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damn. haven't seen one in years. an elementary school teacher of mine had one in burgundy.

LE V6 with leather too.

It's your favourite colour too!

oh damn, that's super nice. Memories of my grandpa :cry:

I wonder what happened to them all? You never see those 190e any more, you still see the odd e36 e30 of the same era. Wonder if they all sold them to Africa or something.

They definitely cost quite a bit more to maintain. I think once many of them were not worth much there's no way people could justify fixing broken ones.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...633363411.html

B pillar deleted ftw.

124's are timeless pieces. will eventually get one for collectors plate purposes.

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9101986)

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/nvn...633495072.html

https://images.craigslist.org/00M0M_...gg_600x450.jpg

super clean collectors plated merc 300e

Do I have to dress like a pimp (fur coat) to drive one of these?

if youre trying to get those shawn's chicken girls like me, you better.

2002 E46 Coupe ZHP Red on Black MT

$5800. High mileage but looks well sorted, same owner since 2005. Slick summer ride for sub 6Gs.

^does this have subframe issues that need sorting too?

Not nearly as important on the non M cars. It's the hard driving and high power applications that lead to the problem. You'd have to absolutely shitbag a non M, but that said, it can happen, although very unlikely.
Even with the miles stacked on it that car is really cheap.

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Originally Posted by Qmx323 (Post 9102065)

2002 E46 Coupe ZHP Red on Black MT

$5800. High mileage but looks well sorted, same owner since 2005. Slick summer ride for sub 6Gs.

Not a ZHP, no such thing on pre-facelift cars. Just a sport package 330ci which is nice but not nearly as special.

-Mark

mmm... imola red with laser cloth / alcantara.......

wonder if worth saving ....

They still have 5sp on E46? Would have thought it's all 6sp by then.

Changed mid model on the 330s, M3s we're all 6 speed.

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Originally Posted by Qmx323 (Post 9102065)

2002 E46 Coupe ZHP Red on Black MT

$5800. High mileage but looks well sorted, same owner since 2005. Slick summer ride for sub 6Gs.

Is a 300k km E46 worth the hassle? I haven't seen many that have lasted beyond that mileage without an engine replacement of some sort. Having said that, in this market, < $6k is a fair price for something fun.

Google yields that there are many of these M54B30 motors hitting 250k+ miles (400K+) as long as the cooling system and overall general maintenance is kept up on.

For a post-pandemic inflationary car world, this is a steal sub $6gs. If this were a 5th owner vehicle I'd say steer clear, but given the one owner situation since 05, it checks out.

Of course, you'd have to be really into the DIY E46 ownership experience, lol.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...635258782.html - idk if its legit but in case anyone needs it

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Originally Posted by Qmx323 (Post 9102065)

2002 E46 Coupe ZHP Red on Black MT

$5800. High mileage but looks well sorted, same owner since 2005. Slick summer ride for sub 6Gs.

Tried to go look at this today. It sold at 2PM today. FeelsBadMan

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Originally Posted by lowside67 (Post 9102083)

Not a ZHP, no such thing on pre-facelift cars. Just a sport package 330ci which is nice but not nearly as special.

-Mark

If you're lucky, it may have the camshafts installed. Depends on spec and without a complete teardown you'll never know. I know mine and one other pre-facelift E46 330ci MTech II had it installed.

This red one should have the .712 yellow tag rack and if not replaced already, the control arms. MeyleHD (the OE for the ZHP arms) is easy enough to source and DIY to refresh.

Value wise, the true ZHP holds the most value. Spec wise, I prefer the MTech II, complete with the laser anthracite seats.

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Originally Posted by tofu1413 (Post 9102124)

mmm... imola red with laser cloth / alcantara.......wonder if worth saving ....

Yes.

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Originally Posted by jaaagman (Post 9102161)

Is a 300k km E46 worth the hassle? I haven't seen many that have lasted beyond that mileage without an engine replacement of some sort.

This E46 is worth the hassle. I wouldn't say that for all of them tho. Mine made it to 260K prior to the write-off. Could have gone for more as the only thing wrong with it that just popped up was Camshaft Position Sensor.

That said, as we all know, I did a fuck ton of maintenance.

Uhm.... manuals were 4 speeds back then.

Also, there is zero chance this car has been 15,000kms... let's forget for a moment they're all in miles not kms... but the odometer is also only 5 digits.

My 68 Mustang is at 6,500kms right now :D

It's a nice enough example, but it's far from a pristine collector car. Lots of things have been fugged with on it.

^ ah .. now I get your handle ... 68style. :)

Looks like @Great68 is also a 68 Mustang affectionado !

Great68 Signature
1968 Mustang Coupe
2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3
1997 GMC Sonoma ZR2
2014 F150 5.0L XTR 4x4

Yah I'm hooped if I ever sell it, don't know what I'll do with my username.

Great68 is just my better looking brother from another mother with the same car!