New f30 buyer

[Zakes45]

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Gentlemen of M town,I'm need of some help. I'm considering an f30 335i(ehybrid) and the normal f30 335i. Which one of these is the better car and what kinds of maintenance issue do these cars have. Really appreciate the help gents[/font]

 

[MR_Y]

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Gentlemen of M town,I'm need of some help. I'm considering an f30 335i(ehybrid) and the normal f30 335i. Which one of these is the better car and what kinds of maintenance issue do these cars have. Really appreciate the help gents[/font]

Hi,

In general, more complexity = greater maintenance issues

The hybrid has additional complexity (battery pack, etc.) over the normal petrol powered car.

So, 335i would be the theoretically cheaper car to maintain.

But, the fact that you are even considering a hybrid means that you are concerned about fuel costs.

If that is the case, then just get a 330d.

Problem solved.

 

[BeemerFanatic]

Good advise

 

[yush1]

There was a discussion about the 335i hybrid a while back. Those claimed figures are near impossible. The additional weight over a normal 3 doesn't help either. As Mr_Y said, 330d.

 

[Faraaz001]

330d is probably your best bet if you want a 6 cylinder thats relatively cheap to run

 

[momo1]

Ive got an F30 330d, main reason for not getting the 335i was reliability an fuel, I'm happy.
however the diesel will never sound as good, if you can look past that, you have a winner.

 

[Zakes45]

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Gentlemen of M town,I'm need of some help. I'm considering an f30 335i(ehybrid) and the normal f30 335i. Which one of these is the better car and what kinds of maintenance issue do these cars have. Really appreciate the help gents[/font]

Hi,

In general, more complexity = greater maintenance issues

The hybrid has additional complexity (battery pack, etc.) over the normal petrol powered car.

So, 335i would be the theoretically cheaper car to maintain.

But, the fact that you are even considering a hybrid means that you are concerned about fuel costs.

If that is the case, then just get a 330d.

Problem solved.

Great advice thank you very much. Can i also ask you on your thoughts on the MK7 golf gti/R/S3 vs the N55 135i Lci,Which one of those would be the ideal car in terms of long term ownership?

 

[BeemerFanatic]

A car that you love is best for long term, cos you will never want to change it.
I loved my 84 mk1 citi golf

A bit feedback on your initial question, I have a F30 335i Activehybrid3 for over 6 years now and I simply love it. Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. I made sure the car was serviced regularly, also did a lot of claims on motorplan, not cos things broke but More cos I am fussy about things, can explain details on PM. I have done some mods to the car and it takes to them like a normal 335i. The weight /power differences is really not noticeable however when sitting in Sandton traffic it helps not burning fuel however in general I don’t like start/stop in any of my cars, I do turn it off on the AH3 especially when I’m driving really slowly when waiting for my engine to warm up.

Hope this helps, the good news for buying them second hand is hat they depreciated really a lot due to the market not knowing or taking to the hybrid technology. And the 335i many people are afraid of fuel costs.