Picked up a new daily driver, definitely a nice upgrade from my old car.
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imgur.comPosted Apr 19, 2015, 7:45 PM UTC
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imgur.comYeah i saw that. Just trying to help give an idea of things you may come across with it. You'll definitely love driving it. The AWD is awesome in snow.
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I absolutely enjoy driving it! I appreciate the heads up. I've been trying to look around forums to see what I might want/need to replace. I'm planning on swapping out the water pump soon just to make sure that's taken care of, as I've heard that's a common point of failure, and with an aluminum block, that has the potential to be catastrophic, so it's better to spend the money ahead of time.
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Just don't change the battery for yourself. I have a 2005 325Xi, needed a new battery in the winter of 2013 and had to take into the shop for it. That or a dealer are the only options for that. Bushings on the e46s usually need replaced at some point. Make sure it doesn't have a Takata airbag as well. I had mine in for recall in February to have the airbag replaced...got a 2015 3 series loaner for 2 days! Anyways, another recall you might need checked could be for the taillights , I think that involves a wire that can corrode away potentially.
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I'm confused, what exactly do you mean by this?
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Just to elaborate more on the battery http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1355106-Why-can-t-I-replace-my-own-battery. I just wanted to safe rather than sorry. Some do it themselves, other don't.
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I see that that's on the E90 subforum, not sure if it applies to the E46. I definitely think that they should have implemented a way to reset it when you put a new battery in, even if it's a complicated procedure that has to be looked up online or in the manual. Implementing a system like that and then not having that functionality is kinda silly if you ask me.
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You're right, It doesn't apply to the e46. It's the same as any car; pull out the old and pop in the new and you're good
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What a stupid system. Really hope the E46 doesn't have anything like that. Then again I don't think it does since my alternator was dead recently. Good thing it only cost me 2 bucks, just needed new brushes on it, but no error codes were detected from my side and the car runs perfectly fine.
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Just saw your edit. It does have the airbag recall and I'm planning on having it in for that soon. The BMW dealership said that was the only outstanding recall on the car, so it looks like either my car isn't affected by the tail light recall, or it was already done by the previous owner. Awesome that you got to try out a new 3 series for a bit, I might have to ask for that when I have my car in. :P
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New car is a 2002 330xi. It has quite a few miles on it, but it was very well maintained, and is in very good condition given the number of miles on it. It has a couple minor dents in a couple places, but nothing that can't be fixed with PDR. My previous DD was a 2001 Ford Focus, and even though the BMW is only a year newer, it's a WAY nicer car in every way. Hope you all enjoy, and I'd be happy to get more pictures if you guys want them.
Yeah man throw us some interior pics
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180,000. Would be extremely scary if I wasn't willing to work on my own car, but between me and my dad, we can get just about anything fixed. We bought my focus with a blown up motor, rebuilt the engine, and it's been a reliable daily driver for the last couple years with very few issues. I know that problems are a when, not an if, and it (hopefully) won't kill my wallet too much to fix when something happens.