BMW 330i End User Review after 2 years of ownership

End user review for my BMW 330i M sport car after I have owned it for 2 years and done 2 servicing on the same this is the petrol variant has a 2L engine that produces 258PS of Power and 400 Nm of torque and I discuss about the things I liked on this car and the things that annoy and the cons with this BMW 330i that's sold in India.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:19 Model & Version
1:50 Ground Clearance
2:45 Suspension
3:56 Engine Bay
4:30 Interiors & Dash
6:49 Voice Assistant
8:34 Features Missing
10:48 Driving Dynamics
12:49 Some Cons
13:52 Actual Milage
17:05 Benz or BMW
18:14 Engine & Drive
19:24 Auto Hold & Sensors
21:13 Tyre Noise & RTF
22:10 Maintenance & Servicing
23:54 Gear Box
26:04 Ending Thoughts

[@harshitagrawal6302]

This Channel seems more fun then many of the auto reviewers.... The excitement and nitpicking makes more sense to us as an user 🙋🏽‍♂️🤣❤️

[@msriv1410]

Would love to see the review of your TATA TIAGO as well.....

[@ashutosht10]

Yupp for sure

[@uaeindi]

Yes. waiting for it

[@arpitnayak5676]

This bmw is sir's car or that other person's car??

[@abhishekvishnoi7462]

@@arpitnayak5676 ranjit's

[@soumyadeepbarik5711]

@@arpitnayak5676 C-CLASS C250

[@hades4693]

This review is full of information that we usually don’t get from any other automobile journalists. Looking forward to future user end reviews.

[@LuciferMorningstar-qp3xf]

This is how a car should be reviewed!. Hope that we get to see many more Auto reviews, cheers!

[@uddishbagri9055]

8:45 it is actually not bmw indias fault, beleive it or not its the geniuses at the indian military whenever they hear radar they hit the ban button , I read about this in the 2014 merc s class autocar review in their magazine , that time merc had launched a magic suspension which basically had a front facing radar that identified bumps in the road and adjusted the suspension automatically ,this feature wasnt made available in india becuase the military said NO. Here is an article supporting the same, I TRIED POSTING THE LINK BUT GOT BLOCKED IT WAS AN ARTICLE FROM MOTOROIDS Main takeaway- "However, it has now emerged that the India spec car will miss out on the Magic Body Control feature. The reason is pretty simple- that certain frequencies, which would have been used by the Magic Body Control, are reserved for use by the defense forces ONLY."

[@Godzilla-hh8ip]

This is so stupid. Then how does army of European nations are fine with this tech

[@SharkFishSF]

@@Godzilla-hh8ip that's because someone could use it for illegal purposes and our beloved govt and army don't have any capability to regulate it. India is like a fish bowl.

[@ImranAli-vb5ve]

True.. I recall from S class video review that it was missing that magic suspension due to Govt restriction. Btw it was good chicken neck advert showing mercedes magic body control.

[@mrb7931]

@@SharkFishSF yeah you cant buy a gun 9mm pistil for self defence.

[@SharkFishSF]

@@mrb7931 not if you're well connected with the govt machinery. I've heard families who are in competitive business fields have guns with all their family members when they travel.

[@hyper4963]

If you are a enthusiast BMW is for you, If you sits in rear most of the time Mercedes is for you, I agree 1000% with this.

[@emmanuelstephen8554]

Excellent review my 330 i m sport just 3 months over...lovely car...even in eco pro it reached 200 in no time...

[@sathyasuri]

You and Vivek have a good vibe and the banter is good. I think Vivek should be part of more videos.

[@VivEkKuMaR-ml8qn]

So far, the best review on BMW 330i. I got all the answers I was looking for, like nobody talks about the ground clearance, and now I'm clear about it.

