Ever think you could never afford a BM? You are wrong. Prices are comparable with the likes of Honda and VW so go for it!!! I looove mine (lady owner). However I made one vital mistake and renewed my 5 door for the 3 door because I preferred the sleeker more sporty body on the 3 door. I always thought the 5 door was a little clumpy. Now besides the fact that I have since had twins and have to lunge heavy car seats into the back, there is a serious fault with the design. Basically, when the cold weather hits and the windows freeze then you will have problems opening and shutting the doors. Why? Well the mechanism of the door opening relies on the window automatically ...  Read the complete review

The salesman made a great deal about the BMW being rear-wheel drive, well after three years of driving one I can't say that makes a whole lot of difference under normal conditions - maybe on a high-powered BMW it would, but the 116 is for everyday motoring and it'll never leave a Porsche standing at the traffic lights! Call me shallow but the reason I bought it was simply because of its looks. I knew that a BMW should be a good car, but then frankly most cars are these days, and if we allowed our heads to rule our hearts we'd all be driving Toyotas. But the sleek sculpted lines of the 116 with its shark-like distinctive front end are something I'm always going to ...  Read the complete review

I have been driving for over 4 years now and I have been quite lucky when it came to having my first car. It wasn't all mine but I got to share my mums BMW for a while, which was great. It wasn't the newest but it was a BMW.After driving that I couldn't really got for anything else as the sheer power and quality of the car drew me in. I drove my mates Fiestas and Polos but nothing could match up to it. Then a driving drought came, I didn't renew the cars insurance with my name on it so I took the good old 'reliable' London Transport. After a year or so doing that and getting cramped and having sweaty people all over me I thought enough was enough, I needed to ...  Read the complete review