Ben_p Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 After my Xsara VTS breaking my heart with reliability issues, I picked this up end of NOV 2010. The 'ti' or Compact is never a car I would have entertained the idea of purchasing, as originally I wanted a Coupe but with the spec it seemed a good option. Very hard to find a Sport in NI, even more difficult to find a manual sport, and extremely rare to get one with the Tanin red leather and dash top. My Fiancee loves it and drives it more than I do and I usually end up using her corsa as my daily commute lol. Its an original Ni car supplied by The Country Garage (Ballymena) Registered 2002, I bought it with 48.5k miles and FSH Spec... BMW 325ti Sport Compact 2494cc (6 Cylinder 24v) 192bhp and 245 Nm Torque Manual 17" M Double-Spoke Style 97M (7.5j/8.5j) M Sport Aerodynamic Body Styling II (front and rear bumpers and skirts) M Sport Suspension M Sport Seats M Leather Gear knob M Door Sills M Rear lip Spoiler Cruise Control Cornering Brake Control (CBC) Full Chrome Front Grill Front fogs Black Interior Colour Anthracite Roof Lining Heated Exterior mirrors and washer jets Key memory ISOFIX anchor points Map lights Privacy Glass *****Upgrades / Extras***** Upholstery Colour N6TD - £450 * Montana Leather Seats and door cards (Tanin Red) * Instrument Panel Top (Tanin Red) 210 - Dynamic Stability control (DSCIII) 249 - Multifunction for steering wheel 262 - Head airbag 302 - Alarm system 315 - Rear Windscreen Wiper 338 - M Sport Package II 340 - Protector stripes in black 354 - Metallic Titanium Silver £495 358 - Climate Comfort Windscreen incl graduated tint £190 362 - Electric Rear Vent Windows £150 428 - Warning triangle 431 - Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror £180 441 - Smokers Package 473 - Front Centre Armrest £125 481 - Sports Seats Fr driver/Fr passenger 493 - Storage Compartment Package - Glasses, Luggage nets,12v socket in boot £70 494 - Seat Heating Fr driver/Fr passenger (Three stage) £320 495 - Third Rear Headrest (incl third three-point seatbelt) £50 502 - Headlight Cleaning System £225 508 - Park Distance Control (PDC) £340 521 - Rain Sensor incl Automatic Headlight Control £160 522 - Bi Xenon Headlights £770 534 - Automatic Air Conditioning £895 550 - On Board Computer £250 661 - BMW Business Radio rds 672 - 6 CD Changer £250 676 - Hifi Loudspeaker system (280w & 10 speakers) £470 692 - CD changer I-bus preparation 710 - M Sport Leather steering wheel 716 - M Aerodynamics package II 772 - Interior Trim Alu Black Cube 785 - White Direction indicator lights ??? - Velour Floor mats Also- Unused Spacesaver Spare wheel Full BMW Toolkit BMW Glovebox Torch FSH All BMW manuals and books HPI clear with Cert additions I have made... E46 Clubsport weighted M gearknob (25117896031) New BMW Serpentine and Alt belts and tensioner pulleys Clutch Stop fitted Clutch Delay Valve delete (CDV) FK Automotive Rear Lights Silvatec front and rear indicator bulbs Silvatec side repeater bulbs LED numberplate bulbs Cupra Front Splitter Lower half of 'M' sport wheel wrapped in 3M Dinoc 'carbon' Aero rear wiper 2 Digit reg Cut down rear plate I would also like some Eibachs, 15mm spacers and larger wheels, but no rush as I've a wedding to do first :$ It is a very fun wee car and in the damp/wet is great craic and tail happy, anyone that says you can't have a bit of fun at roundabouts in an E46 isnt trying hard enough lol Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Very nice! love the interior but then again mines the same whats the plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_p Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Very nice! love the interior but then again mines the same whats the plans? Cheers, as above really I would like some Eibachs, 15mm spacers and larger wheels, but no rush as I've a wedding to do first unfortunately haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suhail97 Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 I've never seen a coloured dash on an e46 before, I'm a bit 50/50 on it. Car looks good though, plenty of goodies on the spec! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_p Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) I've never seen a coloured dash on an e46 before, I'm a bit 50/50 on it. Car looks good though, plenty of goodies on the spec! Same here, first id seen one in NI when I spotted it forsale. TBH It was the part I hated most when viewing the car, but I've learned to live with it and ties in ok with the Tanin red leather. Ive had a few offers of people wanting to buy it lol Edited May 10, 2011 by Ben_p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Turko Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Looks lovely! Great fan of these in 2.5 guise. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Didnt even notice the Dash, mines just full black :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_p Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Didnt even notice the Dash, mines just full black :S Poverty spec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Dont normally like these but thats V Nice dude congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 That's one awesome example... Fantastic spec! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gazb Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 looks a good un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan316i Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Lovely looking compact! Check out NI-BMW.co.uk too Theres another 325ti compact on there, an Individual one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryten Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) looks great until i see them headlights, dunno why they changed them. rest of its lush Edited May 10, 2011 by kryten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shades Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 looks very nice mate, love the interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 24v Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thats a lovely Compact mate!! Not normally a fan. Is there any car which the LCR Splitter doesnt look good on??? It must be one of SEATs best ever selling parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E30 sam Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Really starting to love these compacts, and since i can't afford a 320cd sport a nice 320td sport might have to do or one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_p Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Thats a lovely Compact mate!! Not normally a fan. Is there any car which the LCR Splitter doesnt look good on??? It must be one of SEATs best ever selling parts lol, I know. Such a cheap mod too! Cheap and its flexible, so if the other half mashes it I dont care too much Really starting to love these compacts, and since i can't afford a 320cd sport a nice 320td sport might have to do or one of these. I was in the same boat as you matey, I wanted a 325/330 coupe but after looking at alot of rusty arched versions, ones with bad history, mega miles etc, I stumbled accross this. I hated them and their headlights and would never have looked at one, but a mate pointed out some of the extras this had over other models I had been looking at, and along with the FSH, 48k miles and the price I would have been stupid to have bought a 90-100k miler 325/330 coupe with less spec and at more dough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 looks ace mate. love the red dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Really like this. I'm not normally a fan of compacts but that looks really smart. I just wish they hadn't insisted on using those stupid headlights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I just wish they hadn't insisted on using those stupid headlights! x10000000000000 but the spec on the car is amazing, its got literally everything lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 x10000000000000 but the spec on the car is amazing, its got literally everything lol It's the only thing that lets the compacts down IMO. Missing a nav and rear blind just by looking. Amazing spec though. Wish mine was that high specced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 It's the only thing that lets the compacts down IMO. Missing a nav and rear blind just by looking. Amazing spec though. Wish mine was that high specced. didnt think compacts could get them bits lol wish mine had half that spec haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Yes doubt they can get the rear blind actually. I'd have thought they could get the nav though. Haha true, even a quarter of that spec I'd be happy with! I've got heated leather and that's about all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Yes doubt they can get the rear blind actually. I'd have thought they could get the nav though. Haha true, even a quarter of that spec I'd be happy with! I've got heated leather and that's about all. i ve not got leather heated seats 4 electric windows FFS OBC cruise control electric seats etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 You win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
