Courtesy Car

Took my wife's car to the dealer for service. Since they had to keep the car overnight they offered us the use of a 2011 328i. Since her car is a 535i I was skeptical about the drivability/fun/comfort of the 3 series car. I was very pleasantly surprised! Not only does the 3 series get great mileage, it also shows excellent power/fun in "sport" mode. The only drawback are the smaller dimensions of the cabin compared to the 5 series, otherwise the 3 series is not "short" on anything!

Originally Posted by batmbl

Took my wife's car to the dealer for service. Since they had to keep the car overnight they offered us the use of a 2011 328i. Since her car is a 535i I was skeptical about the drivability/fun/comfort of the 3 series car. I was very pleasantly surprised! Not only does the 3 series get great mileage, it also shows excellent power/fun in "sport" mode. The only drawback are the smaller dimensions of the cabin compared to the 5 series, otherwise the 3 series is not "short" on anything!

Go test drive 335, and this is one I wanted.

Thanks. I'll do that at my first opportunity.

What did you think of the seats specifically? I had a 328 loaner once and thought the seats were absolutely horrid.

The comfort of the seats in the three series are horrible so uncomfortable.

I wonder what is the most common pain of the 3 series??? 7 years ago, I used to look at the 3 series the same as my 02 Jetta.

I had the same experience with a loaner 2013 328i. But I also agree that the prior generations seats were horrid. Too small and materials sub-par for a bmw. But this current generation of 328 or 335 seems fantastic and closer to the size of my beloved prior e39.

Originally Posted by gcvt

What did you think of the seats specifically? I had a 328 loaner once and thought the seats were absolutely horrid.

I must admit, the 3 series seats don't compare to the 5 series seats with Dakota leather, all the adjustments and the seat extenders (which I love).