BMW Problems

Trade it in on an M140 or one of BMW's many performance-oriented models.

While you can theoretically make a 318i faster, you're wasting money - and potentially making your car illegal to drive on the road - when there are faster models available from BMW.

While they've grown physically larger over the last 35 years, BMW's 3-series has been an excellent mid-size car and continues to be. While they aren't cheap they can be optioned from basic transport to luxury runabout, though servicing costs through BMW dealers can be expensive compared to Japanese rivals.

It is paramount to service them on time and look after them by driving sensibly.

The official combined cycle fuel economy of BMW's 318i is 5.4L/100km.

BMW's F20-series 120i runs a timing chain on the B48B20 two-litre four-cylinder engine.

 A 2018 BMW 120i Msport model can do 0-100km/h in 7.1 seconds.

BMW claim a top speed of 230km/h for the F20-series 120i.

The official fuel consumption figures for BMW's 120i on a combined cycle is 5.8L per-100km driven.

I would certainly consider this good consumption as many large cars use nearly twice as much fuel per-100km.

The damage was done by one of the dealers, not BMW itself, so you have to work out which dealer it was that did it and when it was done and then attempt to negotiate a settlement with that dealer.

If you have solid proof of who did it then perhaps take it to the consumer affairs people in NSW and ask for their help.

The engine is probably worn and needs honing and new rings.