Description
BMW E46 325i M Sport Touring Automatic – 76, 934 miles
A very clean and increasingly difficult-to-find E46 325i Touring, finished in Titan Silver with genuine factory M Sport specification and BMW’s M54 2. 5-litre naturally aspirated straight-six.
The car currently has 76, 934 miles and is in exceptionally good condition for its age. The bodywork is straight and presents extremely well, with no rust. It has clearly been looked after rather than simply used as an old estate car.
The car is automatic and retains the excellent combination of a smooth naturally aspirated straight-six, rear-wheel drive and the practicality of the Touring body.
Specification includes:
* Factory M Sport
* Titan Silver
* 2. 5-litre M54 straight-six
* Automatic gearbox
* 76, 934 miles
* M Sport bodywork and suspension
* MV2 alloy wheels currently fitted
* Original MV1 M Sport alloys included
* Original BMW stereo included
* Fresh MOT with no advisories
There is extensive documented workshop history from 2020 onwards, with mileage recorded throughout. I have retained the invoices and paperwork.
A considerable amount of preventative maintenance and mechanical work has been carried out, including:
* Automatic gearbox service
* Engine mounts replaced
* Thermostat housing and viscous fan/ coupling replaced
* Cooling system serviced and bled
* Water pump checked
* Multiple full services
* Rocker cover and oil filter housing gaskets
* Oil pressure hose
* Fuel filter and spark plugs
* Catalytic converters/ downpipes and associated exhaust work
* Front wishbone bushes
* Rear brake discs and pads
* Brake/ calliper work
* Power steering work
* Recent battery and wipers
The interior is very clean for its age, although there is some expected age-related wear to the driver’s bolster. An aftermarket head unit is currently fitted, but the original BMW stereo is included.
The original MV1 wheels are also included. They would benefit from refurbishment, although the tyres are good.
The documented history available to me starts in 2020, so I am not claiming a full history from new. What I do have is a substantial and consistent collection of invoices covering the car from 2020 to the present, including the significant mechanical work mentioned above.
The car is currently registered P999LED and was previously registered RN52WPO which it will be returned to.
I bought this car because I wanted a genuinely good E46 Touring — not simply the cheapest one I could find — and the condition of this particular car was what attracted me to it.
There is something increasingly appealing about a clean, straight E46 with the original naturally aspirated six-cylinder engine. Add the M Sport specification and Touring practicality and it makes a fantastic everyday classic: enjoyable to drive, useful, simple compared with modern cars and becoming increasingly difficult to find in this condition.
The best thing about this car is probably the combination of 78k miles, excellent bodywork and the amount of mechanical work that has already been done. I have spent money on the things that matter mechanically rather than modifying it.
I’m only selling because I also have another E46 and an F36 realistically can’t keep them all!
I’d much rather see this go to an enthusiast who appreciates what makes a good E46 Touring special.
Viewing is very welcome, and the maintenance paperwork can be inspected with the car.
