Very reliable, economical and fun to drive. Low sitting position is its only downfall

Did you find this review useful? Yes  No (4/1)

I have driven this car for over 6 years, having bought it with 62,000 miles on the clock. It's now covered 155,000 miles and boy does it put a smile on my face! The straight 6 cylinder engine must be one of the best in production cars as is its 6 speed auto tiptronic box. I always drive it in manual mode. What a compromise - 0-60 in 6 secs and 37 mpg. I've had 2 large Canadian canoes on the roof bars, 2 kayaks and 4 bikes (3 different loads in case you're wondering!). Absolutely brilliant tail out handling with traction control off - very predictable (370lbft of torque!). Selling it to buy another, 6 years younger one - 2012 F30 version. Hope it's as much fun!

Did you find this review useful? Yes  No (12/0)

Fast frugal and looks good. Options very expensive and equipment supplied only average. Auto box very good.

Did you find this review useful? Yes  No (11/2)

This is a fantastic car, great economy, practical and a pleasure to drive! With combined driving I consistently get 50 mpg on every tank, it doesn't feel like a big estate to drive in fact I don't think you could tell it apart from the saloon. As with all new bmws I would recommend non run flats, I have changed all 4 tyres and it rides much better. My car has over 100 k on the clock now and hasn't missed a beat, BMW condition based service schedule of every 15-20k should be ignored in my opinion, I change oil and filters every 10k and believe the car is much better for it.

Did you find this review useful? Yes  No (66/13)