Used BMW 3 Series for Sale in Philadelphia, PA

The all-wheel-drive system doesn't actually work that well. There's quite a lot of slip and slide at speed in the winter months. Many parts for the car are BMW specific and expensive (a new battery installation must be done by the dealer for $300+!). The gas mileage could be better; I get about 17 mpg doing 30% highway driving. It was throwing codes for a variable valve timing solenoid that worked perfectly fine. The water pump and thermometer are problems with these cars and mine are due to go any day now.

One thing that should be noted is that the car likes to have little minor issues pop-up and when owning one, one should be unafraid to see error lights pop up on the dash. Often times it's a sensor that's dirty or something small, other times you need to tear apart the engine and replace a head gasket valve. The heated mirrors are a great option, especially living where it gets cold and snows often in the winter. Unfortunately, the driver's side mirror did have to be replaced due to a malfunction which caused an ugly stain on the glass part of the mirror, but it didn't render the mirror unusable, simply a cosmetic issue.