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Originally Posted by oldel
That's nothing. I'm still thinking about a bmw wagon (a 3L i6 with ~170kw is a nice thing to have). The older ones are more reliable and better built, but the 2001-2004 does have the 3L M54b30.
This thread isn't going to age well if you use GT links because they disappear when sold - and sometimes get reused for a different car, but anyway...
There's a good one for 5k, but it's in tas. On the mainland there's a non running one for $3k which is disappointing, but the most expensive one on GT right now is asking 5.5k
(Pre covid price for them was about $5k and I turned down a local one for $4.4k)
1. Deep in the text of the ad the seller stated the engine cooked and maybe that is going to effect the price!? Huge LOL for me.
"I understand as non running hurts the value but..."
2. seized and needs a new cyl head most likely too
3. also silver (yuk)
4. also only looking at e39s because it's hard to find an e34
5. $5500k, you've got to be joking, that's top price for a decent running one. This needs an engine rebuild, it's a $1K car now
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/ende...4d-/1264285049
Pre covid a non runner would be under 1k which is why I got into M5x bmws. If you're used to ford falcons then you could easily work on a M5x i6, and be used to suspension issues. |
Is that another victim of BMWs plastic cooling system and the assumption these cars can be driven like a Toyota, Falcon or 3.8 Commodore... Haha.
Jokes aside thats not a bad mileage before something inevitably let go and you would struggle to find a better all round car for the era than one of them.
I looked at an E46 330i wagon a few months ago and they're too small to be practical imo. My German shepherd wouldn't fit in the back of one with the seats up. Plus the plastic
PCV piping/fittings was ****ing oil and there was no history of preventative maintenance on cooling system - knock a grand off to do it myself & source everything from the US. That being said I think the E46 is the last great BMW before build quality, reliability, styling and electronic complexities turned for the worse.