Two years ago my brother was serching for a car which had class, good looks, gave a good performance, a soft-top and space for his golf clubs. He found a mattalic purple BMW 325i convertable which gave him everything above. The only thing it didn't give him was the good performance - instead it's performance was excellent.
The soft-top folded back itself - what would you expect? The car came with black leather interior, a CD player, alloy wheels, a standard BMW alarm system and lots more.Insurance can obviously be high for a quality motor as with the BMW 325i. If anyone was going to buy this car my advice to them would be that:
BMW parts can be expensive, although replica parts are available at a fraction of the cost.
It may be necessary to buy a wind-breaker, (which breaks the sometimes violent wind when the roof is down). This can be expensive but the price of a second hand one can be fair.
One thing very hard to solve is the squeakyness of the soft-top when up. However, you may find this to be the general problem with convertables.
My brother actually purchased and had fitted a top of the range Clifford alarm system (£500) - optional of course, but worth considering.
However, the pro's definately outweigh the con's and this car was simply exellent - and for the money. I would recommend this car to anyone!
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Not bad intro, but info on what the car has to offer would have resulted in a higher rating (eg comfort, ride, equipment, insurance costs etc.). If you ever redo this op, please let me know and I'll reread it and review my rating :) Shame op was for a different car to this catagory though lol
chunka 08.03.2002 13:02
Sorry to rate it H but its not your car so I guess you cant write about the handling and driving ability, but thats what I prefer to hear rather than specs all the time. Its still a good op with information on the car. Chunka!
ClaireH 13.05.2001 00:03
Thought i'd comment on this cos no1 had, i take it u like this car!! c ya later luv claire
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