RE: BMW M240i xDrive (G42) | PH Used Buying Guide
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I will admit that I've got used to the big screens now in fairness. When I get in my 2018 F82 M4 with the analogue dials...it feels like I've gone back in time! 
I've had quite a few almost new hire cars recently as well, and they've all been big screened up to the nines too(5 series/E class/GLC etc).
Edited to add pics....
I've had quite a few almost new hire cars recently as well, and they've all been big screened up to the nines too(5 series/E class/GLC etc).
Edited to add pics....
Edited by cerb4.5lee on Tuesday 25th February 17:17
TypicalBMWDriver said:
Saw a few comments throughout the thread... absolutely don't understand the hate for big screens in cars, especially this 240i, most look ace.
Don't shoot me, please
one year in and other car dashboards look so quaint, like manual handbrakes, window winders and gearboxesDon't shoot me, please
andrew said:
one year in and other car dashboards look so quaint, like manual handbrakes, window winders and gearboxes
Out of the 4 cars I've got, 3 of them still have manual handbrakes(only 2 of them have 3 pedal manuals though). So I'm clinging onto the old school still in some ways in fairness. cerb4.5lee said:
andrew said:
one year in and other car dashboards look so quaint, like manual handbrakes, window winders and gearboxes
Out of the 4 cars I've got, 3 of them still have manual handbrakes(only 2 of them have 3 pedal manuals though). So I'm clinging onto the old school still in some ways in fairness. 
andrew said:
TypicalBMWDriver said:
Saw a few comments throughout the thread... absolutely don't understand the hate for big screens in cars, especially this 240i, most look ace.
Don't shoot me, please
one year in and other car dashboards look so quaint, like manual handbrakes, window winders and gearboxesDon't shoot me, please
andrew said:
cerb4.5lee said:
andrew said:
one year in and other car dashboards look so quaint, like manual handbrakes, window winders and gearboxes
Out of the 4 cars I've got, 3 of them still have manual handbrakes(only 2 of them have 3 pedal manuals though). So I'm clinging onto the old school still in some ways in fairness. andrew said:
TypicalBMWDriver said:
Saw a few comments throughout the thread... absolutely don't understand the hate for big screens in cars, especially this 240i, most look ace.
Don't shoot me, please
one year in and other car dashboards look so quaint, like manual handbrakes, window winders and gearboxesDon't shoot me, please
noyb said:
Had mine (primer grey) for a couple of years and 22000 miles.
Going for new headlights next week
I went from an F82 Comp and very happy with it. Feels just as fast as my M4 did but without the madness, although it's probably not as good in the bends if absolutely bone dry comnditions.
No idea how you get 30-35 mpg !
I managed 49mpg out of my m340 in eco!Going for new headlights next week
I went from an F82 Comp and very happy with it. Feels just as fast as my M4 did but without the madness, although it's probably not as good in the bends if absolutely bone dry comnditions.
No idea how you get 30-35 mpg !
popeyewhite said:
andrew said:
TypicalBMWDriver said:
Saw a few comments throughout the thread... absolutely don't understand the hate for big screens in cars, especially this 240i, most look ace.
Don't shoot me, please
one year in and other car dashboards look so quaint, like manual handbrakes, window winders and gearboxesDon't shoot me, please
in the early days we just switched it off ( leaving only the instrument cluster lit )
iphonedyou said:
I managed 49mpg out of my m340 in eco!
It should be perfectly easy to achieve a figure like this under certain conditions.For example reset while on the move then short period average from driving along a flat section of motorway using cruise control set to say 58mph, but as a whole journey point to point average with a mixture of road types...NO!
Whenever I hear people mentioning abnormally high mpg figures they have achieved, I usually take it with a large pinch of salt.
It's a similar thing when somebody boasts about their car insurance being unusually low, because there is always a reason for it.
Ron240 said:
For example reset while on the move then short period average from driving along a flat section of motorway using cruise control set to say 58mph, but as a whole journey point to point average with a mixture of road types...NO!
Or actually, yes.The My BMW App records fuel consumption for each trip and a trip is recorded from engine start to engine stop - you cannot reset it on the move and it logs each journey. I have several long distance Motorway trips where the recorded economy on the M340i was around 48. It really is a remarkably efficient engine for the level of performance it offers.
The average consumption since the car was brand new is also recorded by the car - in mine, it's showing as 35, which means I've done quite a few trips of well over 40 in order to cancel out the effects of driving around town where it's under 30.
Fox- said:
Or actually, yes.
The My BMW App records fuel consumption for each trip and a trip is recorded from engine start to engine stop - you cannot reset it on the move and it logs each journey. I have several long distance Motorway trips where the recorded economy on the M340i was around 48. It really is a remarkably efficient engine for the level of performance it offers.
The average consumption since the car was brand new is also recorded by the car - in mine, it's showing as 35, which means I've done quite a few trips of well over 40 in order to cancel out the effects of driving around town where it's under 30.