[@HighonInternet]

sir actually did a great end user review man, really appreciate that sir. I could actually feel his pain with BMW INDIA, they really need to improve

[@abheetjain9819]

man the videos on this channel r next lvl🔥👌really loved this one mr.ranjit

[@sohanharish7697]

Very good review. Please continue doing these kind of reviews.

[@amnsbharath]

Great review Ranjit. We could listen to you talk abt cars for hours. You do know your car well.

[@sa1f43]

I did not expect this to be such a good review. Never knew you were a car guy.

[@NalinKhurb]

Good one Sir. Fair observations as always. The mileage is surprisingly good though!

[@yateshasher4872]

Pretty great video to watch. Unbiased ownership review 👌.

[@mandardodu]

By far , one of the most honest , nuanced and Real life ownership review . Plz post one after 3 service too

[@pavanreddy5164]

340i is different level we can’t ignore the fact’s and figure

[@utsavchaudhuri]

Thanks Ranjit, for this relevant, useful and 'enthusiast' owner review!

[@rajalakshmip751]

Brutally Honest Review. Love your honesty Ranjit!

[@hethavramkumar3581]

Damn didn't expect you to review cars great job 💯

[@navneetsiddhartha1960]

randomly found this video on my yt feed, just subscribed!

[@anirudhthakur1639]

Ranjit sir i have so much respect for you. I love your reviews

[@ArunabhMitra]

You're notpicky and that makes our lives easier....never change sir 💯❤️✨✨✨

[@ramesh_1274]

Just love the review 🔥🔥

[@av1r44]

That was a nice authentic review Ranjit. Kudos to u

[@MTBRiderAshishJain]

Hello Ranjit, BMW India or any other Car manufacturing Company for that matter are not to be blamed for Not having ADAS based on Radar in India in the past especially In India, the spectrums of 24, 76 and 79 GHz were reserved and regulated by the Department of Telecommunications, restricting manufacturers from equipping their cars with these technologies hence this Omission in Technology The Ministry of Communications and IT delicensed only 76 GHz band

[@ramboog2654]

Cool. Thanks for info, Jain 👍.

[@Cosplayinghuman]

I think they should use different spectrums for them

[@aryapathak9293]

@@Cosplayinghuman are you that Reddit guy from indiandankmemes?

[@Cosplayinghuman]

@@aryapathak9293 haa bhai vahi hu, pfp se pehchana kya?

[@aryapathak9293]

@@Cosplayinghuman yes

[@sick_culture1500]

Ranjit dada, this review makes alot more sense than those car enthusiasts channel reviews... Though I dont own one bmv but who wouldnt love to see such honest reviews... Do continue it. This originality is rare... 💙👌

[@sidz0001]

Huge congratulations for this amazing car! Totally a dream but the maintenance scared me!

[@MohitKumar-pk4sf]

Nice and informative videos ❤️😍🔥

[@edgarcalderon5284]

Best review. Thank you

[@kiraneranki5295]

Ranjith , final thing what is said is owning a Tiago brought a smile. Was surprised to know a BMW owner having a car of masses as well. That strikes a right balance of kind of person thinking you are. Many more miles and smiles on your BMW. All the best.

[@OmFreeRadical]

*PLZ TRY TO REVIEW MORE EVs (Bikes or Cars)... Love ur content*

[@neatrahul]

Hi Ranjit! I have been following your videos (tech reviews) for some time now and find your reviews quite useful. This was the first time I watched a video on this channel and I liked it too. A fun/casual video with loads of info that no one would cover in a typical review. Hats off. If I were to nitpick I would say that there were a few occassions where you were not letting your friend to finich his question/comment and was jumping into your views. It will be nice if you can watch out for this and improve in your upcoming videos.

