels And Drive
S216 Hydro Steering-Servotronic
S258 Tyres With Runflat Properties
S2PP BMW LA Wheel, M Star Spoke 400
S2TB Sport Automatic Gearbox
S2VB Tyre Pressure Display

Environment And Safety
S302 Alarm System
S319 Integrated Universal Remote Control
S322 Comfort Access
S3AG Reversing Camera
S3DZ Omission Of Additional Lettering, Outer
S823 Hot-Climate Version
S842 Cold-Climate Version
S845 Acoustic Fasten Seat Belt Reminder
S853 Language Version, English
S8KL Oil Service Interval 15,000 Km/12 Months
S8R9 Refrigerant R1234yf
S8TN Daytime Driv.Lights Adjus.Via Light Menu

Individual Equipment
S760 High Gloss Shadow Line
S775 Headlining Anthracite

Other Equipment
S1CA Selection Of COP-Relevant Vehicles
S1CB CO2 Equipment
S925 Dummy-SALAPA
S992 Control Of Number-Plate Attachment
S993 Model Year Code In VIN
S9AA Outer Skin Protection
SA090 90 Ah AGM Battery
SLEDE Leather Equipment

Available Upgrades
- F30 BLACK GRILL
- Vgate ICar Pro OBD For Bimmercode
- Highest Quality Bluetooth 5.0 Audio Receiver With AptX HD Support

[firehawk618]

I forgot to add. Renton CDJR is an absolute joke. I was going to pick one up they have. It was listed on their website for around 25k. I showed up with a printout from their site. As I'm driving the car I ask the sales man how much is the car? He said 29k. I told him I had a flyer showing 25k.

Long story short they quickly changed the price on their website then acted dumb. He suggested I had an old webpage loaded on my phone (I literally pulled it up right there as we were speaking). He went to the sales manager then came back and said my phone must be wrong and to show him. He refreshes the page and POOF magically it's 29k.

I literally walked out and will never buy from them again.

Sadly years ago I bought a rig from their Bellevue location and had an excellent experience.

I cannot stand bullshit.

Looks like they changed the price again. Now it's $27,600.

https://www.rentoncdjr.com/used-Rent...8E5C34HK389049

[ssf556]

welcome…I recently bought a 2018 328d rwd as well. Bought it out in Las Vegas and drove it back home to SC. One of the best road trips we ever had and the car did great. Great riding car and we got around 47mpg with varying weather conditions including 30+mph winds. I had CC set at 75mph.

I got rid of the 18” wheels and went back to 17” wheels, found a set of BMW wheels on CL.

[tturedraider]

Congrats!! It’s the internet. You know the drill. Pics or it didn’t happen.

[firehawk618]

Here's a couple pictures.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by firehawk618

Here's a couple pictures.

Ooo an M sport! Lucky you, I settled for a base model lol.

Pro tip: get a kerma stage 1 tune and it'll be the perfect car.

The only catch is that because you have an LCI you can't flash the dme yourself like us pre-lci folk, it would have to be mailed out to them for a bench tune.

https://kermatdi.com/i-2779-bmw-328d...%7Cyear%3D2018

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by ssf556

I got rid of the 18" wheels and went back to 17" wheels, found a set of BMW wheels on CL.

Why'd you downsize? I feel like most people would aesthetically prefer the 18's. I assume you did it for ride comfort?

[ssf556]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Why'd you downsize? I feel like most people would aesthetically prefer the 18's. I assume you did it for ride comfort?

Several reasons

- Ride comfort
- Less expensive tires
- More durable tire, bigger sidewall because of 1000 foot gravel driveway
- I actually like the 17” look
- Squared for tire rotation

[ssf556]

Originally Posted by firehawk618

Here's a couple pictures.

Looks good in silver.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by ssf556

Several reasons

- Ride comfort
- Less expensive tires
- More durable tire, bigger sidewall because of 1000 foot gravel driveway
- I actually like the 17” look
- Squared for tire rotation

Valid points.

I went from my stock square 17s with run-flats to square 18s without run-flats and the ride quality improvement was drastic. So good in fact that I made the 18's my winter set and got staggard 19s for the summer. Yes, I had to sacrifice some trunk space for a spare but I'm finally not lifting my ass off the seat every time I see a pothole in front of me.

[ssf556]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Valid points.

I went from my stock square 17s with run-flats to square 18s without run-flats and the ride quality improvement was drastic. So good in fact that I made the 18's my winter set and got staggard 19s for the summer. Yes, I had to sacrifice some trunk space for a spare but I'm finally not lifting my ass off the seat every time I see a pothole in front of me.

I have a spare kit in the trunk and I am running 225/50/17 Michelin Defenders conventional tire.

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by firehawk618

Here's a couple pictures.

Looks great!!

[firehawk618]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Ooo an M sport! Lucky you, I settled for a base model lol.

Pro tip: get a kerma stage 1 tune and it'll be the perfect car.

The only catch is that because you have an LCI you can't flash the dme yourself like us pre-lci folk, it would have to be mailed out to them for a bench tune.

https://kermatdi.com/i-2779-bmw-328d...%7Cyear%3D2018

I'll check that out. I had a Kerma tune in the 2011 Golf this 328d is replacing. I kept emissions in tact and it was great.

Wouldn't it be great if the loader I already own would work on this car.

