Reliable everyday BMW?

[RAArmstrong]

shot sen!!

yea im still looking lol. very hard to find a decent well taken care of car.

thanks bro.


thanks guys , i was wondering if it will be a mission.

take your time bru, the best one will come.

+1 Take your time bru :thumbs:

+2 It took me a year to find the right E39... But in the end it was worth it :thumbs:

 

[Jeremy]

Reading this makes me want to trade my clio in on a 330d lol

Good luck Bren

 

[ClassicB]

E90 320d. They reliable, have more than enough power and brilliant fuel consumption.

Mine averages 6.4l/100km daily driving from benoni to Randburg in peak traffic, and 5.5l/100km down to durban.

You might not get a low mileage one for your budget, but I may sell mine soon for a good price if my colleague finally agrees to sell me his car.

 

[sly gxi]

http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars/sandton/2002-bmw-330d/1001096167610910191605009

if only was manual.

 

[Jeremy]

Buy it Bren, we can go look at it tonight, offer 65k!

 

[sly gxi]

i just realised that year is prob prefacelift . which is a no go

 

[RAArmstrong]

Pre Face 330d has the 135kw motor... Pretty bulletproof if you ask me :fencelook:

 

[akash]

Brendan, whats your budget bru? The 320i E46 as mentioned above is a better and more reliable car then the 318i.

For sure :thumbs:

M54 is bullet proof raise:

Have to agree the E46 318i is a good car, my brother in law had one since new and only traded his in last year for an e90.

Great build quality, the only things he had repaired while he owned it all those years was the water bottle (only because the stick on the float was old and broke), battery (this was the original), coil pack and cam position sensor.

 

[sly gxi]

thanks again guys . im going this weekend to see the 330d i hope its the one.

just a quick question according to my research on google i see facelift is from 2003 upwards. but i see alot of 330 d 2002 models that are facelift. does this mean they will have the 150kw motor? can anyone explain this?

 

[Nikhil]

Dude don’t rush into buying one I test drove 12 E46 330d’s before I purchased mine.be certain that it is the one you looking for. Most of these cars are also older than 10 years old so you are not going to find a perfect one, many of them will have one or two minor things to address. :thumbs:

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

Brendan, I suggest you check it out, and perhaps hook up with Nikhil, see his as well ,and look at a few others too.

 

[sly gxi]

so i test drove two E46 330d's this weekend, all i can say is " it is the one"!!!!

what a well balanced car , i was super shocked when i drove a stock 135kw one. the power delivery is great and the drive is so smooth. im also very happy with a auto box.

thanks nikhil for a drive in yours to , this car made the 135kw version seem slow , your car is in awesome condition and runs really strong.

330d is the car for me!:thumbs::thumbs:

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

great choice my friend :thumbs:

 

[Ash225]

Now go buy it bro!!!!:thumbs:

 

[DieselFan]

so i test drove two E46 330d's this weekend, all i can say is " it is the one"!!!!

what a well balanced car , i was super shocked when i drove a stock 135kw one. the power delivery is great and the drive is so smooth. im also very happy with a auto box.

thanks nikhil for a drive in yours to , this car made the 135kw version seem slow , your car is in awesome condition and runs really strong.

330d is the car for me!:thumbs::thumbs:

You have been warned about that autobox.

Hope you enjoy the car.

 

[sly gxi]

diesel fan. i hear if they well taken care of they can last????

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

diesel fan. i hear if they well taken care of they can last????

Also what I heard, they just dont hold up as well, when modded as the manual ones.

 

[sly gxi]

ahhh thanks STT , i dont plan to mod much my plans when i get a 330d E46 :
-Do auto box oil and filter change
-EGR delete
-Swirl flap delete
-Basic service
-Take out the cat
-very mild map/chip

thats about it , i rekon that will be reliable and safe.

 

[Jeremy]

ahhh thanks STT , i dont plan to mod much my plans when i get a 330d E46 :
-Do auto box oil and filter change
-EGR delete
-Swirl flap delete
-Basic service
-Take out the cat
-very mild map/chip

thats about it , i rekon that will be reliable and safe.

We will also check the box's state of health before purchasing. Awesome choice Bre, i cant wait to roll with this beauty.

 

[RAArmstrong]

Very difficult to check how healthy the box is until it lets go... Its very good at compensating to make it feel like its all 100% and then one day its not... Personally I wouldnt do any software on one of these with an auto box :thumbs: