BMW 3-Series Saloon (1998 - 2005) Owner Reviews
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- Bought: Used in September 2021
I own a 1999 318i with the older 1.9 M43 engine and despite a small oil leak BMW themselves have...
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- Year/plate: 2003/03
- Bought: Used in December 2020
I’ve owned my bmw since December last year since then it hasn’t given me any problems at all. It always...
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- Year/plate: 2003/52
- Bought: Used in March 2016
Newer models are much more efficient and offer better performance from smaller capacity engines. However the build quality or materials...
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- Year/plate: 2002/52
- Bought: Used in June 2018
I love theses older beemers, this one is brilliant and my second one of them, the first one is a...
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- Year/plate: 2002/02
- Bought: Used in September 2009
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- Year/plate: 1998/S
- Bought: New in September 1998
The space provided is huge!...
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- Year/plate: 2005/54
- Bought: Used in March 2010
Boot huge, parking sensors great.
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- Year/plate: 2000/W
- Bought: Used in January 2015
Internal layout.
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- Year/plate: 2003/53
- Bought: New in October 2003
Big boot and lots of leg space back and front.
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- Year/plate: 2003/03
- Bought: Used in September 2014
Economy, £75 of diesel gets me around 600miles, this is 51mpg all the time!...
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