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Originally Posted by Mracer
Hi all,
I am looking for a replacement for my wife's Audi TT and really like the F30 platform. I am in the market for either a 328 or 335 xdrive sedan. I have read lots of posts about the timing chain issue on the N20, so if I would go that route it would be a 2016 328 to avoid the issue. I am also looking at some 2014+ 335's. It sounds like the N55 is more reliable than the N54 was. I am not concerned with modding the car (I have an E46 M3 built into a fun hill climb/TT car), just long term reliability after the nightmare of the Audi, lol.
Would the N20 or the N55 have better reliability?
Cheers,
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Prices are through the roof so you might have to travel to find the best deal. If money isn’t that much of a concern, have you considered a CPO b48 330i? Is a warranty a must or no? Care to share your budget? Are you looking more for a private party or dealer transaction? Since this would be your wife’s car and modding isn’t an issue, a n20 post March 2015 would be fine.
You can get away with finding an earlier build n20 if proof is shown that it has the updated parts. N55 2014/2015 are pretty much reliable but recently a member here posted that a shop messed up his n55 by botching his OFHG repair and they aren’t owning up so if you do get a N55 and it needs the OFGH replaced down the road, take it to a reputable shop that’ll stand by their work.