e46 m sport

Gaygle · 15 May 2013 at 01:13

VTR said:
Fox, any advice on what you would change?

Please don't do this. Its your car. Don't let your opinions be shaped by other people. Sure, ask for opinions on your car, and maybe these opinions may gave you ideas about different things to do, but to actually ask someone on advice on what you should change to conform it to their taste? Too far.

It looks like a nice car tbh. Well looked after and the most important thing with something like a 330i is that the gearbox and engine are ok. Niggley stuff can br sorted with a bit if money (which I whole heartedly encourage people to do). But your 330 doesn't look bad. A huge amount of new BMWs are sold in white with black wheels.

Some of us on here like completely OEM and nothing else will do, some like subtle mods and some like slamming their cars and sticking replica alloys on with stretched tyres. You dont have to "please" anyone on here, but should be welcome to show off your car and maybe ask for improvements you could make to the cars look - which I'm not sure is applicable to you as you seem to love its looks which is great. And lets face it, its hardly hidious is it? If you decide you dont like it, turning the wheels back to silver will almost restore it to looking OEM.

VTR · 15 May 2013 at 07:45

Gaygle said:
Please don't do this. Its your car. Don't let your opinions be shaped by other people. Sure, ask for opinions on your car, and maybe these opinions may gave you ideas about different things to do, but to actually ask someone on advice on what you should change to conform it to their taste? Too far.

It looks like a nice car tbh. Well looked after and the most important thing with something like a 330i is that the gearbox and engine are ok. Niggley stuff can br sorted with a bit if money (which I whole heartedly encourage people to do). But your 330 doesn't look bad. A huge amount of new BMWs are sold in white with black wheels.

Some of us on here like completely OEM and nothing else will do, some like subtle mods and some like slamming their cars and sticking replica alloys on with stretched tyres. You dont have to "please" anyone on here, but should be welcome to show off your car and maybe ask for improvements you could make to the cars look - which I'm not sure is applicable to you as you seem to love its looks which is great. And lets face it, its hardly hidious is it? If you decide you dont like it, turning the wheels back to silver will almost restore it to looking OEM.

The white respray and the black wheels is what caught my attention in the first place, I certainly won't be changing those. It's been my combo of choice on a few of my previous cars

Just after opinions that's all mate, I hadn't realised it wasn't a sport front bumper, having looked now I can see the difference.

I'm very happy with the car and the price I paid for it and it certainly gets a lot if attention!

[TW]Fox · 15 May 2013 at 08:12

Gaygle said:
Please don't do this. Its your car.

I think you should give him a bit of credit, he's not going to change anything about his car purely because some people he's never met on the internet don't like it. I'd imagine he's unsure himself about some aspects and is interested as a result in what others would do.

Howard · 15 May 2013 at 08:15

Those black wheels look really, really chavvy and awful. I'd be having those painted silver first off if it was me, then the side skirts replaced. It looks quite well looked after, just lacking in taste on the part of the previous owner

Matt82 · 15 May 2013 at 08:16

I wish the pictures of the car werent blocked at work, it sounds epic. Sounds like the sort of E46 that are so popular down Southend Seafront these days.

paradigm · 15 May 2013 at 08:18

Are the pics blocked due to their hosting location, or are all pictures blocked?

Matt82 · 15 May 2013 at 08:20

Due to hosting location, ebay/photobucket etc

Android to the rescue.

Matt82 · 15 May 2013 at 08:27

I can see it now, lovely scenery.

Definitely Southend Seafront material. Sadly, bodykit and respray set off a few worrying alarmbells to me, one of them being "previously smashed to pieces and repaired on the cheap?"

Hope it turns out ok

VTR · 15 May 2013 at 08:53

She had the car re-sprayed for her 40th birthday 2 years ago, one of her family run a body shop, as does my father and we've checked it over, the job is superb and there is no evidence of accident damage.

VTR · 15 May 2013 at 08:56

[TW]Fox;24282308 said:
I think you should give him a bit of credit, he's not going to change anything about his car purely because some people he's never met on the internet don't like it. I'd imagine he's unsure himself about some aspects and is interested as a result in what others would do.

Spot on, I wouldn't have noticed it's not a sport bumper so that's one thing I will be looking in to down the line. First stop is BMW on Saturday though to change the gear stick.

wingman · 15 May 2013 at 09:05

VTR said:
Love white cars which is why this one stood out to me and at £3k was a bargain.

This car is a lot of things, a bargain isn't one of them.

geekman · 15 May 2013 at 09:07

wingman said:
This car is a lot of things, a bargain isn't one of them.

I'm fairly sure if he advertised that car again at £3k it would sell very quickly. Not to everyone's taste, sure, but that doesn't mean other people won't buy it.

wingman · 15 May 2013 at 09:14

Just because the OP might be able to sell it for what he bought it for doesn't constitute it as a bargain.

[TW]Fox · 15 May 2013 at 09:57

VTR said:
Spot on, I wouldn't have noticed it's not a sport bumper so that's one thing I will be looking in to down the line. First stop is BMW on Saturday though to change the gear stick.

Get the stubby M Sport one.

Atari · 15 May 2013 at 10:00

Or the weighted clubsport one

Scania · 15 May 2013 at 10:01

Can't help wondering if after changing it back to OEM it would have been easier to have just got, well, an OEM item in the first place!

The re-spray would bother me too, I can't see it being high on the list of 40th birthday presents tbh!!

If its a good job, fair enough, but I don't think £3k for a re-sprayed 155k miler seems that great a bargain, especially after putting it back to standard...

Have you checked its history?

All in all though, if you couldn't get one of these in white from the factory at the time, then I guess the only option is a re-spray and given the OP's fathers profession, I would imagine the cars good if he says so....

Enjoy!

VTR · 15 May 2013 at 13:37

wingman said:
This car is a lot of things, a bargain isn't one of them.

I would say it is, considering I had it at £3000 and the auction finished at £3600.

wingman · 15 May 2013 at 13:41

How did you get it for £600 less than the auction finished at? Did you barter with the seller?

Do you not think the exact same thing with you, when sale time comes?

Noni Juice · 15 May 2013 at 13:43

Can we have more pics?

VTR · 15 May 2013 at 13:45

Scania said:
Can't help wondering if after changing it back to OEM it would have been easier to have just got, well, an OEM item in the first place!

The re-spray would bother me too, I can't see it being high on the list of 40th birthday presents tbh!!

If its a good job, fair enough, but I don't think £3k for a re-sprayed 155k miler seems that great a bargain, especially after putting it back to standard...

Have you checked its history?

All in all though, if you couldn't get one of these in white from the factory at the time, then I guess the only option is a re-spray and given the OP's fathers profession, I would imagine the cars good if he says so....

Enjoy!

Yeah all history checks out with BMW, just the 2 owners and the lady I bought it off had it for 7 years, only selling it due to a knee injury meaning she can only drive an automatic now (she's got a merc now and funnily enough she had that sprayed from silver to white also although the BMW was black originally)

I wont be changing it back to OEM, the lights are fine IMO just the skirts I'm not too keen on and seeing the difference with the sports bumpers now that's something I may change over in the future.