1990 BMW 3 Series 320i Touring 2.0
Summary:
Trendy, timeless luxury wagon
Faults:
So far (six months), nothing - uses a bit of oil but, after 187,000 miles (over 300,000 km!), that's not too surprising...
General Comments:
For those nervous about buying a high-mileage BMW, don't worry - if it has a full service history, it'll go forever.
Everything still works, and the bodywork is still in very good condition - just a few tiny patches of surface rust around the back window. The interior has aged very well - even the driver's seat hasn't started sagging yet - compared to mass market cars (Sierra, Cavalier, etc) BMW build their cars to last.
It's a bit small for a wagon (my 1989 Bluebird has more space), but they were never designed to be Volvo-beaters. It's difficult to get more than about 28mpg, though...
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 25th July, 2000
28th Mar 2005, 14:03
As an owner myself, I wanted to say your description is spot on! In all aspects.
Except one; mine too was unbelievably taily in the wet and demanded full concentration all the time, and all 4 tyres were the same, but changed the full set for Goodyear Eagle Venturas (cheapish good tyres), and the car was transformed. Arguably less fun in the wet, it now has loads of grip and is certainly safer! And superbly balanced aswell; 4-wheel drifts are the order of the day now, but unfortunately you have to be doing silly speeds to achieve them... Great chassis.