Have to say I am struggling to get my head round the figures you have stated. I'm certainly not suggesting you are lying, but just that you will surely be in the minority for achieving that level of low fuel consumption with such a powerful engine together with xDrive.The My BMW App records fuel consumption for each trip and a trip is recorded from engine start to engine stop - you cannot reset it on the move and it logs each journey. I have several long distance Motorway trips where the recorded economy on the M340i was around 48. It really is a remarkably efficient engine for the level of performance it offers.
The average consumption since the car was brand new is also recorded by the car - in mine, it's showing as 35, which means I've done quite a few trips of well over 40 in order to cancel out the effects of driving around town where it's under 30.
You surely cannot be enjoying the performance and regularly driving quite sedately.
Just to pick up on one point...you seem to be saying it is not possible to reset the average fuel onsumption on the cars on board computer at any point during a journey. This is what i was referring to and I have never had a car where this was not possible.
I really like the M240i and am thinking of buying a new one in the next year or so. I am good at getting the best put of my cars in regards to fuel consumption, so what you have said is very encouraging to me because the M240i is slightly better on fuel than the M340i.
I will not be doing regular long motorway journeys like you though.
Edited by Ron240 on Thursday 27th February 01:27
Ron240 said:
Fox- said:
Or actually, yes.
The My BMW App records fuel consumption for each trip and a trip is recorded from engine start to engine stop - you cannot reset it on the move and it logs each journey. I have several long distance Motorway trips where the recorded economy on the M340i was around 48. It really is a remarkably efficient engine for the level of performance it offers.
The average consumption since the car was brand new is also recorded by the car - in mine, it's showing as 35, which means I've done quite a few trips of well over 40 in order to cancel out the effects of driving around town where it's under 30.
Have to say I am struggling to get my head round the figures you have stated. I'm certainly not suggesting you are lying, but just that you will surely be in the minority for achieving that level of low fuel consumption with such a powerful engine together with xDrive.The My BMW App records fuel consumption for each trip and a trip is recorded from engine start to engine stop - you cannot reset it on the move and it logs each journey. I have several long distance Motorway trips where the recorded economy on the M340i was around 48. It really is a remarkably efficient engine for the level of performance it offers.
The average consumption since the car was brand new is also recorded by the car - in mine, it's showing as 35, which means I've done quite a few trips of well over 40 in order to cancel out the effects of driving around town where it's under 30.
You surely cannot be enjoying the performance and regularly driving quite sedately.
Just to pick up on one point...you seem to be saying it is not possible to reset the average fuel onsumption on the cars on board computer at any point during a journey. This is what i was referring to and I have never had a car where this was not possible.
I really like the M240i and am thinking of buying a new one in the next year or so. I am good at getting the best put of my cars in regards to fuel consumption, so what you have said is very encouraging to me because the M240i is slightly better on fuel than the M340i.
I will not be doing regular long motorway journeys like you though.
Edited by Ron240 on Thursday 27th February 01:27
So the addition of turbos in the M4 are definitely showing their benefit I think, but don't get me wrong though, if I consistently floored it everywhere then it wouldn't be doing 29mpg though in fairness!
Ron240 said:
ave to say I am struggling to get my head round the figures you have stated. I'm certainly not suggesting you are lying, but just that you will surely be in the minority for achieving that level of low fuel consumption with such a powerful engine together with xDrive.
I was very surprised as well!Ron240 said:
Just to pick up on one point...you seem to be saying it is not possible to reset the average fuel onsumption on the cars on board computer at any point during a journey. This is what i was referring to and I have never had a car where this was not possible.
No, I was just pointing out that there are various ways to measure the economy with the car and picked one that was not able to be influenced in the way you describe. It does have a conventional trip computer as well which you can reset whenever you want, but alongside that it has a number of others such as since start, since refuel, since factory and the recording on the app, all of which you can't reset yourself so can't 'cheat' to get unrepresentative fuel economy figures.Ron240 said:
I really like the M240i and am thinking of buying a new one in the next year or so. I am good at getting the best put of my cars in regards to fuel consumption, so what you have said is very encouraging to me because the M240i is slightly better on fuel than the M340i.
I will not be doing regular long motorway journeys like you though.
I tihnk you'll be very surprised with how good it can be - though I am certain my longer journeys are pulling the average up. The fuel economy around town is as you'd expect.I will not be doing regular long motorway journeys like you though.
Ron240 said:
Just to pick up on one point...you seem to be saying it is not possible to reset the average fuel onsumption on the cars on board computer at any point during a journey. This is what i was referring to and I have never had a car where this was not possible.
He's talking about the app. I have the MyBMW app and he's correct. It tracks each journey, totally separate from the OBC, which can be reset mid-journey.Edited by Ron240 on Thursday 27th February 01:27
That said, the mpg does sound implausible unless he coasts downhill and gets towed uphill (or the reading is faulty)
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