BMW 3series & 4series

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Other than looking very slightly cosmetically different and no doubt a few £ what is the difference between a 3 series and a 4 series?

I get that 3 series is smaller than a 5 series which is smaller than a 7 series. But the 3 & 4 seem to be very similar.
 
The 3 series comes as a 4 door saloon and estate. The 4 series is a 2 door coupe or 4 door hatchback.
Inside they are pretty similar although not sure if 4 is slightly roomier.
 
Great cars but don't really understand why so many models
 
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As far as I know the old 3series range was split in two, so the old 3series coupe is now called a 4series (with a few modifications as its a new model). Same with the old 1series coupe becoming a 2series.
 
Lynton said:
Other than looking very slightly cosmetically different and no doubt a few £ what is the difference between a 3 series and a 4 series?

I get that 3 series is smaller than a 5 series which is smaller than a 7 series. But the 3 & 4 seem to be very similar.
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I think the idea is that the 4 series has a slightly more sporty image than the 3 series; the 4 Series has a 2 coupe, a 2 door convertable and the 5 door gran coupe

The 3 series has the 4 door saloon, the estate car and the 5 door gran tourismo

Similar splits seem to apply to 1 & 2 series and 5 & 6 series

I think it's about having a wider range to appeal to more customers
 
It's probably so sales reps can say to their colleagues "oh so you only got a 3 this year then ?"
 
There whole no. system is very confusing. From what I read the odd are meant to be the more conservative family type cars and the even the slightly sportier. So some ranges cross over a lot in size/looks and style.
 
davys said:
Do the indicators work on the 4 series, but not on any of the others?
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BMW indicators work very well, or at least the ones in South Africa do. I've always used them, to indicate what I've just done...:p
 
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