Faults:

PCV valve, rocker cover gasket, various pipes/tubes over the last year, sunroof shade.

The last thing I replaced was the fuel pump. My BMW broke down in front of Melbourne Mercedes Benz. Maybe it was a sign..

Currently it's leaking coolant (I think I may be up for a new radiator) and it's got a slight drip of transmission (I think) fluid.

General Comments:

Since buying it, I have installed an Alpine fold out DVD system, replaced the stock 16" OEM wheels with 20" Dolce chrome wheels and added a pod-style air filter.

Despite its mileage, it still drives like a dream and looks great, and definitely gets attention!

The car is a bit too small for my liking, Currently I'm looking for a 1998+ 530i+, 740i or IL or even an X5, so I can finally get some 24" wheels ;-)

Either way it's a great car, and I don't mind paying top dollar to keep it on the road. The guys at the BMW dealership are great!

Faults:

- Front arm bushings needed to be replaced.

- Passenger's window stopped working, thought it was a fuse, turns out someone shoved movie tickets between the seal and the window and it got stuck, causing the window to stop rolling down.

- Drivers side leather began to split due to wear and tear.

General Comments:

After crashing and totaling my 67 Mustang, I was looking for something that would be just as cool, being 18 at the time. My father gave me one restriction, the new car must be under 10 years old, and it must be in my price range, as we were using insurance money for the replacement.

After looking and looking and looking, I stumbled upon the BMW 323is, and fell in love.

I loved the car from the moment I got into it, although I was still bitter about losing the Mustang, the beamer was fast, cool, comfortable, luxurious, and got good gas mileage (although at the time I didn't know that - stupid me). It never had any huge problems, just a few regular ones for this model, it really picked it up when you needed it to, although it did start shifting a little rough, and after a while the outside temp thermometer switched to Celsius, and no matter how hard I looked in owners manuals and online, I couldn't figure out how to switch it back, but whatever, easy enough to convert in my head.

I needed the money, so I decided to sell the beamer about a year and a half after we bought it, telling myself repairs were too expensive for me to afford and that 25 mpg wasn't good enough for a car its size.

BOY WAS I WRONG, I regret selling it every day. And am now looking for an earlier model BMW, to get my fix.

Faults:

The (LCD) display screen for the outside temp, etc is going out. I've heard this is very common.

Other than that I've had no problems so far.

General Comments:

I bought the car 3 weeks ago and have already put over 1,000 miles on the car.

It is my first vehicle and I absolutely love it.

It has great pick up power, handles very well.

I have been getting good gas mileage. I average 28-35mpg on the highway.

The seats are very comfortable. I like the dual air climate.

I would recommend this car to anyone who wants a sports car with style, power & gets good gas mileage.

Faults:

Thermostat and radiator fan had to be replaced at 48,000Km. This was done soon after I bought the car.

Nothing else has gone wrong.

General Comments:

The car is a joy to drive. Hands down the best car I've had. It puts a smile on my face every time I get behind the wheel.

Aside from the radiator and thermostat failing at 48K it's been very reliable. I was disappointed, though, to see to what lengths car manufacturers go nowadays to force consumers to buy the whole component rather than the parts that are damaged. The thermostat got halfway stuck, making the car run hotter than normal over long periods of time. This damaged the fan control electronics. The controller, however, is not sold separately. You need to buy the entire fan assembly (around 500USD) for a part that would probably cost 30 dollars.

I suppose that's the price for driving such a fantastic car. Performance is great in every aspect. Seats are firm, but comfortable and power is more than adequate, although next time I might go for the 2.8L instead. Manual transmission is smooth and I never feel tired driving it, even after long journeys. All controls are within easy reach.

Boot is small, as one would expect from a car like this. There isn't much legroom for passengers in the back, either, but... hey... I bought it for me... not for my passengers.