Used BMWJanuary 23
If, like me, your car driving experience is limited to a couple of small-engined hatchbacks, the idea of driving a car like a big BMW saloon can seem extremely desirable, but perhaps a little bit scary. When it came time for me to choose a new car, I had my heart set on a Used BMW 3 Series, as I had heard from many reliable sources that this would be an excellent introduction to saloon driving. After finding a suitable model, I decided to take it for a test drive, which didn’t go as smoothly as I would have hoped for.
The most obvious difference is size. Reversing my old VW Polo was easy because the back end was pretty much flat, so I knew I could reverse until any objects were pretty much at my rear windscreen. The Used BMW was a little bit different. I couldn’t quite get a grasp on where the tail ended.
The second difference was the obvious extra power. I was used to a 1.4 litre engine in my old car, which was quite peppy in the low gears, but when you tried to get over 60 mph, it tended to struggle. This was most definitely not a problem for the BMW saloon, which sounded like a gentle breeze at around 70 mph.
I liked the Used BMW so much that I think I am going to buy one, but I am just a little bit worried about reversing into stationary objects, or under-estimating the power and flying off the road.
23 Jan 2010 | 7:08 am | Autos
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