How do you like your BMW? I love it! Have you seen the new 3 series? Yes, I even drove it for a week, Unfortunately...
You may ask yourself, what does this bloke mean by "unfortunately"?
Well... a lot of things.
I love BMW, I'm not going to lie. I love them so much I bought what I deem, to be their pure enthusiast's car. A 128i, manual transmission, M sport. "A MANUAL?????!!!!????", some of my friends shout at me between bites of their burgers. They ask why would I ever want a car with a manual, stiff suspension, and virtually no technology on it whatsoever.
And that is why BMW has made their new cars, specifically the new 3 series, bigger, softer, and less Bimmer like than ever before.
Americans like cars that are practical, even though we no longer like station wagons. We also like cars that are comfortable and full of gadgets that make driving more "pleasurable."
Why can't Americans find pleasure in driving itself?
BMW has made it's new 3 series more appealing to the American market by making it softer and putting in a new 4 cylinder that gets better MPG. I understand why BMW did this, but there really needs to be options.
I think BMW does need to offer a 3 series that is softer, cheaper, and more economical. This is the model that will sell by the thousands. However, BMW needs to have a Sport version that is actually sporty. The current 328i Sport can't hold a cow's turd to the old E90 328i. It just can't. The drive, the "feel", and the materials are all better in the older E90. BMW really took a step backwards with this new 3er.
My only hope is when BMW is done switching around the series, that the new (the 3 series that is not currently being sold yet), will be as good as the older E90. If you don't know what I'm on about, BMW will be making the current 1 series into a 2 series and they will be bringing out a new FWD 1 series (maybe). The current 3 series will become a 4 series and so on.
Ok, that's enough of all that babble.
I will be doing a road test/review of my 128i along with a review of the new 328i. That is what is to come, so stay tuned!
