We got rid of our 2003 Audi A4 Turbo Sport a month ago and instead now have this sitting in the driveway!! Was out last night and came back to the car in the car park, thought it looked pretty good under the lights and because I had the Digi-Cam in the glovebox, thought I'd snap a few pics and share with you.






With the roof down..






2005 E46 330d Cabriolet

M-Sport Package:
- 18" Alloys
- Revised Bumpers
- M Sport Suspension
- M Sport Steering Wheel
- M Sport Sill Trims
- M Sport Gear ****
- Sports Seats

- Garnet Red Futura Leather
- Heated Seats
- Xenons
- Bluetooth
- CD Changer
- Electric Hood, Mirrors, Windows, Seats...

Lots of other features that come as standard on the 330 which are optional on smaller engine'd cars.


Had it on the Rolling Road last week and it made 233.5bhp and 322ft/lb which was pretty impressive as its a standard car. Guy said that with a re-map it would have huge in-gear flexibility... Must resist the urge though!!

Its really impressed me so far, especially as I thought the fact it was a heavier Cabrio would "blunt" the performance.. it hasnt!!

Completely different to the Audi, which needed to be revved to make decent progress.. the BMW just uses the grunt to haul you along the road with minimal fuss and effort.

Driving experience is better in the 3-Series than it was in the Audi, there is more steering feel and it feels a lot more planted than the Audi did around some country roads.. although I havent given the BMW a proper thrash yet, dont really think its the kind of car for that sort of work, I'll keep the Celica for that!!


Cheers,
Grant

 

Re-map it, You know you want to.

 

Stunning motor what more can be said

 

Stunning grant

Get the TINTS done......gotta be done!

 

Agreed............Or a tuning box...

 

 

nice.

 

Thats braw Grant, geez a shot.

 

Big car park and you leave a digi dam in the glove box, very trusting

Gary

Nice car by the way

 

That's a bit posh Grant

 

Nice, like the Red leather

 

Bigger rim's and tint's......ok and a remap. Then it's perfect.

 

Thanks for the comments guys!!

Haha, it is a bit posh Si......... suits me perfectly thankyou.

I agree that it would benefit from some very light smoke tinted windows and a different style of 18"/19" alloys to make it stand out from the other M-Sport 3-Series that are around. I'm exploring Tuning Box/Re-Map information on t'internet as I type this!!


Cheers,
Grant

 

 

What is it like with the roof off? Only our 120d sounds like a bloomin tractor even on the inside....

Black looks superb with that trim, very very nice

 

Thanks Eric. To answer your question, its very very cold with the roof off just now.....

Seriously, you can tell its a diesel (more so with roof off), however its not a 'rattle rattle' diesel sound. The 6cyl Unit actually makes a reasonable noise to be honest, which was unexpected, but welcome.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Very nice car.

 

VERY NICE MY DAD HAS ONE VERY NICE TO RIDE IN

 

Thats f.king lovely!! 40+ mpg aswell as stacks of power - good choice!!

 

Appreciate the comments...

Yea, its a great car to drive... can be provoked to mis-behave on the wet/greasy roads that are around at the moment too. Which is "**** your pants" scary to a RWD Newbie like myself!!


Cheers,
Grant

 

GEEZ
A
SHOT !!!

 

Looks just like mine!!

 

.......computer says noooo!!


What model have you got Turboman, get a few pics up, I thought ours was pretty unique?! Haha!!


Cheers,
Grant