I’m driving a Nissan 370z at the moment which I love in a lot of aspects but hate also in a lot of aspects.

Of course it’s a sports car. V6, great road feeling, power etc.

But I’m getting old and want something more comfortable that doesn’t take up a third of my salary every month.

I’ve been looking at a lot of different cars over the last few months and I’m now on the verge of buying an G20 320i Limousine sports line.

I really like the modern aesthetics, it’s very comfy and I like the fuel consumption. Of course it’s a lot slower than my Nissan and the emotions while driving are low because of the R4 but i want to spend less money on my car and still drive something nice.

I already looked up fuel costs, insurance, tax.

Something I can’t get costs of is the reliability of the car.

In my opinion a lot more electronic systems in new cars always have a higher chance to fail which kinda scares me. The B engine should be good, I read online the N engines did have quite some problems.

Are there any problems you know of I should watch out for?

2020 model, 80k km, 320i sports line for 28k € Plan is to put all weather tires on and daily it, 20k km/year

Stock photo btw.

  • DavidBmw1986BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Coming from a 370z you’ll notice the power straight away. The fuel range is really good, got close to 650 miles to a tank (all motorway).

    Had mine a year and no issues at all…then moved to a M340i and injector went in the first week.

    The car is silent and I mean silent. Cruising at 60/70/80 all feels the same with no wind and minimal road noise.

    Very good car for doing lots of miles but very boring. Never found myself picking up the keys to just go for a drive.

  • QamtexEBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Which country are you from? If from a european country I can help engine and reliability wise, don’t know about the situation in other countries

  • kon---BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Not as quick as rhe Z sure. At speed however, the G20s chassis would shine through and with a bit of work, be glued to the Z’s rear end.

    The hit you take in performance will be vastly exceeded by your gains in comfort and refinement.

    I believe you will also find the G20 being true to its nimble AF compact sport sedan roots.

  • SlimeLanguageYSLBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Lmao the comments. Half these people don’t even own a 340.

    You will be fine with a 320i, no it’s not the fastest but it drives great and won’t be super high on petrol. Spec it nicely with all the optional stuff and enjoy the car.

  • ArialrightBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ive got a 2017 320i with the b48 engine and its a pleasure to drive. Bought it in feb 2021 with 30k km, now at 50k km. Also bear in mind that you can tune the car for more power if need be and the b48 is great in that respect. I did a stage 1 and from 184 HP i have 288 now.