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Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:33 pm
by mr_jon
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:10 pm
To save cluttering Newt's thread;
Beany wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:15 pm
The correct answer is to blow £5k on a clean E46 330ci convertible and spend the rest of hookers and cocaine.
Fuck me, this place is slipping in it's standards.
I see your 330Ci and raise you
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... asc&page=4
That's a really nice car....apart from the colour.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:38 pm
by Beany
Pretty sure I could live with the colour if it genuinely has that much raw grunt.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:47 pm
by nuttinnew
It's the colour that makes it!
Beany, I think that spec is for the current B3, not the e46. I think it's got around 300bhp, and that there was a Z4 version, though I haven't found any info I fully trust yet. I'm wondering if Alpina do something that'll suit Mr Newt.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:50 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:46 pm
by DeskJockey
On an 08 plate? Must have sat unregistered for quite some time (as in years).
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:03 pm
by GG.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:11 pm
by Jobbo
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:47 pm
It's the colour that makes it!
Beany, I think that spec is for the current B3, not the e46. I think it's got around 300bhp, and that there was a Z4 version, though I haven't found any info I fully trust yet. I'm wondering if Alpina do something that'll suit Mr Newt.
The 3.3 is around 280bhp, the facelift 3.4 (B3S) is 304bhp. All the Z4s had the 3.4 engine.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:25 pm
by Beany
Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:11 pm
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:47 pm
It's the colour that makes it!
Beany, I think that spec is for the current B3, not the e46. I think it's got around 300bhp, and that there was a Z4 version, though I haven't found any info I fully trust yet. I'm wondering if Alpina do something that'll suit Mr Newt.
The 3.3 is around 280bhp, the facelift 3.4 (B3S) is 304bhp. All the Z4s had the 3.4 engine.
Yeah, I suppose someone putting the specs in wrong on AT is hardly unknown.
That said, 280bhp in an E46 is still going to be entertainingly quick at worst, but it does make that colour less forgivable....
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:29 pm
by Jobbo
The colour is awesome. Mine was very boring in black on black.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:33 pm
by nuttinnew
Aye, but how do you value such a thing?
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:40 pm
by GG.
Well...this one with still very low miles sold for 7 grand
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... -46-litre/. Maybe you could ask double for one with delivery miles. Still leaves its true value 25k shy of what they're asking!
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:47 pm
by nuttinnew
Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:11 pm
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:47 pm
It's the colour that makes it!
Beany, I think that spec is for the current B3, not the e46. I think it's got around 300bhp, and that there was a Z4 version, though I haven't found any info I fully trust yet. I'm wondering if Alpina do something that'll suit Mr Newt.
The 3.3 is around 280bhp, the facelift 3.4 (B3S) is 304bhp. All the Z4s had the 3.4 engine.
Thanks
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:57 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:41 am
by Sundayjumper
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:33 pm
Aye, but how do you value such a thing?
Set fire to it and see if anyone is willing to pay you to put it out ?
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:10 am
by mik
I have “always” been aware of of the ZT260, but I don’t think I ever knew there was a softer V8 version of the 75.
It has the same issue though - with 252bhp from 4.6litres it is about 80bhp shy of where it needs to be in order to ignite
any sort of desire….
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:40 am
by Beany
And that's why supercharger kits are a thing
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:44 am
by ZedLeg
mik wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:10 am
I have “always” been aware of of the ZT260, but I don’t think I ever knew there was a softer V8 version of the 75.
It has the same issue though - with 252bhp from 4.6litres it is about 80bhp shy of where it needs to be in order to ignite
any sort of desire….
I always found the Rover version more interesting tbh. The shiteness of that Ford V8 wasn't so much of a disappointment, it was more in character with old Rover V8s.
Also, the MG version of the 75 always looked like your dad in a tracksuit.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:01 am
by jamcg
ZedLeg wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:44 am
mik wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:10 am
I have “always” been aware of of the ZT260, but I don’t think I ever knew there was a softer V8 version of the 75.
It has the same issue though - with 252bhp from 4.6litres it is about 80bhp shy of where it needs to be in order to ignite
any sort of desire….
I always found the Rover version more interesting tbh. The shiteness of that Ford V8 wasn't so much of a disappointment, it was more in character with old Rover V8s.
Also, the MG version of the 75 always looked like your dad in a tracksuit.
Don’t forget a good 70% of the mg versions have more mustang badges than a mustang
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:32 am
by mik
ZedLeg wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:44 am
Also, the MG version of the 75 always looked like your dad in a tracksuit.
Glol
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:36 pm
by DeskJockey
ISTR that the reason the output of the 4.6 was so low was because in higher states of tune there were significant cooling issues.
