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By Jim Mateja Special to the Tribune Best Buys. Or maybe we should say Best Values? Because these are not the most fuel-efficient machines.

[E90 driver]

The smaller picture you show for the BMW 1-series (a white coupe) is really a Volvo C30 - and not a BMW.

[1-series]

with add-ons, the BMW 1-series 335i will be easily over 40K

Thats why I'm hunting for a used 335i instead

[1-series]

Sorry, meant to say 1 series, 135i is not worth a used 335i

[Royer]

1-series wrote:

with add-ons, the BMW 1-series 335i will be easily over 40K
Thats why I'm hunting for a used 335i instead

Suit yourself. Since neither car is particularly useful for back-seat passengers, I'd rather have that engine pulling around the car that weighs 350 pounds less.

[Joe Car Buyer]

Sounds like Jim Mateja is smoking dope again. How could he completely ignore Toyota's superior products?

[melvin]

Joe Car Buyer wrote:

Sounds like Jim Mateja is smoking dope again. How could he completely ignore Toyota's superior products?

Maybe because Toyota's are overpriced
making them not as good of a value,
and lately Toyota hasn't been as good,
the Avalon has had transmission troubles, The Tundra several recalls,

in a nutshell
recalls up quality down.