1996 BMW 3 Series 316i from UK and Ireland - Comments

20th Nov 2006, 10:50

"Cheaper than a new 3, more economical, and better."

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Apart from slight tear in the center console, this is a reliable, well made German saloon. The heating is the only real trouble; it overheats at any given minute despite the small 1.6 litre engine.

General comments?

My model is a 1.6, I know that sounds like it's going to be life-less, but trust me, the 1.6 is possibly the best engine in this range.

So far it's never needed anything new, but it's way past it's original warranty, so if it did, I'm in trouble.

My only real complaint is the firm ride, but that compensates for much better handling.

It is, despite the small engine, very fast (the speedometer reads to 160mph!), and actually sounds good.

I would like to see better trim quality, but other than that, one of (if not the) best car I have ever owned, driven, ridden in etc.


24th Sep 2007, 16:20

It may say 160 although it won't do it lol, although yeah good choice of car.

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