How Viable Is This ?

[cologne2792]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-e46-330ci-M-SPORT-co...

[Troubleatmill]

Reading the advert just puts me off.

[cologne2792]

Troubleatmill said:

Reading the advert just puts me off.

I'm no E46 expert but he seems to know less than I do.

[STW2010]

What do you mean 'how viable'? Do you mean, is that a good example to buy?

I mean it's a PROPER sport model. Not one of those fake Ci things.

I couldn't be bothered for the LPG conversion to be honest, but it looks a decent car. They are e36 M3 wheels, I think?

Also, £37 for 285 miles. Mine will cover 400 miles from a full tank (£70 or so), so it doesn't seem like the LPG is actually that good.... 13p per mile vs 17.5p; hardly worth shouting from the hills (unless you do crazy mileage).

[cologne2792]

STW2010 said:

What do you mean 'how viable'? Do you mean, is that a good example to buy?

I mean it's a PROPER sport model. Not one of those fake Ci things.

I couldn't be bothered for the LPG conversion to be honest, but it looks a decent car. They are e36 M3 wheels, I think?

Also, £37 for 285 miles. Mine will cover 400 miles from a full tank (£70 or so), so it doesn't seem like the LPG is actually that good.... 13p per mile vs 17.5p; hardly worth shouting from the hills (unless you do crazy mileage).

Sorry it was poorly executed post.
I was wondering about the performance : cost ratio in comparison to the 3.0 Diesel ?

[daemon]

STW2010 said:

They are e36 M3 wheels, I think?

No, they're not. I think they were an upgrade on SE models - the 2003 320d SE that i had had them.

No idea why someone would swap off MV1s for them

[Toltec]

cologne2792 said:

I'm no E46 expert but he seems to know less than I do.

I like the minor spots of rust, my wife's 2002 e46 does not have any rust other than where some paint was scraped off by an idiot in a car park. If thisv is rust coming up through the paint I would be wondering why.

[STW2010]

daemon said:

STW2010 said:

They are e36 M3 wheels, I think?

No, they're not. I think they were an upgrade on SE models - the 2003 320d SE that i had had them.

No idea why someone would swap off MV1s for them

I stand corrected. I hate the MV1 wheels though.

Toltec said:

cologne2792 said:

I'm no E46 expert but he seems to know less than I do.

I like the minor spots of rust, my wife's 2002 e46 does not have any rust other than where some paint was scraped off by an idiot in a car park. If thisv is rust coming up through the paint I would be wondering why.

The wheel arches are a common area for rust on pre-facelift models. It's a design fault where the wheel arch liner rubs the inside of the arch, wearing the paint down. Crap from the road gets in, and so the rusting process commences. As a preventative measure it is a good idea to get the liner out, clean the inside of the arch out and then waxoyl it.

[daemon]

STW2010 said:

The wheel arches are a common area for rust on pre-facelift models. It's a design fault where the wheel arch liner rubs the inside of the arch, wearing the paint down. Crap from the road gets in, and so the rusting process commences. As a preventative measure it is a good idea to get the liner out, clean the inside of the arch out and then waxoyl it.

Yes, any i've come across in the trade of that era have needed the wings replacing.