How reliable is the engine in a 59plate BMW 116i with 40,000miles
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I had a 54 plate 116i. When I had the car it was 4 years old with less than 35k miles on it and full BMW service history. It had one major failure in the 2 years I had it , this was the timing tensioner. I had it corrected at an independent specialist for less than £500 if I remember correctly. I was lucky than no permanent damage was done as I had spent quite a while trying to start it not knowing what had happened as it was so sudden.
There were a few plus's to this car , as I had gone from a 53 plate impreza the interior comfort and sound system was amazing by comparison and did impress me. It handled well , the 116i not having enough power to really upset it in any way.
The negatives out weighed the plus's though. Apart from the major engine failure the car creaked continuously , I eventually figured out that it was something in the factory fitted body kit that created the noise. Reliability is important to me which is now why I prefer Japanese, these being the only brands to cause me no problems at all.
After I had paid to have my 116i fixed I was told by a BMW service manager ( who I got to know outside work) that he could have got this done for free for me as it was a known problem , so maybe on a 59 its been corrected.
Good Luck!
My old 116i
There were a few plus's to this car , as I had gone from a 53 plate impreza the interior comfort and sound system was amazing by comparison and did impress me. It handled well , the 116i not having enough power to really upset it in any way.
The negatives out weighed the plus's though. Apart from the major engine failure the car creaked continuously , I eventually figured out that it was something in the factory fitted body kit that created the noise. Reliability is important to me which is now why I prefer Japanese, these being the only brands to cause me no problems at all.
After I had paid to have my 116i fixed I was told by a BMW service manager ( who I got to know outside work) that he could have got this done for free for me as it was a known problem , so maybe on a 59 its been corrected.
Good Luck!
My old 116i
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