Buying 2.0 Petrol 1 series
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Fair list of things to look out for above.
The trouble is if you Google any BMW engine code followed by "problem" you'll find something. The N43 and N47 do have far more than their fair share though and personally not worth the risk.
If that hasn't put you off I'd look for the updated CIC Nav system if possible (think that was put in to the E88 about 2010/2011), standard business radio with standard audio is also terrible, made worse when the roof is down.
The trouble is if you Google any BMW engine code followed by "problem" you'll find something. The N43 and N47 do have far more than their fair share though and personally not worth the risk.
If that hasn't put you off I'd look for the updated CIC Nav system if possible (think that was put in to the E88 about 2010/2011), standard business radio with standard audio is also terrible, made worse when the roof is down.
Edited by rockford22 on Friday 7th October 13:53
Exige77 said:
Thanks all for your advice.
Daughter has just bought a very nice low miles 120i Cabrio in Silver.
Let's hope it's a good un and doesn't suffer too much from the well known issues.
Fingers crossed.
Thanks
Good job you asked for advice & had some well informed responses or who knows what she might have bought...Daughter has just bought a very nice low miles 120i Cabrio in Silver.
Let's hope it's a good un and doesn't suffer too much from the well known issues.
Fingers crossed.
Thanks
northwest monkey said:
Good job you asked for advice & had some well informed responses or who knows what she might have bought...
Some of the posters raised concerns about the reliability of the motor which I investigated.Thanks for high lighting.
I checked, and although there are some documented issues it seems they are not as bad as the Internet would have you believe.
Thanks all
Exige77 said:
Some of the posters raised concerns about the reliability of the motor which I investigated.
Thanks for high lighting.
I checked, and although there are some documented issues it seems they are not as bad as the Internet would have you believe.
Thanks all
Honestly, they really are. They aren't necessarily unreliable, just poorly designed.Thanks for high lighting.
I checked, and although there are some documented issues it seems they are not as bad as the Internet would have you believe.
Thanks all
I had one with 100k on - FSH and 6 years old which should be nothing for a BMW. It needed a crank, pistons, oil pump and a top-end rebuild. I took it to 2 specialists & both of them told me not to bother fixing it - one bloke was quite impressed it had made it to 100k. One of the engine builders actually had a 2011 120i in with 37k miles on - that only needed the crank doing so the bill was only a couple of grand rather than the 4 ish I was looking at.
I've had more than a few BMWs & the engines were always one of the strongest bits of the car - in fact my old (1998 E36) 325d is still on the road today. I sold it in 2003 with 145k miles on it. The modern ones (in particular the 2 litre petrol and to a certain extent the 2 litre diesel) seem to have been built to last the warranty period rather than built to last.
Have a look at bimmerforums and e90post.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136...
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