Re: Bringing home a future Classic! BMW E46 320i 2.2L Straight-6 Quote:
Originally Posted by prakhar1998 Good Car. Very well kept. However, whilst going through it's Euro-Ncap test, I found something rather worrying. The driver collision test had a disastrous result. The passenger however was still better. The whole cabin didn't support well and lost it's structural integrity. Here's the link: http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_3_series_1997/15.aspx I am worried because today, most of the cars get a full 5 star rating. The Grande Punto or the i20 have scored an excellent 5 star, so has the Jazz. And I suppose that ratings now are much more strict and stringent in comparison to the 90s. |
True that. But you are looking at the e36. Here's the e46 with a respectable 4 Star rating. http://www.euroncap.com/tests/bmw_3_series_2001/98.aspx Quote:
Originally Posted by lemedico love this machine! its amazing you found one in such a brilliant condition! hope you have endless fun with this baby
I'd like to know the website off which you got the number plates...I'd like to put them on my W201 Mercedes! |
Haha it was pretty hard work but the wait was worth it.
Got the plates from www.GermanPlates.com. Remember they charge Rs.807 as duty as well. Quote:
Originally Posted by stanjohn123 Congrats on your new ride my friend.
P.S: Please do not use Armor All on your interiors. Go Meguiars or Turtle Wax. |
Hey stanjohn not using armor all on the interiors, had them lying around so decided to keep it in the boot for emergencies, the good stuff is kept at home Quote:
Originally Posted by Mpower Congrats on your Beemer. Its looks timeless and the kms run on it is too good to be true. I love my inline 6 and will miss it when its gone.
That's what to thought! Why is it going? Getting something more fun in the stable?
Plenty of aftermarket options available fortunately
Yup getting the Depo Light clusters next with the projectors and d2s xenons.
I have driven the American version (called 325i auto) and my first impression as that the engine is simply too smooth.
FE should'nt be that low ...get it checked |
FE is not very accurate since I've driven this car mainly in daily rush hour traffic from Bandra to marine drive with a lot of idling. So I guess when I'm out on the open road ill have a better idea on the same and update you. Quote:
Originally Posted by rekhiv Congrats buddy... car looks to be in great nick. Apologies again for not wanting to sell my vert ;-) but am sure you will now understand why given you are the proud owner of an E46. |
Couldn't agree with you more rekhiv! Quote:
Originally Posted by noopster Congrats Sameer on a nice thread about a great car! I was rivetted throughout- the videos make it all the more interesting.
Am wondering how the previous owner could run it so sparingly in the time he owned it. If I had that car, it would complete 20,000 km in the first six months, probably!
Do keep us posted on your new baby.
He's in Mumbai . My 105 bhp Vento AT gives me 6-8 kmpl there, so am thinking 5.6 for a petrol Bimmer ain't that bad! |
Thanks Noopster for enjoying it as much as you could via a forum. I was thinking the same thing as to how the owner never really got down to driving it much but I think this was more a chauffeur driven car than self driven which is a pity but now that its in my hands I've already clocked about 500 km in 15 odd days. I think these cars are meant to be driven and not kept away!
Your vento is now giving me some conciliation! Phew. Quote:
Originally Posted by shankarbn Dub city? The 318i is a 4 cyl not the 320i e46. All e46 320i are 6 cylinder engines. And the ///m is not a sticker The M sport e46 got the m sport badging all around, half alacantra, half leather interior, m sport suspension and BMW M3 (135 style) wheels. Mine was a 2008 Japanese import, I got it from Varun, yes. Just got it serviced at castrol pitstop and added a media/navigation unit, only KA registration is pending.
OP, check out depo and eagle eyes for the corona rings. Posts on e46fanatics forum and bimmerforums are of great help for upgrades like these. Also a mileage of 5.8-6 sounds a little low unless you are in bumper to bumper traffic and doing loads of idling time at traffic signals/jams. I drove the monster down from Delhi and the monster returned a healthy 10.5 with AC on and trust me, I didn't leave the kickdown switch alone. Perhaps I must stop just commenting on your thread and start my own! |
Dub city is his dealership name if I'm not mistaken. Im sending you a PM since it has nothing to do with this thread. And yes my bad, the 320's were all 6 cyl. The place lift were the 2.0 and then came the 2.2. Could you please tell me what nav did you get? And where did you order the relocation kit for the cubby hole from? Thanks! Quote:
Originally Posted by madhav14 Hearty Congratulations on your purchase my friend. That sure is one hell of a beast. Wish you many happy miles with it.
On the mileage part, as our mod Mpower said, it shouldn't be that low. One of my relatives used to have it and the mileage was somewhere around 8-9 kmpl even with a slightly heavy foot in city as per my knowledge. |
Thanks Madhav. I'm going to do a thorough FE run first and if anything is amiss I guess I'd have it checked out. Quote:
Originally Posted by megazoid superb purchase! I had something like this in mind for a long time even though failed on the execution bit. Hearty congratulations on owning a beauty of a drive. |
Please if you get another chance do not miss out on it. It's soooooo worth everything.
Another question, for issues like the FE who is a good specialist in Mumbai I can show it to? Any help would be appreciated.
I'm sorry to everyone for my delayed response, just been really stuck with work. I dropped the idea of the video on the sealink but I've got an idea for a video of washing the car with the Karcher foam lance and giving it a nice polish and wax/sealant. |