E46 325ti

[pnd]

yeah they seemed to have firmed up in price of late. But it is the season for bargains. seriously though i would pay a bit more for the right car these can be expensive to fix.

[e30topless]

PM sent Lee,

[bss325i]

That silver saloon looks a better car than the black coupe despite the rust bubble.

[E30BeemerLad]

I think I'm going to make a call about this one tomorrow

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p

[bss325i]

That sounds like a great car! Nice spec with the only thing I would be wanting for are heated sports seats but has some decent morsels none the less.

A hexagon car as well! Looks like its lived in London most of its life to so shouldn't be a scabby pig underneath.

[DanThe]

Lee if you havnt bought a new car over a month after selling the E30 then the only reason being is that your really looking for another E30, hence you cant find what your looking for

[E30BeemerLad]

Yeah, it seems an overall nice spec. Like you say, sports seats would be a bonus, but heated comfort will do.

On the interior shot, does the gearstick look like it's sat at a funny angle? Don't these suffer with a problem with the selector?

[E30BeemerLad]

Shut it Dan

[bss325i]

Can't quite see it properly as I'm on my phone but yes they can suffer with sticking over to the driver side.

[E30BeemerLad]

Yeah the gearstick does look like it is leaning to the right.

How terminal is that? What's the fix?

[bss325i]

Its not terminal at all. You can still drive the car perfectly fine its just the gear stick doesnt centre its self.

It box out to fix it but peanuts for the parts.

[scott180gtb]

Lee I saw a nice looking 4 door in Donny this week on the main drag down to the station. The same blue as my old touring.

I will have a look this week when I'm back over that way. Cant remember the traders name

[pnd]

a weighted gearknob is the bodge solution to those of us too unskilled/lazy/tight to fix the e46 gear centering problem it works pretty well on mine shame i changed the bushings before i came up with this fix.

[E30BeemerLad]

Is there such thing out there as an E46 that doesn't have bubbling arches FFS!

I'm so bored of looking for cars now

[bss325i]

Is there such thing out there as an E46 that doesn't have bubbling arches FFS!

I'm so bored of looking for cars now

Yes there are thousands.

[bss325i]

Was that black one a bit scabby then?

[Simon13]

not up the north i expect!

[E30BeemerLad]

Was that black one a bit scabby then?

I spoke with the owner, he was honest enough to say one of the rears was starting and there was some sill action starting too.

I'm so fed up.

[pacerpete]

Its grim up the north, and so are the turds

[Andyboy]

Was that black one a bit scabby then?

I spoke with the owner, he was honest enough to say one of the rears was starting and there was some sill action starting too.

I'm so fed up.

Laguna 11 mate. Plastic front wings and the rest is Galv'd up.

[capri_rob]

Its grim up the north, and so are the turds

I had to travel darn saaarf for my E46 - its fookin lovely - not a speck of rust anywhere - even after removing about 2kg of mud from behind the front arch liners

[Simon13]

See the southern myth is the truth!!

You don't see rusty e36's down here really either

[DanThe]

My chromie started out in Yorkshire but must have had a quick escape to Devon!

[bss325i]

My E46 started out in Glasgow but made a swift exit to Exeter then Essex.

[e30topless]

See the southern myth is the truth!!

You don't see rusty e36's down here really either

that depends on how far darn sarf Si, i have a very grim E34 M5 from devon, it's been there all it's life but looks worse than a scottish turd

having said that, i have bought a really nice 2 door 325i from Scotland that was completely grot free, my triple three spent most of it's life in London and that's hanging (or it was.. )

it's all down to how the owners look after them I'm thinking,

[bss325i]

333i's dont count as they are SA buit and have shit corrosion protection.

Everybody knows that!

Yes, how owners look after them plays a big part but the north/south divide is no myth!

Rule number 1, never buy a northern turd or one thats lived by the sea.

[darkchild]

E46s, whilst nice cars, are where the BMW penny pinching really began. My old coupe had minor blistering on the rear arch and front wing by the time it was 8 years old. I had both sprayed but an 8 year old, low mileage "prestige" car needing paintwork due to rust is a joke. The amount of E46s with rusty front wings is ridiculous. That and the sh!tty door rubbers, matt paint finish in the shutlines and wafer thin carpets. They have a better dash than an E36 but thats about it.

[E30BeemerLad]

I may have found something after all my moaning.

330 touring, manual with very good service history and lots of bills. Just waiting on some more pics from the seller tomorrow.

Pain in the arse is that the car is right down in Portsmouth

[pacerpete]

Arhhhh ! seaman stains ahoy , me hearty !

[Morat]

I may have found something after all my moaning.

330 touring, manual with very good service history and lots of bills. Just waiting on some more pics from the seller tomorrow.

Pain in the arse is that the car is right down in Portsmouth

A sound choice hope it works out OK!

[E30BeemerLad]

I was pondering the 5 hour train ride to go and see this, but some pics from the seller revealed some grot down the bottom of the offside rear arch/sill area. So I'll be swerving it. All 4 alloys were chewed too. Shame.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-330i-SE-T ... 19d7502aeb

[capri_rob]

Leather comfort seats - hideous - look like something out of an old folks home - you can almost smell the p1$$

Still a lot of car for not much cash - you need a Sport though Lee

[Andyboy]

Given that decent E46's are drying up fast, you may be better off with an E39. Plenty of tatty ones of those too but they don't seem to suffer wing and arch rot quite like the E46.
They're cheaper as well.

Have you considered an IS200? They're cracking cars. Lovely little six pot, no body rot and funky dash.

[pacerpete]

Hello mate, wanting

[bss325i]

Preserver young jedi and you will be rewarded.

A nice E46 330i is a nice thing. Ask Rob.