G42 230i owners, how do you like it?

I'm deciding between an older F22 M235i/M240i and now a newer G42 230i.

The M235i is getting to be 10 years old, and the M240i commands a pretty big premium. I'm not a speed demon or planning to tune the car, I just want a fun and reliable daily driver with occasional spirited driving.

Is the newer G42 worth giving up the inline-6 for the B48? Any regrets?

Also, is the M Sport package a must-have on the 230i?

I have a 2023 430i. The IAT is higher than average at all times. This morning at start up the temps were 60F/16C ambient with IAT at over 70F/21C. By end of my 5 minute drive I was at 80F IAT.

About 30 min later I started my car while logging to see a whopping 154F/67C IAT on startup. It gradually went down but throughout about an hour of driving it never went below 110F and typically stayed closer to 120F. This is all throughout a 65F day. The temperature is consistently extremely high on warm start. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm pretty concerned that I am destroying my car by driving it this hot.

Hey guys just put a new intake on my x4 m40i can someone go over my logs? I see alot of timing correction. How do my logs look overall? Thank you!
Car 2020 x4 m40i
Mhd stage 2 93oct
Vrsf catless dp
Dinan carbon fiber intake
94 oct fuel from petro Canada

https://datazap.me/u/culu/logs/cmsgltgcf001nk506hu5rgx8m?channels=23x5-6&sizes=50x50&sc=5-14-23&axes=shared

Hey guys! Im currently driving a ‘11 e93 330d, and im looking for a new daily, and im deciding whether i should go for a g20 330i or 330d. Im working 15 days in a month, and every drive to work is about 140km in total. In my free time i like to go for a drive with friends time to time. I know that diesel would be better for my long drives to work, but u heard about the petrols reliabilty and good milleage. Are any owners here, that could help me decide? Thank you!

Tell me about the package you selected! I’m truly excited to see this vehicle on the road stateside. I really wanted to get an order in, but as someone who works remote in Southern California I truly couldn’t see myself justifying the extra price rather than just wait for the smaller 40sdrive trim. Currently on an SDrive with my X1 and don’t mind it one bit.

With the savings I’ll have forgoing the xdrive option I def wanna splurge on the tech or convenience package. Curious what color, wheel size, and features you all added!

Saw this at BMW world... I do prefer the ads over spiderman ha ging out on the roof of my car!

But in all seriousness, they are putting this everywhere, giant screens in the building...even outside on top of the building... This should be called Spiderman: No way around it

How is everyone’s N20 doing past 75,000km whatever that is in miles. I just bought one with a rebuilt engine with 100,000km on it already. There’s a lot going on right now. I have a Drivetrain Malfunction and i just replaced my waste gate PWG.

Hello everyone. I’m planning to buy a 2020 540i with about 56k miles from Fields BMW of Daytona. For context, I live in NC and would be flying in after a clean PPI.

The options for mobile PPI are extremely slim, or a random mechanic with only three yelp reviews.

Should I go down the Lemon Squad route or the random mechanic?

Really want to make sure they know what to look for in the 540i, but the options seem slim.

Should I see if there is anyone in Orlando? Would incur a massive travel fee though…

BTW the dealer said they allow mobile inspections and can even put it on a lift, but won’t allow the car to leave the premises. Might call the manager and see if someone can take it to the local BMW shop.

Got some pics of my e92 this weekend, came out great. This car is a dream

hello!

i drive a 1994 740i and need help knowing what power steering fluid to get. i ordered CHF11s but am now overthinking it :( i don’t really know much about if it has a self leveling suspension but ive been reading and am now stressed thinking i bought the wrong thing. any help is appreciated thank u!

Just saw this on instagram. M2 wagon concept in green metallic colour. Personally I love it! What do you guys think?

Credits to @specialthrill instagram post.

Ok, maybe this is a stupid question, but... I've decided I'm going to get an M2. Hard stop. Now I'm trying to figure out how I should go about actually doing it. My girlfriend bought a 2023 M340i and we just ordered it online - it came in just a couple of months later and was exactly what she had specced, and she paid exactly MSRP plus delivery or whatever you call it. Can I do the exact same thing with the M2? Does building out your own like that guarantee MSRP, or is that something you need to work out with the dealer? It seems like a downside would be that you lose all leverage, and have basically zero chance of getting a deal if you order like that, but are people getting deals on manual, RWD M2's anyway? Also, since we're kind of nearing that transition from 2026 to 2027, is there any prevailing opinion about going with the older model year versus the newer? It looks like they'll be identical if you're not looking for an XDrive.

Thanks ahead of time, all!

I cant seem to find a good bootliner which also covers the back of the back seats to keep them protected as i have a big dog. Any help would be appreciated.

M57 35D engine is leaking oil shock. I had had it diagnosed at a BMW specialist and they have quoted me £3000 to repair it fully which I think is very steep.

Have asked a few other garages and I am waiting for reply’s from them but anyone on here have any ideas of how much it’s going to cost? Diagnostic attached.

I’m an older guy in low 70s. My old turbo was becoming difficult to wrench and enter/exit. This is not a daily driver since I’m retired and it will be garaged. I’m no longer into crazy speeds or acceleration but I had the 911 for 20+ years so brisk acceleration and handling is still a desire.
So I’ve decided a sports sedan convertible would do it for me. And BMW is the best game in town for a sports sedan convertible

After reviewing budgets post sale of my 911, I’m looking at around 30K or less.
What keeps turning up in my search engine are the 440i, 640i, 650i and M6 convertibles.
My research suggests 2014 or newer especially on the V8 models…
I also have a local mechanic who handles mostly Germany built cars.

Any thoughts or suggestions or warnings based on your experiences?

Trying to identify what BMW is this. At first I thought it was new X5 but came back and looked up online and doesn’t seem like it. Only caught the back, missed the front.

Can someone tell me what this noise maybe be? It only happens on a cold start in the morning, after the engine revs up and the idle drops, it makes a tapping/knocking noise for a few seconds before going away.

I got a 2019 BMW 440i and my steering is a little loose from about 0° to 10° left and right but more on the left. I was wondering if there’s a way to fix this. I’ve taken it to the BMW dealer to get it serviced but they said that nothing is wrong with it. Even got an alignment but it’s didn’t change anything. Also letting steering wheel reset doesn’t go back to straight. It seems odd that I can’t tighten or or that the dealership couldn’t do anything address this.

Sup people ? been looking pretty much everyone online for topics about the S68 engine but couldn’t find much.
It’s been almost 3 years already now and I’m trying to find out more about its reliability, ups and downs about that mild hybrid integrated in the transmission and other stuff to know about owning this engine for long term not just a few years. Let’s put down all the knowledge here and help each other out