Finally bought a Beemer!!

[Pep]

After thinking about an E36 M3 I realised I wasn't cool enough plus was hard finding a good one for my budget and they were all a long way away.

Went to see 3 E46's this afternoon and this was the best of the bunch!

330ci M sport. Got xenons, leather, reversing sensors, cruise control and Harmon Kardon as options. Cruises very nicely, sounds awesome, and got 35mpg cruising at 75mph on the way home!
Got it for a VERY tidy price too!

Bit of tidying up to do on it, wheel refurb, get rid of a few dents, but runs and drives spot on

 

[Mr Burns]

Tidy mate!

 

[StephenJ]

ugly interior is ugly.

Bloody lovely car from the outside though!

 

[azrael]

lovely car, shame about the walnut though. Piano Black the interior trim

 

[Jason_E]

Nice spec! Love the black and the seats, walnut needs addressing though. Easy change over if you're not a fan

 

[Pep]

I love the leather!
Going to get some black trim for it, agree that it's horrible! But an easy fix.

I love the noise too!

 

[Matt W]

Very tidy!

 

[Dunn]

Looks nice, the 330 is a great solid engine

nice cruiser

but.....that interior :dead: sorry Lol

 

[john.med]

Love it. Jealous.

 

[Gray]

Looking good Joe!

I'll have to pop over and see it dude

 

[alanc1000]

very nice, congrats. Is this your first BM?

 

[Pep]

Anytime Graybo!

Alan it certainly is!
I do fancy an M3 maybe next, have to see how different it is to this, but mainly just wanted something cheapish to have a car again, as said I did want an E36 M3 but decided against it. This is definately quick enough for me and has a bit of class, once my plate is transferred on noone will know it;s 9 years old!

 

[Herr Flick]

330ci's are s**t!

 

[M4D M4X]

Nice motor dude would look awesome with a black kidney grill , but as most comment's shame about the colour off the interior, but each to there own.

If you where thinking off looking for a M3 next look for a GT E36 or get the E46 shape but pre 2001 (cheaper tax bracket) after 2001 there £400 a year to tax.

Love how the Bmw's feel and drive hence why i've owned my E30 M3 for the last 7 years .

 

[Pep]

Cheers mate.

I like the leather, the panels I'm not too keen about, will just get some black ones off ebay at some point I reckon.
Don;t think I'd go for an E36 now to be honest, probably end up with an E46 but would want as new as possible to be fair, the £400 tax doesnt really put me off as it's only once a year, expensive cars are expensive to run...!

I love the E30's!

 

[Ridahz]

My next car will be one of these.

Love it mate :approve:

 

[Scoot]

Looks good mate but get rid of that interior trim! I have some oem 19" m3 wheels in need of a refurb if your interested?

 

[Pep]

Possibly Scoot, do they come with tyres? How much?!

 

[M4D M4X]

Yes mate to look good crusing costs money so £400 a year tax is nothing.

Now you own a Beemer look into Bmw forum's as it's always handy, also might be lucky and find someone breaking there 330ci or maybe a M3 for the panels .

 

[Scoot]

No tyres im afraid unless you want some illegal rears i could leave on? Im after £300 im located in lincoln which isnt too far from you

 

[Pep]

Cheers Max, I'm on e46 zone but will join a few others.

Thanks Scoot but to be honest I'm trying to keep the car cheap, spending £1k on wheels refurb and tyres kind of defeats the object!

 

[Scoot]

Lol no worries there is a bloke on the forum who ive used before who sells part worn conti's front and rear tyres with 4+ mill on £150 for all 4

 

[DrR]

That is spot on! Apart from the wood dash.

 

[Pep]

Still looking at £600+ though mate, which will run the car for a year!
Cheers anyways though mate.

 

[Vish]

Nice buy, I too was wanting to get a E36 M3 but decided to be sensible instead.

Dark wood trim instead of black, would sort that interior out a treat.

Lol no worries there is a bloke on the forum who ive used before who sells part worn conti's front and rear tyres with 4+ mill on £150 for all 4

Whaaat? One e46zone? Do you know his username?

 

[Scoot]

m3cutters

 

[Englebert]

Thought i had puked over the screen, but it was just your interior.

They are nice cars, just common as much, so hard to get excited about...

 

[Pep]

Thought i had puked over the screen, but it was just your interior.

They are nice cars, just common as much, so hard to get excited about...

FLOL!!!

It's nothing mental but a nice enough car for little money!

 

[MikeB]

Love it!

 

[Alastair.]

lovely cars these, dirt cheap now aswel, i would have had an auto, being a 3 litre barge

 

[Sir_Dave]

Looks nice!! Although the interior isnt quite to my taste lol ....

Also, it should have MV1 wheels, not MV2's looks a little strange as its pre-facelift. Oh, & MV2's are a b**ch to clean properly!!!

Welcome to the e46 club though. They're great cars!! You wont get for 35mpg for much longer though, unless you drive like a granny. Ask Vish, he's on 1st name terms with the chap at Shell iirc.

 

[Rob]

I like that, but the leather is... interesting.

 

[Ian_182]

I like the car and the seats.Just need to set the dash on fire...

Looks good and im sure you could find some carbon effect inserts or something...

 

[Kane.]

Looks comfy

 

[Pep]

Dave, yeah theyre mv2 reps, but I prefer them to be honest, just need a quick refurb on them.

Driving down to Bournemouth at the weekend so will see what a steady run gets me, either way mpg isn't a big issue for me really.

Going to get some black dash trims etc at some point soon I reckon.

 

[Christopher]

That interior is horrific! lol

Tidy otherwise.

 

[Goodj]

Did it come with indicators?

 

[DB.]

Very nice, I definitely want a BMW for my next car.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Lovely, tw@ of a colour to keep nice

 

[finch wxm]

I get 33 MPG out of my 330ci M sport convertible but im doing 100 mile a day on the motorway in mine, so bloody comfy and solid to drive. Ive had mine almost 4 years now.
Front arms tend to wear on the E46's, i replaced mine about a year ago with bilsteins