1996 BMW 3 Series 318ti Compact from UK and Ireland - Comments

Starter motor.

Electric windows.

Engine electrics.

Performance good, as is the image, but the car is very overpriced, for what it offers. Too many niggling faults to consider buying another.

Water runs in onto seats when the is window open.

Tailgate doesn't open high enough - anyone over 5'0" bashes their head.

Upholstery stains from rain water.

Difficult to get in the back seats.

Exhorbitant buying, & servicing costs.

Dealer service no better than Vauxhall/Ford/VW.

Would the water still come in if you closed the windows/sunroof??!!

I agree with the comment 99% of cars let water in if the windows are open.

I as well hate rain water stains in my ride, so I roll up the window. Interesting isn't it.

LOL.

I have owned a number of cars, and being a smoker I crack the window in any weather. Anyhow I have noticed that some cars pour more water through a cracked window than others.

I think the original poster must have meant something like this, but it was funny the way he worded it.

I understand what the original poster was trying to say. I have a 1995 Geo Metro that, amazingly, can have both windows all the way down w/o much rain at all coming in. It's like there's a Force Field around the car. Must have something to do with the great aerodynamic design of the car. The wind (and thus the rain) are forced up & over the car.

If you want perfection then buy a new BMW; or better still, a Rolls-Royce or Bentley.