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      05-08-2013, 03:12 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by luvthestck View Post
The quality would go down as usual. I would hang on to the present 1 series until i see the 235 in person.The present 3 series quality sucks compared to the E90.
This is pretty much the opposite of my experience and just about every thing I've read. The interior quality of the F30 is much improved over the E9x and E8x. There are still cheap spots and materials, but it's a BMW, so that's sort of expected. I don't like the way the F30 is sized or how dependent it seems to be on getting the option right, but build and material quality not something I'd fault it for.

We chose an E84 over the F30 because of the way each drove, but I couldn't say with a straight face that the interior of the E84 is even close to the F30. Our E82 had the steering wheel switch surrounds replaced, the entire dash, the ECU, the starter and a few other minor trim parts under warranty. I wouldn't call that stellar quality.
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