What to look for in a 328 coupe E46

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Sat 5 Nov 2005 12:18
What to look for in a 328 coupe E46 - bmwfan
hello everyone first post here. Its time to change the car in, have always wanted a 3 series coupe, and have 11k burning a hole. I've seen some V and W plated 328ci with about 45k on clock with the options & colour I like, or I could go for a newer 323 or 320. My questions are:
1 - am I scraping the barrel for a 328 ci / risking buying a problem car at this price?
2 - apart from knocks from the front / rear suspension, what are any other potential problems to look for?
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Sat 5 Nov 2005 13:11
What to look for in a 328 coupe E46 - bmwfan
Should I have posted in Technical Matters?
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Sat 5 Nov 2005 14:32
What to look for in a 328 coupe E46 - Dynamic Dave
Should I have posted in Technical Matters?


As your question is asking for vehicle-related feedback, you're in the right place.

As mentioned in the forum index,

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/index.htm

Tech matters is more for "Help and advice on all aspects of maintaining, repairing & servicing your vehicle."

whereas Discussion, apart from "A place to discuss things with some connection to motoring." is also for "user roadtests and vehicle-related feedback."

DD.
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Sat 5 Nov 2005 16:24
What to look for in a 328 coupe E46 - adverse camber
This isnt always as fast moving as some forums, esp at a weekend.

I'll kick off with the cooling system. Lots of bm's seem to have overheating issues. Make sure that it gets a coolant change. look for any sign that it has overheated, brown stains under the bonnet anywhere, check oil and water for mixing, etc.

suspension arms/bushes ?

have you asked on bmwland ?
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Sat 5 Nov 2005 18:10
What to look for in a 328 coupe E46 - Dalglish
what are any other potential problems to look for?

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all listed by hj in his car-by-car breakdown :
What's Good - Fairly close to perfection ...
What's Bad - ....
What to Watch Out For - .....
Recalls - .......

see the link on the left hand column of this page.
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Tue 8 Nov 2005 00:06
What to look for in a 328 coupe E46 - bmwfan
thank you for taking the time to write this very useful comment
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Tue 8 Nov 2005 09:28
What to look for in a 328 coupe E46 - Dalglish
thank you for taking the time to write this very useful
comment

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are you being sarcastic? if so, thank you very much for reading my reply.

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