Sold 2005 320d Touring SE New MOT £695

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

No.

 

I really don't like these things. In fact I fucking hate them. So I'm flogging this one after a short honeymoon period where I hoped I would get over my deep seated disdain for the E46.

 

 

I failed.

 

2005 E46 320d SE Estate, last* of the E46's. It's black with beige leatherz. Non working A/C (just needs a fuse m8. Or a regas etc) but unusually for one of these, the dash isn't lit up like a Christmas tree. The cruise control works as do the windows and central locking. Two working keys, hallelujah. It's done 190'000 with a service book - with stamps!

 

It's black, as you can see. It's not rotten either. A bit of very minor bubbling on the passenger front arch but the drivers wing is fine and rear arches look good. Good tyres, rear Nexens and front something else that are almost new. Usual growl from the flywheel when the clutch is depressed but the clutch is light and bitey. I've just fitted new discs and pads all round as they were all fucked. I've changed the oil and filter, fitted swirl flap blanks so it doesn't self destruct, replaced the breather and the air filter.

 

I MOT'd it 2 weeks ago. V5 and service books/handbook pack here, taxed to get you home. Don't want any swaps cheers, just a wad of twenties.

 

 

 

 

 

*Thank fuck for that.

[Rod/b]

Is the drivers seat made from beige fablon?

[bramz7]

Two tickets please.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Is the drivers seat made from beige fablon?

 

 

No, leathers bro.

[Kiltox]

Someone buy my Primera pls kthx

 

Two randoms should it RAWFUL

[yes oui si]

Three of your finest randoms.

[yes oui si]

What's the actual reg for checkings?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Probably not going to roffle this.

[Lord Sterling]

Wow. Always when I have no money eh? Plus I'll be struggling for the next x-amount of months/years. Sigh...

[gm]

What sort of mpgs are you getting from this ?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

No idea, 45 ish.

[gm]

not too bad, I shall have a think about this, my roffle win 107 may be going on long term loan to mother gm in which case I'll be looking for an economical daily.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Not going to Roffle this. CBA.

[sierraman]

That’s a billy bargain that. Even when it grenades itself you’ll still see most of your money back from someone taking it to Romania.

[AMC Rebel]

That’s a billy bargain that. Even when it grenades itself you’ll still see most of your money back from someone taking it to Romania.

How do they get them there if they are grenaded?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Lorries.

[Isaac Hunt]

What's the actual reg for checkings?

UM05RUN, U MOS RUN

 

Could be a good sign, car looks sorted

 

GLWTS

[sierraman]

I genuinely take it back about not getting a worthwhile BMW for that money. It’s a tidy motor that, economical, quick, cheap what’s not to like. If you didn’t know it it could pass for a couple of grands worth if car if you weren’t in the know.

 

Goes back to what I said in another post, don’t persevere with shit when back pocket money gets you that.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Forgot to say in original post, it's had new front dampers as the drivers one was noisy.

 

Genuine Chinese Bilsteins bro. £30 quid each from local factors.

[Jim Bell]

I actually dont mind these, but I've never been bitten by one.

Over my budget unfortunately but if you feel far more arsed in the future, I'd have three rondo's slapped on a roffle.

[yes oui si]

I am genuinely disappointed in the lack of arsedness

[sierraman]

Fuck me what’s your budget!

[Jim Bell]

Fuck me what’s your budget!

 

 

Have a fantastically well informed guess using all of the information available to you.

[sierraman]

Sounds like a bus ticket.

[Jim Bell]

Sounds like a bus ticket.

 

Thank you for your valued opinion. We value all opinions equally and always attempt to take onboard criticism of this nature in the hope that in future there will be greater scope for expenditure.

[sierraman]

Come on though seriously, how cheap do you want a car... time and time again I read these posts and it’ll go along the lines of “I’ve been to see a £300 Rover 25, it missed a service back in 2003, so I left it”

 

If buying it for £600 was a massive issue I’d be questioning whether I ought to be running a car full stop.

[yes oui si]

Come on though seriously, how cheap do you want a car... time and time again I read these posts and it’ll go along the lines of “I’ve been to see a £300 Rover 25, it missed a service back in 2003, so I left it”

 

If buying it for £600 was a massive issue I’d be questioning whether I ought to be running a car full stop.

 

The issue isn't that the price is too high for that car (I'd say its low, actually), but that it is currently out of budget.

 

If you have £400 for a car then forking out an extra 70-odd% is out of budget.

 

If you have ten grand for a car then one for seventeen grand would be out of budget.

 

Nobody is picking holes in this car.

[sierraman]

Not sure the question of scale is as relevant on a couple of hundred quid car than it is on a several thousand quid one.

[Jim Bell]

If buying it for £600 was a massive issue I’d be questioning whether I ought to be running a car full stop.

Well then that's definitely something you're mentally prepared for if that time ever comes for you man. That's good to know. I've spent between £98 and £1900 on good, motd cars in the last ten years. Regularly. Not currently being able to afford a car isn't a criticism of the car. But Im sure you already knew that.

[CortinaDave]

Of all places, I didn't expect autoshite to be the place where people got snobby about others car budgets.

 

Surely running cars worth a couple of hundred quid is the ethos of this forum