170K kilometers in mine and not any single problem. Probably the best car I’ve ever had. Not only for short distances, but long. I’ve taken it from Spain to Denmark and back, not any single issue.
some of the users here comment that they have no problems with the car even after 250k km . i supose if you take care of the car , everything is not too bad . but buying used car is quite a gamble unless the owner has service history
I own an f21 with the n13 engine, done my best to look after it, service etc. But it's reliability is horrible, if you're considering one, please please don't bother.
After watching and listening... It acknowledge my worries and fear based on what I was told by friend who used to buy and drive BMW cars. I always wish to own a F20 116i or the older evergreen and that undoubtedly sexy E46 325i or the E90... Imagine if you are facing all those problems right after buying a secondhand of any of those F20, E46 or E90... Your nightmare comes to life and your pocket will be having a humongous hole... Seriously. Guess I have to forget about BMWs... Stick to Perodua cars or even Proton... Less to zero problems.
But imagine having the financial ability TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS, then taking a risk, then taking the car out and driving it ...and not having these problems, having had the experience of owning the car before you die.
I did alot of reasearch about the main problems of the n13 engine and non of them said anything about the the crank or turbo and so on at all. its just the first time i hear all this in this video. Plus some of the stuff you are talking about are things that can happen to any car. I dont believe that this info is accurate.
I got an 114i 2013, had to change the engine. Previous owner mistreated the car and the maintenance was badly done. Got an engine with 50k on it, timing chain, oil pump chain, valve seals till now it’s ok, done 2000km since I installed the engine. In one month. Not one even a single oil consumption. I think the trick is on your maintenance. You need to know how to maintain a prince engine. True they are bad. Only where liqui moly and ceratec on my cars andthe best filters I can find and still not one single problem yet and no strange metallic noises our anything, and get rid of some restrictions and you’ll see you’ll have some fun guys. Not every bmw is for everybody
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