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07-23-2012, 03:48 PM | #1 |
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May have found something - needing price validation
I found a nice '04 3.0 liter that I'm very interested in and want some opinions on a couple things. Here are the details on the car:
The owner is asking $18.5K. KBB says his asking price is very good, however, I'd like to sanity check that . Comments? The car is located 1K miles away from me and I'll need to either fly-down and or have it flat-bedded up to Michigan, which I'm hoping will buy me a few dollars off the asking price. Also, prior to finding this beauty I was hell-bent on either an '05/'06 as I like the restyling that was done in '05. Assuming I can get over the headlights / taillights on an '04 what else changed in '05? Are there features that make an '05 a better car than an '04?? Any thoughts / suggestions are greatly appreciated! |
07-23-2012, 04:14 PM | #2 |
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The '03 - '05s are basically identical. The facelift you're referring to came in '06. Even then, besides the styling, only the engine options changed. Pretty much the pre-facelift 3.0i come in performance wise somewhere between the post-facelift 3.0i and 3.0si.
I recently bought a '03 3.0i and it's plenty quick enough. Mine is very similar to the one you are showing here (same color, but mine has beige interior) with 7,500 miles on it for $18k if that gives you any idea of what you would want to pay. |
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07-23-2012, 05:14 PM | #3 |
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There are far more performance modifications for the pre-facelift models, if that is important to you.
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The internals are much stronger, especially the crank (forged vs cast in the post-facelift) and sleeved blocked. This is the main reason there are no mass-marketed forced induction kits for 2006+ models, but there are at least five for the 2003-2005 models (ESS, VF Engineering, G Power, RMS, Simpson, and so on). The E46 3-series has many more FI kits available, and with some modification or coaxing from the kits' creators, you could probably get one for your car.
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07-23-2012, 07:48 PM | #7 |
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I picked up an 04 3.0i in feb for 17k, aw with dream red, sport and premium with 37k miles on odo
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07-24-2012, 06:49 PM | #9 |
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FedEx'ed a deposit today, PPO at a BMW dealer on Friday with a final price determined after that.
My 4 month search might be nearing the end. Fingers-crossed!! |
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