[AudiA4]

Originally Posted by Needforhandling123

I currently have a E90 330i, and while its a great car, age is starting to catch up, being 11 years old this year. Maintenance issues keep cropping up one after another. And I'm getting a little tired spending all my time fixing it instead of driving it. So that means I am contemplating a F30. Problem is, when I tested a F30 when it was brand new 4 years ago, it didn't really impress me as much as it should. It seem to lack the tactile steering feel that a 3 series should have. It seemed to be rather numb in terms of the road feedback which was disappointing.

Now that was an early model F30, so perhaps BMW has fixed those issues since then. So my question is, for someone coming from a E90, would I be disappointed with a F30?

See my signature below. I also have a 2006 E90 330i, as well as a 2014 F30 335i M Sport, both 6MT. You can search my prior posts, as I started a thread very similar to this.

But, the short story is - in my opinion - that while the F30 is a great car, it's not a great driver's car. It's not just the steering, it's the whole chassis setup...competent, but not particularly rewarding. If sportiness, chassis/handling are the most valued aspects of your E90, prepare to be disappointed.