[drmohitg]

Is there any way by which I can enable the Bluetooth Music streaming on my 320d baseline? Currently the car supports only telephone function from the phone via BT route i.e. make and receive calls and also voice navigation. I had got really used to playing music via BT in my Altis and am finding it very annoying that such a small but convenient feature has been omitted specially when they have provided the calling functionality!

[gadadhar]

I am running on 32 in front and 36 read both in city and highway. I found this comfortable after experimenting with various values in the beginning.

[ad3952n]

Hi all, We all know that Hybrids and plug-ins are becoming big business these days and even the generally performance-oriented big brands are getting in on the action. These spy photographs of a modified 3 Series have just recently got clicked during some cold-weather testing.

If the “Hybrid Test Vehicle” sticker on the driver’s door did not spell it out well enough then check out the hint of an electric charging port door just aft of the left, front tire should provide a hint to what BMW ’s working on. BMW’s iconic 3 Series is going electric.

Not much is know about the power-train of this test mule, but we’d suspect it’s a similar set up to what BMW was testing with in the X5 eDrive . It featured a turbocharged four-cylinder paired to a 95-horsepower electric motor and advanced Li-ion batter back. The combo was good for a 0-60 time of less than seven seconds and an all-electric range of roughly 20 miles. Fuel consumption is said to average 62 mpg when both systems work simultaneously.

The gas engine, electric motor-combination would likely result in more impressive performance numbers in the lighter, smaller 3 Series. Pure speculation through educated guessing have us figuring the BMW 3 eDrive could achieve closer to 25 miles of all-electric driving and an increased overall fuel efficiency of 65 mpg. The X5’s all-electric top speed is 75 mph, but with less wind resistance, the 3 would likely reach closer to 80 or 90 mph.

Only time will tell as BMW develops this and it i-line vehicles, like the upcoming i3 and uber-cool i8.

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[Sunnysm]

Originally Posted by drmohitg

Is there any way by which I can enable the Bluetooth Music streaming on my 320d baseline? Currently the car supports only telephone function from the phone via BT route i.e. make and receive calls and also voice navigation.

Nope. Not possible unless you change a device in your car. Already done R&D on this. There is a company in Europe that provides it, but too expensive (2500+ Euro) :(

[drmohitg]

Originally Posted by Sunnysm

Nope. Not possible unless you change a device in your car. Already done R&D on this. There is a company in Europe that provides it, but too expensive (2500+ Euro) :(

Oh thats bad. I thought it would be possible by some software update trick, the way those guys keep unlocking stuff in VW cars!
Did you by any chance get time to think about the BSI?

[Akshay1234]

Originally Posted by drmohitg

Oh thats bad. I thought it would be possible by some software update trick, the way those guys keep unlocking stuff in VW cars!
Did you by any chance get time to think about the BSI?

Should be possible, check f30post.com and see their coding section. I saw something there about bluetooth streaming.

[sunny1974]

Originally Posted by gadadhar

I am running on 32 in front and 36 read both in city and highway. I found this comfortable after experimenting with various values in the beginning.

I used to keep 34 front and 37 rear with a decent load for highways. recently on a visit to the service center I got the treads checked and was surprised to see the rear wheels gone down to 3mm and the front wheel only gone to 6mm. new is 7-8 I think and the limit is 2mm. I think it happened due to excessive pressure. I do understand being a rwd the rear wheels will go 1st. but the mileage on my x1 for the new potenzas is just around 14000 km. The original pirelli tyres were changed to correct a right sided drifting at around 3000 km by BMW. Most of my driving is on reasonably good roads. the ride was hard at these pressures. But you must remember any highway run at low pressures is not good for the sidewalls as they will not be adequately supported by the pressure inside the wheels. BMW recommends around 35 -39 at full loads.

[ad3952n]

Update

Hi all, This time around the German automaker has removed the material concealing the cover for the electrical socket. The 3 Series plug-in is rumored to be called the 320e when it arrives on the market as a 2015 model.


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[Sunnysm]

Originally Posted by drmohitg

Did you by any chance get time to think about the BSI?

Not yet. Plan to think about it after April. Still time for the first service. Why block money in advance?

[wingsoffires]

Friends,
I have been in the market to get my hands on a new 3 Series.

I happen to find a Mineral Grey 320D with beige interiors purchased in September 2013 through a dealer whom I have known for some time. While I have never been a fan of second hand stuff but this seems to be tempting due to very less mileage on the ODO. I do not have all details as yet with regards to the manufacturing year and pack. I am guessing this should be a 2012 pack car assembled in 2013. I have been able to check the car for 5 minutes only from outside. Below are some of the thoughts and questions that I need advise on.


1. As mentioned that I have not been able to check out the car from inside as yet. Have been told by the dealer that the Car has been run for less than 200kms. Need to verify this by checking out the ODO. Hoping that this has not been tampered with. Assuming that this would not be possibly to change the ODO readings in such a high end car.

2. The Car is registered with a UP number. Although has been bought in NCR only. I being from Delhi would want to have this transferred to Delhi. I wanted to understand if there are any challenges in transferring the number from U.P to Delhi. Somehow the dealer is stating that the car cannot be transferred in Delhi registration. Not sure how true is that.

