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I sold my BMW to my son after 60K miles. Unfortunately, I’m not exactly sure about all of the maintenance. I followed what the dealership recommended. I had spark plugs replaced, and I had brake fluid replaced. I ended up needing front and rear brakes, including rotors, and, of course oil change every 10k miles. Fairly expensive to maintain. I don’t usually agree on maintenance packages, but moving forward, my wife and I have purchased a maintenance package on our other BMW.

@@ggcools Do you choose to not do the maintenance yourself or is it harder to do because it's a BMW?

@@serpentblaze6702I just chose it. Not sure if it is harder.

Thank you.

27-31mpg in town in sport mode. 35-38 hwy in sport mode.

I really like the acceleration. I would drive it in sport mode 100% of the time. I averaged 27 to 32 mpg in town and 34 to 38 mpg on the freeway.

No it does not. It is a manual adjust. I never had an issue with adjusting as needed. It’s a good car.

I may do that. I’ve had others ask the same thing. These are the costs I can think of so far. Rear brakes $900 (40k miles), front brakes $1000 (50k), spark plugs $300 (60k), oil & filter change every 10k $220, cabin air filter and engine air filter $150, brake flush $200. I pay ~$55 monthly for insurance through State Farm. I average 27mpg in town and up to 39mpg on the road and I drive in Sport Mode 100% of the time.

Maybe I can do an updated review this summer. I am at about 63k miles. I still love driving it.

The only flush that I have done is the brake flush. I have not seen the coolant flush in my maintenance requirements or recommendations. I am currently at about 63k miles. The only other maintenance that I’ve had done besides a brake flush is the engine and cabin filters, spark plugs, and, of course, oil & filter changes. Fun car to drive. I drive in “sport individual mode” (With transmission setting at comfort) 100% of the time.

Brake flush was at 30K. Spark plugs was at 60K. And I forgot to mention that I have had to have my front and rear brakes replaced at about $1000 each.

@@ggcools at how many miles did you do spark plugs? And how much was it? Just curious to know

@@ggcools brakes and rotors?

@@Drew25441 spark plugs were at 60K and was about $300. I did my rear brakes closer to 40k and my front brakes closer to 50k They require pads and rotors to be replaced with this performance style brakes. I tried to get it cheaper at another place and I did my rear at a place other than the dealership. I ultimately found that the dealership was actually pretty fairly priced and did my front brakes with them even though that seems expensive in comparison to a normal brake job with my previous cars. Both places used OEM parts.

That’s awesome. I still love mine. Have over 60k on mine.

I have 60k miles on it now. I have only had maintenance, a sunroof adjustment, and a recall for something to do with the grill flaps. I have not had any issues with anything else. I would say buy it based on my experience.

@@ggcoolsI found one on the marketplace with 100k miles for 20k, are these motors built to last? Should I expect it to be reliable assuming it’s had all oil changes and maintenance on time?

Good question. I sold it to my son, and I think it's at about 70k miles on it now with no issues.

@@ggcools ok because I’ve heard bad things about the previous years 330i motors with timing chains giving out around 60k but from what I’ve heard they improved on the newer year ones

@@ggcools ok because I’ve heard bad things about the previous years 330i motors with timing chains giving out around 60k but from what I’ve heard they improved on the newer year ones

I would. I have 60,000 miles on my car and I love it. I am not exactly sure on pricing but that sounds like a good price. I use my vehicle to drive in the snow with snow tires and it drives awesome. And of course is lots of fun to drive on regular roads.

I don’t remember exactly, but it is in the settings.

I have never had that. I guess I have had a rattle before and it was only because I did not have my rear seats locked in the position.

I have almost 54k miles on it now. Needs rear brakes replaced. Only mechanical thing that needed repair was the recall on the grill vents/flaps. I drive it is Sport Mode 100% of the time. I live in the desert and have temps of over 100° (106° today). I put snow tires on in the winter and take it up skiing. Only real complaint is how expensive it is to service it.

@@ggcools how much does it cost to service it?

