BMW and M Power Owners

panthro · 6 May 2014 at 18:39

£24k, here's a link

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...ries-e46-m3-csl------------------2003/2208208

I think it's a great spec and a great price. Had all the right things done to it.

panthro · 30 May 2014 at 16:12

MilanoChris said:
I'm presuming it'll have the N54 engine so probably one to avoid?

Why must you avoid N54 engines?

panthro · 30 Jul 2014 at 11:36

5 Series GT are ugly as sin, but you can pick up a 530d SE now for around £17k used. I'd get over the looks considering how well specced and spacious these are.

panthro · 30 Jul 2014 at 12:04

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201407185920094/sort/default/page/2/advert-type/Classified/usedcars/postcode/rg13dp/radius/1500/keywords/535i/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew?logcode=p

A rare find...estate with a manual gearbox.

panthro · 12 Aug 2014 at 16:10

What are the major pitfalls of running an E46 330d? Looking at one as a cheap car to commute to work in.

panthro · 12 Aug 2014 at 17:50

[TW]Fox;26741911 said:
Shame really as a great E46 is a lovely car.

Yep I thought this might be the case but was just trying to kid myself; it is a crying shame. For me the E46 as a total package was a better car than the E90/2 with the exception of iDrive, which is awesome.

panthro · 12 Aug 2014 at 18:17

DCT is similar to S-Tronic; but I found DCT to be much more responsive than the S-Tronic in the S5.

panthro · 19 Aug 2014 at 22:24

Interior pics are on autotrader.

panthro · 24 Aug 2014 at 10:25

Still trying to find a nice car to commute to work in, and have made one decision so far, and that's to stick with BMW as that's what I know and like. What do you guys think of this? I need to call them on Monday and enquire as to how many owners it's had and what kind of service history it is. I'm sticking with a 530d Sport estate. I considered the 535d but don't need the extra power.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201408226804231/usedcars?logcode=visc

panthro · 24 Aug 2014 at 12:21

How much is junk money? I'm doing about 400 miles a week. Seen a few 330d's fro around £3.5k. Too much?

panthro · 24 Aug 2014 at 18:03

I might go and have a look at this.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...3-9l/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new?logcode=p

BMW service history until the last one which was done by an independent that I've used in the past. Is this too much to pay? It seems like a nice example, but doesn't have heated seats, which would be a bonus.

panthro · 24 Aug 2014 at 19:29

Well it doesn't matter anyway because on the way there he rang and let me know he'd sold it! I'll keep my eyes peeled.

What have you got Jez? You had a 325 didn't you?

panthro · 24 Aug 2014 at 23:50

Looking for a diesel estate. I had a 330Ci 8 years ago for a brief period, great cars.

panthro · 25 Aug 2014 at 08:56

Good deal for someone; main dealer too:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...ified/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old?logcode=p

panthro · 26 Aug 2014 at 15:33

Is the E83 X3 based on the E46?

panthro · 26 Aug 2014 at 15:44

Interesting, thanks for that. I want an E46 Touring, but might consider an X3 too.

panthro · 26 Aug 2014 at 15:49

rodenal said:
Just keep in mind that they tend to be considerably more expensive than the equivalent e46 - not many (any?) petrol manuals about either if that's an issue for me.

Not a car I've got a lot of love for if I'm honest, not because it was bad....more because it just wasn't that good at anything

True. If I find a nice 330d Sport Touring with xenons and heated seats I'll jump on it.

panthro · 27 Aug 2014 at 18:11

How much does a full tank of LPG cost?

panthro · 28 Aug 2014 at 14:36

Me again, I know I keep cropping up all over the place in the search for a car. This looks nice, but I'm reluctant to buy from an independant dealer; fortunately it's not too far away. Could need some maintenance but for less than 3k it has a nice spec and full BMW service history according to the advert.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201407115730668/sort/default/model/5_series/radius/1500/postcode/rg13dp/body-type/estate/price-to/5500/page/1/engine-size-cars/3l_to_3-9l/make/bmw/usedcars/advert-type/Classified/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/fuel-type/diesel?logcode=p

panthro · 28 Aug 2014 at 16:14

Was thinking the same, but may check it out as it's not that far. A couple of others:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201408236830469/usedcars?logcode=visc
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201407316233533/usedcars?logcode=visc

I wanted an estate, but I think for my price range I shouldn't be too picky.