Hi here ! I’m looking for F31 to travel (3+dog) and sometime go to work, less than 10k km per year. Automatic only.

I think a 318da is enough, but would a 320d bring a big plus?

Is there a lot of change with the LCI version?

Is the xdrive necessary when it freezes or snows? I have a very careful drive and my traction car has never caused me a problem on snow (2 week/year).

I come from Peugeot 206 70hp, and currently a Ford ecosport 130hp for family travel…

I hope to have good advice here, despite the low motorization compared to yours!

  • _Tsurai_BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I have myself a f31 lci 320d and I am super happy with it. 190hp is enough for normal trafic. Don’t remember how much power a 318d has but it shares the same engine with 320d. It just has some tweaks and a tune to make it less powerfull.

    Pre lci 318d and 320d have the n47 engine. That engine is notorious for its timing chain problems. The lci comes with a b47 that fixes the timing chain issue for the most part. Haven’t heard any nightmare stories with b47 timing chain.

    Also the lci has better lights and they look netter imo.

    My car is rwd so no xdrive and this is my first winter with it. I could imagine xdrive perfomring better on snow no doubt.

    Hope this helps you atleast a little bit.