[a5m]

Originally Posted by R2Dad

Late to the party here, but my thoughts on the F31 B47 328d:1) diesel might be louder at idle, but it's more quiet at freeway speeds. 2) sport mode for the ZF8 is plenty quick, its just getting used to it that takes a little time. I upshift and downshift all day long instead of leaving it in auto. 3) lots of heat issues with the gas/petrol engines, the diesels have been relatively care-free. No problems after 108K miles on my 2017 328d. 4) If you're getting a Diesel engine with low miles the only concerns would be carbon buildup if the engine never saw regular freeway driving (requiring bead blast to clean), and if the transmission fluid/pan had been replaced at 75K miles.

Appreciate your insight, thanks! Still looking at diesels as I feel I gotta scratch that itch. Good to know to look out for these things. I recently saw a '14 or '15 diesel come up with 17k miles and it made me steer clear of it. Car that old not being driven much can be a negative, and I see why now.

Yes as I learned the 2TB trans option makes all the difference and is absolutely necessary IMO, and seems all LCI cars have that equipped as standard.

[shoman24v]

B46 330i is no slouch. Take a look. Up your budget a bit and you'll be able to find a really nice 17 or 18 with low miles.