Hi Carkia69,
I received delivery of my 320i F30 in February 2013. After more than 2 months and 4000km, I must say that I am most happy with the car. It might be the most basic model you can get here, but you can never get over the buzz every time when you press that start button. Good power delivery, plenty of space, easy round the corners and just enough luxury touches to almost justify the money you are paying for it (damn those excise duty and import taxes).
My previous car for 12 years is a E46 318i. The handling and steering feel of the E46 (even with stock suspension) is superb, no doubt about it. While the electric steering of the F30 has soften that feel a bit, I don't think of it as much of a lost. You'll get used to it. The F30 is still a great improvement in many ways.
Despite the many horror stories you may read in this site and probably others, I personally have not had much problem with my car. Maybe I am just lucky, touch wood. No rusty seat (solved for production after Nov 12), steering and absorber seems fine, the RFTs so far ok and so on. The thing is, being a new model, some production problems bound to happen. But as the problems are identified, BMW should sort it out. After all, you got BSRI for 2 years and warranty ma.
The main point is, go back to the most basic question, do you want to drive a UDM or not? Its your money, so figure out what your gut feeling say. Don't think too much because as the saying goes, no accountant will buy a brand new BMW.
It is still a car that will take you from A to B, but when those angel eyes light up, other people get out of the way. Sweet ........ :burnout:
I received delivery of my 320i F30 in February 2013. After more than 2 months and 4000km, I must say that I am most happy with the car. It might be the most basic model you can get here, but you can never get over the buzz every time when you press that start button. Good power delivery, plenty of space, easy round the corners and just enough luxury touches to almost justify the money you are paying for it (damn those excise duty and import taxes).
My previous car for 12 years is a E46 318i. The handling and steering feel of the E46 (even with stock suspension) is superb, no doubt about it. While the electric steering of the F30 has soften that feel a bit, I don't think of it as much of a lost. You'll get used to it. The F30 is still a great improvement in many ways.
Despite the many horror stories you may read in this site and probably others, I personally have not had much problem with my car. Maybe I am just lucky, touch wood. No rusty seat (solved for production after Nov 12), steering and absorber seems fine, the RFTs so far ok and so on. The thing is, being a new model, some production problems bound to happen. But as the problems are identified, BMW should sort it out. After all, you got BSRI for 2 years and warranty ma.
The main point is, go back to the most basic question, do you want to drive a UDM or not? Its your money, so figure out what your gut feeling say. Don't think too much because as the saying goes, no accountant will buy a brand new BMW.
It is still a car that will take you from A to B, but when those angel eyes light up, other people get out of the way. Sweet ........ :burnout: