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BMW 330
« on: 05 November 2012, 20:19:26 »
Has anyone had any experiance of the BMW 330..circa Yr: 2000/2003

Quite fancy one as a second casual drive about ?
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #1 on: 05 November 2012, 20:22:33 »
petrol or diesel??
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #2 on: 05 November 2012, 20:26:32 »
Petrol for me !  Personally I'd only ever have a diesel when petrol runs out...and even then, under protest !
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #3 on: 05 November 2012, 20:27:26 »
330Ci, after Alpina had tweaked it.

Pretty rapid, not quite in M3 league, but better top end. Apparently ::).

Needs 98RON petrol, and the tyres were £300 a pop. Other than that, the only memory was "what a blast".
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #4 on: 05 November 2012, 20:31:07 »
those e46 330I are fast and fault less cars really
front suspension bushes are main problem,
noise from vanos but can buy repair kit from US for about £30 in UK market only complite vanos £700
other then that just normal things


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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #5 on: 05 November 2012, 22:51:03 »
endless money pit..
 
one of my friends is a bmw mechanic.. and he earns good money from them..
 
no one buys them to drive like a granny..
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #6 on: 05 November 2012, 23:10:19 »
and plus if you will pay that much money for fuel,repairs,tax,insurance m3 or m5 will be at least worth it..
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #7 on: 06 November 2012, 00:24:44 »
Oooooo !   In terms of "quick" but NOT fast....what should I look at ?
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #8 on: 06 November 2012, 01:35:30 »
Quote from: duggs on 06 November 2012, 00:24:44
Oooooo !   In terms of "quick" but NOT fast....what should I look at ?
Something small and light... MR2, MX5 etc... Much quicker than an Omega around the lanes ;)
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #9 on: 06 November 2012, 13:07:39 »
Thank you....will keep ebay searchin'.
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #10 on: 06 November 2012, 13:09:58 »
They're good cars, E46's are built to last, 3.0 straight 6 will go on forever if the correct oil is used and changed, along with normal service items. The 3.0 sounds lovely, and goes really well, 231 BHP straight 6, lovely  :y. Handle like an absolute dream if you get an M Sport model  :y.
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #11 on: 06 November 2012, 20:38:32 »
I dont understand why people profess that BMW's are expensive to own. Likely they have never owned a BMW.

Common sense...... if the car has been looked after, it will generally be a sound buy.
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #12 on: 06 November 2012, 20:46:57 »
cars are made up of consumables..  import car parts especially bmw are definitely expensive.. even if you diy..
 
and no one will give you a well looked low mileage bmw for some peanuts..
 
 
 
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #13 on: 06 November 2012, 20:48:43 »
but if you will drive for few months, go on..
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Re: BMW 330
« Reply #14 on: 06 November 2012, 21:49:04 »
I've found that BMW parts are often reasonable, although sometimes shocked by some quotes from the parts desk. Mind you, not dissimilar to GM ;D

Some backstreet garages seem to bump up servicing costs with BMW. Not sure if this is because they feel the owners have more cash, or for the extra software/diags, eg to reset brake check inteval etc
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