Best looking Commuter car ! Over 40 MPG?! 2018 BMW 328D M Sport 

Glad to be back! :D

That is amazing!! You are correct this was the only one on the lot with Sport package 2 (including the digital dash) the 330i is insanely reliable! Good choice! What else do you love about your 330i?

Hahaha thanks! I’m really glad that you love yours as well! I don’t get to see too many of them around!

Thanks for the comment! So glad to hear, we love ours, seeing over 1000 Kms on a tank is so satisfying, especially in a car that looks the way it does. ;) which tune did you have? Any recommendations for myself or any viewers?

@@2stepreviews444 The tune was on the car when I purchased it with 68k. I also removed most of the plastic under the car because I had a gasket fail and the oil was just pooling on the lower cover. No CEL either. It was a gasket fail on the oil cooler. So safe to say the covers reduce air drag but not a good idea if you cant discover a leak before something breaks. Have also been looking at the 2015-2017 X3 Diesels. A luxury car suv that gets about the same mileage!

Maybe a different feel with XDRIVE? 🤷🏽‍♂️

Nice! I know it’s way more ideal to find a car with the M sport steering wheel already fitted, but there are lots of sites that sell them as well, even upgraded carbon fiber ones.

@@2stepreviews444 found another one with the m sport wheel and digital dashboard. ThiNK I will go for it

Hey Rick! Thanks for watching the video and leaving a comment, I hate the rear end look as well, I have the M tech exhaust tips. Waiting to see if I want dual exhaust or single still.. that way I can get a diffuser. There are tons of sites out there that sell the rear diffuser for single outlet like ours. You should check them out! Much more aggressive looking. Let me know if that’s the route you decide !

www.jspecperformance.com/product/ikonmotorsport-m-style-rear-bumper-lip-diffuser-single-outlet-bmw-f30-3-series-12-18

@@2stepreviews444 First of all, I didn't realize that was a removable piece back there. If I were to do anything, I believe I'd go with the two, one on each side. Even if one was fake it would look better. Thanks for the link!

Second thought, maybe the one side double would be okay. I see there are several made. So far I haven't been able to find the double tip.

@@chfengr they exist!

Hey thanks for comment, MPG wise very very similar on paper, even thought the BMW has AWD. I would say in a real world test, the golf would probably get better numbers. My 15 Jetta S TDI 6 speed get better MPG undeleted.

Congrats! To be honest I’m not totally sure yet. Haven’t thought about as we have just been enjoying it. Have you thought about? If you have, what tunes are you considering, or additional mods? Thanks for checking out the channel!

@@2stepreviews444 I got mine with some dpf issues but just had to reset them, it had motor replacement as well from timing chain failure. If u are keeping the system in tact the kerma tdi tune with trans tune package looks killer, but I’m leaning towards full delete as dpf will eventually go out. 153k miles on car. Love your interior, u got taste.

@@AC-nh1sv what year is yours? I know they are more prone in the earlier models to have the timing chain pre-maturely fail.. I will look into the Kerma Tune! I just got a set of M sport brake calipers to put on it as well.

@@2stepreviews444 ya 2014, I read the start stop feature plays factor. Awesome hope to see content with those brakes!

Absolutely, will definitely get some update on that. If you haven’t already BimmerCode let’s you completely disable that as a feature. Really appreciate your insight and wanted to thank you for checking out the channel! More content will surely come!

You picked up on that! Amazing. Do you have one yourself? What interests you about the Jetta? I may be able to include it in the video.

Thanks for the comment! BMW decided to only give North America the 328D. In Europe there are even 316D 318D 320D, 330D (F31) IMO it looks like different tunes. They have the same engines.

Very interesting. You missed one diesel model, I own a F31 325D lci. It is a 2 liter engine, but with 2 turbo's making 224 hp stock.

BMW called it a 328d to help the car seem more premium even though it is the same as a 320d

@@BurakMustafaoglu-lo6os learn something new everyday!!

Thank you for the comment, I agree, this car has costed us nothing in maintenance in over 2 years. We also have a 15’ Jetta TDI and that car is an absolute tank. 1200kms to a tank. The only thing that costs more money is of course the oil changes bc of the fuel filters. But to be honest I’m okay with it, sometimes it’s not for everybody but I believe that these diesels are insanely reliable and I love that. I chose the BMW because it checked my boxes, looks good, reliable, good MPG. The only issue is that the trunk is a little small. I love Toyota because they know who they are and they’ve built their brand around that. Would love a new Tundra! Thanks for the comment Screaming-Tree!

@@2stepreviews444 Diesel just makes sense. Thermodynamics etc it is more efficient. There is more energy in a liter of diesel. Can convert it to biodiesel without really doing anything at all. Basically it works out of the box. And so on and so forth. Lots of features make it a better choice than petrol. Our little A3 TDI is almost as good as your Jetta but driving around in BC is a little bit more challenging. E.g. To get to the first major city we need to cross a mile high summit over the mountains. Your fuel economy will suffer a bit more doing stuff like that. In a couple of years it is going to be time to upgrade it though and I have no idea what we're going to do. You basically can't buy any new diesels from anyone anymore. All signs point to the new Mercedes E class hybrid basically. A kind of middle ground that would fit our driving patterns. Can do the weekly commute on electricity all year round and when we want to go on a road trip we're set. Just fill it up with fuel and go. But again, probably no diesel option sadly. Toyota is fine. I've tried Japanese cars before. They're not for me. Mostly interior design issues and there is no selling point other than reliability long term. Which isn't a selling point for me. Especially these days with tech in cars. Even just a few years from now you'll be seeing massive leaps in all kinds of features. You're going to want to get into a new car just because of tech. As an aside we had the option to buy a 2018 BMW 328d but ended up with the A3 tdi instead mostly due to timing issues. But I would have loved to have snagged the BMW personally. It's a bit more refined choice. Now they're getting rarer and rarer sadly. Harder to find. Good to see you're enjoying yours. :)

@@Screaming-Trees it is becoming a difficult time for those who love diesels. We love the 328D just because of how it performs/tech and overall drive ability. But you are correct, it doesn’t not take much for me to have to convert to bio-diesel.. however I’m just trying to think of anything that would be as robust as a diesel. In Europe Mercedes had released a diesel hybrid.. absolutely insane.