Best BMW Hatchbacks

Is there less than 1 star? I had a BMW 316i 2015 start falling apart as soon as its hit 75000kms. Everything went wrong from coolant, leaking oil and… Read more

now drivetrain. BMW refused to help although the car has been serviced by them until now. My friend had a Deawoo which is a better car than this BMW. Please avoid buying this so call luxury prestige car waste of money. No service and no quality. I refused to buy another BMW even if they sell it to me for $10000. Lots of stresses the day I got this lemon BMW. Less stress dont own a BMW

Eats highway miles with ease. I've just returned from a 4000klm touring holiday of Spain, and had the pleasure of driving a new BMW 218d Gran Coupe,… Read more

4 dr saloon, from Budget Rentals, Madrid Airport. Finished in diamond gloss black, running beautiful alloy rims, all leather interior. The car was a head turner where ever I was. I opted for an automatic, their 7 speeder, which proved to be the best choice, as the manual was a DCT, of which I'm not a fan. That being said, this car had that annoying habit of switching off at red lights (coming to a full stop), and taking that split second to restart, before acceleration was achieved. Coming from a Tesla, my daily driver, this seemed uncannily slow and clunky. A lot was forgiven though, as the car had all the bells and whistles one could ask for. Auto-connect with my Samsung phone for Spotify, and Google Maps was great, if a little slow. It answered calls, and even read out aloud, txt messages from even WhatsApp and Messenger. All controls were ergonomically well placed, pedals, steering, mirrors and seats. and yes, those seats were great even for the longer stints of 5 hours. Boot space was great for the two of us, The car was very sure footed as expected....however, in the wet, the car displayed a nervous twitchiness, that my Tesla never displayed. Sure I was travelling around 120kph, but the fear of aquaplaning was very real. This was surprising, because the weight of the car, is the same as my Tesla, both coming in at just under 2000kg, and the rubber on both being of tier one quality. Gas consumption was a pleasant surprise, with a diesel tank only holding a miserly 40-45 litres, the odometer showed a range around 1100klms. I got a real world mileage of about 990klm per tank, at around $120 per tank. Pretty good for the spirited driving this car is so well suited too. The Autovias in Spain, put most tollways in NSW to shame, and most are free. One finds oneself going way faster than one realises, the car is that good. I suppose the car might rate higher from other drivers, however, as previously mentioned, I have a very high bar caused by my daily driver, Tesla MY Juniper. In short, the BMW was great. No fueling issues, as diesel is everywhere ranging from 1.48 euro/lt (small country towns), up to 1.86 euro/lt close to the airport (Repsol rip-off). Car was lovely to drive in the dry, easy to park with all the driver assist warnings, and as also mentioned, was a real head turned (if you're into that'). Total cost for 27days, with regular ins coverage, unlimited miles, single driver (69yo), came to 908 euros.

BMW 125i E82 Auto review – I bought a 125i auto brand-new back in the day. I have since had brand new 425i coupe and now own a brand new 330e. I would say my favourite car to… Read more

drive to date has been the 125i (I had an auto version). Absolutely no complaints and no problems during my two years owning it. If you are driving it hard around old bits of twisty road, it will be a bit twitchy on hitting bumps. I would advise being careful with right foot - especially in wet weather (same as any powerful rear wheel drive car).