Thoughts on the new 3?
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Thoughts on the new 3?
I just toured the BMW site. The new 3 looks pretty nice. Best BMW interior I've seen for the money. Exterior is a bit conservative, but again, nice. Your take?
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The exterior is somewhat conservative for a reason. The company (correctly) didn't want to bring the public uproar with the 3 series.....their bread-and-butter car.......that the new 7-series and 5-series did. They have admitted this in public......they deliberately kept the changes on the new 3-series toned-down so as not to alienate their core owner base too much.
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I saw it at the NYIAS. In its most popular selling configuration(325i, with a few option packages), it looked pretty bad. It was a light blue with some small hideous rims. I did not look right at all. I was really disappointed in the way it looked. One aspect of the car that I really like is the headlights, and I think that might be it. I dont like the rear, or the sides to much.
I however never really liked the 3-series sedans. I always loved the 3-series coupes. They look absolutely gorgeous. My lady friend has a 330Ci in Silver with Dark tint, and thats all you need to make the car look immaculate.
I however never really liked the 3-series sedans. I always loved the 3-series coupes. They look absolutely gorgeous. My lady friend has a 330Ci in Silver with Dark tint, and thats all you need to make the car look immaculate.
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i understand their reason being conservative with the 3 but i wish they styled it more agressively like the 5 & 7. although it wasnt love at first sight, the bangle designs grew on me
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Originally Posted by rominl
yup the front i gave up already, but the rear is bad
e46 is awesome
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The exterior is somewhat conservative for a reason. The company (correctly) didn't want to bring the public uproar with the 3 series.....their bread-and-butter car.......that the new 7-series and 5-series did. They have admitted this in public......they deliberately kept the changes on the new 3-series toned-down so as not to alienate their core owner base too much.
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Wow, this is the first time I've seen the new 3... Personally, I dont like it too much. It looks pretty good from a 3/4 front view, but side view, it looks bad to me. If I were gonna get a 3 series, I'd definitly go with an older one.
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I like the idea of cooled cupholders (provided they're the right size), and a separate laptop storage compartment in the trunk!
Going to face tough competition from the IS , so every bit helps!
Going to face tough competition from the IS , so every bit helps!
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Not feeling the new 3 at all.......its not as ugly as the 5 though. Very very sad, BMW used to have the best designs.
At the NY auto show, nobody really noticed it. It just looks very plain and cheap...... The IS on the other hand attracted a huge crowd. The new IS will be getting lots of former bimmer guys imo.
At the NY auto show, nobody really noticed it. It just looks very plain and cheap...... The IS on the other hand attracted a huge crowd. The new IS will be getting lots of former bimmer guys imo.