@Jakob Jasper 🧢

In my country they are around 5000-5500 €... even E36 is 2000-2500 €, and there are not many of them left in good shape. E36 cabrio goes for 3500-5000 €. And none of M3 E36 were ever seen in my country. SAD...

That’s a 330d... however I have a 330i engine and gearbox I would happily sell for €1500 haha

@@finnice The title says: I bought this BMW 330i for......

MrDanielsahne my bad the 41mpg made me think it was a diesel

The £ symbol comes before the amount btw

Especially when you own the same Car (just with m kit) its really interesting ^^.

Thanks, Jon

He just said he's going to daily it until it doesn't pass the MOT anymore and then he's going to scrap it (exactly what the donating family didn't want to happen to the car). How is that rescuing ? He never mentioned restoring it. And tbh, with that amount of rust, who would ?

Also in Spain.

You can always buy parts from British companies whilst they are still in the EU?

@@roosterbooster6238 Yes, I think...(I'm not sure)

Bruh in greece that car with the rust and stuff would freaking cost 2500€ like yea a crap car in greece would cost 900-1000€ ye we expensive in cars. It would only cost 2500 cause it’s a bmw lol

More like 2000€

I hate cars that are made to decide things for you...

@@Tjescoo i totally agree with you, but in this case it is like that because the rear washerjet would basically spray your trunk if the hatch isnt closed properly

That or it's seized solid.

@abs prob the motor is seized, some can be unseized with some work (saab estates were renowned for it due to alloy corrosion)

GabrielTVG "and propably even make more money by scrapping it". Not only does he do exactly what the previous owner didnt want to happen to the car, he will take their scrap money. Thats one hell of a douche move Alex.

So, Gareth just got a new car to heal to MOT standards, or he will be healing Alex'es kneecaps to walking standards *Insert "Thats a Paddlin" meme*

*said

@@yusufkacchi9012 fair enough, english is not my main language so yeah...

@@GabrielTVG Atleast you are true to yourself. You are amazing.

Supercars in England lol

What bike?

Supercars in England you went wrong the moment you went cyclist

cycling during adulthood, thats where you went wrong

You're helping save the planet from global warming and keeping fit at the same time.

With £10000 mods

Why put that money into a diesel..if you put that 14 Grand into a petrol car imagine the power you would get...so pointless really...

@@twincammike8329 u can make so much power with diesel engines, u shouldnt say that, and we want to see a different thing

Twincam Mike83 where the fuck do you get 14 grand from

@@gatoterapia404 but a diesel engine will never be a fast as a petrol engine..fact.. check fastest petrol engine in the world then check diesel... diesel should stick to trucks and Jeep's that's only what it's good for...

Hahaha, don't forget the dogs and the bikes... Who knew that the upside of an estate car was the superior boot space for storing your girlfriend?!

If you were married this video probably wouldn't have happened m8.......the £140 wouldn't have been there!!

I envisioned him "chucking" her in, when he said that. Wonder how that works?

THEY DID SURGERY ON A GRAPE

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I put a Bilstein suspension kit on my 325 sport auto(2001). I upgraded because the OEM kit is just crap with springs breaking far too often. I took it to the ring and had a great time, the oem kit was far too soft for a heavy car like this.

yeah great idea actually spend 3k on this heap thats worth 1.2 max after

Why is that? Different spec cars to begin with, different driving conditions?

@@ItsViquh Here in Europe its the other way round

@@ItsViquh not only in the USA ;)

Not worth it

It’s funny that Americans think European cars always break down. Had vw bora/jetta tdi 150k miles clocked back so really probably over 200k miles 0 problems for 2 years only changed oil and filters. :) I had 330cd done 60kmiles with it and it ran fine money spend was only with maintenance parts ( brakes pads, brake discs, suspension bushing, engine oil,)0 problems with engine itself. :) Now i have 330ci for now zero problems with it. Changed oil and couple bushes in a suspencion.:) So I don’t understand why Americans think that german cars are shit.? Maybe nobody properly service them after they ran out of a warranty?

Out with the old in with the new

comes back as good as new

Comes back better than it did from BMW

@@cullenrennie5693 😂

Pfff yeah right ship it, it will cost like 30 bucks or so.

