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- Class: Mid-Size, Luxury Car
- MSRP: $32,400 - 49,100
- Invoice: $29,810 - 45,170
- Requires premium grade gasoline
- Car and Driver 10 Best winner every year since 1992
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First introduced in 1975, the BMW 3 Series is BMW's best selling car and the best selling mid sized foreign luxury car in the U.S. It is available in four body styles: coupe, convertible, sedan, and wagon. The BMW M3, first introduced in 1980, offers a high performance version of the 3 Series design.
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Car and Driver Review
- Lists comfort, speed, excellent handling and reasonably good gas mileage as the main highlights of the 2008 BMW 3 Series.
- The iDrive is repeatedly mentioned as the main drawback, as well as the steep price.
- The 3 Series convertible is singled out as being surprisingly heavy.
Consumer Guide Road Test
- Fine quality, maneuverability, and speedy acceleration are named as the pros of the 2008 3 Series.
- In agreement with Car and Driver, price is listed as the major con, largely due to extra charges for features most car makers consider standard. Room for back seat passengers is also said to be lacking.
- Despite the high price tag, the 2008 3 Series is still named a "best buy" for its class.
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BMW 3 Series Questions
Can you give me a review of the newer BMW 7 Series (it would be especially good if this is a first hand review)? 1 AnswerHere's a review on the new 7 Series: http://www.edmunds.com/bmw/7series/2009/review.html They also have additional road test and consumer reviews of the new 7 S... read more
09 BMW 3 series or 09 Audi A4? Why? 3 AnswersAre you kidding me? Not even close. Audi will pretty much always win. Sure, BMW's are more associated with status and you see them on every single freaking s... read more
How long should control arm bushings last on a BMW? 2 AnswersThat is a very hard answer. First, when was the car built, what kind of BMW, What kind of conditions is it driven in? You should expect 10 years or ... read more -