3. How can I make sure that the car has not been tampered with in any which way ? Can I get this thing checked from the official BMW Dealer from whom the car has been bought. Can I get any kind of help wherein the dealer can inspect the car completely.

4. Lastly and most importantly - what is a right price to pay for this car. During my negotiations a few days back with the dealers I was being offered a new car with UP registration in the region of 28.5 OTR price. The teambhp tool is showing a max value of 20.75 whereas carwale.com is showing a range of 20 to 24 lakhs. The owner in demanding 24-25 lakhs for the car.
Please let me know what should be the right price payable for this car.

[sunny1974]

Originally Posted by wingsoffires

Friends,
I have been in the market to get my hands on a new 3 Series.

I happen to find a Mineral Grey 320D with beige interiors purchased in September 2013 through a dealer whom I have known for some time. While I have never been a fan of second hand stuff but this seems to be tempting due to very less mileage on the ODO. I do not have all details as yet with regards to the manufacturing year and pack. I am guessing this should be a 2012 pack car assembled in 2013. I have been able to check the car for 5 minutes only from outside. Below are some of the thoughts and questions that I need advise on.


1. As mentioned that I have not been able to check out the car from inside as yet. Have been told by the dealer that the Car has been run for less than 200kms. Need to verify this by checking out the ODO. Hoping that this has not been tampered with. Assuming that this would not be possibly to change the ODO readings in such a high end car.

2. The Car is registered with a UP number. Although has been bought in NCR only. I being from Delhi would want to have this transferred to Delhi. I wanted to understand if there are any challenges in transferring the number from U.P to Delhi. Somehow the dealer is stating that the car cannot be transferred in Delhi registration. Not sure how true is that.

3. How can I make sure that the car has not been tampered with in any which way ? Can I get this thing checked from the official BMW Dealer from whom the car has been bought. Can I get any kind of help wherein the dealer can inspect the car completely.

4. Lastly and most importantly - what is a right price to pay for this car. During my negotiations a few days back with the dealers I was being offered a new car with UP registration in the region of 28.5 OTR price. The teambhp tool is showing a max value of 20.75 whereas carwale.com is showing a range of 20 to 24 lakhs. The owner in demanding 24-25 lakhs for the car.
Please let me know what should be the right price payable for this car.

Just get the vin number and run it through the tool. If you want to know more details just ask the owner to take the keys to a bmw dealer and plug it in. You will get all details including exact mileage , average running in last few months and Any service complaints or any job done at the dealership(the cars history). If you need even more details plug in the cars ecu at the dealership and you can even get the history of all error codes. If that's all reasonably clean then you are safe. Mind you there will always be some error codes in all cars but as long as they are not serious you will be good.. Anyone having a new car in warranty/insurance would never get anything done from outside especially in a beamer. Since the car is new and hardly run sounds like a great deal. Take a 5 year bsi with the money saved and you wont get any surprises.That includes a 5 year warranty plus all services.You will be utilizing almost 4.5 years out of that which is great.

[sandeep108]

AFAIK BMW already has a model - AH3 known as Active Hybrid 3 series on sale in the US. I think it has the detuned 320i engine with an electric motor, putting out more bhp/torque than the 328i. Problem is that the extra weight of the batteries / motor, etc. ultimately results in slightly less performance figures and FE is only marginally more.

The one above seems to be more towards the 'i' all electric or combo - small petrol engine with electric drive only. The petrol engine only charges the batteries when needed.

[Bluebeem]

Originally Posted by wingsoffires

4. Lastly and most importantly - what is a right price to pay for this car. During my negotiations a few days back with the dealers I was being offered a new car with UP registration in the region of 28.5 OTR price. The teambhp tool is showing a max value of 20.75 whereas carwale.com is showing a range of 20 to 24 lakhs. The owner in demanding 24-25 lakhs for the car.
Please let me know what should be the right price payable for this car.

The car would've cost anywhere between 36-39 lacs OTR depending on which state it was bought in.

So 27-28 lacs translates into 7-9 lacs discount for 200 km. I'd say it's a good deal. Came across some similar car on olx. All were 32-33 lacs.

[drmohitg]

Can anyone confirm and tell me the price for BSI Plus + extended warranty pack for 5 years/60k kms for the BMW 320d ( F30) ? According to my SA it is 3.03L whereas another dealership in UP has quoted 2.7L for the same pack to another member on the forum. I thought these were standard rates across the country. Kindly throw some light on this.

[jaswant]

Originally Posted by drmohitg

Can anyone confirm and tell me the price for BSI Plus + extended warranty pack for 5 years/60k kms for the BMW 320d ( F30) ? According to my SA it is 3.03L whereas another dealership in UP has quoted 2.7L for the same pack to another member on the forum. I thought these were standard rates across the country. Kindly throw some light on this.

Price given by your dealer seems right. It's same here in Mumbai as well. Sometimes while buying BSI at the time of booking the car these dealers claims lower price which actually is adjusted in the total discount.
I also bought the same for 530d at the time of booking at 3.79 Lakh.