I see that the new F30 3 Series BMW will be available soon and that it is to be bigger. I wonder why car manufacturer's assume that people always want bigger cars? My present 2009 3-Series Touring is exactly the right size; a compromise of being big enough when capacity is needed but not too big to use and park on other occasions. If I had wanted a 5-Series I would have bought one. I previously owned an Audi A4 but this model grew progressively as each new model was announced and I was pleased that the current 3-Series BMW was a similar size to my older A4. Perhaps the 1-Series will grow to the size of the 3-Series and eventually another base model will be made.