2012 BMW 3 Series 320d Luxury 2.0 turbo diesel from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Fast, economical, reliable car
Faults:
Nothing other than servicing and consumables in two years and 18K miles. Start stop technology does not always work. No big deal, I just ignore it.
General Comments:
Love my 3 series, bought it used a couple of years ago and it has never missed a beat.
Easily the best interior on this top of range luxury model; beige leather looks nice but is a pain to keep clean. The car has all the electrics you would want in a 2012 car. Comfort is as good as it gets.
180 bhp and feels like it. Very fast, auto-box gives smooth shifts. Over 50 mpg as well.
The car looks the part in silver with big alloy wheels, never lets me down, and performs as it should, what more can I say, no wonder the modern 3 series is so popular. A little expensive to buy used, that is the only problem, so little chance of finding a bargain, but at-least it holds its value very well. Look after these cars and they will return with reliability and strong resale value.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 18th November, 2022
7th Jul 2020, 13:32
They are nice cars, but the reason people stay away from them is as you mentioned, very expensive when they do go wrong, even if you use a cheaper garage rather than a main dealer. Not everyone has a mechanic in the family unfortunately.
Myself I live in the UK and ran a BMW 3 series years ago, great car, but had a local specialist BMW guy check it out for me. Was no more or less reliable than any other car I had, but was still quite expensive when it did go wrong.