FAO Compact Fans

[Sundayjumper]

This 325ti looks very nice and unmolested:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123719889414

[Beany]

The car has a black mohair convertible hood and a rare factory fitted silver hard top which accompanies the car.

Must be a fucking good hardtop, you can't even see the joins!

[Nathan]

Pretty sure those seats aren't original

Wheels definitely not.

If I was going pre-facelift, I would be aiming for that purple colour with a zany interior.

[Sundayjumper]

Pretty sure those seats aren't original

¿Por qué?

Wheels are from a later car but that doesn't offend me, and if it did it's trivial to fix.

If I was going pre-facelift, I would be aiming for that silver colour with a black interior, the same as all my other cars

[Nathan]

I can't remember seeing MSport seats in a pre-facelift

No doubt you are about to correct me !

[Sundayjumper]

I don't know the answer for sure but I'd be surprised if they weren't an option.

[Jobbo]

They're just sport seats, not M-Sport (which didn't exist as a designation in the E46 era, Nath - you know that!)

Plenty of early E46 Compacts have sports seats, often in half-leather form with some wacky colour scheme. I think only the alloys aren't original on that one. Not sure I'd want an auto, though. And the seller wants all the money for it; a facelift manual Sport might be worth that with a low mileage, but not a 2001 SE on the wrong wheels in my book.

ETA: first one I found on AT has sports seats - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 4036569024
... and the second: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 2165000957

[Nathan]

Looks like I was wrong

Upholstery 
STANDARDLEDER/SCHWARZ (N6SW)

VIN 
WBAAT320X0AE20384
Type Code 
AT32
E Series 
E46 (5)
Series 
3
Type 
COMP
Model 
325TI (EUR)
Steering 
RL
Doors 
3
Engine 
M54
Displacement 
2.50
Power 
141
Drive 
HECK
Transmission 
AUT
Colour 
TITANSILBER METALLIC (354)
Upholstery 
STANDARDLEDER/SCHWARZ (N6SW)
Prod Date 
2001-10-19
Available upgrades
Spare/replacement key fob 
Check compatibility


Vehicle options
L812A 
National version England / Ireland
S205A 
Automatic transmission
S210A 
Dynamic stability control
S226A 
Sports suspension settings
S249A 
Multifunction f steering wheel
S255A 
Sports leather steering wheel
S262A 
ITS - Head airbag
S302A 
Alarm system
S315A 
Rear window wiper
S321A 
Label
S340A 
Bumper, partially painted
S347A 
Titan Line Exterieur
S362A 
Vent window, electric, rear
S428A 
Warning triangle and first aid kit
S431A 
Interior mirror with automatic-dip
S441A 
Smoker package
S473A 
Armrest front
S481A 
Sports seat
S493A 
Storage compartment package
S495A 
3-point belt and headrest, center rear
S508A 
Park Distance Control (PDC)
S520A 
Fog lights
S534A 
Automatic air conditioning
S550A 
On-board computer
S606A 
Navigation system Business
S672A 
CD changer for 6 CDs
S785A 
White direction indicator lights
S788A 
BMW LA wheel, Individual
S832A 
Battery in luggage compartment
S850A 
Dummy-SALAPA
S853A 
Language version English
S863A 
Retailer Directory Europe
S877A 
Delete cross-pattern operation
S880A 
On-board vehicle literature English
S930A 
Dummy-SALAPA

[Nathan]

Plenty of early E46 Compacts have sports seats, often in half-leather form with some wacky colour scheme.

Yes for some reason I thought plain black was not an option until the facelift

[Mike1215]

Pretty sure those seats aren't original

Wheels definitely not.

If I was going pre-facelift, I would be aiming for that purple colour with a zany interior.

That's more than I paid for mine 6 years ago.
Should be on 68s not 97s

I wouldn't want an auto one really - even Monkey thought it spoilt the car - got beaten by a Clio 172 at the Handling Day because of it hunting for gears out the bends

[KevH18]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... obcid=soc3

325ti with a failed MOT for £1500 and 63k miles. Checked the last test and it was only on brake lines so probably not too expensive to get back on the road.

Shit. Edited.

[Sundayjumper]

Is that Barry's old car ?