Forrest Joseph 
2001 BMW 3 Series Convertible 325Ci Rwd 2dr Convertible (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
My wife's car - she alway wanted a convertible
 Wife wanted a convertible, told her I would not be forking out $50K-%60K for a new one, she would just have to settle for used.  She really didnt want to look for a used one but she reluctantly agreed.  Dragged her around to a lot of place to look at kind of a variety of used convertibles.  Towards the end of the day, she said she didn't like a one of them we saw and wanted to go home.  I said, okay, one last one to look at, she didn't want to, but reluctantly agreed.  This last one was a 2001 BMW 325Ci convertible, body in as close to mint condition as one could expect for a used car, silver with dark blue top, tan interior.  Once she got behind the wheel and the test drive was done she said "This baby is mine!!!".    Now I did have to put a couple of bucks into the car to take care of some stuff that I believe the previous owner had neglected but since then, I am impressed by this car.  It handles great, good acceleration for an engine of its size (actually seems to purr best when going quite a bit faster than the posted speed limit - :)   Styling is classic and not dated.  Did add an in dash navi with backup camera, still want to get a blind spot monitor for the rear once I find a suitable one with audio and visual signals that works well and does not cost an arm and a leg, have adjusted the outside mirrors as best I can to eliminate blind spots but there is little warning when an aggressive driver comes out of nowhere on you.    There are two other systems that I still need to go thru on the car, that would be a complete brake system and want to have the suspension completely gone thru.  The car is 17 years old but the 22K we have put on it since we got it, it just seems to run better and better the more we drive it.   Maybe some folks have had less than favorable experience with their used BMW 3 series, but perhaps its the luck of the draw in buying a used one.   Lastly, the best compliment that we have gotten on the car (had put 3 coats of Maquires on it and machine buffed each coat - was looking sharp) is when I drove up to Annapolis and someone was showing off their bright red Ferrari and I notice that owner was intently eyeballing our BMW as we drove slowly by.