The car is clunky. As soon as I got it on the freeway home I noticed a lot of rattles somewhere in the top mechanism. Nothing obvious so I just deal with it. It's also a bit hard to get in and out of considering my 6'3" frame. No worries on that as I knew that going in. It's why I didn't get a X4.
This is an amazing car in quality and performance. The only down side is the trunk. I expected once the hard top convertable was down not to have much space, but it has a safety piece in the trunk that is fixed and can not be removed. You CAN NOT put even the smallest suitcase in the trunk ever. I should of stuck with the Infiniti G37 covertable because of this feature.
While the 328 is the 'Base Model' BMW, it is still a fantastic car from a driving dynamics and comfort standpoint. In our shopping, we came down to Accord and 328i. The Accord was approximately the same price (for a slightly newer model) but just did not stack up to the quality feel of the BMW. For us a couple years older BMW was the better value than the Honda. In addition to the solid feel, the controls are very straight forward with simple buttons located in intuitive places. Some cars try to impress with an overly complicated array of controls that make it look like a space craft, but we found most of them clunky to operate while driving. The BMW just has a natural feel to all the controls.
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