E46 BMW Mot query
Discussion
Hi guys,
I am relatively new to this site, so sorry if I seem inexperienced. As you can tell by username, I love E46's. My dad owned one for 8 years, but had to scrap the car last year due to problems; I have always been sad since then and I told myself that I will save up and buy one. After a year of ubereats, I can happily say I have enough for the car. I want to, however, make sure I get car with few problems. This where I need the og petrolheads to help me.
Sorry for the long introduction guys. The car I am looking to buy is a 2002 325ci with 143,800.
Owner has stated he has done the following: New BMW Rocker cover gasket, Oil service, New air filter, Oil filter, fuel filter, 4x new shock absorbers, 4x new coil springs, New ccv system, New radiator, New trailing arm bushes, New front wishbones and bushes
He seems to have replaced/fixed all the stuff that usually goes wrong on E46's, but does it sound too good to be true? Mechanically, I am not too sound, so except for receipts for the actual work being done, is physically checking it the only other way?\
As for the Mot, the advisories that came up were:
Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
heat shield between exhaust and fuel tank missing.
Vehicle registration: WP02YOC, If you want to check the previous tests
Guys, should I go for it? Its priced at 1500, which is very good for a 325ci manual, but I just want an experienced petrolhead's opinion.
Once again, sorry for the long post, and I thank you in advance
I am relatively new to this site, so sorry if I seem inexperienced. As you can tell by username, I love E46's. My dad owned one for 8 years, but had to scrap the car last year due to problems; I have always been sad since then and I told myself that I will save up and buy one. After a year of ubereats, I can happily say I have enough for the car. I want to, however, make sure I get car with few problems. This where I need the og petrolheads to help me.
Sorry for the long introduction guys. The car I am looking to buy is a 2002 325ci with 143,800.
Owner has stated he has done the following: New BMW Rocker cover gasket, Oil service, New air filter, Oil filter, fuel filter, 4x new shock absorbers, 4x new coil springs, New ccv system, New radiator, New trailing arm bushes, New front wishbones and bushes
He seems to have replaced/fixed all the stuff that usually goes wrong on E46's, but does it sound too good to be true? Mechanically, I am not too sound, so except for receipts for the actual work being done, is physically checking it the only other way?\
As for the Mot, the advisories that came up were:
Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
heat shield between exhaust and fuel tank missing.
Vehicle registration: WP02YOC, If you want to check the previous tests
Guys, should I go for it? Its priced at 1500, which is very good for a 325ci manual, but I just want an experienced petrolhead's opinion.
Once again, sorry for the long post, and I thank you in advance
You should get loads of good info lots of fellow or previous owners of E46’ of all flavours on here ( I’ve had many 6 cylinder E46’s).
The list of advisories is fine nothing to worry about.
The price is ok, as an example I recently sold a 325i touring 2002 for £1500 that one had 110k miles and full service history but the body was a little bit scruffy.
It’s an unusually long list of things to have done it’s not normal on these to have to replace so many parts (unless he was just an enthusiast and enjoyed doing it ?). Just look at the receipts and try and have a look at the bits on the car take a good torch and have a poke around.
The 6 cylinder engines on these are fantastic and make a good car even though they are quite old now. If you need to replace any expensive parts there is a good trader on eBay called Kent e46 spares recommend you save his number.
The list of advisories is fine nothing to worry about.
The price is ok, as an example I recently sold a 325i touring 2002 for £1500 that one had 110k miles and full service history but the body was a little bit scruffy.
It’s an unusually long list of things to have done it’s not normal on these to have to replace so many parts (unless he was just an enthusiast and enjoyed doing it ?). Just look at the receipts and try and have a look at the bits on the car take a good torch and have a poke around.
The 6 cylinder engines on these are fantastic and make a good car even though they are quite old now. If you need to replace any expensive parts there is a good trader on eBay called Kent e46 spares recommend you save his number.
rallycross said:
You should get loads of good info lots of fellow or previous owners of E46’ of all flavours on here ( I’ve had many 6 cylinder E46’s).
The list of advisories is fine nothing to worry about.
The price is ok, as an example I recently sold a 325i touring 2002 for £1500 that one had 110k miles and full service history but the body was a little bit scruffy.
It’s an unusually long list of things to have done it’s not normal on these to have to replace so many parts (unless he was just an enthusiast and enjoyed doing it ?). Just look at the receipts and try and have a look at the bits on the car take a good torch and have a poke around.
The 6 cylinder engines on these are fantastic and make a good car even though they are quite old now. If you need to replace any expensive parts there is a good trader on eBay called Kent e46 spares recommend you save his number.
Thank you so much man. Really appreciate thatThe list of advisories is fine nothing to worry about.
The price is ok, as an example I recently sold a 325i touring 2002 for £1500 that one had 110k miles and full service history but the body was a little bit scruffy.
It’s an unusually long list of things to have done it’s not normal on these to have to replace so many parts (unless he was just an enthusiast and enjoyed doing it ?). Just look at the receipts and try and have a look at the bits on the car take a good torch and have a poke around.
The 6 cylinder engines on these are fantastic and make a good car even though they are quite old now. If you need to replace any expensive parts there is a good trader on eBay called Kent e46 spares recommend you save his number.
An E46 fan here i mostly use this site below for help on these cars as its pretty lively with a huge amount of knowledge and help available. The post below lists common failure points.
https://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=111...
https://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=111...
Alan535 said:
An E46 fan here i mostly use this site below for help on these cars as its pretty lively with a huge amount of knowledge and help available. The post below lists common failure points.
https://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=111...
Thank you so much Alanhttps://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=111...
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