Parallel Imported F20 118i

[Silver_Z]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can share their experience on getting their 118/116i from PI. Unlike my previous car where it's just a steel cage with fancy windows and an engine, the 1 series have too much software to worry about. Such as how to update the ecu, navigation, etc.

What are the frustration faced? Regrets? Limitations?

Or if it is good, can recommend?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ac323]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can share their experience on getting their 118/116i from PI. Unlike my previous car where it's just a steel cage with fancy windows and an engine, the 1 series have too much software to worry about. Such as how to update the ecu, navigation, etc.

What are the frustration faced? Regrets? Limitations?

Or if it is good, can recommend?

Thanks in advance.

you mean the car or the PI company???





cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeers

 

[Silver_Z]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

I meant the experience on buying the car from PI and the available service.

Like software updates and such. Mechanical wise, there are many places capable of servicing it.

Thanks.

 

[leslie11]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

I got a PML car but part of me wishes I had gotten a PI car.

Higher OMV, better specs and lower price, it's a good deal.

Just make sure your PI gives you a reliable workshop n you won't have much to worry abt.

 

[wt_know]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can share their experience on getting their 118/116i from PI. Unlike my previous car where it's just a steel cage with fancy windows and an engine, the 1 series have too much software to worry about. Such as how to update the ecu, navigation, etc.

What are the frustration faced? Regrets? Limitations?

Or if it is good, can recommend?

Thanks in advance.

the million dollar question is to find 1 good PI out of 10 you go to. if not, you will start a new thread with the title BEWARE soon ... hehe

 

[golilok]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

There are capable PI workshops and incapable AD workshops

BEWARE just like wt_know hinted, BEWARE

 

[Silver_Z]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

Thanks for the feedback so far.

Any PI to recommend? PM me.

I am more concern about how to update the ecu and onboard iDrive system and navigation. Does the PI or outside workshop have such facility and ability. Or ownself download from internet and flash it?

The last time I bought my car from PI, no one could update my ECU and onboard firmware.

 

[leslie11]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

Guess you have to find out which workshop your PI authorizes and find out from them directly if they are able to do it (even better, ask them if they have done it before).

 

[davidtch]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

If worry so much, juz buy from PML. After that, buy wobbles kopi & ask him to teach u his bang table kungfu.

 

[Meek]

Parallel Imported F20 118i

If worry so much, juz buy from PML. After that, buy wobbles kopi & ask him to teach u his bang table kungfu.

wow. he bangs table while he screws... amazing. got video? hehe.

 

[superlimau]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

You can buy PI but pray your car no problem at all...
I witness someone in PML with a PI car seeking help, adoption fee was $15000 for a 1 series.
:sneaky:

 

[Meek]

Parallel Imported F20 118i

pros and cons of buying pi.

i dun know enough about how and where to fix problems when they come so i bought ad. i have had cars that never went to the ad workshop before.

 

[MW]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

AD is Authorised Dealer

so any company which is not an AD is called Unauthorised Dealer?

 

[davidtch]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

AD is Authorised Dealer

so any company which is not an AD is called Unauthorised Dealer?

UD = Unauthorised Dealer. Next time, we must us UD rather than PI, is it??

 

[Silver_Z]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

If worry so much, juz buy from PML. After that, buy wobbles kopi & ask him to teach u his bang table kungfu.

This is not worry lar. More of trying to find out what I will expect. Like leslie11 provided me with valuable experience which I may feel the same if I had gone down that road.

And all my experience with BMW, I never have the cool tablet looking stuff, so never know how it works. Just wanna find out if can update via internet or need AD to do it.

All advices provided are valuable to my decision making, and I greatly appreciate it.

 

[Meek]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

AD is Authorised Dealer

so any company which is not an AD is called Unauthorised Dealer?

hehe.

not ad is reseller. not endorsed by bmw ag. means got lemon ask trader to kautim. he no kautim then suck thumb.

 

[C3P0]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

I am proud to be driving the UDM. The Unauthorised Driving Machine.

 

[pReTeNd3r]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

I am proud to be driving the UDM. The Unauthorised Driving Machine.

means ur sart sart machine can fly?...

 

[MW]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

hehe.

not ad is reseller. not endorsed by bmw ag. means got lemon ask trader to kautim. he no kautim then suck thumb.

So they shoudn't use AD, but perhaps Official Importer

Then we can have Parallel Importers (who are in fact unofficial importers)

The use of "Authorised Dealer" makes all others unathorised if I dun buy from PML for BMWs

siao

 

[lim_ck]

Re: Parallel Imported F20 118i

This is not worry lar. More of trying to find out what I will expect. Like leslie11 provided me with valuable experience which I may feel the same if I had gone down that road.

And all my experience with BMW, I never have the cool tablet looking stuff, so never know how it works. Just wanna find out if can update via internet or need AD to do it.

All advices provided are valuable to my decision making, and I greatly appreciate it.

unless there are major problems with the car's software, even AD will not want to update the software even if there are newer versions released by BMW. with computer software, there's always the saying "if it ain't broke, dun fix it". Cos there's always a chance that software updates screws up things that are working fine before.

for iDrive updates, certain updates can be done by yourself FOC whereas things like map updates will need to pay $$$ since you need an FSC code from BMW in order to update the map.