The rust weighs more than the metal... until it falls off.

Yet, mercedes does it better.

But Fords are the true winners in this category - anyone who has had a mk1 Focus will know what I'm talking about...and btw rust weighs even more than metal since the Fe3C molecules bind with oxygen molecules and the mass is then larger

@@turboahdettusupra58 lol have you seen a ford before?

Our e36 and e46 had serious rust problems but I have to say the e87 and e90 are much better when it comes to rusting. Still sad for such expensive cars...our golf 2 was 25 years old when we scrapped it and it had no rust at all...

Seriously! If you're lucky enough to find an E46 touring for sale you can put your fist through the front fenders. Those rears are an easy fix.

I know, almost irritates me when he talks about "rusty" vehicles.

thealperson3 just moved to Ontario and can’t believe how much salt they use..WHY? I have to wash my truck every couple days!

Dude! I was thinking the exact same thing!

Fr. He thinks that's alot of rust😂

Spot on regarding the rear glass hatch. It's likely just the glass hatch release knob.

+1 to this. Correct on both.

There you are, everything sorted!😉

Indeed, would probably be $1500-$2000 in the USA.

Cars in such condition would cost about 14000£ here in my country. Asian cars suck so much that any rusty BMW or Benz would cost 2000£ or more

@Stinky Ferrari ShirtI live in Eastern Europe and the cheapest running car you could have will cost you at least 600 euros

The UK is a tiny rhd market on the edge of a huge lhd market, add to that the fact that a large majority of British people are not interested in keeping a car when its older than 3 years. You get a market that is saturated.

tbf this would of sold for around £500

Lucky you. In Portugal, one of these in bag condition would fetch around 7.5k

It will cost 30 thousand in my shity country 😑

BlackBeetle lucky Alex

apparently they cost £140 for me hahaha

In turkey it’s like 12k :(

joper90 prove it you got videos?

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1003820&mid=42108 - Thats the best I can do.. its few years ago, but its still going... on well over 200K now

Just went on there and read the whole thread, awesome job. The thing must be a hoon with the scharger especially when giving those M3's a run for their money

-dead bodies -hookers -drugs -anti tank land mines

Got the iPh XSMax and realised i could buy 10 Bmw's ... :((

Samsung Galaxy or Huawei Mate 10 Pro lol

@@leoking7672 iPhone is shit

IPhone is shit

TB Tech Hahaha so ur broke?

Hahaha, awesome. And thanks again Duncan!

Really?? In my country a rusty '95 Corsa would definitely cost more than 700 euro. Cars are expensive in Greece

@@Billkap95 Make it 1500 euro. Salutes from Turkey.

It’s because the uk is RHD not many countries to export too so it all eventually goes to scrap value. Cars are cheap as fuck here.

Actually its because of importation age limits.

@@Billkap95 you can buy 500hp Toyota Supras for like 15 grand in Britain.

Snap.

Sucks to be nerd

Don't worry I'm a car nut too

@@turboahdettusupra58 probably own more cars then you....

@@spannerworx7106 Weird flex but okay

100% confirm 🤙

I'm the guy that sold it to Alex. Yes, I agree with you. The 330i was creamy smooth and sounded great. The 135i almost sounds like a smaller 4 cylinder engine. Nice, but not the same, much quicker though!

Perry Westbrook do some exhaust modifications. You won’t be disappointed. I thought my 335i sounded like it like a vacuum cleaner but it sounds absurdly good now (I have no cat and no muffler. Wouldn’t recommend no muffler unless you don’t mind drone)

@@wristoww the sound pozential of the N54/ N55/ B58 ja unreal. I really like these 3.0 inline 6 turbo engines

@@wristoww potential* is* ..damn..

Wow, my 2000 e46 only gets 22mpg. I’ve managed to get it up on long distance but most my driving is local. I manage to get around 300-350 on a full tank of super, maybe I’m flying about too much 😂😂😂

Curious to see have you still got yours and what’s she on now??

here in New Zealand I recently saw a 325i touring that had a full m3 conversion, from the fenders to the interior, to the trunk floor to the electricals and motor. Best thing I ever saw, and it was well made. They used absolutely everything they could from the m3 to make it what the m3 should of been had it of had a touring version.

