daboy Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) Picked this up a few weeks ago, 1 owner car with 77k, FSH and all the options I could ask for. This is my 3rd E46 330. It needs a few little bits doing but overall its in amazing condition and was an utter bargain. The spoiler was fitted from new, I have not seen one of these before and I think it really suits the car, not normally a fan of spoilers on saloons bar the little boot lip. The butterfly valve in the exhaust must have seized at some point and the last owner has bent it open on both sides, Its a shame as I'm not a fan of the drone sound at low speeds, can the valve be completely removed? If so how? and will this make the drone slightly better? Thanks, hope you like the car. Edited June 22, 2017 by daboy Markus5000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Anders Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Great looking Coupé. I'm slightly jealous of your factory sunroof! I take it that's Estoril blue right? Looks great... daboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboy Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Hi, Thanks. Yes factory sunroof and heated seats were a must, also has xenons, HK and extended leather. Its the best spec car I have ever owned. Its actually Topaz blue, looks a little lighter as the sun was out and it was about 200 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Anders Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Well, Topaz doesn't make it any less cool - at least not to me. Great spec too. Wish the first owner of mine had ticked just as many boxes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji83 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 WOAH! It literally looks brand new, it's nice to see it was well looked after. Fantastic spec too. I bet you're itching to spray that lower grille black though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboy Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Yeah, there's a few bits I need to sort out, but in general its been well looked after. The guy was pretty well off and it was still his pride and joy even after 16 years. Moving home on Monday so it will have to wait for now but it had a major service today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman68 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Looks smart and great mileage for the age, liking the MV2s very jealous how much did you get her for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboy Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 He had it on autotrader for £3000, i was prepared to pay that kind of money for the right car. So I gave him a call about viewing it at the weekend and he told me that it was on ebay. Found the ad on ebay, it had one bid for £2500, stuck in my top bid and won it for £2550. I think I stole it for that, very chuffed. I'll do some interior photos tomorrow, its got a type of leather on the seats that i don't think I've seen before. It was ordered in Belgium as UK spec. Even got the original sales order and brochures. Fishman68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 54 minutes ago, Fishman68 said: Looks smart and great mileage for the age, liking the MV2s very jealous how much did you get her for? They're MV1s Fishman68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 It does look very clean, and yes I'd say you stole it for that money, result daboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboy Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Here is the interior, is this normal leather or something different? Its hard to see from a distance, see the close up. It has the same pattern on the door cards too. On the options it has extended leather, I though that might just be the bit around the dashboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Anders Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 It's certainly different from my 330Ci from '02. I've got the same sports seats with light tan leather, but on mine the centre section of the seat uses the same leather as the bolsters. I like yours though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboy Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) Exactly, I've had two with tan/cream and they weren't like this. It looks even better in the flesh. Edited June 23, 2017 by daboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman68 Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 22/06/2017 at 22:19, daboy said: He had it on autotrader for £3000, i was prepared to pay that kind of money for the right car. So I gave him a call about viewing it at the weekend and he told me that it was on ebay. Found the ad on ebay, it had one bid for £2500, stuck in my top bid and won it for £2550. I think I stole it for that, very chuffed. I'll do some interior photos tomorrow, its got a type of leather on the seats that i don't think I've seen before. It was ordered in Belgium as UK spec. Even got the original sales order and brochures. Nice buddy a total bargain imo. Enjoy! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman68 Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 22/06/2017 at 22:33, Daz 330 Cs said: They're MV1s Yeah should have gone to spec savers 😱🤓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruesta Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Wow, that looks lovely and what a bargain. Those seats are well nice, extended leather too.. Great spec. Not seen one with that pattern in the middle of the seats either, nice to have something a bit different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
