BMW 3 Series Compact E46 (2001 - 2005 )  

150PS 320d version offers lively performance, good fuel economy and rewarding handling.

Reports of turbo failures on 320D 150PS models.

Introduction

From HJ road test:

"Sometimes you just fall in love with a car. You didn't expect to. You thought you'd judge it dispassionately, like everything else. And, from what you'd already seen of it, you weren't even particularly keen on its looks.

"But there was something about RO51 OGH. Could it have been the Ambra Ochre pearlescent paint that seemed to change colour in the light? Could have been the way the chunky 16in alloys filled the wheel arches so perfectly? Could it have been the quality of the fit and finish? And when you looked at it again, could it have been the shape of its face? What is it with the Germans these days that makes them so keen to give a car eyes that seem to implore you to fall for it?"

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Last updated 17 February 2012
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