Spec level in 330ci E46
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The forum has lots of details on spec etc. A great forum to be part of if looking to get into an E46!
Here is a list of standard and optional equipment for the 330Ci E46 (yr 2000)
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/equipment/Detail.asp...
I've owned a 330Ci Sport for 8 years from new - fantastic car - I'll be sorry to see it go next week.
HTH
Regards, Gary
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/equipment/Detail.asp...
I've owned a 330Ci Sport for 8 years from new - fantastic car - I'll be sorry to see it go next week.
HTH
Regards, Gary
The sport is worth looking for, much better sports seats, stiffer suspension (either good or bad, but it is quite firm), thicker rimmed steering wheel and better looking, they cost more but will also hold value better if the E30 and E36 is anything to go by (that's not to say they wont drop).
Standard Spec
Rear Parking Sensors
Auto Wipers
Climate Control
Cruise Control
Electric Windows And Mirrors
Electric Memory Seats
Headlight Washers
6 Disc CD Changer
Options
Leather - Dakota or Premium Nappa
Xenon Headlights
Heated Seats
Harmon Kardon Upgraded Stereo
Tyre Pressure Sensors
Rear Electric Blind
Satnav
Bluetooth
Electric Folding Mirrors
Ski Hatch
Personally the only one I was bothered about was the Xenons (mine are bi-xenons, but i'm not sure if all were) and they were worth looking for. Cars are specced very differently though, some desirable options missing in place of some quite useless ones (such as the rear blind)
In general the spec doesn't seem to influence the price much, apart from satnav which puts a premium on, god knows why as it's slow and needs expensive updates to bring it up to scratch.
My car has the Bi-Xenons (something I had to have) and electric folding mirrors (which was a bonus, and they are useful as I have always put the mirrors in when parked in the street on previous cars)....but I dont want for any of the other stuff, nice to have but not essential
Great cars, they have a list of minor niggles that seem to affect most, but nothing too serious, and are really very accomplished all rounders. I see between 350 and 480 miles to a tank depending on urban or motorway usage.
Standard Spec
Rear Parking Sensors
Auto Wipers
Climate Control
Cruise Control
Electric Windows And Mirrors
Electric Memory Seats
Headlight Washers
6 Disc CD Changer
Options
Leather - Dakota or Premium Nappa
Xenon Headlights
Heated Seats
Harmon Kardon Upgraded Stereo
Tyre Pressure Sensors
Rear Electric Blind
Satnav
Bluetooth
Electric Folding Mirrors
Ski Hatch
Personally the only one I was bothered about was the Xenons (mine are bi-xenons, but i'm not sure if all were) and they were worth looking for. Cars are specced very differently though, some desirable options missing in place of some quite useless ones (such as the rear blind)
In general the spec doesn't seem to influence the price much, apart from satnav which puts a premium on, god knows why as it's slow and needs expensive updates to bring it up to scratch.
My car has the Bi-Xenons (something I had to have) and electric folding mirrors (which was a bonus, and they are useful as I have always put the mirrors in when parked in the street on previous cars)....but I dont want for any of the other stuff, nice to have but not essential
Great cars, they have a list of minor niggles that seem to affect most, but nothing too serious, and are really very accomplished all rounders. I see between 350 and 480 miles to a tank depending on urban or motorway usage.
Most has been said above. Shop around and you'll find one that matches your needs, as they're all slightly differently spec'd due to the options available when new.
Mine had all the standard stuuf listed, plus:
Nappa leather
Widescreen sat/tv
Harmon Kardon
Bluetooth prep (found this really useful)
Xenons
Colour combo is important too and does affect re-sale price. Mine was Msytic blue with pale yellow/cream nappa leather with the 'carbon cube' trim finishers.
Lovely cars!
Mine had all the standard stuuf listed, plus:
Nappa leather
Widescreen sat/tv
Harmon Kardon
Bluetooth prep (found this really useful)
Xenons
Colour combo is important too and does affect re-sale price. Mine was Msytic blue with pale yellow/cream nappa leather with the 'carbon cube' trim finishers.
Lovely cars!
Don't forget the Alpina B3 and B3S - around 280 and 300 bhp respectively, so sit neatly between the 330Ci and M3 in terms of performance. Tend to be well looked after by enthusiast owners and normally have good specifications. They are all steptronic automatic gearboxes. Here are a couple of examples:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1752041.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1818906.htm
Prices tend to vary widely as there are relatively few for sale at any time. Lots more information at thealpinaregister.com.
Regards, Gary
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1752041.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1818906.htm
Prices tend to vary widely as there are relatively few for sale at any time. Lots more information at thealpinaregister.com.
Regards, Gary
Matthew_Eames said:
The sport is worth looking for, much better sports seats, stiffer suspension (either good or bad, but it is quite firm), thicker rimmed steering wheel and better looking, they cost more but will also hold value better if the E30 and E36 is anything to go by (that's not to say they wont drop).
Standard Spec
Rear Parking Sensors
Auto Wipers
Climate Control
Cruise Control
Electric Windows And Mirrors
Electric Memory Seats
Headlight Washers
6 Disc CD Changer
Options
Leather - Dakota or Premium Nappa
Xenon Headlights
Heated Seats
Harmon Kardon Upgraded Stereo
Tyre Pressure Sensors
Rear Electric Blind
Satnav
Bluetooth
Electric Folding Mirrors
Ski Hatch
Personally the only one I was bothered about was the Xenons (mine are bi-xenons, but i'm not sure if all were) and they were worth looking for. Cars are specced very differently though, some desirable options missing in place of some quite useless ones (such as the rear blind)
In general the spec doesn't seem to influence the price much, apart from satnav which puts a premium on, god knows why as it's slow and needs expensive updates to bring it up to scratch.
