Bmw 325 ci?

[andviv]

I wonder if any one here can provide feedback on a BMW 325 CI?

I am thinking of buying a soft-top convertible and this one caught my attention.

I've never owned a soft-top convertible, and never owned a BMW either.

Any first-hand input would be great.

Thanks.

 

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[oddball]

My brother had a 330ci, it was a nice DD car. Good on gas, handled well, had decent power, nice interior, very reliable. Although i am not a big BMW fan, its a nice car. I know a bunch of friends with 3 series and they all love them, I know a few pushing mid to high 200k miles too. As far as BMW convertibles, I don't know anyone who had one so can't say how they are.

 

[andviv]

Thank you.

Sorry, you lost me... DD car? Daily driving?

 

[oddball]

Thank you.

Sorry, you lost me... DD car? Daily driving?

Yea, daily driver. lol, my fault on that.

 

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[hatterasguy]

Good cars, what vintage are you looking at?

As BMW's age in general around the 10 year mark your going to want to go threw the cooling system and replace all the plastic bits. They do tend to get brittle and fail, overheating one of those motors is a bad idea.

Also check to see what gear box it has. A lot of the ZF automatics made before 2003 have a pretty expensive reverse gear failure. Its $2k-$6k to fix depending on how you go about it.

Other than that solid cars, typical German car stuff. Take care of them and they will take care of you. Look for service records.

 

[Rickson9]

Terrible in snow. If I remember correctly. I'm assuming that you'll just store it for the winter. Which makes sense.