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Message: JM--that's pretty much as a I see it
Changed By: MikenOH
Change Date: June 16, 2014 12:57PM
JM--that's pretty much as a I see it
Change Date: June 16, 2014 12:57PM
JM--that's pretty much as a I see it
People ask me what I think about the car and my first reaction is to say it is competent--and by that I mean it does a lot right--good brakes, adequate power, fuel mileage, body structure, handling and ergonomics.
I see this car mainly as a high speed touring car--great on interstates because it can cruise effortlessly at 75-80mph, delivery good gas mileage (32mpg+ with the 328i) while making it a comfortable drive.
To me that is worth something--the question is how much. Would I buy a new one? Probably not.
The downside is that replacement parts are at least as expensive as Porsche--consumables--while not making the car terribly friendly for the owners to his own work;my owners manual doesn't even have the wheel torque setting in it nor direction about how to remove the airfilter.I see this car mainly as a high speed touring car--great on interstates because it can cruise effortlessly at 75-80mph, delivering good gas mileage (32mpg+ with the 328i) while making it a comfortable drive.
To me that is worth something--the question is how much. Would we buy a new one? Probably not--the 3 series sedan seems to be evolving to more of a sports luxury sedan with an emphasis on luxury.
Another downside is that replacement parts are at least as expensive as Porsche--consumables--while not making the car terribly friendly for the owners to his own work;my owners manual doesn't even have the wheel torque setting in it nor direction about how to remove the airfilter. We've been very fortunate in the our nearly 7 year ownership of no major repairs or fixes, just normal maintenance, but our extended warranty is just about up and going bare with a car like with miles on it can be expensive.
I see this car mainly as a high speed touring car--great on interstates because it can cruise effortlessly at 75-80mph, delivery good gas mileage (32mpg+ with the 328i) while making it a comfortable drive.
To me that is worth something--the question is how much. Would I buy a new one? Probably not.
The downside is that replacement parts are at least as expensive as Porsche--consumables--while not making the car terribly friendly for the owners to his own work;my owners manual doesn't even have the wheel torque setting in it nor direction about how to remove the airfilter.I see this car mainly as a high speed touring car--great on interstates because it can cruise effortlessly at 75-80mph, delivering good gas mileage (32mpg+ with the 328i) while making it a comfortable drive.
To me that is worth something--the question is how much. Would we buy a new one? Probably not--the 3 series sedan seems to be evolving to more of a sports luxury sedan with an emphasis on luxury.
Another downside is that replacement parts are at least as expensive as Porsche--consumables--while not making the car terribly friendly for the owners to his own work;my owners manual doesn't even have the wheel torque setting in it nor direction about how to remove the airfilter. We've been very fortunate in the our nearly 7 year ownership of no major repairs or fixes, just normal maintenance, but our extended warranty is just about up and going bare with a car like with miles on it can be expensive.
Original Message
Author: MikenOHDate: June 16, 2014 12:39PM
JM--that's pretty much as a I see it
People ask me what I think about the car and my first reaction is to say it is competent--and by that I mean it does a lot right--good brakes, adequate power, fuel mileage, body structure, handling and ergonomics.
I see this car mainly as a high speed touring car--great on interstates because it can cruise effortlessly at 75-80mph, delivery good gas mileage (32mpg+ with the 328i) while making it a comfortable drive.
To me that is worth something--the question is how much. Would I buy a new one? Probably not.
The downside is that replacement parts are at least as expensive as Porsche--consumables--while not making the car terribly friendly for the owners to his own work;my owners manual doesn't even have the wheel torque setting in it nor direction about how to remove the airfilter.
I see this car mainly as a high speed touring car--great on interstates because it can cruise effortlessly at 75-80mph, delivery good gas mileage (32mpg+ with the 328i) while making it a comfortable drive.
To me that is worth something--the question is how much. Would I buy a new one? Probably not.
The downside is that replacement parts are at least as expensive as Porsche--consumables--while not making the car terribly friendly for the owners to his own work;my owners manual doesn't even have the wheel torque setting in it nor direction about how to remove the airfilter.