So I second this comment. Lol.

Hi

_Bob McCoy lol

Rule#1 when buying a bmw; Always check blinker fluid.

Yes the blinker fluid is notorious for excessively draining on new BMs

They have blinkers?

Not true. With that many miles you would be lucky to sell it for £250.

who would pay £1100 for a 170,000 mile engine ?

@@Matt-we7si Exactly

Engine not worth anything much, not particularly desirable for swapping and it comes in a car that is known to rust away before the engines die so there are loads available for the few people who want one.

You must be fucking dreaming

...And its probably a Clone...

From a guy who was replacing his car with a new one and didnt want to see this one go to the scrapyard because he thiught it desefved better, but it wasnt for the money

Facebook and eBay have a few, a lot are just for spares but I’m sure there are some in there that work.. even if not well

Gumtree works for me

auto trader has tons of cars listed for £100 with the vast majority that work

In the trash can, mostly

Ewww... Inline 4. That's not even a true BMW.

@@basshead. if it's diesel it's acceptable but not petrol

Constant 60mph or faulty O2 sensors causing the car to run lean and destroying the engine in the process. However, that rarely happens, usually they run a rich mixture when going bad.

Drive them soft and you'll get that. I've got high 30s in my M3 when on the motorway

I get 34 on motorways at best in 6th , 27 average overall. No way is a 5 speed getting 41

My 225000 miles E55 will do 27mpg on the motorway if you keep your speed down below 70 and that has a 350bhp 5.4L V8 and 5 speed auto box in it, normal driving of course does about 17...but...ya know it CAN do 27mpg...

By talking bollocks.

Sounds like your ABS pump is on the blink. If you're in the UK, I think this may be an M.O.T. failure. Same thing happened to me. Fixing it yourself is difficult as the electric motor (which is usually the fault) is crimped onto the pump. If you shop around (i.e. don't go to a BMW dealer), you may get it repaired for under £800. The boot light, of course, is a much more serious issue (Lol).

I think every generation of the BMW 3 series looks good, especially the touring versions. Except the G20.. The G20 can go fuck itself, it's horrendous.

@@shona5512 Or the F30 and F80...

I own the same model for 6 years, it's not a special or desirable car but i keep looking back every time when I parked it :)

Yup its a handsome beast, my personal fave is still the e36 family; love that blocky, no nonsense German styling. Pity theyve all rusted away/ been turned into drift cars 😞

@@stinoman69 I know what you mean. I like the facelift coupe (non M) in Sapphire black metallic. It looks great!

About that so many parts and cars comes from UK in Bulgaria. But to transport car from UK to BG cost 600 euros minimum. In UK the taxes are lot. For this 330i road tax is more than 500£ annual. Many people scrap them about the tax. So pity, hundreds of great dream cars was destroyed like that. Fackin capitalism

only if it's new, where I live, I can with my 19yrs of age go and buy a used BMW with some saved cash lol

@@Niraol i doubt people who think all bmw owners are rich douchebags can really tell the difference between a 20yo bmw or a new one

It doesn’t help that BMW styling has changed VERY little in the last 20 years... so a 500 dollar mechanics special BMW from 2001 looks the same as a top of the line 2020 model to most people.

@@CadgerChristmasLightShow sorry but their is a massive difference from the e90 to the f80 and a massive difference from the e30 to e36 and e46

@@jawzzo6761 yeah the e90 looks better lol

He got 80mpg from a skoda rated at 45 mpg he's somewhat good at economic driving

It's a diesel

Only half of the produced W210 rusted, actually... Mercedes kinda messed up with their water-based paints they were using back then. The W210 however are still great cars, and here in Germany, you can pick up a clean one without rust for less than 2000€. Really hoping I can get my hands on one of these as a first car.

