bmw e46 330d?
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bmw e46 330d?
hi im looking to buy a e46 sport and would like to here peoples opinions on these 3.0 diesels, ive had a 330i petrol in past and the car is still in family, owned by my father so i know there a nice refined car, but ive heard the diesels can be remap'd and go very well, but are these as reliable as the petrols? are theses worth the extra money over the petrols for that extra kick up the arse you get with more torque or should i just settle for a petrol, i only do around 8k miles a year. cheers
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I keep looking at them as weve had our 1999 Octavia diesel family car for 4 years now, its super reliable and still low miles but fancy something with abit more grunt.
theres some proper cheap 330ds about aswell, no doubt some are just shit but look at this, cat c but only £2k
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-330-D-...item1c3425e9b3
if its genuine 108k miles and been repaired well that's a bargain imo.
theres some proper cheap 330ds about aswell, no doubt some are just shit but look at this, cat c but only £2k
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-330-D-...item1c3425e9b3
if its genuine 108k miles and been repaired well that's a bargain imo.
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had one for 110,000 miles now!
now at 150,000 on the clock. good cars lovely to drive!
only problems were fuel pump at 100K, pully wheel and front shocks 140K!
glow plugs at 130K
oh one of the reversing sensors failed at about 75K! that's it!
If you are updating the front bushes go for the proper lemforder m sport ones!
Put the best oil you you can get into them! my service interval was 18,600 last time according to the cars on-board computer. This is perhaps because I use redline 5w40 which is a fully synthetic polyol ester oil!
now at 150,000 on the clock. good cars lovely to drive!
only problems were fuel pump at 100K, pully wheel and front shocks 140K!
glow plugs at 130K
oh one of the reversing sensors failed at about 75K! that's it!
If you are updating the front bushes go for the proper lemforder m sport ones!
Put the best oil you you can get into them! my service interval was 18,600 last time according to the cars on-board computer. This is perhaps because I use redline 5w40 which is a fully synthetic polyol ester oil!
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Cheers for Replys, they sound a bit of a lottery to me and things like pump and turbos are a worry , I'm guessing that mileage ain't really a concern , really it's weather or not a particular car has had work done like pump and turbos, I've heard the clutch and dmf can go fast when remapped, Is this true? Cheers
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They are mega rare in Coupe which is what i was looking for but they are really expensive so saved a few grand and bought a petrol instead.
This is what i wanted but the price in comparison to other E46 is high
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-05-BM...item46106f22ac
This is what i wanted but the price in comparison to other E46 is high
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-05-BM...item46106f22ac
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They are mega rare in Coupe which is what i was looking for but they are really expensive so saved a few grand and bought a petrol instead.
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This is what i wanted but the price in comparison to other E46 is high
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-05-BM...item46106f22ac
Well
This is what i wanted but the price in comparison to other E46 is high
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-05-BM...item46106f22ac
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Right im going to see a 04 reg silver grey 330cd like one above tomorrow, what should i look for? The car has full history and 128 k on clock cheers
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