1985 BMW 3 Series 525e review from North America
What things have gone wrong with the car?
A few cosmetic things are wrong with the car, but its 23 yrs old, most can be fixed either with parts from Ebay, or a little elbow grease.
General comments?
Although built 23 yrs ago, the car is more solid than most small tinny boxes being built today, and they retain their status in a sea of look alike cars being built these days.
Am 6 ft tall, decent headroom.
Adequate get-up-and-go, decent handling with stock wheels/tires, and while gas mileage isn't in the Honda Civic range, that's not why one buys the car in the first place, this is an Autobahn cruiser, not an econobox with boy racer intentions.
They made enough of these that part's aren't a problem.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1985 |
| Year of manufacture | 1985 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
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| Previous car | Volvo 740 |
| Date of Entry | 19th February, 2008 |