Hey fanatics, Looking for some friendly advice on an e46 purchase. I’ve HAPPILY found two options 325i vs 325ci. Both mechanically sound and ready for the road however the coupe seems to have been taken care of better. If I were to rate it 6.9/10 vs 8.5/10 respectively. I’ll list what matters...

I am thinking about buying a 2004 325i. I have never owned a BMW before; so I thought I would ask here about the known issues and maintenance costs of this type of vehicle. I read the sticky for the 10 most common repairs. I am very mechanically inclined and have lots of tools. I drive...

Hi everyone, I'm new here, never owned a BMW but did drive a 2001 320i for about 6 months while I was on an internship in South Africa. Anyway, I have a 1990 Nissan 300zx that I'm currently selling and someone offered to trade me their 2001 330xi. Now I know very little about BMW's, aside...

It'd be a first BMW for us, we have owned two VWs over the years but my wife would like something a little more fun to drive when the weather gets warm--convertible is required. It would be strictly a luxury item, so we aren't budgeting for it as if it were a daily commuter (love our tdi for...

I was getting a bit of cabin fever this afternoon so I went out looking at convertibles. This whole time I had been thinking that the only 4 seat convertible BMW offered was the 3 series. While I was looking around I noticed the 1 series convertible. Now I know this is an e46 forum so the...