nabil_m_rs
Active member
Hi Fellow fanatics
After 6 wonderful years and 50000km of ownership, I felt it was the right time to bid farewell to my beloved Audi RS3 8V2 Sedan just about over a month ago. Ever since, I’ve had no choice but to daily drive my X5M since I’m only down to one car. I enjoy driving it everyday without a doubt, but I’m at a point where I feel as if I’ve been using it a bit too much to my liking. To be specific, I’ve put on around 8500km since buying it back in late January. You gents won’t to know the total fuel bill I’ve spent in that time of owning it thus far.
To preserve the X5M for long road trips and weekend drives, I feel as if I need a fun, reasonably priced and practical daily to drive. In specific, I’m looking at either a 2017 F30 320i LCI (B48) or an 2015 F30 335i M Sport.
I’ve had experience with the B48 in my 330i, and the N55 with my M135i a few years back. I owned both these cars when they were both in warranty without any issues, its only at the latter that I ended up playing around with the M135i and modding it.
I know for a fact that I’ll buy either one out of warranty and that’s where I could use some advice on both N55 and B48. Having owned the F30 330i in short space of time I did, I know for a fact that I’ll need a tune if I go the 320i route. As for the 335i, I know I’ll definitely have to change the chargepipe.
From a daily driving perspective, which would be a better option between these two cars in specific. I would like to hear some thoughts and insights, especially from fellow owners. The 320d will always be an option, only issue is dealerships are overcharging on them, especially the high mileage close to 200k ones. My budget is about R280k and I’m looking at newer than 2015.
A last resort is to consider trading in the X5M for a G05 M50d, however Its not something I'd be keen on doing since I've only owned it for just over 3 months now.
I considered a polo TSI, however insurance was quoting me more than what I pay for my X5M due to their high risk factor.
After 6 wonderful years and 50000km of ownership, I felt it was the right time to bid farewell to my beloved Audi RS3 8V2 Sedan just about over a month ago. Ever since, I’ve had no choice but to daily drive my X5M since I’m only down to one car. I enjoy driving it everyday without a doubt, but I’m at a point where I feel as if I’ve been using it a bit too much to my liking. To be specific, I’ve put on around 8500km since buying it back in late January. You gents won’t to know the total fuel bill I’ve spent in that time of owning it thus far.
To preserve the X5M for long road trips and weekend drives, I feel as if I need a fun, reasonably priced and practical daily to drive. In specific, I’m looking at either a 2017 F30 320i LCI (B48) or an 2015 F30 335i M Sport.
I’ve had experience with the B48 in my 330i, and the N55 with my M135i a few years back. I owned both these cars when they were both in warranty without any issues, its only at the latter that I ended up playing around with the M135i and modding it.
I know for a fact that I’ll buy either one out of warranty and that’s where I could use some advice on both N55 and B48. Having owned the F30 330i in short space of time I did, I know for a fact that I’ll need a tune if I go the 320i route. As for the 335i, I know I’ll definitely have to change the chargepipe.
From a daily driving perspective, which would be a better option between these two cars in specific. I would like to hear some thoughts and insights, especially from fellow owners. The 320d will always be an option, only issue is dealerships are overcharging on them, especially the high mileage close to 200k ones. My budget is about R280k and I’m looking at newer than 2015.
A last resort is to consider trading in the X5M for a G05 M50d, however Its not something I'd be keen on doing since I've only owned it for just over 3 months now.
I considered a polo TSI, however insurance was quoting me more than what I pay for my X5M due to their high risk factor.
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