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4.25 out of 5 stars

2011 328i Xdrive

oakleyg, 11/20/2014
2011 BMW 3 Series 328i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
18 of 21 people found this review helpful

Replaced my 2010 BMW 5 Series. Was concerned about the smaller vehicle. The 5 Series is a great car, the 3 series is an amazing driver's car. Had several 3 series through the 90s all fun to drive. BMW still finds a way to cut costs; small and annoying things. Turn signal in 2010 5 series had a three blink feature with one-touch, not in the 3, just a feature I became accustom to. No folding rear seat, apparently an option. No rear camera; strange miss from a company that claims active and passive safety. Al-in-all just a blast to drive. Comfortable, gas mileage not too good. Been getting 24MPG highway.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car!

heiko1, 01/21/2011
2011 BMW 3 Series 335i 2dr Convertible (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

335 convertible is a wonderful automobile, fantastic performance and truly amazingly fuel efficient. It is far more comfortable than expected, the idrive with navigation and upgraded stereo is supurb, 8 mgs storage, its a very fine automobile that attracts little attention, which is what I wanted. Fit and finish are superior. BMW's European delivery is a fantastic way to drive the car the way it was meant to be driven, the car is tight and flawless at 120 mph on the autobahn. Car can also handle the potholes of Michigan in style.

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2 out of 5 stars

head bolt failure

GVunhappy, 10/31/2016
2011 BMW 3 Series 328i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

BMW knows about the problem with the two aluminum head bolts that fail but will not assist customers when failure is out of warranty. Also quality of materials used in the interior is cheap. Leather does not hold up and plastic trim on doors actually melts.

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
1 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

great car

tommyycar, 04/13/2011
2011 BMW 3 Series 328i 2dr Convertible (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Just had to report that our 2010 328 convertible averaged 32 MPG driving up and down through the mountains of West Virginia. In addition to being great in every other way, It's an economy car! Who Knew? I will be thrilled if the 2012 X5 I have on the way pleasantly surprises us with this kind of gas mileage.

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5 out of 5 stars

WOW

Mike in LA, 11/01/2010
2011 BMW 3 Series 335d 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

I replaced my 2008 328i with a 2011 335d, which I picked up five days ago. When it comes to raw power, this car makes my old 328i seem like a Pirus. The manual says to keep the RPM below 3500 during the first 1200 miles, but this car wants to take off. It doesn't take much of a push on the accelerator to kick in the turbo and pop you head back, and your up to 80!

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