Buying advice E46 330cd m sport (05-06)

[Dannybouy]

Hi all,

New to the forum and Im thinking of buying one of these cars but Im wondering are there any common faults to look out for when viewing one? and what are peoples experiences of owning one?

Cheers Dan.

[SBN]

Plenty of buying guides on here, but in summary:

- check for steering wheel knock when braking (front control arm bushes)
- swirl flaps
- full service history as they need to be loved

Cheers

[Mr-B]

I have one and love it. It had highish miles on it when I bought it but had FSH so wasn't too worried. I have had a few niggles with (PDC, minor oil leak, etc) and the bushes need doing now (100k miles) I have had it remapped and it pulls like a train, I think it will actually stop the Earth's rotation and its 10 times faster than an M3 OK I made that bit up. It'll still do 40MPG if I'm careful though. It's all the car I will need for a long while, I intend to keep it as long as possible.

[007singh]

I have a one at the moment too, in convertible form.

As mentioned, swirl flaps and service are the two biggest ones. With a remap it really does go like a train, I had mine on a RR recently and it put out 260ish bhp and about 430 ft lbs torque.

I am actually in the process of making plans to sell it to get something with 4 doors, but it really is going to be hard to replace it.