Greetings from Subang Jaya

[silverwave]

Holla people, Recently i thought of changing my car due to safety factors. My current Satria is well maintained & good for short distances and it's been faithful with the family for 15 years. Every time i would drive somewhere far, my parents will ask me to take their car & won't let me take the Satria.I've always had the passion with BMW since young & i thought this will be the good opportunity to get one (eyeing on 320i/323i LCI). I saw a few at the second hand dealers but it just felt normal. Last week, i went to BMW Premium Selection in Glenmarie to get more info about the car in terms of maintenance. I saw a few LCI models of 320i and 323i. 320i feels a little basic to me but then i saw a black 323i with grey interior. I immediately fell in love with it and when i sat in the interior somehow i could feel the connection with the car. It's so hard to explain in words & i have not even driven the car. :love:320i and 323i are around 130k-150k + now for a 2009 model but it's about 20k more at BMW Premium Selection.Therefore, i am here to get more info about these models especially on the maintenance & will be lurking around the thread until i'm ready.It's either an E90 or a Jetta. :top:

 

[gendong]

Welcome bro.....We hv lots of members from Subang Jaya area.

Come to our TT tomorrow nite Friday 28th Dec, at MMZ Bkt Jelutong 10pm onwards, maybe we can share some tip and tricks....

All the best in your hunt!!

 

[silverwave]

Thanks for the invite bro but i've something else already tomorrow night. Will try to make it some other time

 

[irfan80]

Welcome to the forum.....r u kidding me...... should be considering either e90 or f30..... Not jetta bro....hehehe.....just pulling ur leg..

 

[Strider74]

Welcome bro, thats quite a jump your making from a satria to a BMW.
Have good hunt.

 

[silverwave]

Welcome to the forum.....r u kidding me...... should be considering either e90 or f30..... Not jetta bro....hehehe.....just pulling ur leg..

Haha F30 is out of the budget for now. E90 is ok but need to read up more on the maintenance especially a 4pot vs 6 pot.

As for Jetta, i'm keeping it as a backup plan

 

[silverwave]

Welcome bro, thats quite a jump your making from a satria to a BMW.
Have good hunt.

Yup thanks. I usually use the Satria to go to work only. Weekends i will use my parents Camry/Altis. I'm itchy for a German feel now.

 

[namidub]

welcome bro.
all the best in your hunt! definitely a beemer over a vdub

 

[silverwave]

welcome bro.
all the best in your hunt! definitely a beemer over a vdub

Thanks bro, will be doing more research on 320i vs 323i. There's plently of 320i LCI models for sale but very few 323i.

 

[swansonsz]

Silverwave, we are in the same pot. Recently I made the jump to an E46 from a Satria, and still keep the latter for daily commute to the train station. No regrets here whatsoever. The jetta was considered but it was well beyond my budget, so that option was out early.

Between an E90 and a Jetta, i'd say get a decent and well maintained E90. Best value for money.

Between a 4pot and 6pot, get a 6 potter. It is smoother for long drives on the highway. Even if you think you will never do one, say a day trip to Ipoh or Melaka, you will do it once you have a 6 potter. hehe...

lastly, Welcome to the club!

 

[swansonsz]

btw, i'm from SJ too but resides elsewhere. Usually there over the wkend.

 

[silverwave]

Silverwave, we are in the same pot. Recently I made the jump to an E46 from a Satria, and still keep the latter for daily commute to the train station. No regrets here whatsoever. The jetta was considered but it was well beyond my budget, so that option was out early.

Between an E90 and a Jetta, i'd say get a decent and well maintained E90. Best value for money.

Between a 4pot and 6pot, get a 6 potter. It is smoother for long drives on the highway. Even if you think you will never do one, say a day trip to Ipoh or Melaka, you will do it once you have a 6 potter. hehe...

lastly, Welcome to the club!

Awesome! Well, i saw pre owned Jetta for Rm123k (they were trying to clear the 2012 models) that's why it was in my consideration

I'm trying to set the budget max at RM130k. 320i/323i LCI yr 2009 models are around RM130-150k now. Waiting for it to drop more next year. 2008 320i is around Rm120k but it's not LCI.

To be honest, i really wanted an I drive in the car with GPS because it's inbuilt and it looks cool. Only 323i in that year has it. However, 320i from year 2011 i think has the inbuilt screen.

Nice, a lot of Subang members here!