Faults:

Sometimes the gas gauge reads empty, if parked on a hill.

The passenger door rattles when closing it.

Sometimes idles at above-average speed. A quick tap on the accelerator (in neutral) clears it.

Radio is under-powered -- needs more bass.

General Comments:

I love the car for driving around in the city. It parks easily and looks great. The convertible top is fantastic!

It does not seem like the car for long trips -- the trunk is small and the passenger seat does not recline very far. But for normal driving around town, it's very fun.

Faults:

Valve cover leak.

Leather cracks (lack of maintenance on my part).

General Comments:

Owned for over a year, and have seen few problems.

Beautiful red on tan top and tan leather interior.

Fun to drive, a head turner, reliable, and cheaper to fix than most 6 or 8 cylinder BMWs.

Really good braking distance (saved me enough times), a safe car to drive (air bags, thick metal bars on both bumpers), insurance is fair (not too expensive not too cheap).

Like any other BMW (unlike Toyotas), it requires some maintenance through the year.

Noise level is low with the top down or up, rear window visibility is low especially when raining, driver blind spot check is different from any other car - you actually need lean forward a bit and look through the driver window.

If you wanna keep it in tip top shape, you need another beater for the rain and the snow.

Overall I couldn't be happier with any other car.

Faults:

While racing with a couple of friends on bad roads the radiator started to leak and so had to get it replaced. The rear plastic window is really cheap always cracks. Weather sealer on convertible lets in rain sometimes and it drips on my lap between the glass and the top.

General Comments:

A lot of people looks at a car and if its stylish well mostly likely buys it. People who really know about cars think of something else. Not how the car feels, but how you feel in the car. Is every point thought of. How do you make it corner. Can you push it to the limit to which it is built. Can you hear and feel the engine. The vibrations of the muffler.

Over all... it's a pretty decent car. Made a bit on the cheap side due to it mostly being based on the BMW 318i model.

Excellent car design. Definitly turns heads. Never a major machanical problem has accured. Speedy..fast..attractive.. stylish.. Sexy ..vulgar... and to the point. A true ROADSTER...

Faults:

Nothing wrong.

General Comments:

Car has great acceleration. Precise handling. Fun to drive with top down.

Faults:

So far nothing major, just the steering has a mind of its own.

The ride is rough, and unstable. I get the tires rotated and balanced constantly, the ride never really changes.

It's impossible to use the CD player, the radio's sound is less than average.

General Comments:

It's a great driving car on smooth open roads and highways.