[firehawk618]

Hmm....I just looked at the Kerma site. It looks like for stage 1 I have to mail a module in but for stage 2 it can be done at home?

Any recommendations as to which stage to get? This car is strictly a commuter so drivability and economy are very important to me.

Thanks!

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by firehawk618

I'll check that out. I had a Kerma tune in the 2011 Golf this 328d is replacing. I kept emissions in tact and it was great.

Wouldn't it be great if the loader I already own would work on this car.

lol, yeah unfortunately after 2016 they started locking the DMEs. It was super easy for my 2015, just plug and play.

I was skeptical at first when people told me about it as I wanted to keep my car both emissions legal and reliable, but after taking the plunge all my worries were put to rest. No ill effects other than filling the DEF tank slightly more often. No other supporting mods are needed and the car doesn't drive like it's tuned, it drives like it should've always driven from the factory. Usually you may think of tunes as your car hitting the gym, I'd describe this one as removing a thorn. Much less lag and I can actually confidently pass people on the highway now. 11/10 would recommend.

Originally Posted by firehawk618

Hmm....I just looked at the Kerma site. It looks like for stage 1 I have to mail a module in but for stage 2 it can be done at home?

Any recommendations as to which stage to get? This car is strictly a commuter so drivability and economy are very important to me.

Thanks!

I would email them/call them, but I'm pretty sure you'd have to mail in your DME regardless. For stage 2 they will mail you a laptop to tune your transmission but I believe that's separate from the ecu tune. In my opinion, if you care about drivability and economy just do stage 1. Less power = more reliability. Also people have said the stage 1 is smoother and more friendly for a daily driver. I am very happy with my stage 1 tune that I've had for the past year and feel no regret or need for more power.

[firehawk618]

Thanks, when the time comes I'll give them a call. I really liked the one I got from them on my CJAA TDI.

Right now the car is still under warranty from BMW for a bit plus it's got the 2 recalls pending.

I'd like to get those taken care of first incase a computer reflash is part of their process since I cannot reflash it myself.

I didn't research at all what transmission these cars came with. Most of my research was regarding the engine.

Last night I looked into it a bit and apparently the ZF these come with is setting itself up to become a legendary transmission in terms of reliability, shift quality and economy. Bonus!

I do really like the way it shifts as it is. Seems to always be in the right gear. Almost unperceivable shifts (to passengers) and very fast to pick the right gear as needed.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by firehawk618

Thanks, when the time comes I'll give them a call. I really liked the one I got from them on my CJAA TDI.

Right now the car is still under warranty from BMW for a bit plus it's got the 2 recalls pending.

I'd like to get those taken care of first incase a computer reflash is part of their process since I cannot reflash it myself.

I didn't research at all what transmission these cars came with. Most of my research was regarding the engine.

Last night I looked into it a bit and apparently the ZF these come with is setting itself up to become a legendary transmission in terms of reliability, shift quality and economy. Bonus!

I do really like the way it shifts as it is. Seems to always be in the right gear. Almost unperceivable shifts (to passengers) and very fast to pick the right gear as needed.

Just a heads up, you have to quote people's messages for them to get notified of your reply. I just happened to stumble upon yours happenstance. If you're on iOS you can do this by hitting the " button on the bottom right corner of someone's post. On the desktop website there's a "quote" button. Not sure how it works on the android app.

The exception to this rule is when you are speaking to the person whose post it is. They will be notified of any activity on their post regardless of if you quote them or not.

[firehawk618]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Just a heads up, you have to quote people's messages for them to get notified of your reply. I just happened to stumble upon yours happenstance. If you're on iOS you can do this by hitting the " button on the bottom right corner of someone's post. On the desktop website there's a "quote" button. Not sure how it works on the android app.

The exception to this rule is when you are speaking to the person whose post it is. They will be notified of any activity on their post regardless of if you quote them or not.

Ahh gotcha. Thanks.

[agentorange]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Valid points.

I went from my stock square 17s with run-flats to square 18s without run-flats and the ride quality improvement was drastic. So good in fact that I made the 18's my winter set and got staggard 19s for the summer. Yes, I had to sacrifice some trunk space for a spare but I'm finally not lifting my ass off the seat every time I see a pothole in front of me.

What size boots do you run for the square 18" setup? The Pirelli runflats on our 2015 that we picked up in '18 are starting to get a little hard. I'm in no rush to change mind you. #SupplyChainIssues

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by agentorange

What size boots do you run for the square 18" setup? The Pirelli runflats on our 2015 that we picked up in '18 are starting to get a little hard. I'm in no rush to change mind you. #SupplyChainIssues

My 18s are OEM 8j 397s and I run the OEM sizes which are 225/45. I find that size works great in the snow (narrow footprint) and it keeps the wheel diameter at 26 which is good for maintaining oem gearing and acceleration behavior.

Another good option if you want a little extra sidewall is 235/45. Although you increase the diameter slightly to 26.3 that amount is pretty marginal so one could argue that the benefits outweigh the consequences, especially for a winter set up or if you live someplace where the roads are bad.

In terms of tire type, when the 18s were my only set I ran Michelin AS3+ and they did fine year round on the east coast. Once I decided I wanted a new summer set I switched over to Michelin X Ice Snow as a dedicated winter. I still use Michelin all seasons on my summer wheels and I love them because they can really handle every condition (provided you have tread). I got a good 40k miles out of them before they felt unsafe to use on snow (which was around the 6/32 mark).