Every Mercedes after 1998 were rust buckets. From the 210s to the 170 SLKs

I have an E250 W210 TD... literally no rust at all

The Stig's German Cousin That's not true. I'm a Mercedes mechanic and last year I was looking for a nice W210 for a few months, basically the only thing I wanted was no rust. There aren't any. And it's not just the spoiled paint, which was the problem at first, it's the whole construction of the car. I love Mercedes, but man have they messed that up. If anyone wants to sell you a W210 without rust, don't believe them. Best hiding spots for rust: the door sills, underneath the chromelines and behind the covers around the wheels. Also the edges of the trunk and behind the seals around the doors and roof. If you think you found one 'without rust', lift it up and take a look underneath the car. Take off the rubber seals and door sill covers. You just need to look close enough and you will find rust, 100% sure. Of course you can buy one if you really love the car, but you have to be aware of the fact that you will have to get the body fixed from time to time. There are only two ways that a W210 has no rust: 1. the rust just got fixed 2. the car is in a museum-like condition and was barely ever driven. Either way, the car will start to rust slowly as soon as you use it regularly, and you will have to fix that soon. Sometimes it may cost around 500€ to fix it, next time it may be 2.000€ - you never know. It's a gamble and you have to like the car enough. But for sure a W210 will never be a cheap car if you want to pass the next MOT. My wife owns a W220, which basically has the same problems, and we bought it with almost no rust. Within half a year, the rust got so bad that the jack spot broke through the body when I jacked it up to change the wheels. We still have that car but the difference is that a S-Class is just more exclusive and worth to preserve than an E-Class of the same age. If you buy a Mercedes older than 2007 always keep at least 5.000€ on top of the price in mind for the rust cures.

If you keep your car clean it and treat it well, it will not rust.

Go find a running driving 330i manual with MOT for £140 then come back to us. FYI, it's not scrap value, for a 330i touring, scrap value is £200-£230.

@@AW_2000 why so serious;) I love these projects, Alex allways turns it into something awesome 'looking at you Phil'.

Cyancapsule

Coupes are more desirable than wagons

That i want to know as well. Is perfect to be integrated on a dash and to running all the time

Did you find out what it was?

@@Rayan-tv1lg nope

Probably buckled to shit with all the pot holes in the u. K

What ?!! Here it's worth like 2000£

they produce like 60bhp tho 😂

will park was a workhorse

xxEclispExx *** ours was done it was a workhorse for 7 years

General Shark was gonna say

Ssshhhh, don't ask questions just be thankful and enjoy my friend.

I enjoyed this video :))

@Jed Lawson try canada m8

@Jed Lawson they put so much salt on the roads here you drive for 5 minutes and your car is white, no matter what colour it was before. Its now salt white

@@minidude4321 I live in northern MN, but visited TN for Thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago, and I washed and waxed my "modern steel" (dark gray) mk III Honda Fit while I was there. I got caught in a blizzard around Chicago on my way back, and the next day the car was a much lighter shade of gray than the previous morning.

@Jed Lawson we salt our roads here in Europe. The difference is we have really strict road worthiness tests for vehicles and cars tend to fail either based on mechanical issues or rust. European market Ford's are particularly terrible for rust. I would say this BMW has potential one MOT pass left before it fails.

​@@ian9037 I dont know whats wrong with you, but american cars arent really known for their quality.

Mersut varsinki:D

I would say a 330d because more torque and better fuel economy. But if you find a 330i in good condition go for it.

@@Hithere-gm8je I still can't decide.. I guess I'll love the torque of 330d. But the smoothness of 330i on the other hand..

@@monsterrapid The 330i is more sporty.

@@MrDanielsahne Yeah, definitely. It also sounds amazing, I'm just not sure if it's powerful enough for daily driving. There are a lot of hills in the area I live and my Focus feels like 50hp car when going uphill

I’ve had both (pre-facelift). The m57 unit in 330d is brilliant but very boosty. In your description my car would crawl from about 1600 rpm until the turbo spooled then fly. Very exciting but really old school. Could always change down a few gears of course. Test drive it if you can. The M54B30 is the favourite engine I have owned ever. So linear and easy to drive from tickover and so willing to rev and exciting when you do. Got rid of mine at 196k miles and it was still going strong. Unless you do big miles and need diesel economy it’s the one I would choose.

Mine bmw has done 333333 km witch is 207 000 miles and it runs well but it is diesel

MYR 18500 is the cheapest we could get in Malaysia for 318i sedan. That's around €4000. Super rare to get the Touring.

@@MrDragonfly honestly used car in Malaysia is severely overpriced compared to what you can get in the UK.