I would 100% be in a m140 but my insurance where I live is astronomical. As a young male mid twenties working in tech living in a rough part of London I must be flagged as an absolute mug. I'll just stick with the 116i for now :/

I have owned one of these wonderful cars for just two weeks as a daily driver. It succeeded a 118i Sport, which was surprisingly brisk for a mere 1500 cc but not quite oomphy enough. Mine has just the three extras I consider essential: auto gearbox, adaptive suspension and reversing camera. Mine is a Shadow Edition so already has HK sound, which is a huge improvement on the tinny standard issue. I started driving when cars still had starting handles and trafficators - obsolete devices to which I would now add manual transmission. I test drove cars with and without adaptive suspension and, in deference to the fillings in my teeth, I chose adaptive. The rear camera lets you park closer to other cars without hitting them. As a daily driver the car is amazingly docile - it is not red in tooth and claw at all until you press the loud pedal a bit harder, when it is unleashed. Its staggering acceleration gives you an extra margin of safety when overtaking or joining motorways, for example. Eco Pro mode is suitable for driving on camera-infested motorways but not around town, when its hesitancy is a real menace. The fact that BMW are going to drop the F20 and replace it with 4-pot, transverse-engined MINI on steroids shows that they are no longer interested in producing “the ultimate driving machine”. Cast aside doubts and get one while you still have the chance - “they will not pass this way again”.

Mine is alpine white, carbon fibre trim and manual. I know manual is the drivers way to go but I would go for the auto if I had the chance again.

Great video. I bought mine when I was doing 10 miles a day to and from work. New job means I’m doing 120-180 a day three to four days a week. Had over 40mpg on numerous occasions without driving particularly carefully.

I was worried when I got mine as I’m in constant stop start traffic to work and back (10 mile each way) and I’m returning between 24 and 27 mpg which I’m very happy about, I thought it would be a hell of a lot worse, my mates golf R does less in traffic. Did a journey at the weekend from didsbury to the ribble valley and I averaged 36mpg at 75 to 80. Pro nav was a must for me, I drive 6 is fantastic, adaptive suspension is a must too because our British roads are terrible! Speed limit display also a handy tool for this car.

Had the m235i for three years and recently traded in for an m240i. As the guy says it could be the last of its kind. Stunning car but i wish stop start was of by default. Who buys a 350 bhp motor for stop start...

Had mine for just over 2 weeks now, and my journey to work is pretty heavy traffic. I've been getting between 14 and 20mpg on a typical commute which is actually a little painful!

19.5 mpg on mine, not a daily so doesn't really bother me 😂👍

When my starter motor failed in the middle of a 3 lane road i had to pay for recovery, a new starter and labour. Costing several hundreds of pounds. There's no way on earth that stop start has resulted in me saving several hundreds of pounds worth of fuel. Utterly stupid tech I think.

Thanks for another informative and interesting video. I have finally decided to go for the 140i, with the 5 door, to keep the wife happy. I have a countdown timer on my phone for when the day comes for me to place my order, sad I know, 137 days to go, sound better than 4 1/2 months. Take care.

I must have a hole in my tank

Very informative video. I think you have convinced me this is not the car for me.

Bloody hell 32.6 mpg! 14 miles commute each way with around 8 miles on A/B roads gives me around 27 - 28.

I completely completely agree with you about stop start!! You need to inject fuel every time, you wear out the starter motor and the oil keeps draining into the sump, completely ruins the car and I've had it coded out. Get a bloody Prius if you are that bothered! And as far as the seats are concerned they are the best and most comfortable seats I've ever sat in.

I decoded my stop start so much better not having to keep turning it off manually

Thats what i thought about the stop start too I always turn it off first thing i do.

Looking forward to getting my Sunset Orange in June!

Great vid and the mpg you’re getting is v good, and around about what they quote. I’ve had nothing like it since picking my one up last month. Averaged 14.1 in stop/start traffic this week in London, which seems mental low, especially compared to what others are posting here

I’ve got an M140i too and I think is perfect as a daily, the only “problem” is fuel consumption as you said. Nice video mate ;)

M240i I get low 20s on a commute into work on a roads but you don’t buy one to look at the fuel economy! Smiles per gallon

Great to finally see a video pop up. Pleased to see you are still driving the same car and and enjoying it. I’m still happy with the focus RS. However I do agree start stop is not really good for performance cars. Are you going to pop the performance exhaust on the car going forward?

A great video mate, I have the same car and agree with EVERYTHING you have said. Eco Pro should be disabled due to the issues that can create.

I have a 240i same oppinion in eco-pro and stop-start, Im getting 28 mpg in mixed conditions, although seems that you car does not have the adaptative suspension...it makes some difference in comfort setting for sure.

