Used 2018 BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A) Consumer Reviews
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Had always wanted a Bimmer.
Helena Bennet, McDonough, GA, 03/15/2019
updated 09/16/2019
BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Had been a loyal Lexus driver (5 sedans, one SUV). Downsides to an IS in 2016 and was very unhappy all around. The car did not handle well, poor mileage, Bluetooth with phone was terrible, pickup poor. I had always wanted a BMW sedan so went on line and studied for several days. Most of my drives local, side streets, short trips. Little freeway driving and distance driving rarely. Test drove the 320i and was very pleased. The handling, size, comfort were perfect for my needs. People complained that it wasn’t sporty enough, maybe if I did a lot of distance driving I’d agree, but for short city trips it’s fine. Size great for parking at Costco! Overall very happy with my little Bimmer.
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Great fun at a great price!
Mike Wieland, 07/07/2020
BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2018 320XI used in 2019 for $30K with about 4K miles on it in Europe (US Specs). At that price point this car is a steal and I like all the performance while saving over 12K by buying a year old car. That price point included the moon roof and sport package. This is the second BMW I've bought as a program car and I am highly satisfied. At the time of purchase my concerns included the 188 horsepower engine. While the power is not as instantaneous as the 239 horsepower of my 2008 328i it is more than enough for the American road. This car will get up and go and in Europe on the autobahn it does 120-130 MPH nicely. The same over-engineered features that make you like a BMW are present on this car. including over-steer. I have to ask: why waste money on a BMW with a performance package in the 50K range you will never use in the states to it's full potential? I'm also seeing a lower cost of ownership compared to the 328i since it runs on regular gas, not premium like the 328i. This model is one step up from BMW entry level but it is a very satisfying daily driver. Mechanical issues: none. The four year warranty that transferred with the car also provides peace of mind.Highly recommend this as a used or program car.
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Run very far from this
Chris Phillips, Loxahatchee, FL, 12/02/2019
BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
17 of 24 people found this review helpful
So to start off the car was a gift for my wedding, though it was anywhere close to what I was looking at to trade my fully loaded Mazda3 for, I accepted it as that lease was up and figured it may not be something I’m interested in but it’s a lease. To start with the car is not worth it’s own weight in steel. At $42,000 and not even having genuine leather, gps, upgraded sound system, or some kind of active safety tech in it was highly disappointing. Even at least one of those would create some value in it. Acceleration and the stop/start are both lame ducks as the car turns of or stalls 50/50 chance and then shoots forward or keeps the engine off even after the brake is released so you can’t move even at a green light for some time. Eventually I had to got to court with BMW for lemon law, as no dealer south of Orlando in Florida could fix anything wrong in the car. It all starts at 3500 miles. I brought the car in after washing it because it was pouring rust water out of the driver and rear driver-side door. I and my family have religiously driven imports (myself Japanese, and my mom and dad German cars) and never has this happened to any of them. BMW insisted that everything was fine in the service drive with no actual examination or service paperwork and sent me on my way. By 4,000 miles the car had begun stalling, at first it was only when it was warming up and I quickly shifted to gear to rush to work. Then it started becoming a major issue, stalling on I-95 randomly at intersections, suddenly while pulling out of my driveway even after the warm up period. Nearly causing countless accidents. Every time ending in me bringing it to our dealer to be turned away after at most a lap around the dealership with them never bring it into the shop or popping the hood. Insisting that I just didn’t like the car and wasn’t used to the stop/start function, which after being told enough there’s nothing wrong you desperately want to believe that they right. At 9,000 the car alerted me that an oil change was necessary and I scheduled it with the dealer, while pulling out of my driveway the car stalled again, luckily with no cars coming, and headed to the dealer. Upon arriving to the dealer I was brought in given the typical loaner, paid my deposit and was off figuring I’d see the car the next day as promised. Halfway to work however I received a phone call informing me that the entire engine bay was covered in oil that had sprayed out from every gasket in the engine and it needed to be disassembled cleaned and the gaskets replaced. All under warranty luckily and that I was lucky that I was heading to the dealer instead of work and the daily routine because the damage would have been catastrophic if I hadn’t brought it in. In the following year of having it I went to the other dealers in the area all of which pretty much did the same thing when there was a problem they’d eyeball it in the service drive and declare nothing wrong, with everything from what turned out to be a fried infotainment system, more stalling, rough shifting, smelling oil, sunroof open, passenger seatbelt alarm, frozen infotainment. This January 2019 I decided enough was enough and submitted all report to the state and BMW and filed for lemon law. Retained an attorney, and proceeded lemon law hearings as the car was repeatedly refused to be looked at, and in every dealership they would give it a clean bill of health. At the request of my attorney I brought the car up to Coggin BMW of the treasure coast, dropped the vehicle off for a full check almost 2 hours away from my home and took the loaner, while out to lunch back home I received the best/worst phone call from BMW. They went to begin checking the vehicle and servicing it to discover the car with all windows open in the middle of the worst rainstorm of the year. With the entire floor filled with water forcing them to entirely replace all of the upholstery, and strip the interior of the car down to metal to dry it out as they did not believe the vehicle should be totaled even with $8500 worth of flooding damage. 3 weeks later I picked my car up, after learning that if a single dealer in south Florida would have plugged in the car for a diagnostic test they would have found a short in the driver door causing all of the electrical issues in the vehicle. Including most of the stalls, warning lights and everything. The car still stalled after occasionally, but the worst of it was diagnosed. That was at approximately 30,000 miles. The vehicle now has 38000 and the lease almost up, along with nearly 3 years of total exhaustion with the fighting with a car company that out of their mouth “its only a 3 series.”
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Mr satisfied
Darren Tierney, Folsom, CA, 06/25/2021
BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Do your homework and look for 1 owner lease return
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This car Wafts along
TCB, Bogart, GA, 02/17/2020
BMW 3 Series 320i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Extremely pleased with this car's road manners. It gathers speed with ease and has a ton of great features standard. The 8 speed transmission is my absolute favorite of the hundreds of cars I've driven!!
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