1987 BMW 3 Series User Reviews

Great Looks, Great Ride, Good Value — This car has the get up and go like Ive never seen before. It handles great, gets wonderful gas mileage, and is easy to drive! It feels strong and powerful without being a beast. It purrs and looks hot doing it!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Parts Are High,some Things A Shop Has To Do,over All It Helps To Know A Mech. — I have a red convertible,1987,166.000 on the speedo,I love this car so much,Im a wrench so repairs are free ,yes the top is a little noisy ,but with it down,what a joy to drive,and still get thumbs up where ever i go,drove from cocoa,fla to north ala.,no problems at all,with a manual trans. great milage......Love the car.......Dink4380

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Perfect. ;) — Lots of modification potential, excellent handling and a fair ride even with aftermarket shocks and springs. I couldn't comment on actual price of ownership, as I've done way too much more than a normal person would probably want to or be able to justify. Tons of fun on the street, and a good start for the track. As far as how far you can go with the performance...the only real limitation I'm aware of are the fenders--you can only fit so much tire before major rework or fender flares are necessary. The suspension is antiquated by adequate, as is the M20 powerplant. As always, tons cheaper to buy parts and do the work yourself versus having a shop do it.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

A Car With A Little Luxury And Upgradeable If You Are A Bmw Enthusiast —

It gets decent average fuel economy for a RWD car. For half city and half highway driving, it gets about 23-24 Miles Per Gallon. The car will take a turn with some body leans. Makes great power for a small straight 6 cylinder engine. I would avoid driving it in the snow, unless equipped with tire chain cables and I am not sure about adding sand to the trunk, if the rear axles and suspension can handle it. My least favorite is the high trunk liftover and small rear door openings. Just don't plan on carrying much bulky items. I guess thank god I do not drive the car anymore, since I have a bad habit of hitting the front spoiler when parking. The trip computer would have a tendency to drain the battery if not driven often enough and it was a $1,000 to replace. When the inspection/oil change light/temperature gauge did not operate correctly, it was fixed by replacing the circuit board inside the instrument cluster. The easiest maintenance to do are the oil changes and changing the spark plugs. However the spark plug wires were never changed, very very expensive and are not kept in stock. The most pain in the neck things to do are changing drive belts. In order to reset oil change and/or inspection light you either have to go to a BMW dealer or buy an expensive reset tool, specifically for certain model year BMWs.

Primary Use: Family transportation

My Bmw — to be an old car it performs well its good at braking, handling, comfty inside. this car have the best inline 6 that BMW has ever made its old but in the highway runs the 150 mph its quite a good car

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)