Proud new owner of an E46 328i

[Cujo26]

Hi everyone!

I've just recently bought my first BMW after the Alfa 147 I inherited from my late granddad was written off.
Looking forward to trawling the forums here to diagnose and fix things along the way!

 

[Dragon_ZA]

Congrats on the purchase. Please post some pics for us.

 

[///M Individual]

Congrats bud! Yes please post some pics!

 

[Demontec]

Congratulations 🥳

 

[Gordvisr]

Congrats

 

[Bugger]

This was the first E46 I owned. They're rarer than hen's teeth in 328 guise. One of the strongest motors BMW made. Was also used in the Land Rover Defender in the late 90's.

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[modocrat]

My uncle used to work for BMW in the 90s. I clearly remember the launch E46 328i in maroon in 1998, it had the 3-spoke steering wheel from the E36 but with multi-function controls.

 

[PsyCLown]

Congrats man, where are the pics?

 

[Cujo26]

Congrats on the purchase. Please post some pics for us.

Congrats bud! Yes please post some pics!

Congrats man, where are the pics?

https://imgur.com/a/J7QHbQP

Sorry for the delay guys! It's currently in for a once-over before I start breaking things myself, so this is all I have for now

 

[M3boi]

https://imgur.com/a/J7QHbQP

Sorry for the delay guys! It's currently in for a once-over before I start breaking things myself, so this is all I have for now

Congrats! So sad to see Devin's car sitting there not being used

 

[Bugger]

Congrats! So sad to see Devin's car sitting there not being used

Leave it alone.