Black On Black

Black BMW 3 Series

The 3 Series in black — the version that has been in the back of everybody's mind since the 1990s.

Rental in Los Angeles · from $102

Not subtle so much as familiar: a German saloon doing exactly what a German saloon is for.

The 3 Series is the saloon everything else is measured against, and the current one has not lost the thing that earned it that: it steers. Quick, accurate and calm at once, it makes the canyon road home the best part of the day and then rides the 405 in silence. Four adults sit in it properly, the boot takes their weekend, and it parks on any street in the city.

Black BMW 3 Series from the rear three-quarter on a palm-lined Santa Monica boulevard — 01A Santa Monica boulevard in the late afternoon — the short boot and the twin finishers, black under the palms.

Black on a 3 Series with the chrome grille and the silver wheels is the version that has been in the back of everybody's mind since the 1990s. It is not subtle so much as familiar — the car reads instantly as a German saloon doing exactly what a German saloon is for, and at a hotel entrance or a restaurant valet it is the one nobody looks at twice, which is sometimes the point.

This is the 2.0-litre turbo car, rear-wheel drive, quick without being loud. Three 3 Series are in the fleet — black, grey and white — and the dates on each page are the car's own.

Quick, accurate and calm at once.
That is the whole 3 Series.

Kidney grille and headlamp of the black BMW 3 Series

Front wheel and flank of the black BMW 3 Series

02The chrome-surround grille on black, and the silver multi-spoke wheel under a black arch. The 1990s picture, current.

03Under a hotel porte-cochère in profile, where it does a good part of its week.

The particulars

Rate$102 / day
Engine2.0-litre turbo four
SeatsFive
DeliveryComplimentary to Beverly Hills partner hotels
In the fleetThree — black, grey and white

The guest book

great experience with the 3 Series, felt brand new and the whole thing was zero stress
Andre R. · 2 months ago
3 Series was exactly what i wanted, quick pickup and everyone was really friendly
Andre W. · a month ago
Second time renting the 3 Series from these guys, cars are always ready to go and the process is painless. this is my spot now
Jordan D. · 3 weeks ago

Queries

How much does it cost to rent a black BMW 3 Series in Los Angeles?

The black 3 Series is $102 a day. The day rate is the whole of it on this car — there is no weekly or monthly block, so a longer booking is priced day by day. Delivery to our Beverly Hills partner hotels is complimentary; LAX delivery is charged each way, in two tiers, and the figures are on our delivery page.

3 Series or 4 Series?

Doors. The 3 Series is the four-door saloon with the back seat and the boot; the 430i in the fleet is the two-door coupé and the convertible on the same underpinnings. For four people, this one; for two and a canyon road, the 4.

Is it good for business travel?

It is the car we send to most business bookings. Quiet on the freeway, a proper boot for a case and a garment bag, and a badge that reads correctly in any car park in the city without being the car people photograph.

How do the three 3 Series differ?

Paint. This is the black car; the other two are on their own pages with their own dates. Pick by colour and by the diary.

Can I see the dates before I call?

Yes — the diary on this page is the live fleet calendar. If a date is open there, it is open.

The diary

When you can have it

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Name the dates and the 3 Series is at your door.

Tell us when you land or where you are staying and we confirm the car straight away — delivered hand-detailed to the address and the hour you name.

Check dates & reserve or call +1 (424) 303-6496

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The terms, before you commit

Refundable deposit: $500; A hold, not a charge. Back with you 5–7 business days after the car is home.
Damage and liability cover: $75 a day; Mandatory, and priced off the deposit rather than the rate. Your own qualifying full-coverage policy takes this line out of the quote entirely.
Driver, 21–24: $50 a day; Twenty-one is the floor, with a licence held two years. The higher band applies above a $1,500 deposit; this car is below it.
Shortest booking: 24 hours; No maximum. Delivery is complimentary at our Robertson Boulevard lot and our four Beverly Hills partner hotels; LAX is $75 to the parking structure or $150 to the terminal, each way.

This one is the same rate at every length — it carries no multi-day block, so three days is three times one day. We would rather say that than imply a discount that is not there.

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