[@ramouni]

Nice To See In Ownership Review

[@syrendemer1]

In the Initial First Video,Vivek was too shy now he is so opened and Feeling nice that Ranjit Got a New Partner here😃

[@pranesh1034]

Nice review. One thing to highlight here is, for this price the ADAS features must be present and BMW should allow the users to enable or disable them. But the reality is, unless we have an advanced environment where everything is consistent eg, the traffic light, proper signs, no unnecessary barricades and road works, disciplined other vehicle drivers and pedestrians, the ADAD feature cant be used at all and will serve no puprpose. In XUV700, its a real bummer and Ranjith I would ask you to watch the on-road practical driving of XUV700 with these ADAS features enabled, its actually really really terrifying. For sure, it will bring in more discomfort and troubles while driving around with these ADAS features enabled.

[@sentry0192]

Adas feature has just been on trend recently and first off all it should not be there coz.people are getting too independent on that feature and they are getting lazy

[@proudindian982]

All car companies don't give all features engine and options in india and doesn't even reduce price (this is not including tax and on normal car too there is lot of tax)

[@mayukh_]

Your analysis is wrong. Some ADAS features are really useful and practical. For example, blind spot monitoring and adaptive cruise control.

[@kunshanand1433]

Nice questions from mr. Vivek as well

[@kunshanand1433]

Amazing video Ranjit sir

[@suryateja_1902]

Great review guys! PS : The on screen display at 21:15 should be Tyre noise, but it was mistyped as "Type noise"

[@neerajkashyap01]

The person who took the review asked very good question

[@Godzilla-hh8ip]

Love the candidness of Ranjit ❤️

[@ranjithvasudevan]

100% true, honest review 👍

[@vishnuvkb]

happy to know that you own a Tiago.. Would love to hear from you on the same as well..

[@devil982]

FANTASTIC REVIEW

[@vdamanraikar]

Glad u took my comment seriously sir😍😍😍

[@saptarshisarkar76]

when you pay 60lacs for a car! you're allowed to nitpick

[@satyamdubey5823]

One of the honest reviews 👌. Kudos to that and all the issues highlighted "chindi harkaten" , bmw India is known for it. Way of collecting more revenue out from insurance and customer to stay in market.

[@fahiz.01]

Great video ❤

[@shamsheeralil4707]

Worth watching… someone finally spoke the truth

[@santoshphatak7967]

That was a really informative video. Can you please make a review for your TIAGO also ?

[@hiteshchowdary8484]

Great review

[@mr_possible6197]

Thanks ! Nice shoot

[@mpjegan]

Hi Ranjith, Please don't use Auto Hold with gearbox in Drive. It will heat the Torque convertor crazy. Though ZF8 with BMWs are reliable it will certainly reduce the life. For vv short duration like less than 5 sec stop its fine. Please don't use it when you need to stop for more than 5 seconds. And for DCT, this should be used only in N for DQ200 or better in general. Hope this helps, Thanks Sir.

[@GeekyRanjitRidesVlogs]

It does not matter on this one, got it double checked and even check with BMW international forums it it's designed to use used like how I am doing. This is not like the Audi DCT :)

[@abhraghosh2725]

very honest and genuine summary at the end. I used to be a very big fan of german cars and i have owned a skoda rapid diesel with dsg but the main problem with german cars is their pathetic after sales.

[@VamsiYerrapragada]

Wow @geekyranjit nailed it... New path and new vision .. now only for him, for us as well. All the Best 👍🥳 Best thing about him - honesty and pure thoughts.. Do like if you're waiting for his thoughts on Indian Auto Market 🚘

[@s.vsatya7338]

Hope to see honest reviews like this including Audi(Amit's car) , Benz too

[@kaustub_98]

loved the review ranjit sir.. please also make review of the TATA Tiago.

[@anantchauhan9184]

At the end, it's a heaven for drivers.

[@gautamchaudhary4731]

You can add more options to instrument display by doing a software mod updates . I did it and it gave me couple options including M alpina modes

[@Health_1st_myfriend]

What is that. ?

