New daily bus - E46 330D touring

The_One · 15 May 2013 at 20:41

Today i bought a runaround to keep miles off the evo

Enter E46 330d Touring :cool:

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paradigm · 15 May 2013 at 20:47

Shame its not a sport, what are its details? I like the colour.

The_One · 15 May 2013 at 20:51

not bothered about it being a sport it was cheap enough

2001 with FSH
Had new inlet manifold less than 12 months ago
99k
Just had 4 new tyres and 6 months tax

ChrisD. · 15 May 2013 at 20:57

How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?

The_One · 15 May 2013 at 20:59

£2500

Firestar_3x · 15 May 2013 at 21:00

Amazing for the cash!

Bradmax57 · 15 May 2013 at 21:03

looks pretty tidy, all the arches rust free?

The_One · 15 May 2013 at 21:05

yup they are solid i looked at 2 others before this one and this was only around the corner from me i drove quite far to view the other 2!

Bradmax57 · 15 May 2013 at 21:09

yeah my 2003 E46 saloon went badly, i replaced the front wings easily enough but the backs were another matter

PMKeates · 15 May 2013 at 21:11

Knew you'd get something half powerful

Havana_UK · 15 May 2013 at 21:18

Best interior/exterior colour combo IMO

Nice choice

Bromhead · 16 May 2013 at 03:17

Really not bad for the money, I love that colour of blue on a BMW

Joe T · 16 May 2013 at 06:17

I had a 51 plate 330d in that colour - definitely a great colour!

commited · 16 May 2013 at 07:24

Looks like a nice buy for the money! What's the cost of the warranty?

paradigm · 16 May 2013 at 07:32

Warranty is pointless on this. The biggest possible bill it's likely to throw is either a turbo failure or a gearbox failure.

Both of which can be resolved with reconditioned parts for ~£500.

When the turbo went on my 330d, I did the labour myself, so the total cost was in the region of £350.

The_One · 16 May 2013 at 08:29

what mileage was your 330d on at the time and was it remapped?

NickXX · 16 May 2013 at 11:15

The_One said:
what mileage was your 330d on at the time and was it remapped?

110k

pepsilol · 16 May 2013 at 11:28

paradigm said:
Warranty is pointless on this. The biggest possible bill it's likely to throw is either a turbo failure or a gearbox failure.

Both of which can be resolved with reconditioned parts for ~£500.

When the turbo went on my 330d, I did the labour myself, so the total cost was in the region of £350.

Who's rebuilding gearboxes for £500?

Django x2 · 16 May 2013 at 16:19

paradigm said:
Shame its not a sport, what are its details? I like the colour.

Bar the bodykit (and wheels), it's a sport

. There's no difference in suspension for the Tourings. Grab a kit on the bay and spray away..

Oh, and get that wheel retrimmed

The_One · 20 Oct 2013 at 20:46

Some new shoes fitted this weekend