The E46 325ti Appreciation Thread
Discussion
Mr Tidy said:
I paid £1,995 for my 80K mile manual 5 speed one in December 2014, and sold it for £1,450 in March 2019.
Seeing what they fetch now I should probably have kept it!
Must admit I'm thinking about keeping it and tidying it up a bit, problem is it is an auto so unlikely to be as popular as a manual. Seeing what they fetch now I should probably have kept it!
Don’t think I saw this mentioned on here, a good review, bargains at 5/6k!
https://youtu.be/HM4htPgKLsk?si=p56tkhja-L61mj19
https://youtu.be/HM4htPgKLsk?si=p56tkhja-L61mj19
dubster2007 said:
What type have you got? self opening (lifts tailgate unaided) or standard lift version?
I know from experience the self opening version can be a pain especially on colder days, so i've gone to taking them off in the winter and putting on some standard versions which i picked up cheap from eurocarparts, to be honest i didn't even know they did different lengths, weaker or stronger versions, ecp ones just said fitment e46 compact.
Going back to the gas struts… mine also has the self lift (or did have as they no longer work).I know from experience the self opening version can be a pain especially on colder days, so i've gone to taking them off in the winter and putting on some standard versions which i picked up cheap from eurocarparts, to be honest i didn't even know they did different lengths, weaker or stronger versions, ecp ones just said fitment e46 compact.
Do you know what length the cheaper non lift versions are? I’ve looked on ECP and they are 627mm, whereas from my reading the self lift ones are 597mm? I don’t want to go ordering a set and then find that they won’t work. My car is a 2001.
SimonK2486 said:
Going back to the gas struts… mine also has the self lift (or did have as they no longer work).
Do you know what length the cheaper non lift versions are? I’ve looked on ECP and they are 627mm, whereas from my reading the self lift ones are 597mm? I don’t want to go ordering a set and then find that they won’t work. My car is a 2001.
I may have got them the wrong way round but I seem to recall my pre-facelift having the shorter struts and my nephews' facelift having the longer ones. If they had been the same I was going to swap them when he sold his!Do you know what length the cheaper non lift versions are? I’ve looked on ECP and they are 627mm, whereas from my reading the self lift ones are 597mm? I don’t want to go ordering a set and then find that they won’t work. My car is a 2001.
They both had the self-lift feature with the storage parcel-shelf so I think it's a pre-/post-facelift difference.
Hippea said:
What does the group think is a fair price for this car? easy_ said:
jonindorset said:
What does the group think is a fair price for this car?
Its a non sport but has some desirable upgrades and looks exceptionally tidy, i'd say in the region of 2500-3000.Gassing Station | BMW General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff