E46 wagon, manual, annarbor CL

it's $5500 but there's so much love for them on this board i figured nobody would mind if i posted it. not mine, no affiliation

you know you want it.

oh, did i mention it's a sport package car?

I wonder if it has an aftermarket suspension. Sits a lot lower than mine (also sport package).

I do want it, so badly. Once I have a family, then I will have an excuse (but that will be a few years down the road. Wonder if I can pick up a CTS-V wagon when the time comes?)

Has a lot of miles though, at least that's my impression.

AngryCorvair wrote: it's $5500 but there's so much love for them on this board i figured nobody would mind if i posted it. not mine, no affiliation you know you want it. oh, did i mention it's a sport package car?

I knew someone with one of these. Supposedly sport package manual E46 wagons are quite rare. Like, hundreds but not thousands levels of rare.

DILYSI Dave wrote: I knew someone with one of these. Supposedly sport package manual E46 wagons are quite rare. Like, hundreds but not thousands levels of rare.

From the production numbers I could dig up while shopping for mine, there seemed to be roughly 1,500 sport package/manual transmission wagons imported into the U.S. during the e46 time period. Knowing that is what prompted me to ship my car from Oregon to Florida.

http://www.xceedspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174932
Another that I stumbled upon, also in the same neighborhood but 99k miles

if i was still car shopping, ie hadn't bought my mazda6 for $4k, i'd be all over this E46.

i have an 01 325xi touring, 5 speed and sport package. Great DD...

I would not get too hung up on "sport package" when shopping. The OE set of dampers will be shot by 65k and while you are in there toss in a set of H&Rs. Find a set of 16 or 17" wheels you like and you have reproduced or exceeded the factory thing.

Even if you don't... my wife's '05 with the regular non-sport setup is really sweetly balanced and does not require a kidney belt for PA roads. The "little" tires are easy on the budget too.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I would not get too hung up on "sport package" when shopping. The OE set of dampers will be shot by 65k and while you are in there toss in a set of H&Rs. Find a set of 16 or 17" wheels you like and you have reproduced or exceeded the factory thing. Even if you don't... my wife's '05 with the regular non-sport setup is really sweetly balanced and does not require a kidney belt for PA roads. The "little" tires are easy on the budget too.

True, except that you lose the sport seats. I prefer them over the non-sport versions. Granted you could swap them in.