[bmwsj]

Im looking at a 06 330i sports package, auto tran, 96k for 10 grand from dealership. There is very little service records but it has a clean title. Should i buy?

[Tim07e90]

Originally Posted by bmwsj

Im looking at a 06 330i sports package, auto tran, 96k for 10 grand from dealership. There is very little service records but it has a clean title. Should i buy?

Ehhh, not bad. It's a 330i the first and only for an e90. Color? Options?

[bmwsj]

Originally Posted by Tim07e90

Ehhh, not bad. It's a 330i the first and only for an e90. Color? Options?

Im also looking at several 328i coupe within the 60k-80k mile range $15k-17k. I want to get sports package on that also, does the sport package make a huge difference in these coupes? I will have to pay more out of pocket. Is it smarter to buy the car with less miles or buy the 330i with more? I love the 335i but i don't want to go into a money pit of repairs. Also I'm don't really know how to drive stick but i can pick it up quickly, is stick really that much more fun when driving??

[Taskmaster]

Get the stick.

[Mike.]

Originally Posted by bmwsj

Im also looking at several 328i coupe within the 60k-80k mile range $15k-17k. I want to get sports package on that also, does the sport package make a huge difference in these coupes? I will have to pay more out of pocket. Is it smarter to buy the car with less miles or buy the 330i with more? I love the 335i but i don't want to go into a money pit of repairs. Also I'm don't really know how to drive stick but i can pick it up quickly, is stick really that much more fun when driving??

no not one of these threads again....

Get the 330i and THEN do the LCI upgrade..then headers...then a tune..

boom

[hassmaschine]

the 330i is a good car, but.. I wouldn't want an automatic myself.

am I the only one who couldn't care less about LCI?

why doesn't it have service records? has the waterpump been replaced? starter, battery, tensioner & belts? 96k is about when all that stuff needs done.

[TheSt|G]

Originally Posted by hassmaschine

the 330i is a good car, but.. I wouldn't want an automatic myself.

am I the only one who couldn't care less about LCI?

why doesn't it have service records? has the waterpump been replaced? starter, battery, tensioner & belts? 96k is about when all that stuff needs done.

It's a pretty heinously ugly car prior to the LCI(and this is using a Press photo of it):





Especially considering that we were coming from this era of E46:

[hassmaschine]

meh. they're all huge, bulbous cars. The E46 non-M is actually one of my least favorite BMWs.

[bimmerquick43321]

great package overall for a car, however annoying maintenance/known issues will pop-up more than one would expect, even from a bmw, and guessing the risk is higher if no bills to prove that some of those things have already been taken care off... personally, even though I love my car, if it would be to do it again, I would buy something else...

but I might of fallen a bad number... but than again seeing the f ed up issues people have with them on this board.... sometimes I'm happy I have none of the "weird" issues.

[TheSt|G]

Originally Posted by hassmaschine

meh. they're all huge, bulbous cars. The E46 non-M is actually one of my least favorite BMWs.

Well, no one ever claimed you had taste.

[mike-y]

haha. I prefer the LCI headlights and hood, but the earlier rear end (with blacklines) and front bumper with the OEM splitters.

I just did the splitters and swapped to LCI headlights after a spider got in one of mine, spun a bunch of webs, and then died inside.

something like this, but with LCI headlights

[Rival]

Originally Posted by bmwsj

Im looking at a 06 330i sports package, auto tran, 96k for 10 grand from dealership. There is very little service records but it has a clean title. Should i buy?

see if they will let you take it to an indy German shop and let them check it out.

Id even pay a few hundo extra for it if they let you do this.

Valve cover gasket, oil filter gasket, trans gaskets.....we get fluid leaks that cost a lot to fix & they are really only $10-35 parts/gaskets.

its the labor that kills, so having them make sure those few killers are GTG would be well worth your time + money.

[bmwsj]

Originally Posted by mecbain

great package overall for a car, however annoying maintenance/known issues will pop-up more than one would expect, even from a bmw, and guessing the risk is higher if no bills to prove that some of those things have already been taken care off... personally, even though I love my car, if it would be to do it again, I would buy something else...

but I might of fallen a bad number... but than again seeing the f ed up issues people have with them on this board.... sometimes I'm happy I have none of the "weird" issues.

Hows your 330i? how many miles and you wouldn't buy it again? Why? I can't afford a 335i with a warranty so I'm not buying one without it.

[bmwsj]

Originally Posted by Rival

see if they will let you take it to an indy German shop and let them check it out.

Id even pay a few hundo extra for it if they let you do this.

Valve cover gasket, oil filter gasket, trans gaskets.....we get fluid leaks that cost a lot to fix & they are really only $10-35 parts/gaskets.

its the labor that kills, so having them make sure those few killers are GTG would be well worth your time + money.

Yes that is smart. How do i find one of these shops that will check it out for me?

[Taskmaster]

Pre LCI bumper is better, LCI headlights and hood are better. Taillights (blacklines) on the Pre Lci can gook nearly as good as LCI, but it isn't that big of a deal.

[hassmaschine]

seriously. it's completely superficial.

[bimmerquick43321]

Originally Posted by bmwsj

Hows your 330i? how many miles and you wouldn't buy it again? Why? I can't afford a 335i with a warranty so I'm not buying one without it.

well I guess it's easy to say now that it wasn't the best choice, but overall the cost of this car was as high as renting a new 320/328i....

that being said, I'm thinking of changing the car for something newer/more economical as well and finding it very hard to depart myself from this car....

[mbanks21]

I'm looking to upgrade to a 335 from my 330 but I'm in FL. I love my 330. Power is fluid, steering and handling is top notch. I've done a couple upgrades...

[StealYourFace]

I bought my 330 6 tears ago with like 55,000 miles. I knew I would have it a long time, which is why I wanted the highest output yet most reliable 3er I could find.

That meant I only wanted a stick and sport pack. No nav or other things that could give me trouble down the road.

165,000 miles now, very reliable. It needed a starter around 70k. Of course there is a lot of maintenance in the suspension, and I did a proactive water pump.

Thats it. Would do it again. Still looks new and makes me feel like a million bucks when I get in and drive. Great in the snow, great on the track and every where in between. I love this car.

[Jashley73]

[QUOTE=TheSt|G;18364824]It's a pretty heinously ugly car prior to the LCI(and this is using a Press photo of it):



Meh - the 2-piece kidney grilles are the worst part. Looks like a bad mustache. But black kidney grills make it much better. Pre-LCI mirrors look way better. And I actually like the pre-LCI bumper and hood better too.

But like many, it isn't that big of a deal to me.

[lichtgelb]

When I see the pre-lci mustache grill I think of Pops from Regular Show.

[hassmaschine]

it doesn't bother me. it's not like the old diving board cars or something..