I bought a HIGH MILEAGE 2015 BMW 3 SERIES as my new daily driver - GUESS THE MILES!
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I've bought myself a high mileage daily, and I LOVE IT!! To be honest, I'm usually pretty excited about buying any car, it is my favourite part of the job but I think I've really got a bargain here!
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I’ve had 3 series tourings for over 20 years now, e46,e91 and the F31 . They have all been fantastic cars and have never, ever let me down. German engineering at its finest 👍
Nice! Which engine variants do you had? Greetings from Bavaria
@@Martin.b0 mainly the N47, all have been great.. but now have the N57…….. another level 👏👍👏👍👏
@@Tonymason762 had any issues with the n57 after the latest EGR recall?
@@minhajuddin1769 no, not so far 🤞🤞
What engine oil type and viscosity you use for the F31 if it's high mileage already? 100K+ miles?
I love this videos man you’re awesome 🤩🤩
I was going for around 130 to 150k. These bmw can take a lot of miles. But from the condition you would think it’s sub 50k all day long, so great result
Congratulations on the purchase definitely a great buy, what's not to like; 🔥
Great video and excellent example, there are some out there like myself putting big miles on and keeping their cars good and serviced. It really saves you money.
Please get a bootliner for the dogs, it's such a lovely boot.
Travall do a great non slip one, they cut it to the right shape.
That’s the spec I’d go for. I had the 2 series m sport and hated the harsh ride with the low profile run flats. You’ve got a nice car there, for not much money.👍
I have one of these also in white,all be it an msport,absolutely love it ,great mpg and none to shabby when you floor it either😂,another great video fella👍👍
If your accelerating the inertia involved means it's easier to pull the shifter towards you for up shift. Conversely if you are braking the inertia means it's easier to press it forward to down gear as you slow
Great video. Ive got this spec F31 same engine but so called X drive. Only issue I've had was a headlight unit failed but luckily less than three years old when it happened so BMW paid. Now done nearly 70K. Just a small thing but there is a specific place to store the alloy locking nut key - on the right (rather than the left) of the lift up boot floor. (It snaps into a proper holder).
good looking motor that one, superb car if you have good contacts who have the know how to keep it purring. Cracking channel this mate, we just discovered it. You come across well and the type of car dealer who it is good to deal with, no bull required no need for mystery, they are motors! All best.
I’ve got a 2016 F31 MSport B47 with 177k on it at the moment regular oil changes 8-10k or every year and they go on for ever, one thing to check is that you have the N47 which is not the most reliable when it comes to timing chains.
3 series tourings are so hard to beat. I've had a 325i E91 and 340i F31 as well as other saloons and they tick all the boxes. Fast, frugal and space for the dog and kids junk.
That has really worn its miles well. The engine bay is spotless! BMWs often seem to cope well with high mileages.
I have a 52 plate rover 75 underneath has a 2.0 BMW engine under the bonnet. Best car I’ve ever owned & a great engine
looks a tidy motor 3 series touring ideal for your needs with dogs!! seems cheap enough as well interior has really done well all those miles no rips or wearing on the bolsters!! who ever owned it has obviously taken care of it!!!
Brilliant car. It will make you a decent daily I’m in the old school and normal 70 profile tyres for me!
Looks really nice and I thought 160 thousand miles but that was with what you were saying, but it definitely doesn't look like its done that much and it sounded good so just enjoy your new daily fella have fun
For a charity I get to drive Modeo's and Octavia's with 180k to 230k, all obviously showing signs of wear but engines are still excellent. The Skodas shift like grease lightning even at that mileage. It's always the electrics that show signs of wear, aka reduced reliability. That BMW was very nice.
My personal preference is for cars, and motorbikes, with minimal electronics. It's always the electrics and chip modules that cave in first with UK winter weather. Modern vehicle structures and engines have improved vastly since I started driving, thankfully. Really do enjoy the vlog.
Was at 140,looking at geting one myself cheers for this vid 👌
Looks very nice, I think the service and condition edges the mileage every time, do you want abused low mileage or high motorway miles, unstressed and maintained?
It's a pretty tidy example. My only issue is those black alloys. I think they look a bit naff. It would look much better with a nice silver powder coat rerfurb upgrade.
