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e36Adz

e36Adz

e36Adz

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Its no longer e36, its e46! 330ci clubsport to be more precise! :D

330ci Clubsport
Estoril Blue <<<---:D
Manual (5 speed)
52 plate
90k miles with Full History
Recently Serviced
New brakes
New tyres
18" clubsport rims (immaculate)
Half leathers
etc etc etc

I've used £30 petrol so far TODAY, but I just got it so... :) Its absolutely mint inside and out. I wanted a manual, I wanted a coupe and I wanted estoril blue, and I really didn't want to compromise any of those. I went all out and got the next best thing after an M3.

I've never got so much pleasure from driving, this is me all day today -> :D

Pictures do not do this car (well this COLOUR) justice but I will get some up soon. :)
 
[TW]Fox;11578163 said:
Estoril Blue is the best BMW colour ever, period. The car sounds fantastic. Half leather doesnt sound too good though.

How much?
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I actually prefer the half leathers, they are proper sports seats, all electric with the memory settings. The full leathers, well the ones I have experienced are normally roasting when you first sit on them on a hot day.

Everything inside and out is immaculate. I still can't get over how nice the colour looks in the flesh. It makes the car stand out by a mile, its a real head turner.

Price = a lot.

Well just over £200 a month with a £500 deposit.

Oh yeah I also got 1 year Warranty with it.
 
Adz said:
One of my neighbours has an immaculate 330ci Clubsport in Estoril blue. It looks fantastic.

Congratulations :).
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Thank you :)

Sorry no pics yet but they are coming soon, probably when the sun decides to come out!

When I stepped outside this morning, the colour still made my jaw drop. I know everyone has their own preferences but I wouldn't swap this colour for anything else.

The harmon kardon speakers sound awesome so I don't need to touch the sound system, its got a 6 cd changer in the boot. It also has angel eyes/headlights fitted, not sure if this is standard on the clubsports. Parking sensors, cruise control, aircon, and loads of other buttons which I still need to figure out exactly what they do :o

MOT is done until March 09 and the road tax is due at the end of august. Can someone please confirm the price of the road tax, I think it recently changed how they calculate the price?
 
[TW]Fox;11583562 said:
It is currently £210 a year. Next year it will be circa £300 I think.

Angels are not standard and look a bit tacky on the E46, a car which never had them from the factory.

I do hope the reason you've not said anything about price isnt becuase you paid OTT :p
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Lol but its worth every penny. You were right it is over 5 years, works out I will pay just over 13.5k by the end. This first year will be 'a bit' difficult but after that it should be fine, I've got it all planned out (I hope).

From the prices I was seeing for the clubsports in this colour, I thought this one was very decently priced. If I got a 330ci in any other colour, or got an auto, I would have regretted it down the line. This was pretty much my no1 choice and I found one I liked, and when I went to see it, it blew me away, the interior and exterior is mint. It feels like its come straight out of the show room.
 
[TW]Fox;11583691 said:
To be honest that sounds like the car is circa £12k before interest which isn't bad for a 330Ci Clubsport at all.

I just hope you've done your maths especially if you feel the finance will stretch you this year. These are NOT cheap to run cars and neither are they a parragon of reliability either. It will cost a lot to keep on the road, stuff will go wrong and it will cost you money, money you might not have budgeted for.

At the very least it's prudent to have a fund of about a grand set aside running a car like this of this age for unintended expenses.
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I was very concerned about things that might go wrong which is why I got it with 1 years warranty. Plus it passed the MOT this march which also gave me some confidence. God willing, it should be alright for a long while.
 
Been really busy, still haven't taken any proper pics but I did take a quick shot on my phone. When the cars cleaned later this week and the suns out expect loads more, but for now...

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:D
 
I've only seen 1 other estoril blue 330 in manchester since I got mine. That was a face lift model, I think my one looked nicer :cool:
 
DB_SamX said:
Not too sure about the rear spoiler personally as I prefer the boot lips but that looks hot.
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I've always prefer the small lip boot spoiler as well. The one thing about this car that put me off before going down to see it in person was the spoiler, but to be honest it doesn't bother me one bit and I quite like it now.
 
I wish I had some money for a nice set of electric M3 folding mirrors :( how much am I looking at guys? No cheap nasty stuff :p I think that's probably the only thing I would like to do, 'maybe' also a nice light tint all round.
 
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