BMW E46 318i Touring
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I got tired of driving a transit around everywhere and I am waiting for a lease car to be delivered so I went on Gumtree just for a look and ended up getting this the same day I saw it...
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It has MOT until March next year, only on 130,000 miles, it has just been serviced and looked in decent condition.
Messaged the guy and went to view it the same day and got there to this
All was well but the the drivers window was broken due to a regulator, and the drivers door doesn't stay open (I've already hit my head and trapped my leg a couple of times
) which doesn't bother me as such as it has actual working AC! I was insured on it before I even got there, I had a test drive and everything seemed smooth, so I offered £600 and it was accepted and I took it home that same day.
The car was quite dusty inside and out so I took it to the PH favourite, a drive through hand car wash..
I had a coil pack go within 2 days, which was a cheap fix and I also got the plugs changed at the same time. Total came to £70.
Fixed and driving again
Sorry for the snapchat picture but it's also my first RWD car.. it's safe to say I like it when it rains now
Only plans for the future are to get a cup holder conversion for the centre console, some different BMW wheels, get the window regulator and maybe the door hinge sorted and give the interior a good scrub. I may be tempted by some stiffer springs.. but that's only a maybe.
For £600 I am really happy with what I have ended up with, its very comfortable and smooth, it has good speakers (Only had one working in the transit..), cruise control, Air Con, an arm rest and lots and lots of room for the dog who loves it! It could have been something like a KA or micra but I am glad this popped up.
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It has MOT until March next year, only on 130,000 miles, it has just been serviced and looked in decent condition.
Messaged the guy and went to view it the same day and got there to this
All was well but the the drivers window was broken due to a regulator, and the drivers door doesn't stay open (I've already hit my head and trapped my leg a couple of times
) which doesn't bother me as such as it has actual working AC! I was insured on it before I even got there, I had a test drive and everything seemed smooth, so I offered £600 and it was accepted and I took it home that same day. The car was quite dusty inside and out so I took it to the PH favourite, a drive through hand car wash..
I had a coil pack go within 2 days, which was a cheap fix and I also got the plugs changed at the same time. Total came to £70.
Fixed and driving again
Sorry for the snapchat picture but it's also my first RWD car.. it's safe to say I like it when it rains now
Only plans for the future are to get a cup holder conversion for the centre console, some different BMW wheels, get the window regulator and maybe the door hinge sorted and give the interior a good scrub. I may be tempted by some stiffer springs.. but that's only a maybe.
For £600 I am really happy with what I have ended up with, its very comfortable and smooth, it has good speakers (Only had one working in the transit..), cruise control, Air Con, an arm rest and lots and lots of room for the dog who loves it! It could have been something like a KA or micra but I am glad this popped up.
LiamB said:
Sorry for the snapchat picture but it's also my first RWD car.. it's safe to say I like it when it rains now
No need to apologise - that's what RWD is for! 
I hope you get the latest issue sorted so you can keep having fun.
But then I may be a bit biased, as my daily is an E46!
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