Wanted: BMW E46 330i Sport Touring Manual
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Hi all,
I'm looking to get my first BMW and am finding it difficult to get hold of an E46 330i Sport Touring Manual - I've heard they're quite rare. I'm after one with less than 100k miles on the clock and am based in South Wales but willing to travel far to get it.
Any help would be much appreciated if anyone has one for sale or knows of one!
Many thanks.
I'm looking to get my first BMW and am finding it difficult to get hold of an E46 330i Sport Touring Manual - I've heard they're quite rare. I'm after one with less than 100k miles on the clock and am based in South Wales but willing to travel far to get it.
Any help would be much appreciated if anyone has one for sale or knows of one!
Many thanks.
Aren't we all? One of these is currently sat outside my house in South London. Wow, does it look nice. I have inspected the bodywork and can find no visible signs of rust anywhere. I know these are a hard car to find so if anyone wants me to put a cheeky note on the windscreen for them inviting a sale I will oblige!!!\
To be honest, I am tempted myself...
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Have you seen this thread a couple of pages in.
To be honest, I am tempted myself...
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Have you seen this thread a couple of pages in.
Canwriad said:
Hi all,
I'm looking to get my first BMW and am finding it difficult to get hold of an E46 330i Sport Touring Manual - I've heard they're quite rare. I'm after one with less than 100k miles on the clock and am based in South Wales but willing to travel far to get it.
Any help would be much appreciated if anyone has one for sale or knows of one!
Many thanks.
Are you absolutely set on a Touring?I'm looking to get my first BMW and am finding it difficult to get hold of an E46 330i Sport Touring Manual - I've heard they're quite rare. I'm after one with less than 100k miles on the clock and am based in South Wales but willing to travel far to get it.
Any help would be much appreciated if anyone has one for sale or knows of one!
Many thanks.
If you look at the buying guides for these then I'm not sure low miles is a guarantee against failures. Lots of the issues can be age related as well, like rust and degradation of bushes and cooling system. This is in no way influenced by my 2002 120k mile 330i sport touring going up for sale in a few weeks! If I was buying I'd rather get a rust free one (unfortunately mine isn't rust free) with a few miles on it and some cash to sort the common faults.
I've not been looking long so at the moment I'm concentrating on the Touring only (handy for mountain bikes / drums etc.) If I have no luck within a few months then maybe I'll have to rethink...
Cheers for the tips woots, I'll keep it in mind and may be flexible about the mileage. Let me know when yours is for sale. Cheers.
Cheers for the tips woots, I'll keep it in mind and may be flexible about the mileage. Let me know when yours is for sale. Cheers.
woots787 said:
If you look at the buying guides for these then I'm not sure low miles is a guarantee against failures. Lots of the issues can be age related as well, like rust and degradation of bushes and cooling system. This is in no way influenced by my 2002 120k mile 330i sport touring going up for sale in a few weeks! If I was buying I'd rather get a rust free one (unfortunately mine isn't rust free) with a few miles on it and some cash to sort the common faults.
Having had a (rusty) E46 coupe - unless you're not bothered about cosmetics, I'd definitely agree with finding one with good bodywork. Getting bodywork properly sorted is expensive compared to making other minor mileage related repairs
In common with a fair few manufacturers, the 3 series from that era does seem to rust. Happily, in my limited experience, the E90 doesn't seem to suffer as badly. We have a 10 year old one of those, and there's not a spot of rust I can see.
lewis328 said:
Aren't we all? One of these is currently sat outside my house in South London. Wow, does it look nice. I have inspected the bodywork and can find no visible signs of rust anywhere. I know these are a hard car to find so if anyone wants me to put a cheeky note on the windscreen for them inviting a sale I will oblige!!!\
To be honest, I am tempted myself...
\cell \lastrow\rowTo be honest, I am tempted myself...
Have you seen this http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/59877-2004-bmw-...
120k Touring on the e46zone?
120k Touring on the e46zone?
Thanks for that DJFish, I spotted it Sunday (been checking daily!) and went to see it today once it had passed the MOT. And... it's now mine, worth the 7 hour round trip! Great condition especially considering the age, mileage seems genuine, happy with the price. So thanks to all for the help with this, much appreciated. Bit of a different drive to my Evo but I'll get used to it! So if anyone's interested in a 2004 Mitsubishi Evo VIII MR FQ-340 in gunmetal grey with 80k miles in great condition, let me know, cheers.
Excellent, and besides the great people here, on pistonheads, when I had a E46 I found this place a mine of information.
http://www.bmwforums.info/
http://www.bmwforums.info/
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