[@udayjeetudeniy]

I thought u have a i20 which u call santro 😃😁👌 BTW nice videos and ownership reviews

[@user-ip7yx9ue7i]

This man is so passionate about his car

[@akshay_0352]

The man is passionate about every thing.. Never seen a half hearted effort from the man

[@jasonred1258]

Mine is a 2021 330i just looks like yours (not a M sport), But has a heads up display that shows directions, radio controls and stuff. Mine is Black so I do like the chrome on the kidney beans, same alloy wheels as yours. If you turn on your echo mode, the dials turn blue and right side dial shows Kmpg. I do like the BMW maps that come up in the middle as well as on the heads up display. It also has the ADAS - Auto collision breaking, lane keep control, vibrates the steering wheel, if your are going out of lane or if someone is in your blind spot. You can control if you want to hear the speed limit warning, which I disabled.

[@vishwanathsharma73]

You are looking great in this shirt sir ❤️😀

[@jasonred1258]

I totally agree with you Ranjit, Those safety features work well, even when I am parking in the garage, the front sensors, side sensors when I am too close to the garage side wall, it beeps and the front collision is awesome and lane keep all are good features. However I am missing the auto parallel park feature that is not on my BMW. We (Me, wife, Kids) all only buy Black cars, so yes, my c300, BMW 330i, Merc E350, all are black.

[@user-iq5sn9sz3b]

Sit this is a myth among indian customer that bmw audis don't give mileage. There 2 litre diesel is just fab in mileage. And even 3 litre V6 diesel would give you around 12-13 . These engine might be bigger than usual 1.2 and 1.5 we see but they are so advancely engineered and precise that they are great at mileage too

[@soumenb22]

I always like reviews from people using the car for at least 6 months. We miss a lot of good points in India with high price paid.

[@gillharjinder7542]

Bro i know you so long, yesterday i was finding skoda superb 2022 on youtube, haven’t find any useful video, man please review that car , you can explain better than any other.

[@ThePrakashGyan]

Sir, I think you should also do end user review of Cars if it is possible , it will be good to see both combinations.

[@thrillerworld]

You are amazing sir

[@anmolgupta2205]

Even my BMW f30d gives 15 kmpl min. Highway pe 18-19 kmpl. It is because of 8 speed gear box + Coasting feature in bmw. The gear box keeps rpm below 1500 rpm

[@johy2007]

Lack of nimbleness - is a great point raised by Ranjit.

[@JohnIgnatius]

Really helpful

[@aaradhyajain7911]

Sir I'm confused between 330 i m sport vs long wheel base version but it costs 5 lakh more but it gets bigger sunroof and keyless entry and lit bit more features What should I go for

[@trivikramkavuri]

If Auto parking feature would've been shown it would've been great

[@MuntiionCars]

This is wolf in sheep skin! Beautiful.. I owned most of 3 series, good cars!!!

[@AsHiKWiLDFLoWeR]

i dont know why but i will give a like to whichever video ranjit sir is in before even watching it!!

[@nitinsoni4883]

This is my daily driver car. And I m satisfied. Decent g.c. too. I've 320d luxury line

[@RaveendraReddy18]

Nice review..Make a video on ur BMW vs Benz Vs Jaguar

[@avh6374]

Hello Raniit, the main reason we are paying the most is because the total taxes we pay makes the car twice the price as how much the company receives per sale of the car, you payed 58 L company makes around 30 L and hence the ridiculous amounts of cost cutting, also the volumes of these cars sold in India is relatively very less, so perhaps, there are trying to extract more profit per car too.

[@milanmonteiro5457]

Excellent review of a day to day user. However, I think BMW has not offered the auto-braking, lane keep assist, etc because traffic discipline in India is nowhere close to what it is in Europe for example. I have heard of XUV 700 owners (a friend of mine included!) having turned off all these features because neither lane keep assist or collision assist is useful with the adhoc traffic flow we have. I am sure BMW has some 'method in their madness' for India. I completely agree with being short changed on the keyless entry. That is ridiculous!

