BMW 328i Sport Coupe

Advantages: Stylish, powerful, fast, reliable, comfortable, great fun to drive.
Disadvantages: Expensive to run, lack of luggage space, poor fuel consumption.

...This is a review of my BMW 328i Sport Coupe (E36). BMW describe their cars at ?the ultimate driving machines? and with the 328 coupe, BMW certainly does not disappoint. With stylish good looks, breathtaking performance and smooth, precise handling, the 328 coupe is a car that brings a smile to your face every time you drive it. Performance: With BMW?s legendary, smooth 6-cylinder, 2.8 litre engine and 193bhp, the 328 coupe is a pleasure to drive. For those interested in performance figures, 0-60 is quoted at a little over 6 seconds and top speed is limited to 143mph. But those figures don?t tell the entire story. In the 328, power is delivered in such a smooth way and, whilst acceleration is very quick, you don?t realise how quick you are going until you glance down at the speedometer! But that?s not all - the 328 just keeps...

baaboy 22.06.2007 · Read review
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BMW 330 CI - Ultimate Driving Machine?

Advantages: Fast, silky engine, good looks.
Disadvantages: Expensive to buy, boot could be bigger

...I have a 52 plate 330CI which I have had from new. It's approaching it's 7th birthday, and in my opinion is a supurb machine. There was a few nigging faults when it was new, with the windows, quite a common problem, and the central locking has a fit every now and again. It has been through a couple of coil packs too, but they are quite cheap to replace. Enough of the negative points, this car drives like a dream, fast, and responsive when you want. Plenty fast enough to have your partner shouting in your ear to slow down, when you see some open road, but a quiet comfortable cruiser on long motorway runs. It is pretty fuel efficient too. I often get mid 30's MPG on the motorway, and mid 20's around town. Lets not forget this is a 3 litre in-line 6 cylinder engine with 231 BHP and 300 NM torque, so if you are heavy with your...

honeygmonster 23.07.2009 (27.07.2009) · Read review
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2001 BMW 330i SPORT M-Tech

Advantages: its amazing
Disadvantages: you spend to much time in it

...I have just purcahsed a BMW 330i sport M-tech and its awesome. First the outside subtle sports detailing mean you stand out from the crowd and there are plenty of 3 series beemers around these days. If you want second takes then this is the model for you. Mine is a 2002 in silver. Once you get over the gorgeous flared arches and the simple boot spoiler coupled with the agressive looking fornt you open the door. With the M-tech you step over the M badged door sill protectors and jump into gorgeous black leather sports seats. The door closes with and executive rasp as the air is squashed. Once aboard you feel like you are in control the cockpit design means everything is aimed at pleasing one person, the driver. The finish is impecable with carbon fibre everywhere and simple delecate touches. A twist of the key fires the 3Ltr...

richie_11 19.08.2008 · Read review
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BMW 330Ci Sport, with M3 body styling

Advantages: One word, German.
Disadvantages: Thirsty and not for the faint hearted, also, damned expensive!!!!!!

...Agile, powerful and refined, the BMW 3 Series Coupe is an irresistible blend of pure excitement and sophisticated technology. Its powerful engine and superbly balanced chassis deliver a driving experience that will make any other on the road car seem small and insignificant. The main reason why I bought this car was because I wanted something that would be reliable. Something that would last, and that I could pass on to future generations of my family. I drove all 6 versions of the 3 Series coupe (318Ci, 320Ci, 320Cd, 325Ci, 330Ci, 330Cd) The 330Ci seemed to me to be the best buy because of its reliability, smooth ride, handling and pure power. Second to the 330Ci were the 318Ci and then the 325Ci. Ok, admittedly I have only had this car for a year, but so far I have found no problems, and the car just seems to be getting better...

mj0541 15.02.2005 · Read review
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A nice car to have---BMW 645Ci coupe

Advantages: Nice technologies, and many more adding to the comfort of driving the car.
Disadvantages: None at all

...a feature with the one first seen on the Z4, the 6 series also has the DDC---Driving Dynamic Control, which gives the engine a more spontaneous reaction to the accelerator. Agility Intelligent lightweight technologies make the car more outstanding. Thanks to the inventive use of aluminum, steel and synthetic materials throughout the body, the 6 series is able to have such good class-leading agility. What's more, the front section of the car is significantly lighter than steel, the hood and doors are aluminum and the front fenders are thermoplastic. Handling and Responsiveness Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) including Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) and BMW's Active Roll Stabilization are added in to the driver's advantage. For 6 series coupes' sports package sold in the U.S, they have BMW's unique Active Steering, which...

