I bought the car in 2007 with 135000 miles for $6000. The performance of the car is excellent. It has a 2.8 liter I6 engine with 189 HP and rear wheel drive which gives it great acceleration and handling. It is actually very heavy for a sports car, and because it is a convertible, the chassis is much more flexible than the coupe. The suspension, however, makes up for its mass with a very responsive drive. Even with 149000 miles on the original engine, I ran a 15.4 quarter mile: just .1 seconds off the original time.
     There are quite a few problems with the fit and finish on the interior. The convertible roof no longer works automatically. The roof is $1800 for parts alone. Other quirks include a squeaking steering wheel, sagging glove box door, sagging door panels, anemic climate control, and loud squeaking and rattling of the roof over every bump.
     I think the car is quite attractive. With the roof down, it does look really good. It has attractive 16 inch alloy rims, driving lights, and a great profile. It is painted BMW's arctic silver. The interior is gray with leather seats which stay cool in the hot sun. The instrument cluster is well organized with all necessary warning lamps.
     Once past 100000 miles, BMWs have a reputation or nickel and diming their owners. Many of the suspension bushings had to be replaced along with the shocks, struts, tie rods and wheel bearings. The four $120 oxygen sensors also needed replacing. I see about 31-33 MPG highway, and up to 28 city on premium fuel. It will run on mid-grade, but fuel mileage will be compromised. Most of the interior foibles I've learned to live with. The roof can be operated manually pretty easily, and the weak climate control is not too much of a problem. The car has been run on synthetic engine oil which slightly boosted fuel mileage and provided a noticeable reduction in roughness at idle.
     It is indeed a fun car to drive, especially on a sunny 80 degree day in the mountains. Even though the added weight and lost rigidity of the drop top takes away from the raw performance of the car, it is still a fun car to drive.
     This is a car that can be enjoyed much more if it can be maintained properly. BMWs are very expensive to service at the dealership or independent shops. I am able to work on it myself which keeps the cost down. Due to the cost of maintaining it, I would not recommend this car to a friend.
     
     
     

i love my car! it looks great an has a timeless look to it that never gets old. the handling is great an its well planted through corners with little body roll. acceleration is good epsecially with a few aftermaket bits. like exhaust. the sound is nice an deep making it great en fun to drive with the windows down. interior is a mix of luxury and sport an is real comfortable. fuel mileage is good an requires little maintenance. all around an affordable an fun to drive Bimmer!

They are so much fun to drive, but he's gettin old, so he handles a little slow... black leather seats get hot in the summer, and REALLY cold in the winter, but are still worth it anyways. Runs like a champ. He's got a little rust goin on, but we just repainted...

good performing vehicle. pretty good pick up for a 2.8. BMW tried to pick up sales during the early to mid '90 and cheaped out on parts using plastic parts instead of the usual aluminum for the pretty critical parts of the car (i.e. cooling system)

if you keep up with the maintenance the car will run flawlessly, but the maintenance on this car is pretty pricey. so you'll either have to have money on the side or do it yourself.

this is a very fun car to drive as long as nothing breaks.

Great handling and performance. Better than most cars. Cheap to buy, we found it for under 7000$.