Faults:

Shockingly, nothing. I was expecting a host of issues given how people tend to complain about BMWs in general, but I haven't had any issues with the car yet.

General Comments:

I had test-driven a couple bimmers leading up to buying the car. Initially I wanted to get an E90, but prospects for finding one with a manual transmission in rear-wheel drive AND that weren't clapped out were evaporating, so I threw down with credit and bought an F30 from the dealership. The car was local and had low mileage, but was being sold at an otherwise barnstormer price, so with a little encouragement from my wife, I bought it. I should note that the dealership took the car in for a trade and called me up when they got it, which was nice of them. I have since taken it to the dealership for a service item that, although mild, was ghastly expensive for what it was, so I will be taking the car to the family mechanic from here on out.

This is my first car with a 6-speed, European car and rear-wheel drive, but surprisingly not my first car with a turbo I6 (I did own a Skyline at one point in my life). As far as I know, the car is stock but it pulls pretty good (especially in Sport+ mode), which is also why I bought it. I can fit car seats in the back, junk in the trunk and haul ass on the highways or back-country. Speaking of which, the car is frighteningly smooth - I remarked that you could get it moving really fast without it feeling like you're moving really fast. And when you're not blasting down highways, the car is agile and composed; the dealership enticed me with an offer of customer track days at one of the race tracks in town, and though I haven't been called yet, I eagerly anticipate the session.

Thus far, it is the nicest thing I've ever owned.