i agree

Just for aspirational purposes, how much income would I need to earn monthly to comfortably afford this car?

Daygo G The financial gurus say you should not spend more than 20% of your annual income on a car, so if you make $100,000 a year, your car should be under $20,000 total. However in reality it depends on your personal situation. Up to 50% of your salary may or may not work for you.

I'm in the market of buying a used one, how has the car held up for you? Any major problems?

@@Mr813Fla 2016 640d has no major issues. EGR Coolant and leaking recall issue but fixed for free. Awesome to drive.

Thanks for watching! -Travis

mE98765mE98765mE only cause it comes with run flats, if you swap them it rides a lot smoother

same £17k 2015 lci !

I will buy it this year for less than $20000

How's running costs/maintenance?

$18k!

In my country still cost $50k

Everyone does it and it pisses me off, especially owning one in New Zealand, spare parts are quite scarce.

At new yes, but value at 3/4 years...

Not sure where you're getting your information from, but all the BMWs with the ZF 8-speed automatic use a torque converter. Only the M cars with the DCT don't have one.

Alex on Autos Do you want to google this yourself, just so that we spare you the embarrassment in front of the entire internet?? I'll be here, tell me what you find out. That is the same gearbox that Jag and Merc also use, it has *no* torque converter.

nomayor1 You can google all you want. The ZF 8HP uses a torque converter. While this is the same transmission that Jaguar uses, Mercedes does not use ZF transmissions, they design their own and most of them use torque converters except for certain models mostly fitted to AMG vehicles.

You are correct. I test drove the 2 door one today actually. There is a button that simulates a torque converter just below the stick, doubles up as the hill start button. BMW salesman telling about about the transmission as I really wanted a traditional auto after my m3 dct. So yes, the 8 speed is an automated manual.

Paul Howells There is nothing simulated about it. The 8HP has a torque converter however it spends a decent amount of time in lock up. BMW is very clear here, the dual-clutch transmissions that do not use a torque converter are labeled DCTs while the ZF-8 Speed is labeled a Sport Automatic. This transmission is NOT like the Mercedes MDCT which is a planetary gearset automatic transmission that uses a clutch instead of a torque converter. The M6 is the only 6 that gets a DCT.