@@LeeLee-br2hs basic oil and filter change ~$200. Brakes ~$900 for front and same for the rear. Spark plugs $350-400. That is the only thing I don't like.

@@ggcools California?

@@LeeLee-br2hs Washington State.

Unfortunately I haven’t driven the Mercedes so I couldn’t compare. If I buy BMW again I will pay for the maintenance package up front because all of the maintenance is quite expensive.

I have 53k miles on it now. Still happy with it. No issues.

Thank you. I just rolled over 50k miles and still love it.

@@ggcools nice ride,wondering is this the alpin or mineral white? thanks for your feedback from all aspect!

@@jrp8430 it’s Mineral White.

I’m glad you like the QX80. II was disappointed. I wish I got paid for this but I didn’t. And I hear ya.

Yes. I guess it depends on all the options. I just had a friend purchase same for same price as they.

@@ggcools just virtual cockpit and heated steering wheel. No 360 camera or ACC. But it is already the cheapest 330i xdrive I can find on market today lol

@@samyu3065 I hope you like it. I like every thing about it except for the higher prices for maintenance.

Maintenance is covered by BMW for the first three years 36,000 miles. My first oil change at 40,000 miles cost $170. They also wanted to charge $175 for engine air filter and cabin air filter each. Then they wanted to charge $200 for a “vehicle inspection.” That’s when they hook up the computer and do a “wellness check” is similar to “when you go to see the doctor.” I didn’t buy anything other than the oil change I’m gonna do a little bit of research. Next time I buy a BMW I’m going to pre buy maintenance so I don’t have to worry about the costs as they come. I love my car. So the only thing I regret is not purchasing the maintenance package up front.

@@ggcools i recommend buying an obd2 scanner will end up saving you a lot of money in the long run, the best budget one is the “blue driver scan tool”. if a check engine light every turns on it will tell you the cause of it and what parts you need to fix it and with that you can already have everything ready for when you go to a mechanic also so they don’t try to upsell you on things

It’s an awesome car without those features. Fun to drive.

The Vernasca leather has held up really well. My wife has a one year older BMW with the fake leather that already has cracks in it. I have had some rattles on the speaker cover on the dash. The other thing that’s annoying is one of the speakers is blown already in the right door. Outside of that I love it.

@@ggcools Thanks. I have a 08 5 series with 200k miles. No cracks in the leather and little wear.

Yes. With the Executive Package. Yes this one has that.

I agree. I had envisioned sharing better information but when I put it together I just covered mostly design like you said. Nothing really changed. Just wanted to share little things I noticed and how I feel after one year.

I love it. I was just thinking yesterday about posting something about the 2 year mark. This car is fun to drive and sporty. It took me a little to get used to the sporty feel. You will love this car.

I also posted a 1year follow up on my CZcams if your interested in that.

don't forget the metal covers for vanity purposes lol!

I know exactly what you are feeling. This is the main reason why I do not drive it in comfort mode. The other reason is because I can’t hear the engine noise, which is a little ironic because I’m not a big engine noise guy. I also just like how it accelerates in sport mode and I like how it doesn’t feel like it’s “lagging” trying to get the most fuel economy possible like it does in comfort mode. Also when it’s in comfort mode and I try and pull out in front of traffic there is the delay or hesitation that you talked about and I do not like that. I have learned to drive the whole time in sport mode. I get good fuel economy because I normally use the adaptive cruise control while driving in town and that gives me the best fuel consumption I think.

@@ggcools Thank you so much Gregory for this information! I noticed exactly what you said in that in Sport mode the lagging is not there. I am going to try to keep it in Sport mode as well going forward. Your detailed description of the characteristic was really a help to me. Also, I agree with you on the radio - with the chip shortage and the general situation with trying to buy a new car, there are no HK systems available. I was very concerned about that, but when I heard the radio I realized it was not bad at all and much better than many other stock systems out there. Thank you again!

Thank you! Fun car.

Oh man! That’s no good. Hopefully they fix it soon so you can enjoy it. I still love mine. Just turned over the 33,000 moles.

Thank you! I still love driving my car. Even more than when I first got it.