Low mileage E46 330ci clubsport for sale at £19k

[daveco]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

If I recall EVO praised the Clubsport and gave it 4.5/5-is it really that much better than a standard sport 330ci??

[mocca]

Not even worth half that at present.

[Motorrad]

What does it offer over and above a 330ci? Personally I'd just buy the best 330ci I could find and if I was that bothered just mod it myself.

[Martin_Hx]

I always thought it was just some spoiler bits/trim not actual performance mods? But im no BMW Guru. At 19k i would say the seller has had too much sugar upon listing!

It does look nice though

[Kawasicki]

Didn't the clubsport have a different rack, damper tune, some sound deadening removed, shorter gear lever, etc?

[rallycross]

they are not worth much more (if any) than a 330i sport.

[sjj84]

If memory serves me correctly, they came with different wheels, front bumper corner splitters, a dodgy looking rear spoiler and where available in some different paint colours. Didn't they also possibly have slightly less sound deadening?

[BuzzBravado]

I know of the seller. He always ask crazy money, i'm amazed he sells anything. He did have an absolutely gorgeous 500SEC a while back though.

Edited by BuzzBravado on Wednesday 11th March 11:07

[Ursicles]

I used to have one - lovely car.

Only differences are rear wing, diff alloys and 20kg of sound deadening removed.

The money being asked is what id expect to pay for a rather clean M3 CS.

[LanceRS]

As far as I know, the Clubsport is mechanically the same, bar a shortened gear lever. It came with different wheels and the aforementioned spoilers. I've been on the lookout for a decent one at sensible money, just because they are a bit different. Apart from the gear change they drive exactly the same. As with most German cars, most things were options, even down to the arm rest!

I'm sure that it's a lovely car, but nobody is ever going to pay that for it. It's been advertised for a while and I'm sure he's already dropped the price a bit.

[RicksAlfas]

Motorrad said:

What does it offer over and above a 330ci?

My Dad had one. From memory you got the OTT rear spoiler, snazzy wheels (normal Sport wheels were a n/c option), short throw gear shift, less sound deadening, front splitters, M-tech cloth, Clubsport kick plates, and the option of Estoril blue paint.

[a1burns]

I own one and I doubt I'd even get much premium over a equally good condition/milage/age 330ci Sport!

There was a silver 06 (very rare to be 06 and 05 most are pre face lift, mines 05 plate any how many left shows 20 new registrations that year and only 5 in 06!) for sale at a garage chain near me recently with 17k on the clock for sale at £9995, was mint but sat there for a long time before it disappeared but the price was never reduced so not sure if they sold it.

[MitchT]

Doesn't matter how well it handles - if you want to preserve that sort of value you're never going to find out.

[Pots]

I recently sold my 330 Ci for £9,600 at 36,000 miles, which had every optional extra ticked. I wouldn't have thought the Clubsport would have commanded such a premium, especially seeing as the car has a relatively basic spec. If I was in the market for such a car I wouldn't pay more than £10k, as it then becomes M3 territory.