JudgeIronFist 15.12.2008 · Read review
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Outstanding 330d

Advantages: Performance, Build Quality, Value, Price Retension
Disadvantages: Not Much

...Introduction In December I purchased a new BMW 330d SE 4 door saloon for £27,586 with automatic gearbox, leather seats, wood trim and CD autochanger. I must say this car is absolutely amazing. So far after six weeks and 2,500 miles I have had no problems at all. The build quality is excellent, no rattles or squeaks. The dealer service was excellent, the car being delivered on time and in pristine condition. The Car Even though this car is powered by a 3 litre diesel engine the noise levels are very low, only when the car is started from cold do you get any indication that it is a diesel. Once the engine warms up the engine sounds refined and smooth. The car is very quiet inside and fifth gear will take you from 25mph to 141mph. 0-62mph is a achieved in 8.2 seconds for the automatic or 7.8 seconds for the manual version...

R.Redworth 17.01.2003 (03.06.2004) · Read review
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BMW Need New Ideas To Catch Up With Merc.

Advantages: Looks, Performance
Disadvantages: 0-60 could be better

...Got to drive one of my bosses cars at work for two weeks while he was on holiday. I had driven the BMW 330 i Coupe a few times before that when he first got the company car in 2002. It handles great reaaly comfortable to sit in and enjoyable to drive. I love the looks and design of the car, especially for a coupe. The engine spec is as follows:- Cylinders/valves 6/4 Capacity cml 2,979 Stroke/Bore (mm) 89.6/84.0 Max output (kW/bhp/rpm) 170/231/5,900 Max torque (Nm/rpm) 300/3,500 The coupe i drove was an automatic and to be honest i wasnt impressed to much. It seemed ok if you were in traffic but as soon as you hit a straight the response was poor. I did use the tiptronic system and that was ok and responded reasonable. But I think improvements are needed and maybe a little bit improvement to the design...

KH206cc 21.01.2004 · Read review
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My 3rd BMW

Advantages: Performance economy and comfort
Disadvantages: It does not drive it self ( well not quite )

...My first BMW was an old shape 12 year old 728i, even for its age it drove like a dream. I fell in love with BMW engineering. The second was a new shape 318i, this was my first out of the showroom BMW and it was great fun to drive. At the end of March the 318i went back to the lease company an I decide to buy my own and take the company car allowance I get from work. I saw a beautiful diamond black 330D Sport priced at 33K in the local BMW showroom in Doncaster. The only drawback I thought wrongly was the Automatic gearbox. Well it had been a while since having an automatic and I wanted this car there and then as the lease on my old car was near expiring, ( took 2 weeks )I gave it a go and bought it. The interior is bright cream leather with M "Black Cube" decorative trim. The M Sports steering wheel is finished in black leather...

Chadderz 02.08.2002 (14.08.2002) · Read review
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Pimping-out my BMW 318iS

Advantages: Amazing control/handling of car and begs to be upgraded (is well worth it)
Disadvantages: Need to upgrade a lot of different things, so have money saved/ready

...If you are going to buy this car, you need to know this: * The "i" in BMW 318iS stand for "injection" (which is good/new) * The "s" stands for "sport" * "Coupe" means "a fixed roof and 2 doors" My car's year: 1994 My mileage: 100,000 kilometers Engine: V6 - 1800cc Service problems: nothing major/expensive yet Original tires: Michellin "?" (15 X 7) Current tires: Pirelli "6000" (15 X 7) FEATURES: The convertibles are not worth buying, as they leak in water when it rains heavily. What is the point of having a roof if it leaks and can't be fixed. I also think the convertible roofs on the old 3 series bmw models look tacky. Much better to have a fixed roof and this car has a sun-roof anyway. But.... ELECTRIC...

YEODIE 02.10.2007 (10.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of BMW 318is Coupé

320 Coupe dream machine

Advantages: Six cylinder heaven
Disadvantages: none thus far

...I’ve just recently changed my car ….from BMW to another BMW, once you’ve driven a BMW you are spoiled from driving other cars – its true ask any beemer owner. I’ve always wanted to own a six-cylinder car and always dreamed of driving a good quality Coupe. The opportunity arose when a change in job allowed me to change my car. I test drove a 318 Coupe to get a feel for the car, it was a couple of hours of pleasurable driving and a real shame to have to take the car back. As the dealer didn’t have the 320Ci as a demo (new engine / new Coupe) I test-drove the 330 saloon to get a feel for the difference between a four-cylinder and a six. The difference was immense, super smooth effortless acceleration, loads of torque and that pumping six sound. I was sold. Picked the car up three weeks ago...

runmedownmissy 14.04.2001 · Read review
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