I hate black wheels, plus the fact you drive half a dozen miles and the tyres end up looking paler than the wheels themselves. Nasty things
Budget tyres all round indicates the previous owner probably didn't look after it as well as one would hope. On a used car the tyres are a give away as to how the previous owner approached maintenance. That's not to say this is not a good buy. Just giving my thoughts. Thank you for the video
Bargain car for the money you enjoy pal loving the videos
These are great cars! I’ve ran a f31 335d touring for nearly 6 years & it’s fantastic. They do really need the 6 cylinders though to get the full experience, it’s in a different league to the 4 cylinder (had an f10 520d before it) & the 6 is not that much worse with regards to economy. Also I don’t think you really need the steering wheel paddles in everyday driving because the ZF auto box is so good. Personally I’d refurb the wheels, never understood the black wheel thing to be honest it makes the car look like someone has stolen the wheel trims! 🤣
Good video 👍🏻
What engine oil type and viscosity you use for the F31 if it's high mileage already? 5w30, 5w40 or 10w40? For 120K+ miles? Thanks
@@gavinb5784 My car has only 57000 on the clock & has full dealer history so I believe it’ll be 5w30. However with my low annual mileage BMW say it only needs changed every 2 years but I like to get mine changed annually, generally at MOT time.
I’m a great believer in premium fuel as well at least every second fill up, I’ve never had any dpf, egr or injector issues, which is a concern doing lower mileage but gives me an excuse to give it a good blast every 2 or 3 weeks 😇🤣
Very common problem on these is the Exhaust gaskets do fail and the fumes comes in the cabin when the heating is on and it a bitch to replace a specially if you snap a bolt and they will snap
For 170k realky good. My Golf had faded trim, that is lettering on gear and headlight switch after 80k and broje down a lot despite regular servicing.
I'm currently driving an F30 67 reg 335D X Drive M Sport Auto with the 3 Litre engine with 630Nm of torque and 313 bhp. Pulls like an absolute train and is stupidly fast for what is essentially just a "normal saloon". Not too bad fuel wise, lowest I've seen so far is about 22 Mpg but that was on a spirited drive and pushing it hard, best I've seen so far is 43 Mpg on a 50 mile motorway run, which is quite impressive from a 3 litre car. Good fun to drive and wish I'd got one sooner!
Mine also came with the smaller 6.5 inch display but I've recently bought the 8.8 inch "pro nav" touchscreen and will be fitting that and coding it in.
Only downside is it came with runflat tyres, just had to have the front two replaced but by the time the back two need doing the fronts will probably be worn too, so I'll replace all 4 with non RFT, probably Michelin Pilot Sport 4's.
Nice one. Actually considering one at the moment, so having to do my homework on them as I'm not so familiar with everything about them presently. This has helped. Just the badge that is possibly putting me off, as probably incorrectly, BM owner/drivers are nearly all tarred with the same brush, I have to get that out of my fat head.
It's only a single turbo by the way, even though it says twin power turbo. The twin power means something else.
I'm new lol. I have one 2014 just turned 90k . 320d luxury model . Full leather ect great cars i love mine . Got rid off a landrover freelander 2 for it . Saving a fortune..
Great motors! I have a nice 2014 model on 222k
Love the intro😂😂😂😂
169k is my guss love your show 👍👍👍
From the front bumper and bonnet it looks like a rep Mobil that's been up and down the motorway so I think 240,000 .just watched the end ,it's barely run in at that milage 😂😂😂 . Good buy . Many years ago I had an mg Montego with 215000 miles on the clock ,it rattled a bit but still went ok ,until I wrote it off 🤦
35,000 out. Brilliant looking car as you say, doesn't look its age !!
Was the timing chain ever changed? The condition of the engine is excellent.
I like the space
Hows it going a year on mate? Great car 😮
Without checking 180k+ motorway miles... So the dpf/egr valve must be nice n clean 😎👌🏿
I guessed 145k. Unbelievable condition for its mileage!
I bought a 5 Series E60 523i in grandad spec as my daily driver it had done 53,000, bought from an old boy had it 18 months and the head gasket went. So low mileage cars aren’t always the ticket.
I said 180k 😊 and never let milage bother me especially with diesels as they are made to be ran I have a 2013 scenic on 171k 1.6dci
I've owned the same car, 2015 320d Touring and happily racked up 260,000 miles. I then went to a 430d and stuck a 100,000 miles on it before switch to a Mercedes C300. I've got rid of the Merc after 40,000 miles and 14 months and traded it for a M440i. I get why people like Merc's and Audi's but in my experience with a bit of love and regular servicing the BMW will literally go on forever and stand up to most abuse. Cracking cars and as safe a punt as you will ever make.
Which is better 330d or 320d? I’m undecided
@@Thuds593 330d
Sorry to say 320d is a single turbo. The twin power bit means variable geometry turbo. Need the 325d to have twin turbo diesel. Enjoy the car
I didn't expect that on the miles.
