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5 out of 5 stars

Ultimate driving machine!

Matt, 09/01/2009
2005 BMW 3 Series 325i Rwd 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is truly a spectacular car. I bought it as a second car to use as a commuter vehicle between New Orleans and Houston. The car gets great gas mileage while delivering spectacular performance at the same time. It handles well and just has a rock solid feel to everything. I used to have a Jaguar X-type and this car just runs circles around it... so far, very happy. I hope to have this car for many years to come.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

BMW 330Cic Rocks

bimmer lover, 10/06/2004
2005 BMW 3 Series 330Ci Rwd 2dr Convertible (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Great perfromance when you need it and always very good consistent performance, and good handling, could be a little cripser for my tastes, but still good, great traction control feature, and great durabiality thus far after owning the vehicle almost 2 years, no wear and tear showing, still looks show room new and great sound system and controls on steering wheel

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Enjoying the 325xi

Rodo, 05/30/2005
2005 BMW 3 Series 325xi AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is an outstanding vehicle. Solid, well balanced and fun to drive. Excellent handling and pickup for a small car. The only real complaint is the lack of cupholders and storage compartments.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

what's not to like?

robert silver, 08/20/2005
2005 BMW 3 Series 330Ci Rwd 2dr Convertible (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
1 of 5 people found this review helpful

Excellent appointments, easy to use controls to raise and lower top. easy to use master control for windows. great pickup but can't outrun the gas station. also, gauge that shows the mileage per gallon is unnecessary, and very disconserting.

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5 out of 5 stars

Awesome!

Gabriele, 06/12/2005
2005 BMW 3 Series 325i Rwd 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I wanted to make sure that I bought a 2005 before the new model year came out this summer. I really like that style and with the incentives that were given to "move them off the lot", I was able to get a BMW for about 30K. It's the silver with the premium package. Plus with the maintenance thrown in for 4 years, 50 k miles - it was an offer that I just could not refuse. The car is awesome to drive, gas mileage is okay - it would probably be better if I drove it more conservative but then what's the point in driving the ultimate driving machine if you're not going to kick it once in awhile.

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