This deal is profitable. The price is 11.2 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $7595
Fair price: $8436
High price: $9276
MPG: 18 mpg city / 28 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Tan
Color: Black
Dealer: Car Arena Auto Sale
Mileage: 110,000
Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 BMW 3 Series 328i
Estimated: $43026 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2773
$1331
$1165
$1054
$943
$7266
Insurance
$1752
$1814
$1877
$1943
$2011
$9397
Fuel
$1696
$1747
$1808
$1880
$1965
$9096
Maintenance
$2763
$1961
$1164
$1241
$2291
$9420
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$940
$940
$940
$940
$940
$1391
Total Ownership Costs
$10901
$8098
$7448
$7622
$8958
$43026
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2995.5552992
Displacement CI: 182.8
Displacement L: 3.0
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 230
Engine KW: 171.5110
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: BMW
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 328i
Model Year: 2009
Other Restraint System Info: Dual-stage suppl. restraint system (SRS) certified to the advanced airbag requiremnets of FMVSS 208, S14.
Plant City: Rosslyn
Plant Country: South Africa
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 3-Series
TPMS: Direct
Trim: SA
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY OUT THE AIR BAG DOOR COVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB ON RAINY NIGHT, INSTEAD THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DOWN THE DOOR AND BLEW OFF THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. INJURES WERE CAUSED AS A RESULT OF THE DOOR TRIM WHICH FLEW OFF AND HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE RIBS. PHOTOS ATTACHED. A FIELD ENGINEER TOOK PHOTOS AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED IN A TRAINING SESSION BEING HELD THERE. *PH *JB
2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY 2009 BMW 328I (WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION), I HAD THE DEALER INSTALL BMW CUSTOMIZED 328I RUBBER FLOOR MATS. THE MATS HAVE A FITTED SLOT FOR THE GAS PEDAL AND ANCHORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM MOVING AFTER INSTALLATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LENGTH OF THE MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS TOO SHORT FOR A VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN YOU DEPRESS AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH, IT CATCHES THE TOP EDGE OF THE MAT AND LIFTS IT UP, COVERING THE CLUTCH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT BACK DOWN, YOU END UP STEPPING ON THE MAT, PARTIALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND/OR CLUTCH WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND MOVING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THEM ADJUST THE INSTALLATION BUT THEY CAN ONLY MOVE IT A FEW INCHES BECAUSE OF THE GAS PEDAL SLOT, SO THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. I DON'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE VERY OFTEN BUT LAST MONTH (9/2012) I FINALLY GOT FED UP AND CONTACTED BMW TO LET THEM KNOW THEIR RUBBER MAT DESIGN HAS A SAFETY FLAW AND THAT I WAS FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THEY RECORDED MY COMPLAINT BUT SAID THERE WOULD BE NO ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP. SO, FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HAVE NOW REMOVED THE DRIVER'S MAT FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR