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Used 2001 BMW 3 Series Sedan Consumer Reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

South African Lemon

Ivan A., 11/16/2002
2001 BMW 3 Series 325i Rwd 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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I have a 325I that was build in South Africa, not Germany. extremely unreliable. The car stalls during starts any time it's below 70F. Not impressed with BMW service either. Perks are not up to luxury standard. My advice, buy a Lexus, Mercedes or new Infinity G35. I will never buy another BMW again.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Love The Look, Too Many Little Problems

JoeH, 03/24/2004
2001 BMW 3 Series 325i Rwd 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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I bought the 325i sedan used in July 2002. I loved the look and passed up a similarly priced Lexus because of the look and nameplate. It was a mistake. I must have had it in the shop at least 6 times in the 15 months that I had it. The window came off the track (2x), the front passenger door leaked (2x), brake pad replacement, and even once when the engine just started smoking and stalled at a stop light! The leather interior is inferior to the Lexus as well. Overall I really wanted to like the car, but too many little problems will keep me from buying it again.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

dual personality: driver / track toy

thrak-rhatt, 06/21/2002
2001 BMW 3 Series 325i Rwd 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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one must take this car to a drivers school to appreciate the brilliant work the bmw /M folks did in the suspension tune. superb handling. the track is the only place one can sanely extract the performance this car offers, which is considerable: i chased down a pair of itb racers in my run group who were leaving me for dead on the straights. better still, the car does not beat you up day-2-day, offers quite good fuel economy, is reasonable to insure, and is drop-dead gorgeous to look at. the price of admission is high, but in this case you do get what you pay for.

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5 out of 5 stars

back-n-black

missnlinc, 05/17/2004
2001 BMW 3 Series 330i Rwd 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
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what a car! I have always dreamed about owning a bimmer and this car does not dissapoint. nothing like smokin' other cars (supposedly with more horsepower) day & night. truly the ultimate driving machine.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

My car

admin1, 04/15/2004
2001 BMW 3 Series 325xi AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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I looooooooove my car!

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