The BMW 328i is a very well-rounded vehicle. It is luxurious but accessible to young professionals who are still saving and earning their way in the job market. It has excellent performance, great features and is very easy on the eyes. The new car's electrically assisted power steering is quite good (and, thanks to software updates, is supposed to get better over time). It is also very good value, when comparing it to other luxury models. A few negatives include gas mileage and cost of ownership. Gas mileage is not the best - although they advertise an estimated 32 MPG city, the car actually gets closer to 20. Another negative is the cost of repair. If you choose to own this vehicle long-term, you can expect to pay significantly for major repairs. Another slightly less important negative is that in order to cut costs, the company seems to cut a few corners. For example, LED lights are not standard (is becoming the norm even in economy brands nowadays), neither is GPS/navigation. Adding these features from the manufacturer costs significantly (at least 5,000 more for LED lights and $2,000 for the GPS/navigation system). Overall, though it is an excellent choice.

I own a 2001 BMW 325i. I love this vehicle. Yes, it's older, but it still looks very modern. The body design is still beautiful and people can appreciate that. It is very well made, easy to work on for at-home mechanics and the ride is smooth.

I bought this car as a used service loaner and it was one year old with 10,000 miles on it. It has almost every option on it. I love this car. I drive a lot for work and have put about 35,000 miles on it. This car performs well mechanically. The only problem I have had was that the horn stopped working and was replaced. I average 41 mpg combined hwy/city driving. It is comfortable and in the winter time the heated steering wheel and seats really help out. This car has very few confusing controls but is not easy to set up if you are not good at operating electronics. One major con I have is that the office portion of the computer worked with a lot of the features of my iPhone 5 but since upgrading to the iPhone 6s most of those functions no longer work. I believe I got a really good deal on the price of the car and I got really low payments. This car was $50,000 brand new and I got it for $38,000. The extended warranty was expensive but well worth it because it covers everything for the first 5 years.