[@007sen]

Hi Ranjit, superbbbbbbb

[@muzaffarvazifdar1615]

Nice and useful review Ranjit. It’s always good to hear from horses mouth 😊 I was wondering that does it make sense to buy these German cars in pre used 30-35k driven so that you don’t need to shell out hefty price and also get to enjoy them as their engines are tuned to run easily 1.5-2 lacs kms.

[@debrajschoudhury]

Ranjit, on a 258 PS and 400 NM you are getting a 11km/lit average!! Any plan for driving classes VLOG? That is incredible !!!

[@GeekyRanjitRidesVlogs]

Haha.... I used to get around 11 Kmpl even on my Honda Civic even the service center guys were amazed with the milage I used to get on that :)

[@davidrao7137]

While driving in the city in Eco mode, the turbos do not come into play, which would explain the fuel economy.

[@sleelakrishnan]

I am a very huge fan of you sir 🙏

[@mazharkhan4700]

Ma dream bruh 💯❤️

[@AyushK7318]

I just have that one question every one asks, why not a diesel considering you have a mix of city and highway driving. Plus, you also take road trips in your car so a diesel would be more efficient as well.

[@tanujsoni3057]

Please sir review xuv7OO. it will be a pleasure to see you reviewing xuv.

[@dhunofsharmili8380]

Btw even the 70 lac E Class 2021 doesn't have keyless entry....this comes in my grand i10 nios

[@vid6639]

Best way to improve the ride comfort on a BMW is to get rid of the RFT tyres and put regular tubeless. Ofcourse this means that you need a space saver tyre that will eat up the boot space. You also have to be more careful of the alloy wheels that get bent easily with the RFT but not as easy with regular tubeless.

[@adarshchoudhary1900]

Or how about just going with a smaller wheel size? Dunno much about cars, just curious.

[@vid6639]

@@adarshchoudhary1900 you can go for 17 definitely but it's an expensive affair to change the tyres and alloys

[@kallolmondal1567]

Awesome👍

[@shubhamsharma-uj9jg]

Please review your tiago also love to know your opinion on tata.

[@YATINVALECHA]

i am not interested in vehicle videos but i try to view and drop a like whenever i can 😅

[@chinmayteli110]

sir 330i m sport is at 60L on-road and 330li msport(gran limousine) is at 64.63L on road. 330li m sport has longer wheelbase hence better rear seats, panaromic sunroof, HUD, 360degree camera, different alloy wheels. It has same engine and gearbox. So do u feel it is worth spending 4L more and get 330li m sport. 3 series is my dream car. I knew u owned the same when u did amazon basics tyre pressure video and wanted to get review of this beast by ur end.

[@jaishwantharun]

but you won't get the performace

[@ashutosht10]

Yes worth it

[@GeekyRanjitRidesVlogs]

I didn't drive 330L version yet, it's the long wheel base as I have said in the video already I simply didn't like that even this regular 330i has become so long and wider now compared to earlier 3 series.... the Limousine variant is even longer so it will slightly dampen the driving dynamic to be frank. The longer and wider the car the less nimble it feels simple as that. But again test drive both the models and see what suits you best.

[@PsychedMedia]

Im in Malaysia and own the 330Li. Definitely a better car especially if you always carry full passengers. The regular 330i is just too stiff and rear seat passengers will suffer.

[@0047singhrohit]

Keeping current conditions/trends in mind would X3 be a better choice over 330i

[@prem8693]

Hope BMW watches this video

[@m80555]

Waiting for TATA tiago review, great stuff 👍

[@aaquibshaikh8742]

How does the music system in this car sound? As this is a higher variant, How many speakers does it have and is there a sub woofer built in?

[@encoreartz1028]

Yess! Finally the 3 series. Looks better than M3 anyday

[@amit6430]

Sir please make video of functions of bmw such as how to operate stero and inside cluster functions and meter light indication and so on thanks