A manual transmission in that configuration is even more unique, probably the 2019 will only have automatic transmission linked to xdrive

Just under 35mpg over 4k miles for me. There alot of motorway driving in that.👍

I get 22 mpg in mine. I've never seen better. Roughly 7 mile drive to work, so not really getting warm. Small section of motorway driving. But for the mileage I do, it doesn't bother me at all. I do drive it hard, so probably some driving style differences.

hi ive had mine about 2months now getting about 20,8 mpg but im only around town and the missis only goes up the road and back to work ,full tank will just do 210 miles

Spot on about the stop/start mate, the function is literally a scam, if engines and components last to long, these companies dont make aftermarket sales.

Brilliant Video mate. Great points covered there. You answered most if not all of my questions. I'm looking at getting one on a PCP deal. got offered nearly 7k for my Msport 120d, so i'm looking around as we speak. Cheers Fella.

All good stuff, mine is coming in May.

I've run an M135i auto for over 2 years now and I don't think I've ever seen over 30mpg. 25mpg is about right for a mix of town and dual carriageway driving. I suspect anything over 30mpg and you're doing a fair bit of motorway driving.

Had mine a month and my commute to work is 10 miles in stop start traffic and i can't get over 22.5mpg. Am i doing something wrong? I've tried comfort mode and eco and eco only saves me about 0.6 miles every commute.

Man I would love to get an M135i, but I just can’t afford one.

I have an m135i, and I get 25/26 miles per gallon for stop start traffic when going to work - 10 miles to work and 10 back

That looks like the M56 sure i saw old man of Frodsham in the background lol ......and the noise off the metal joining strips on the tyres.

Nice insight mate 👍🏻

I don’t no why but when I get in mine I never indicate but the other two cars and my van I indicate all the time, it must be a bmw thing🤣

Problem ive got my bmw 330d is a very powerful car and I can get 50 mpg all day long on long journeys. and i do a shed load..diesel hate is going to hurt me

And what do you think about suspensions and the noise in cabin?

Can honestly say I’d prefer the new Leon cupra 300. Looks more aggressive and only £220 on a pcp over 2 years with 8000miles.

I'm debating between this and a 125d, my daily commute is around 40 ish miles either way. So yes im thinking about economy and of course insurance as I am only 20. What fuel do you use? Currently driving a corsa 1.4 so big upgrade!

Alot of wind noise from the 3 door

How much worse is the Harman Kardon compared with the f30? I love my hK but thinking of switching from my 335xd. I am a massive music lover and the sound is very important

I have a 240 as a daily driver and I agree with pretty much everything you said, stop start, waste of time, causes unnecessary friction and wear on engine. Eco pro, not appropriate for this type of car, go buy a Prius if you really care that much, to be fair they have to put those options on the cars just to comply so let's not all get het up thinking we are bad people because we don't use them, we bought these cars to enjoy driving them and until it becomes illegal (which it probably will) I'm not apologising for driving everywhere in sport or sport+. The only negative I've found with mine and I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had the same issue, it really holds onto 1st 2nd and a bit 3rd in sports+, so much so that I have to step in and change up manually before it screams out in pain.

What about the noise levels?

i get around 20 to 25 mpg in traffic

How much range you get out of one full tank? ✌️

You listen to Jay Z 💯💯

Sunroof eats headroom. Anyone over 6'3" may well have problems if their F20/21/22 has one fitted. Electric seats also do the same. Both together means drivers much over 6 foot struggle.

mate what u think about 330d coupe e92 ,daily thanks.great review

Your head rest needs to be raised. If you're rear ended, your head will go over the top! Awesome vid 👍🏻

I get about 28mpg on empty dual carriageways at 05.30 in the morning. But that’s because I drive it like I fucking stole it 😂

People I know with these cars are getting low 20s you must be driving it real slow

What does the RWD behave like in the winter conditions?

When you were talking about the damping being fairly hard, does yours have the active suspension or normal?? Had the M135i with standard suspension, but just ordered an M140i with active. not arrived yet but keen to see what the difference is..

When you say ‘small tank’ how many miles are we talking on a full tank hah? Going from a 330d is gonna be a shock to the system lol

My wife drives one of these death traps I only get to drive it when it needs fuel putting in, when I switch it to sports plus the engine note changes the traction control backs off the suspension stiffens significantly and the back wheels turn into castors, in the wet its almost impossible to drive fast, even in a straight line its unpredictable my A45 is worlds apart to drive in any weather condition, and we on get 23 to the gallon for the record and she drives like the vicar

noisy ?

Sunroof means extra weight + higher center of gravety + less head space + they get noisy over time...

I see you like a bit of Jay - Z

I'm getting 19.1 in my 125i 😂

I must be the only person that likes eco pro😂

When you talk about MILES per gallon we don't have a single idea of what it means in the death of the world!

Nice car. But KZfaq is just saturated with these now.