My car has the Bi-Xenons (something I had to have) and electric folding mirrors (which was a bonus, and they are useful as I have always put the mirrors in when parked in the street on previous cars)....but I dont want for any of the other stuff, nice to have but not essential
Great cars, they have a list of minor niggles that seem to affect most, but nothing too serious, and are really very accomplished all rounders. I see between 350 and 480 miles to a tank depending on urban or motorway usage.
Generally agree with the above, exceptStandard Spec
Rear Parking Sensors
Auto Wipers
Climate Control
Cruise Control
Electric Windows And Mirrors
Electric Memory Seats
Headlight Washers
6 Disc CD Changer
Options
Leather - Dakota or Premium Nappa
Xenon Headlights
Heated Seats
Harmon Kardon Upgraded Stereo
Tyre Pressure Sensors
Rear Electric Blind
Satnav
Bluetooth
Electric Folding Mirrors
Ski Hatch
Personally the only one I was bothered about was the Xenons (mine are bi-xenons, but i'm not sure if all were) and they were worth looking for. Cars are specced very differently though, some desirable options missing in place of some quite useless ones (such as the rear blind)
In general the spec doesn't seem to influence the price much, apart from satnav which puts a premium on, god knows why as it's slow and needs expensive updates to bring it up to scratch.
My car has the Bi-Xenons (something I had to have) and electric folding mirrors (which was a bonus, and they are useful as I have always put the mirrors in when parked in the street on previous cars)....but I dont want for any of the other stuff, nice to have but not essential
Great cars, they have a list of minor niggles that seem to affect most, but nothing too serious, and are really very accomplished all rounders. I see between 350 and 480 miles to a tank depending on urban or motorway usage.
6 disc autochanger was an (expensive) optional extra
the factory navigation is IMO very good if the mk4 DVD navigation drive is fitted (around 2003 onwards, or can be retrofitted easily if navigation already installed - much quicker and better graphics than the CD based systems, and simple to upgrade to 7 digit postcode search, speed camera alerts, POIs etc
Best I've ever achieved is 350 miles on a tank in my 2002 330Ci Sport manual - must have heavy shoes!
Xenons are always a good option to have, but the standard halogens are fine (compared to what Jaguar fit for headlights on the x-type!)
MikeM3Power said:
thanks guys.
Do they have auto lights? I know its nothing, but if its going to have auto wipers might as well have auto lights too.
Im stuck in the middle of a 330ci sport convertible and a M3 E46 coupe, although the M3 coupe might just bit slightly out of reach for me at this stage
I would be wary of stretching your finances to get an M3 as the running costs are from what I understand it 'considerably' higher, in no small part due to replacement parts from M division carrying comedy price tags.Do they have auto lights? I know its nothing, but if its going to have auto wipers might as well have auto lights too.
Im stuck in the middle of a 330ci sport convertible and a M3 E46 coupe, although the M3 coupe might just bit slightly out of reach for me at this stage
gmarks1 said:
Generally agree with the above, except
6 disc autochanger was an (expensive) optional extra
the factory navigation is IMO very good if the mk4 DVD navigation drive is fitted (around 2003 onwards, or can be retrofitted easily if navigation already installed - much quicker and better graphics than the CD based systems, and simple to upgrade to 7 digit postcode search, speed camera alerts, POIs etc
Best I've ever achieved is 350 miles on a tank in my 2002 330Ci Sport manual - must have heavy shoes!
Xenons are always a good option to have, but the standard halogens are fine (compared to what Jaguar fit for headlights on the x-type!)
The changer was optional...really, thats quite scary that in 2002, when being relieved of approx £30k they asked for more money to be able to play CD's!6 disc autochanger was an (expensive) optional extra
the factory navigation is IMO very good if the mk4 DVD navigation drive is fitted (around 2003 onwards, or can be retrofitted easily if navigation already installed - much quicker and better graphics than the CD based systems, and simple to upgrade to 7 digit postcode search, speed camera alerts, POIs etc
Best I've ever achieved is 350 miles on a tank in my 2002 330Ci Sport manual - must have heavy shoes!
Xenons are always a good option to have, but the standard halogens are fine (compared to what Jaguar fit for headlights on the x-type!)
The satnav I had seen was the earlier version, i'm sure the Mk4 is better, but I wouldn't make it a crucial requirement when looking and it's certainly an expensive retrofit from a car without nav.
Oh and Driving on Motorways @ 70mph on the cruse control, with a 50 mile detour through some country lanes (and cheddar gorge) mine (5 speed manual) has just returned 462 miles to a tank of V-Power, could have ticked it to 500 if I had run into the reserve and done just motorway driving I think, very pleasantly surprised with that (My B road / town commute gives me 320-350 miles normally) although I believe auto's sap a good 5mpg.
Edited by Matthew_Eames on Thursday 1st July 21:02
anything installed after production
For the satnav this requires the headunit, DVD drive, antenna and relocation of the climate control unit I believe.
I'm not up on the cost / process but it's probably quite expensive, probably cost aroud £1k to those not willing to do the work themselves.
For the satnav this requires the headunit, DVD drive, antenna and relocation of the climate control unit I believe.
I'm not up on the cost / process but it's probably quite expensive, probably cost aroud £1k to those not willing to do the work themselves.
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