Faults:

Usual diesel foibles, give the car a firm drive and use quality fuel and oil or you will have expensive DPF regeneration problems; usually an expensive replacement is all that will sort it!

Keep services up to date on these cars to avoid trouble as well, walk away from unloved examples.

As it is ten years old now, cosmetically it is looking a bit rough, but not really the car's fault, I really should wash it more, but the exterior paint seems hardy against the elements and the interior is holding up well; looks like a five year old car rather than ten years.

General Comments:

320d "touring" basically an estate car - bloody good looking and spacious fun to drive car, I love it.

2.0 turbo diesel is good for faster driving while still returning around 50 mpg, cannot beat that. The car also out handles anything - impressive for an estate car! And this is the SE model, not the M Sport, which I have heard handles even better! All models of this generation of 3 series are sporty.

Interior is functional and comfortable and very German. Love it. Still feels fresh and modern at this age.

It's the perfect car really if you find a good one. Lots of over priced rubbish on the market right now however so be careful buying these cars used, get a mechanic that knows these cars to look it over before you buy!