It’s twin scroll not twin turbo, these are just single turbo, the twin turbo has 215bhp standard. You can buy the steering wheel with paddles and retro fit the flappy paddle, then just needs coded in.
Agree about the tyre 😂
Not got to the reveal of the miles yet but looking at it and if you’d not mentioned high miles I’d have thought about 70k……. No doubt it’ll be at least double 😂
I’d rather have a properly maintained high mileage car than something that’s just been used by Nan to pop to the shops all its life… I daily drive a Volvo C30 D5 with 160k on the clock, it’s absolutely pristine with extensive service history and it drives faultless, I’ve covered 1.5k in the last month alone. It’s serviced twice a year, not that it entails much on a D5.
Own 2011 Mondeo 2 L diesel owned 6 years 157k drives perfect just had cambelt and water pump.
Cracking buy that… my guess was 180k based on price but looks I’d have said 70k. 👍🏻
I guessed 180k miles. Seems decent and for your purposes great.
I guessed 170,000 miles.
Amazing condition for the mileage.
Unscrupulous dealers in the long past would have turned the clock back on this car.
Looks like it has the standard “business” nav which means small screen rather than “professional” nav which gave it a larger screen and more connectivity. Looks to be a rather standard low/no option car…all comes down to price and how cheaply you purchased it….
They’re not the standard wheels, someone has upgraded them to the M Sport ones. Not a bad example at all.
139k would be my guess. Nice car.
I didn't even know BMW made cloth seats. All BMWs in the US are leather or leatherette standard.
If white paint is scratched it is black underneath. If black paint is scratched it is white underneath. The magic of car paint
I have a similar car, similar millage, similar condition and payed similar price 😅, but now he needs a timing chain, 😢
Often - Sweet spot is 140k 4 years old ex lease full maintenance contract up and down motorway done no work - they sell for nothing as can’t really be retailed but too expensive for non retailers and there’s no real interest in them from serious buyers or sellers.
330D all the way. No doubt
Nice car, mileage I’d say around 190k
nice video, i guessed 195,000 so somewhat out. Would it be possible to do updates on this car?
I will certainly try 👍
Got to be 170,000 as you keep on about it so it must be very high, Think you would be better with a fiesta van.
170K? Someone has given it a detailed clean! Seriously, as long as it has some maintenance history it will be good for another 50K without too many eye watering bills. Good family car or rep mobile, just not my cup of tea.
N47s aren't bad at all tbh, get it serviced every 8k max though.
Isn't that a B47? I thought the crossover from N47 was in 2014. May be wrong
@@jamieh2304 65 reg and above has the B47
@@jamieh2304 that engine is a n47 the b47 has a different engine cover it's smaller , 2014 was change over in a 5 series 2015 in the 3 series
By the way it's not a twin turbo, it's a twin scroll single turbo. BMW twin turbos produce a lot more power than a 320d/320i.
Yeah, slip of the tongue there, I’m like Ron Burgundy and read whatever is in front of me, saw twin on the engine and it stuck in my head 😂
Careful of timing chain mine snapped in a '14 at 218k.
😬 my middle name is danger 😅
Twin turbo!!!🎉 😂😂😂😂
Hi how much did you pay for BMW Ali Walsall west midlands england junction 10 m6 Walsall churckery
I had 230,000 in my head...had diesels most of my working life ( always seemed to get jobs at least 170 miles return +)..bought a pug 309 with 85 k on the clock sold it to a window cleaner at 399 k ..still going ..secret is regular oil changes ..now with dpf , egr .probs kiss them goodbye..made em all too complicated rip diesels.
I guessed 185k. Looks like a bloody bargain at that money, and very tidy for the mileage. I'm with you on the tyre sidewall preferences, mahoosive wheels and low profile tyres aren't suited to our crappy roads.
Is this a RWD or X Drive? Unfortunately in the States we can only get the wagon with X Drive
RWD
Looks like a company car with motorway millage
Bought a used BMW 320d Xdrive 2017 model with the Msport bodykit. Owned it 3 years now and its actually been the most problem free car ive ever owned. Have had the EGR replaced as it was clogged up with carbon, EGR cooler is also due a recall. Other than that, I've gone from 20-61k miles in it and it still sounds the same as when I first bought it. Oil changes every 7-8k miles. Gearbox every 30k. Diffs every 60k. Just about to do a major service including new coolant & brake fluid. Btw... does this B47 engine have swirl flaps?? I've found it hard to find an answer online. Going to ask my BMW mech about it but want to know what im on about lol. Anyway, heres to this awesome motor. Hope she keeps cruising well.
