2 Series Gran Coupe

[Rob2005uk]

Looked at a 2 series gran coupe at the weekend and was pleasantly surprised by it's size. Seriously considering a purchase - thoughts on these from owners? Or anything else I should give consideration to? Budget is low £20s

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd say go for the bigger brother in the form of the 430i GC, they're nicer inside & I find they have a better ride:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407101...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202410275...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407292...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202411076...

[Rob2005uk]

I hadn't considered the 4. Do the variants at this price point have android auto do you know? Thanks

[BenS94]

Loved my 218i, had it 4 months, 2,000 miles covered, only moved it on as paid £24,399 and was offered £24,359, so took the opportunity to jump off the PCP wagon.

It'll likely appear on Motorpoint soon. YA73 KHT, 7,300 miles, Black Sapphire with the Pro Pack and 19" wheels.

[zsiddyy]

I had a 218i M-Sport Pro for a little while. Really enjoyed it, sunroof helped with that though. Only major downsides I felt it had was that the round noise was awful on the motorway, and the engine felt a little flat on longer journeys. Other than that, it was fantastic. Also think they're nicer looking than the 1 series.

[CG2020UK]

zsiddyy said:

I had a 218i M-Sport Pro for a little while. Really enjoyed it, sunroof helped with that though. Only major downsides I felt it had was that the round noise was awful on the motorway, and the engine felt a little flat on longer journeys. Other than that, it was fantastic. Also think they're nicer looking than the 1 series.

I might just input here that a lot of the noise can be attributed to the run flat tyres which are annoying across the BMW range

[Jamescrs]

Rob2005uk said:

I hadn't considered the 4. Do the variants at this price point have android auto do you know? Thanks

Almost certain the 4 series linked are all Apple CarPlay only, I don’t think they offered android Auto in the F series.

I have an F82 M4 and ended up swapping to iPhone

[Rob2005uk]

Thanks for the comments. Very helpful

[flight147z]

BenS94 said:

Loved my 218i, had it 4 months, 2,000 miles covered, only moved it on as paid £24,399 and was offered £24,359, so took the opportunity to jump off the PCP wagon.

It'll likely appear on Motorpoint soon. YA73 KHT, 7,300 miles, Black Sapphire with the Pro Pack and 19" wheels.

Doesn't sound like you loved it if you only had it that long and hardly drove it!

[zsiddyy]

CG2020UK said:

zsiddyy said:

I had a 218i M-Sport Pro for a little while. Really enjoyed it, sunroof helped with that though. Only major downsides I felt it had was that the round noise was awful on the motorway, and the engine felt a little flat on longer journeys. Other than that, it was fantastic. Also think they're nicer looking than the 1 series.

I might just input here that a lot of the noise can be attributed to the run flat tyres which are annoying across the BMW range

I was running it as a sales demo for BMW at the time, it was a lot louder than all the other models I had used.

[Fox-]

ZX10R NIN said:

I'd say go for the bigger brother in the form of the 430i GC, they're nicer inside & I find they have a better ride:

These cars are the previous generation - there is a better 4 series than the 2 series gran coupe but they didn't appear until 2021 and are consequently much more expensive.

They'll all have the older version of iDrive, the more dated interior from the 2011 3 series, etc.

[Jimjimhim]

What about an Alfa Giulia Veloce, your budget would get a lovely car.

[BenS94]

flight147z said:

BenS94 said:

Loved my 218i, had it 4 months, 2,000 miles covered, only moved it on as paid £24,399 and was offered £24,359, so took the opportunity to jump off the PCP wagon.

It'll likely appear on Motorpoint soon. YA73 KHT, 7,300 miles, Black Sapphire with the Pro Pack and 19" wheels.

Doesn't sound like you loved it if you only had it that long and hardly drove it!

Highlighted for the hard of reading. I also had a van I had use of, and had a few different sheds as a second car.

[otolith]

My 3 series didn't support CarPlay. I got it flashed to a newer version of iDrive, and now it does. May be a possibility if the car you want doesn't have the integration you want.

[flight147z]

BenS94 said:

flight147z said:

BenS94 said:

Loved my 218i, had it 4 months, 2,000 miles covered, only moved it on as paid £24,399 and was offered £24,359, so took the opportunity to jump off the PCP wagon.

It'll likely appear on Motorpoint soon. YA73 KHT, 7,300 miles, Black Sapphire with the Pro Pack and 19" wheels.

Doesn't sound like you loved it if you only had it that long and hardly drove it!

Highlighted for the hard of reading. I also had a van I had use of, and had a few different sheds as a second car.

Bit weird to champion the car on a forum when it looks like you drove it once a week and sold it after only 4 months

If it was that good you wouldn't be looking to cap your ownership cost at £40 and get out ASAP

[BenS94]

flight147z said:

Bit weird to champion the car on a forum when it looks like you drove it once a week and sold it after only 4 months

If it was that good you wouldn't be looking to cap your ownership cost at £40 and get out ASAP

You're a bit blinkered aren't you?

Cars usually depreciate thousands the minute you drive them away.

In fact, my settlement was £24,092.55 so I was in the black.

Like I said, it wasn't the car, it was getting out of finance, I loved the car.

You're wrong. Deal with it.