E46 M3 CSL Residuals

Dunks · 11 Jul 2009 at 13:23

panthro said:
No worries!
I didnt realise there were sub 20k ones out there

You can some tidy fairly high mileage ones for around £14k.

Joe T · 11 Jul 2009 at 13:32

SoliD said:
Don't pretend to know anything about M3's.

He's learning quickly now I think!

NickXX · 11 Jul 2009 at 13:38

SoliD said:
Don't pretend to know anything about M3's.

I don't - it scares the crap out of me! It is sitting on the driveway mocking me.

NickXX · 11 Jul 2009 at 13:40

paradigm said:
I can confirm that it's still going strong at 145,000 with only a £23 PAS pipe needing replacing.

145k!!!!!

!! Good stuff on getting the PAS pipe sorted for cheap

TomO · 11 Jul 2009 at 14:25

DunK1 said:
You can some tidy fairly high mileage ones for around £14k.

Not CSL's you cant

Morba · 11 Jul 2009 at 14:36

CS||nuTs said:
Obviously the 330d will be smelly and sound like a Ice cream van but are there any other things i should be aware of?

smelly? mine only smells when an injector has gone..... which leads me to the next point..

turbo
6 injectors that will all go once one has (costly)
lower fuel pump

all the above are common problem points :]

Sparky · 11 Jul 2009 at 14:48

Morba said:
smelly? mine only smells when an injector has gone..... which leads me to the next point..

turbo
6 injectors that will all go once one has (costly)
lower fuel pump

all the above are common problem points :]

Are the injectors something that fail after a certain time? Worth checking to see if ones i look at have been replaced,thanks

Morba · 11 Jul 2009 at 14:51

i think 120k is a typical sort of mileage, my first one went about 5k ago, 2nd one this week.
easy and cheap to sort if you have the tools and time (and have some way of knowing which injector to change), costly if not.

paradigm · 11 Jul 2009 at 14:56

Care to give a little more insight on that Morba, its about the only thing that worries me about my 330d.

How much are the injectors separately?

Morba · 11 Jul 2009 at 14:59

you can buy refurbed ones for about £200 each, on ebay they are cheaper but not from the most reliable sources (mine cost £157 on ebay and is ok atm).
New can cost £300.

I was quoted something around £800 for supply and fitting by BMW

panthro · 11 Jul 2009 at 18:01

Ive been thinking about it and unless I track it, how much more is the CSL going to offer me over a standard M3 for road use? Ive just always lusted after one but not sure the 10k premium is justifiable.

Scania · 12 Jul 2009 at 06:28

panthro said:
Ive just always lusted after one but not sure the 10k premium is justifiable.

Same here, I can't help thinking the £10k premium would be better spent on an e39 M5 to complement a std e46 M3 rather than have a CSL.

Or, spend the premium on a supercharger kit......

Tax Evader · 12 Jul 2009 at 06:39

panthro said:
Ive been thinking about it and unless I track it, how much more is the CSL going to offer me over a standard M3 for road use?

Drive them both and you'll see how much more it offers, except in the 'goodies' dept - you may not even get a Radio/CD, but once you've heard the engine you'll understand why that option is unnecessary

panthro · 12 Jul 2009 at 11:25

Tax Evader said:
Drive them both and you'll see how much more it offers, except in the 'goodies' dept - you may not even get a Radio/CD, but once you've heard the engine you'll understand why that option is unnecessary

I went to a BMW rolling road day not so long ago, and the noise the CSL made just on the dyno was enough to get me hooked :cool:

I am back in the UK in August for a holiday, so will be test driving a few cars then, and once Im back at the end of the year I will have hopefully made more of a decision. I have a feeling that if I drive a CSL I am going to want one no matter what.

Housey · 12 Jul 2009 at 11:40

They sound like a DTM car from the 90's when at full chat coming towards you a make a truly epic induction noise....and a wasp in a jar once they've gone past.

Tax Evader · 12 Jul 2009 at 11:48

I agree

NickXX · 12 Jul 2009 at 11:59

Do you guys know if you can fit the Alpha-N induction kit to the standard e46 easily?

Housey - I got my M3

. Went for SMG in the end. Loaded with kit and has the AC Schnitzer exhaust which I believe was a factory fitted option. Sounds immense!

Housey · 12 Jul 2009 at 12:09

Well done Nick, I am sure you'll enjoy the M3 as they really are a great road car and brilliant value at the moment too. You need to get over to MTorque and learn all about their foibles and stuff now if you haven't done so already. I suspect you're now starting to see the difference between a forced induction diesel with power and a high strung high revving NA engine with a sharp throttle and soundtrack.

Tax Evader · 12 Jul 2009 at 12:10

NickXX said:
Do you guys know if you can fit the Alpha-N induction kit to the standard e46 easily?

My (very limited) understanding is no, it can't easily be done. I also believe it's not actually Alpha-N - going from some deep technical discussions I've read - but fully understanding those technical things is way outside the capabilities of my peanut of a brain.

panthro · 12 Jul 2009 at 12:31

NickXX said:
Do you guys know if you can fit the Alpha-N induction kit to the standard e46 easily?

Housey - I got my M3 . Went for SMG in the end. Loaded with kit and has the AC Schnitzer exhaust which I believe was a factory fitted option. Sounds immense!

Oi! We need some NickXX style pimpage of your new motor, very unlike you to not post pics