Used 2019 BMW 3 Series for Sale in

Los Angeles, CA

Be cautious when purchasing the first iteration of a new generation of a model. The technology upgrades relative to the previous year are impressive, but they are buggy and it almost seems like BMW was not ready on the back end /server/infrastructure to support such technology upgrades and features. Car safety features (lane departure warning, frontal collision warning etc) are buggy. Definitely upgrade the audio. Even the Harman/Kardon is not quite as good as my previous car's upgraded audio offering. Do not settle for stock audio. Head up display is a game changer and worth the slight cost difference. The car drives like a dream, but it is still a driving machine rather than a luxury comfort and convenience car. Lots of interior comforts were not well thought out like location of storage, cup holders, places to store garage/work badges, emergency items, etc. Ambient lighting seemed frivolous add, but without it, you can't really customize foot well lighting intensity or other interior lighting the way you can with most non-luxury cars, so that was a disappointing discovery. Overall awesome car, great sales experience, super fun to drive, great for city. Will see how AWD will be in the winter compared to my old small SUV. For a brand new car, it's unfortunate that the technology is so buggy and the Connected App is admittedly having major issues with no ETA in sight. Also, for a luxury brand, please consider more thoughtful interior details. Only one logical place (besides door) to keep your phone or keys and that is blocked by the cupholders. Cup holders on the side doors only conducive to closed soft sided water bottles, but that seems risky to have so close to where the pedals are. No sunglass holder. I have driven German vehicles before and have seen very thoughtful interior details/storage styling so to upgrade to a better brand and get less inside than I had before in some aspects was surprising. The drivetrain and the head up feature are amazing and I can see how people become BMW owners for life. Definitely happy so far.

The 330i is a well built, solid, reliable vehicle that is very attractive. Some of the features are too complicated for practical use.