[kingjon]

2006 E90 330i M-Sport in Le Mans Blue... still love every second in it after owning for over 4 years.

[JancPaul]

Yep, agree great car. Coil packs changed twice under warranty. So still get warranty every year. Got money back on the mech-a-tronic oil leak last year fixed under warranty. Car likes to be pushed. 57 plate N53. Love it!

[a11y]

Yikes acerboo, that's some list. Mine's been reasonable with only a replacement battery, 1 rear wheel under warranty, and most recently a repaired dsc unit. Not bad in 80k.

[ALF_E90]

Another one here, I have a pre facelift N53 engined SE touring auto. I'm a high mileage driver (bought it with 18k up 3 years ago, it's about to hit 100k) but I love a 6 cylinder NA petrol engine. Mostly used on motorways, I generally average 34-35 mpg but it's on 36.6 since I put the winter tyres on a month ago.

As a combination of superb refinement, ride quality (I downgraded to 17's), decent economy and running costs yet great handling and a lovely engine, it's hard to beat. I really struggle working out what to replace it with. Normally at this point - 3 years of ownership - I would change but I think I'll run it another 18 months at least.

I had some repetitive issues with coils and plugs failing 2.5 years ago, and the auto gearbox oil leak (common to many auto BMW's) but nothing since. On the size I run tyres are just over £100 for premium non-RF and while new discs and pads all round smarted a bit, they made it to well over 70k miles so I won't be doing that again. I'm even still using a BMW main dealer as the service and prices have been better than expected. It's even converted my wife, anti-BMW before, to the brand and she wants an X1 next (which is based on a 3 series touring chassis). It's just a shame they only just started making petrol X1's - I may buy new as a result.

[Robin330i]

Do anyone else have hesitation issues when the engine is running less than 1500rpm and you go full throttle?

[verysideways]

Originally Posted by Robin330i

Do anyone else have hesitation issues when the engine is running less than 1500rpm and you go full throttle?

Did you used to drive a diesel?
1500 rpm is pretty low down for a n/a petrol.
What fuel are you running?

[Robin330i]

Nope didn't own a diesel.

1500rpm isn't that low - should be able to load it up from 1000rpm with no issues but on mine it just stops until the gearbox decides to drop it a gear.

[a11y]

Sounds a bit odd to me. Mine's a manual and will happily pull from under 1000rpm with no hesitation. Pulls surprisingly strongly from 1500rpm.

[ALF_E90]

No hesitation on mine. All my various V6 and straight 6 petrols have pulled happily from below 1000 revs - in fact when I drive diesels I tend to find them disappointing at very low revs compared with a big NA petrol!

[335d Rocco]

A new 330i owner here, picked up my e93 330i 4 days ago and love it.

[m20b25]

Out if interest, what coolant temperature does everyone here get on the 330i? Haven't checked for a while but was around 113 in traffic a few months ago. Heard high temps were normal so didn't give it much thought but I'm not 100% convinced. Any thoughts?

[neallo]

E90 330i LCI in space grey fully loaded.took me ages to find!

[Jat]

Originally Posted by m20b25

Out if interest, what coolant temperature does everyone here get on the 330i? Haven't checked for a while but was around 113 in traffic a few months ago. Heard high temps were normal so didn't give it much thought but I'm not 100% convinced. Any thoughts?

E91 330i Pre-LCI here. How did you check the temp? I find my engine runs very hot quite quickly, but the coolant temp indicator is fine. Always wondered if all 330i ran the same way.

[m20b25]

Originally Posted by Jat

E91 330i Pre-LCI here. How did you check the temp? I find my engine runs very hot quite quickly, but the coolant temp indicator is fine. Always wondered if all 330i ran the same way.

You can get the coolant temp in the hidden menu on the instrument cluster. It's test #7. Hold the trip reset for about 10 seconds until it says 'test' then do some other stuff. If you have a quick search the procedure will come up !

Be interested to find out what yours reads

[no1_jazz]

Hi Guys,

I did not realise that there are a fair few 330i owners on here. I ask you all to shed some light on to my thread please. I am out in the market for either a 330i and or 335i both petrol /manual.

The 335i owners have given me a fair bit of information already regarding both but of course more so on the 335i.

This is the thread : http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=941838

Thanks
J

[dockishen]

and me

[Rally_chris]

Me too - picked up my 2007 pre LCI E91 at the start of July. My car was pretty well loaded with options from the factory but I have already added OEM Bluetooth and DAB radio.

I had a hesitation at low RPM that was cured with a new intake air temp sensor, and a leaking headlamp washer unit.

Fantastic car, just have to stop worrying about the fuel gauge!

Chris

[Jat]

I like my 330i, had and e46 330d before that was mapped, and I miss the torque, but to be fair, the noise of the 330i is very nice. Once on the move, and in the revs, the 330i is ok, but I do still miss the torque of the d, especially when joining a motorway via an uphill slip road etc, the d used to just fly with 265bhp and 440 ftlbs torque.