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Used 2016 BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A) Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

Very very nice car

N Rosha, Maple Grove, MN, 05/18/2016
BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
34 of 36 people found this review helpful

Put on about 8700 miles so far. It is such a pleasure to drive. Our other car is a 2010 Acura RDX, and while it isn't completely fair to compare the two due to age difference, it is amazing how much more fun it is to drive the X3. The car handles like a dream, cornering is a blast. The acceleration is good but maybe a little too many gears for my taste. Build quality seems great. The interior is very lovely. We got all the bells and whistles - favorite parts are the blind spot notification (which causes the steering wheel to shake when a car is in a blind spot and the turn signal is activated) and the overhead view that makes parking a total joy. I HIGHLY recommend getting the overhead view add-on(friends are totally blown away when showing them this feature - it looks like a drone is flying over the car sending the video so you can see the parking spot lines) Car is expensive, sure...iDrive system blows, sure... but good golly is it a joy to drive. Likes: Cornering acceleration Interior design Exterior looks(xline package) Technology(driver assistance packages) Dislikes: iDrive system - not fun to use - wife hates it - I would rather have touchscreen Rear seats don't fold flat limiting cargo space I wish there was an option to have the idlestop feature wait a second or two before shutting the car off - for when making left turns where you only have to wait a split second Would also like the ability to make the ECO PRO mode be the default. Having to turn it on every time you start the car is downright silly.

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Outstanding car!

Jerry Dankbar, Citrus Heights, CA, 02/01/2016
BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful

My wife and I drove many cars before we decided to buy the 2016 X3, including Lincoln, Lexus, Infiniti, Cadillac. Not one of the others handled and accelerated like the BMW. The safety ratings on this car is better than the others too. The cost of the X3 was lower and the reviews from previous years we're very good and convinced us to buy it. This is a very fun and comfortable car to drive!

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Fantastic Driving Experience

Debby, Saint Petersburg, FL, 07/07/2016
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BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful

Visibility is so good all around the BMW X3 MSport especially over the hood! The overhead camera is fab for letting you know when you are in garage/parking space! We drove from Tn to Florida and experienced no stiffness. Love the leg extender in the msport. LOVE LOVE in fact we now have 2 of them. Will never own anything else. Service is great and included for 4 years. Still loving after 3 years and wouldn't own anything else!!!!

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Somebody Stop Me (From Having So Much Fun)

Robert Schulte, Walker, MN, 12/13/2015
BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
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What a great car ! My wife and I are older and used to have BMW'S when we were younger and it was easier to get into her Z3 and my 330I. After a few back surgeries, retiring to our beloved northern Minnesota, and not having a dealer close by for service, we traded the Bimmers in for Hondas. They are great cars too ! Her CRV and my Ridgeline are wonderful, but she is so short that she had a hard time driving the Ridgeline. We traded the Ridgeline in on this car because she can drive it easily and I missed the handling and just plain fun of a BMW. 'Nuff said . We have to go to Minneapolis for service ( it's 200 miles away ) but , we don't care. Driving it there is a blast ! We have the 3.5l M ! For us, it's doesn't get any more fun or comfortable !

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XOXOXO for the 2016 X3 35i Msport

geebell, New York, NY, 03/21/2018
BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
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This vehicle is a pleasure to operate and truly comes alive in sport mode. The engine is nimble and responsive with superb handling and breaking. The interior is spacious and comfortable. Fit and finish are all excellent with all controls and interface being well designed and intuitive. Exterior is beautiful with the always pleasing spread nostrils design of the front and central kidney grills. Fantastic looking low profile wheels though i'm NOT a big fan of the whole run-flat tire movement. Only criticism of exterior is the under-designed rear with the understated exhaust. X3 exhaust should adapt the more aggressive dual rectilinear design of the X5 . I do wish there was an easily accessible USB connector on dash and heat button for steering wheel needs to be moved (as it was for 2018) to more accessible location. And finally every M sport version of a BMW should come with a complimentary pair of fine peccary leather fingerless driving gloves. ;)

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