Used 2014 BMW 3 Series Sedan Consumer Reviews
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A beauty with room for improvement
Lori, 07/14/2018
2014 BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I agree with a lot of the last review. For me it was hard to get in and out of the car and I am 5'-6". The door lock button is in the middle of the consul rather than on the doors, so without the remote key, one has to crawl in, to get the other doors open. Somehow the front was couple of inches longer than the previous model, and I was always scraping the bumper when I parked - the car was a bit too low and too long in the front. After 4 years and 34k miles, the car depreciated 19K or about 60% and already has an oil leak. I liked the exterior styling of it but never liked it as much as my previous 328i from 2000 (which I drove until 2014!)
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DrT, 03/29/2019
updated 04/07/2020
2014 BMW 3 Series 335i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Loses value at a spectacular rate: $35k to $21k over 2 years! My experience and in line with Edmund's estimates at the time of purchase and trade in. Repairs are at a luxury car rate which is unlikely to be in your range if you are buying a used car. My experience over two BMWs is about $2k repairs per year once out of warranty. The tires are run flats which are almost twice the price of non run flats, are much more difficult to mount so can be damaged in the process and take much longer to mount (more heal cooling at the tire shop and some will not bother with them). The service people at the dealership were very pleasant but not impressed with the work. At a full stop, it was near impossible to get from neutral to first gear (M6 transmission). I took it to the dealership three times and was told each time that the transmission was working within factory specifications! Rather than suffering the horns behind me, the solution was to slip into first gear while still rolling. It also needed some suspension work but was covered under the extended warranty. Arm rest gets in the way of shifting the manual transmission so took some time to adjust. Great seats but ride was still uncomfortable, particular for the passenger. Handling was surprising mediocre. More recent 3 series loaners were even worse. My 2008 328xi was much better. Better in the sport mode but the car defaults to regular mode when turned off. Easy to change mode but a bother. Different modes dramatically alter gas pedal responsiveness. No big deal with an auto transmission but distressing when trying to hit the shifts with a manual. My wife, who drives stick quite well, refused to drive it after a couple of times. If you thinking about a BMW, lease for no longer than the factory warranty. Get a BMW for neighbor envy but not because it is the ultimate driving machine. 4/7/2020. Traded this car for a Golf R July 2018. The Golf is much better. Ride and handling are better. Transmission is easier to shift. Clutch is lighter and more predictable. Better acceleration. Only advantage of the BMW is that it had a sun roof.
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too delicate, treat it like an IPhone
Perry S., 07/22/2017
updated 07/30/2018
2014 BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 11 people found this review helpful
I bought this car for my wife. Very disappointed. on a hard raining day she drove through no more than 8 inches of water and below the door level. the car stopped and the dealer called it a total loss. So much for German engineering. Why can't they keep the electronics higher off the ground and seal the floors better? For me it was too hard to get in and out of the car and I am 5'-10". It is difficult to find the comfortable seat position but it may be different with the power seat. The door lock button is in the middle of the consul rather than on the doors, so without the remote key, one has to crawl in, to get the other doors open. After 3 years and only 8800 miles, the car depreciated 20K or about 50%. I liked the exterior styling of it but that was about it.
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Salty, 02/10/2023
2014 BMW 3 Series 328i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
This is my second BMW. Both times I've regretted buying one. There seems to be thousands of parts I've never heard of, all of which are at least 1k to fix. My friend told me the same thing for his. Every visit. Whether it's a pin sized light in the head lamp or a third filter for oil changes. Dealerships will absolutely destroy you for maintenance. And the thing I don't like about these cars is its very difficult to do things on your own. If it isn't digital that requires a machine to read/fix, it requires specific tools even for something basic. So owning a BMW forces you to be at the mercy of repair shops. And if they don't know what they are doing, it can be extremely costly to have to fix. Aside from the repairs, I find the design has a lot of flaws. The interior of both that I've owned always left me with a dumb look trying to figure out what they were thinking. The space in the rear seat of my 328i is laughable. If the front seat is anywhere but all the way up, the passenger in the rear will have no room. Compartments and cup holders are the bare minimum. It took me a little while to find one compartment that I do like but it almost seems to be shaped pointed outwards instead of slanted a little to keep items inside with the natural force of gravity. Just a lot of questionable designs that after my second one, I'm really beginning to wonder what the hype about these cars is. Costly, uncomfortable, hard riding. I would NOT recommend getting a BMW.
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Still the ultimate driving machine
John McBrayer, 06/17/2018
2014 BMW 3 Series 335i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Steering is a little too sensitive and the run flat tires are a bad idea. Tires can be replaced. Steering you just have to adjust to. Otherwise, this is a great car!
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