Anyone driven an F30 330?

[John V]

I keep coming back to this article.

https://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-e...hit-1784684330

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by John V

I keep coming back to this article.

https://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-e...hit-1784684330

I've really come around on that article recently.

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

I've really come around on that article recently.

[Alan]

I had one as a loaner when I brought my sons 340i in for service ... great car, great engine though the steering was a little weird, I’ve noticed it on the 328 as well when turning the wheel it wraps itself right back to center very quickly and feels strange.

I drove my sons 340 after and it doesn’t do this, also drove my friends 435 convertible and it doesn’t do it either. No idea if they say the steering is the same on all 3 series but it isn’t.

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by AF

I had one as a loaner when I brought my sons 340i in for service ... great car, great engine though the steering was a little weird

I HATED the steering in the F30 340xi that I drove. It was like someone was tugging on the wheel randomly while you were trying to turn. Really bizarre.

I found the 240i better, and the M2 best.

Well, the Cayman was best. But the M2 was as good as it got for a modern BMW.

[Alan]

Originally Posted by rumatt

I HATED the steering in the F30 340xi that I drove. It was like someone was tugging on the wheel randomly while you were trying to turn. Really bizarre.

That describes it really well ... it is the same feeling I had but for some reason in my sons 340xi and my friends 435xi conv it does not have that feeling though every loaner I’ve had with the smaller engine does

Btw I just realized the last loaner was a 430 not a 330 but still it had that weird tugging on the wheel thing.

[robg]

Originally Posted by John V

I keep coming back to this article.

https://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-e...hit-1784684330

Ha -yeah I saw that a while ago. Funny and true. But that's why I'd only lease a BMW (or any German car for that matter). Wouldnt trust a VW/Audi or MB engine to perform flawlessly over the long-term either.

[John V]

Originally Posted by robg

Ha -yeah I saw that a while ago. Funny and true. But that's why I'd only lease a BMW (or any German car for that matter). Wouldnt trust a VW/Audi or MB engine to perform flawlessly over the long-term either.

Certainly not. One of the main reasons I never had much interest in the Audi S4s with the DOHC V8 was the insanely high maintenance costs.