You need to change a chain asap, or you can say good bye to an engine any time soon
Hi, I'm looking at buying a 3 series coupe... I know every cars different but what sort of things should I look for as common problems (or signs of stay away from this one) when looking at cars I might buy. I'm looking around spending £6k - what's the right sort of mileage for that, I've seen some that are
Hey mate, what did you choose?
@@dmten7135 hahahah, an rx8 in the end 😂
You said they had budget tyres, but they are all Michelins! Did you film that segment after?
I think I must have been thinking about the Porsche Cayenne I had just been filming with!
Get rid of the black naff alloys and go back to factory silver….
@Shifting Metal have you still got this? How's it been as a daily?
Yes I do, it’s great!
I have 330d currently on 136k I was thinking about changing but car is to go to sell for the price I would get for that I think I may keep it until past 200k since I got the timing chain don 6k miles ago.
Not sure if it’s the N47 engine, but would be concerned with the timing chain with that mileage
B47
@@danmoney9932n47
I guessed 95,000 - way off the mark. The car looks great for what you want it for - shame about the tractor engine, chavvy privacy glass and black wheels but, hey, it should do the job pretty well. My major concern would be only 5 service stamps for a 171,000 mile car -particularly a BMW diesel. I suppose you'll just have to hope it's had more oil changes which haven't been recorded.
What engine oil type and viscosity you suggest for the F31 if it's high mileage already? 5w30 or 5w40 or 10w40? 120K+ miles?
@@gavinb5784 Sorry, mate, can't help - I'm a tyre kicker, not a mechanic. All I know is that proof of 5 services over 171,000 miles equates to a service every 34,000 miles, which is not good.
@Saddon Carrs all good. Thanks for replying though. We all gonna get there hehe
lovely cars
“not going non binary or anything” 😭😭😭 cracked me up man
miles guess is 190k ,
The diesel 320d and up are the best engines, as long as you look after them,own two bmw 3 and a 5 series would not change them but wouldn’t recommend them 😹 sensor problems , but wouldn’t drive anything but bmw or Mercedes if you look after them they can do lots off miles I’d one with over 220k
Never give bother only sold as body work was awful 🤷♂️
Is it me or does it scream police spec..?
Though guess the screen/nav would be missing if so?
…and it’d been serviced internally rather than BMW.
I’d say the mileage is on 170,000 to 175,000. But by looking at it I say it looks like 50000 miles car!
If it hasn’t had a chain that’s going to snap any second at that milage, that’s why it was so cheap
Clearly not , you only believe what you read on Google iv seen them on 220+ on original chain just that people only talk about bad stuff on the internet never the millions that don't snap
I guessed 140k, wouldn't have thought it was as high 170k
Be interested to know if you’ve kept this and how it’s running ?
Still have it, still going strong! Great car!
@@ShiftingMetal mint. Looking at one of these with similar mileage but was concerned if its minutes from blowing up 👌🏻
Brother i waited 19 mins to listen to your "high mileage" 170.000 miles? My f31 318d 2015 is nearing 250.000 miles and still drives like it's brand spanking new. I thought you were gonna so like between 300 and 500.000 miles. 170.000 miles is not high mileage for that car
Has it's timing chain been changed? Mine is nearing 140k miles and I'm still not sure if it should be done
@@mikanunx Yes mine was changed at 200k
@@casperhansen9955 if you don't mind my question, why did you change it? was it noisy or for peace of mind?
@@casperhansen9955 if you don't mind my question, why did you change it? was it noisy or for peace of mind?
@@mikanunx Hi, i changed it because it made a rattle noise on startup. But to my suprise it wasn't the chain. It was because of the Air condition system, it couldn't turn so the belt that is used to power the A/C was stuck which made a rattle noise, which i associated the timing chain fault with. However the mechanic said that it was good thing that i got it changed, because the chain had streched, but wasn't about to fall off like alot of the horror stories that you hear about.
I paused at 7:20.... im gonna guess 184000 miles, I'd day its been a motorway muncher! Always find a bargain with a high mileage cars
This is nothing, i have a 2013 316D F31, chip tuned to 216hp and it has done 214k miles and still going strong
It's a nice car, but I couldn't buy a premium brand car brand new without speccing it out at least moderately. This seems very bare bones.
It was probably bought new by someone who was trying to impress people they will never meet by driving a vehicle from a premium brand.
When in reality they probably stretched their automotive budget to the maximum and couldn't afford to add any options.
@@williamegler8771 summed it up on one there
170k ?
95k?
Scott Kilmer calls BS on this 😂
That car come from my work
Really, where’s that?
@@ShiftingMetal Chandler's BMW now known as group1 BMW,
@@ShiftingMetal what's the post code on the number plate? It should be a BN postal code
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