E46 M3 - Problems with late ones?

[tuckered]

Guys,
Have read much stuff about E46 M3 engine blowups, but I'm not clear whether anyone's had these woes on cars supplied new lately - say within last year (54 or 05 reg). I'm thinking of buying but still have some doubts. What say you?

[MrOnTheRopes]

Nothing to worry about really.
Engine issues were pre-June 2003 cars.
I'm heavily involved in BM3W and I don't think I've heard of any car post-June 2003 'letting go'.

[Zod]

MrOnTheRopes said:

I'm heavily involved in BM3W and I don't think I've heard of any car post-June 2003 'letting go'.

Snigger.

[MrOnTheRopes]

Silence Ugly!

hehe

[tuckered]

Yep, that sounds believeable. Trouble is vast majority of those posting horror stories don't say how old their car was at the time of the explosion! That leaves a big hole in the story for anyone thinking about buying new or newish and especially if anticipating a lowish mileage. For sure BMW had a problem and in USA/Canada responded poorly in the first couple of years. Also, the dealers didn't fix problem at first visit in some case - repeat failures/remedies noted. Situation seems OK now and I think Autocar's scare story was very irresponsible as it failed to faciltate a balanced view. I'd quess their readership is biased towards the new/ish buyer as well.