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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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New BMW 3-series revealed
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/259573/







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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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looks a lot like the old 3-series
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 03:50 PM
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Classic BMW, release the same car with subtle changes over and over again but charge more.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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they made it even uglier
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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I think they are killing the money maker of the lineup
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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agreed w/ the above. Their interiors are starting to look really outdated
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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agreed w/ the above. Their interiors are starting to look really outdated
Starting? I've thought for the past 4 or 5 years that their interiors look like they came out of the 90s
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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I guess it's just me, but I think the new 3 series is quite gorgeous.

The renderings don't really do it justice, IMO. I love the new front fascia.





I can't wait to see what the Coupe and the ///M looks like.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Starting? I've thought for the past 4 or 5 years that their interiors look like they came out of the 90s
Agreed!

I didn't want to be mean
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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Yay. Another car I will never buy.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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I think the headlights look aggressive, but I also think it looks rather heavy. Very 7 series of it.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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the C and A4 look better now
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 11:41 PM
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I don't like the wheels shown in the first and second posted pics. Yuck. Lower bumper/fascia looks ripped off from current VW Jetta. Other than that, car is OK. Sure BMW will have no problem selling a bunch of them.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
I guess it's just me, but I think the new 3 series is quite gorgeous.

I love the new front fascia.
What is that supposed to be? Pontiac or Lincoln grill?

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Yay. Another car I will never buy.
Definitely. No German junk for me.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 03:27 AM
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Definitely. No German junk for me.
German junk. Haha. I have a 2011 3 series, and it is the best engineered car I have ever driven.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 06:50 AM
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German junk. Haha. I have a 2011 3 series, and it is the best engineered car I have ever driven.
Wait a few thousand miles...
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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It's got 2 months and 5000 miles on it so far. No problems yet!
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by cdynaco
What is that supposed to be? Pontiac or Lincoln grill?



Definitely. No German junk for me.
Looks like a traditional BMW kidney grille to me.

German junk... haha. They are solid cars. You just have to decide if you can stomach the potential repair costs if something does go wrong. Granted BMW does give you 4 years of free maintenance which is a sweet deal.

My girlfriend has a 2003 Mercedes CLK500... it's a great car, better built than anything Detroit was putting out at that time. Granted it is more expensive to repair, but aside from a sensor it is a very mechanically sound car.

Though I prefer to only own a German car if it is still under warranty. If I bought one it'd have to be new or CPO with extended warranty.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jgsmuzzy
It's got 2 months and 5000 miles on it so far. No problems yet!
And you shouldn't that thing is brand new, but wait more... lol
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jgsmuzzy
It's got 2 months and 5000 miles on it so far. No problems yet!
My caddy has 246000 miles and still runs very strong, don't see that BMW doing that, without lots of $$$$ spent at the dealer getting it fixed
Not saying my caddy is cheap to fix but it never breaks
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