The E46 325ti Appreciation Thread

[aka_kerrly]

AlexMeaney said:

For Sale guys if anybody interested ????
Bmw e46 325ti INDIVIDUAL compact for sale. MOT'd till Nov 17
98'000 miles, Full service history! And Local Garage History. Fully refurbished alloys! Full leather interior. Great car drives really well! Stand out colour and interior won't see many others like it. Want any more info give me a message! £1450 O.N.O

Edited by AlexMeaney on Monday 6th February 12:29

OH MY. Have you got any interior pictures?? black leather?
Um.... my e39 might now be for sale.

[Mgd_uk]

4X4 R said:

It's the same photos. No doubt is the same car.
It had more miles back 2013 than now...

Doesn't look like the same car to me.

One on gumtree is 2003 car, the one forsale in 2013 is a 2004 car.


Maybe someone being lazy and using stock photos.

[s m]

4X4 R said:

It's the same photos. No doubt is the same car.
It had more miles back 2013 than now...

Maybe same photos - but the spec advertised on the Irish car certainly isn't there in the 2013 advert. Unless you're saying the spec on the Irish car is incorrect?

[Pow Pow]

Hi All just purchased a 325ti as “something fun” to get around in not paid a lot of money for it but hope that it passes it’s mot in May & so I can get to work bringing it back to something respectable… first impressions are it goes like stink… but I got 40mpg on the trip computer at the 70mile ride home (god know how accurate that is??).. was happy with that.. tell me what you think… as I said not paid a lot but generally done ok on cars I’ve bought off ebay in the past & for the money I hope I have got a pocket rocket..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bmw-325ti-compact-/23222...

[FredClogs]

Pow Pow said:

Hi All just purchased a 325ti as “something fun” to get around in not paid a lot of money for it but hope that it passes it’s mot in May & so I can get to work bringing it back to something respectable… first impressions are it goes like stink… but I got 40mpg on the trip computer at the 70mile ride home (god know how accurate that is??).. was happy with that.. tell me what you think… as I said not paid a lot but generally done ok on cars I’ve bought off ebay in the past & for the money I hope I have got a pocket rocket..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bmw-325ti-compact-/23222...

Have you checked for rust?

[JakeT]

The rust suggests to me that it's been binned. My early model has none at all and a friend's 2003 with overspray everywhere has got some blebs forming. Otherwise for £530 I don't think you can go wrong. How much MOT does it have? Looks like it has xenons too, which is a rare option for these cars.

Edited by JakeT on Wednesday 15th February 14:58

[Pow Pow]

JakeT said:

The rust suggests to me that it's been binned. My early model has none at all and a friend's 2003 with overspray everywhere has got some blebs forming. Otherwise for £530 I don't think you can go wrong. How much MOT does it have? Looks like it has xenons too, which is a rare option for these cars.

Edited by JakeT on Wednesday 15th February 14:58

The MOT is till the end of May & yeah it does have self levelling xenons which I was pleased with... ive seen a lot of E46's with rot on the wings.. I thought it was common?? the other side has started bubbling too ... but other than the gear knob been worn all the electrics work and no rips in the seats... even the rear wiper works... for now ha ha.... its done 96k

Edited by Pow Pow on Wednesday 15th February 15:16

[JakeT]

The compact models don't rust nearly as much as the other E46 models do. Rust typically would indicate accident damage to me. However for £530 with an MOT until may you'd get more than that back in parts easily.

[Cheapstraitsix]

Shame it's only a mere 318ti.

However wasn't aware estorial was available, even on an individual car.

[JakeT]

Shame the 318ti is so crap. Uses the same amount of fuel as the '25, more oil and has more of a propensity to break! I would love an Oxford green 325ti with beige leather though. One was built, of that I know.

[aka_kerrly]

Cheapstraitsix said:

Shame it's only a mere 318ti.

However wasn't aware estorial was available, even on an individual car.

OOO *Estoril* and facelift , never seen one of those.

[Cheapstraitsix]

JakeT said:

Shame the 318ti is so crap. Uses the same amount of fuel as the '25, more oil and has more of a propensity to break! I would love an Oxford green 325ti with beige leather though. One was built, of that I know.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201702031963325?body-type=Hatchback&make=BMW&year-from=2001&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&postcode=rg421fl&model=3%20SERIES&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&sort=price-asc&page=9

So close but no cigar.

[Deptford Draylons]

JakeT said:

Shame the 318ti is so crap. Uses the same amount of fuel as the '25, more oil and has more of a propensity to break! I would love an Oxford green 325ti with beige leather though. One was built, of that I know.

Ripe for a 330 conversion I say.

[aka_kerrly]

Deptford Draylons said:

JakeT said:

Shame the 318ti is so crap. Uses the same amount of fuel as the '25, more oil and has more of a propensity to break! I would love an Oxford green 325ti with beige leather though. One was built, of that I know.

Ripe for a 330 conversion I say.

nice idea.

However it becomes a tad too expensive when the base car is £4500!!! The most expensive compact on sale?

[Mr Tidy]

Yes, looks expensive to me!

As does the 142K miles pre-facelift Silver Sport that a dealer has on A/T for £2,750!!

Good luck with that - mind you in a way I hope it works out, seeing as I have a 96K miles 325ti Sport in Imola Red!

Mind you I'm still not sure I would sell mine - they are just such a great car!

[JakeT]

That is a mad price. I paid £350 more for a car with less than half the miles. There is a facelift sport for sale for what looks like a good price. It was for sale in Devon when I was looking to buy though. Can't remember the price.

That bronze one is nice, but has been passed around a bit now - and is an auto!

[Deptford Draylons]

aka_kerrly said:

Deptford Draylons said:

JakeT said:

Shame the 318ti is so crap. Uses the same amount of fuel as the '25, more oil and has more of a propensity to break! I would love an Oxford green 325ti with beige leather though. One was built, of that I know.

Ripe for a 330 conversion I say.

nice idea.

However it becomes a tad too expensive when the base car is £4500!!! The most expensive compact on sale?

Hell ! Didn't see the tiny print of the price on my phone. Was expecting it to be £2K ish.

[iSore]

Cheapstraitsix said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

So close but no cigar.

That's bloody lovely. What a superb thing for under 3000 quid. A bit of Waxoyl and regular maintenance and it'll run forever.

[Mr Tidy]

iSore said:

That's bloody lovely. What a superb thing for under 3000 quid. A bit of Waxoyl and regular maintenance and it'll run forever.

Probably unique in that colour, but unless you really want that colour it's way too dear for an auto with that mileage IMHO!

I bought my manual Imola Red Sport in November 2014 just short of 80K miles for under 2,000 quid!

[gregs656]

That Oxford dealer is one of those who you start to wonder how they make any money. They keep their stock for a very, very long time.