Opinions on 01 330xi??

Lee in Ottawa · 03-10-2010, 12:50 PM

Friends dad is looking at one, what does anybody know about them?

Lee in Ottawa · 03-10-2010, 01:03 PM

Car in question:http:
//www.dussbrothers.ca/gallery/album05

Blades · 03-10-2010, 01:29 PM

There great .. I miss mine. Some may tell you to get a 02 or above but really I didnt have any problems with my car and sold it at 308K. It still ran better then some brand new American cars today.

Lee in Ottawa · 03-10-2010, 01:51 PM

were there problems in 01

Blades · 03-10-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee in Ottawa

were there problems in 01

There will always be common problems in every year every model. The only one I remember is the window regulator which never went in my car.

MarkD · 03-10-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee in Ottawa

Friends dad is looking at one, what does anybody know about them?

Is he specifically looking for an xi? You can get a 2007 328i with under 60k km's for about 7K more, and that will even have a warranty.

nachos23 · 03-10-2010, 07:38 PM

Love my 04 330Xi. From what I've read, I would thoughly check the front and rear subframe for any signs of wear. High failure points are drivers side front and rear I believe. The one big fix in the e46 in general was the improvement in the subframe on post-facelift models (mid 2001 production). Mine has 230,000 km, no issue and mine is lowered and stiffened and is driven hard!

Lee in Ottawa · 03-11-2010, 08:01 AM

Thanks for the tips guys,much appreciated
Mark I'll let him know, but i think hes comfortable around the $12k range.