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Chappy
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Posted: 08-August-2014 at 20:47 |
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My cousin is thinking of looking at a couple of E46 M3 Convertibles. He has had many BMW's over the years and is in the trade having had his own garage for a number of years. Is there anything in particular he should look for? I spoke to him about the sub frame issues but was not sure the ages of car this relates to. He is looking at a 2004(04) and a 2006(56), both have around 60,000 miles. Cheers. He fitted inner anti roll bar bushes for me today for free so I said I'd ask you guys if there was anything he should know about. Any pointers would be appreciated.
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Andrew Rolland
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Two colleagues at work had the E46 M3, one a coupe and one a vert. The chap who had the coupe was hit with a four figure repair bill for a new vanos unit. He was also having exhaust problems (corrosion or support metalwork problems) which forced him into thinking it was time to trade it.
The chap who had the vert bought a hard top for it but apart from being teased for being a hairdresser he had no issues with it. Both were of the vintage you are talking about. |
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1) the exhaust flanges are cast iron & rot where back box fits onto main exhaust ( check out "M3 Cutters" web site & use search find "Corroded exhaust flange thread" )
2) S.M.G gear box is fun ....but so many things that can go wrong with it & can be expensive to fix . 3) mine is a vert ...again if the hood go's A.W.O.L ...can be expensive to fix . 4) The well documented "Subframe " stuff Obviously if the car has been "Hashed" ....but the fellow being a mechanic he will know his "Onions" on that one . Last but not least.... for us Vert owners there is ......."The Hairdresser" issue .....he will need thick skin!!! But on the up side I get to have the hood down & drive with some "Gusto" with my "Shades" on !!!! Edited by shorty - 09-August-2014 at 11:02 |
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Michele originally wanted an e46 m3 convertible and all the ones we went to see were either hashed or crashed/ repaired. When we saw her e93 we took a gamble which could have been a disaster if we hadn't taken out the BMW used car warranty as it soon needed turbo and water pump. Michele cuts my hair so her car is indeed a "hairdressers car" but brilliant when the it is dry and roof is down.
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Watch out for clunking noises from the diff
On higher millage or older ones watch out for pinking/ ticking noise from the engine as this could be head gasket failure. Broken rear springs Rust starting or rear and front arches, boot lock, bellow the boot at the rear bumper. Rear floorpan cracking. A part from that they're great |
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Heaps of sh*te, stay well away!
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No Buy an E30 M3 instead |
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