2003 BMW 3 Series 330ci review from North America
"A great luxury coupe with timeless design"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Absolutely nothing (Knock on wood)!!!
General comments?
This is the classiest coupe design by BMW. Beautiful lines inside out, gorgeous from every angle.
The car has a perfect balance, does whatever you want it to do, on the road or on a track. Get the Dinan performance software, the dealer can download it into your car for $400, it will push your car from it's 129mph governor limit to a natural 155mph on track.
This car accelerates like a jet all the way to its top speed, very stable and quiet at high speed.
The manual clutch is not as easy to drive as the Acura or Hondas, takes a bit of practice to start off well.
The car at sea level is very fast, but at high elevations, for example around 8,000ft, it's a bit slow to react.
It's very comfortable on a road trip, I have taken it to Banff (Canada) from California, great fun to have this car on an open road or a mountain road, you'll never want to quit driving it!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2003 |
| Year of manufacture | 2003 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 10 miles |
| Most recent distance | 23500 miles |
| Date of Entry | 7th January, 2006 |