There is some sad timber to the review. Will this 330 generation be good enough for you ?
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Thatās disappointing to read actually.
I had a friend who drove an A220 and said it put the 3 series to shame. I didnāt expect to hear that.
One the Consumer Reports podcast, one tester said that the car made him āsad.ā They all agreed that BMW had gone too far trying to correct the problems w/ the previous car and had instead made the ride too hard for a premium car. Whoops.
When I got my E46, enthusiasts were rife with complaints about the steering and lack of the overall BMW prowess of prior generations. FF to today, and now people love āem.
This article says each generation had been successively better than the prior until now. I guess newsworthiness requires surprises. Iām gonna form my own opinion.
Agree tho that removing the third pedal was a great disappointment.
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Wow, their review of the 320 made it sound like the new model was a return to form.
#noregerts moving on from the brand. Declining steering feel, residuals, increased mf meant a choice I had to make.
In less than 2yrs when Iām due for a new lease, if theyāre offering 18-20% off loaners and providing similar incentives to current F30 3 series, I will def lease one againā¦
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Uh no
No Camry can ever match a RWD
The differences have been narrowing tho
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These opinion pieces are just thatā¦opinions. I take all of these raving reviews or nitpicking complaints with a grain of salt until driven myself. Iāve driven cars that the mags rave about and I didnāt like and vice versa.
As long as they have some fart car deals at the end of 2020 Iām in!
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I still feel like my 3 series drives better than my VW Jetta, which I chose over Hondaās or Toyotaās when I bought it. However, I donāt know if it drives better than the Mazda 3 I had from 2007-2011ā¦
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And itās cheaper than leasing a Jettaā¦
One thing I realized is that the 3 series is really compactā¦and I mean compact.
My 7yo has a hard time getting her little legs behind my seat (Iām 6ā2ā 220lbs so my seat is pretty much all the way back)
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Well thatās why. The seats go very far back. I generally sit far back, but if I have someone behind me I can scoot forward a bit to give them plenty of space
Iām 6ā5ā and my kids are OK behind me. 13-yr-old complained a bit, so he sits behind passenger seat and my 9-yr-old behind me. No more complaints.
Thank you! Reviewers are never actually buying the car for themselves, so everything they say I take with a grain of salt.
Prime example, I absolutely hate the stinger. For some reason all of the journalists love it. Just my .02
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had a '19 330xi as a loaner for a week bc i hit a nice chicago pothole with my '17 330xi. wasnāt a fan of sensatec, but the new cockpit and button placement were all really nice compared to the '17. did feel a little quicker also.
coming from an accord and still having an altima, the driving experience is extremely differentā¦while optionwise sure itās narrowed, but come onā¦paying 336 a month for a 330xi is (to me) a no brainer.
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I do believe the sensatec is more fart 
resistant
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Man, Car and Driver is salty about the new 3 series!