I love the new X3, especially with the sports package and adaptive steering options. If you can get her to test drive one before getting the 3 series I think she'll be very pleasantly surprised. It really is the best of all worlds: it has a light sporty feel like a sports sedan, but offers the cargo space and passenger room of an SUV. Also with the new transmissions the fuel consumption is on par with the cars...
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BMW History:
2000 328iS|2002 E39 530i|2005 E60 530i|2007 328i Coupe|2009 335i Coupe|2012 335i Coupe
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