You Need This: E46 BMW pickup truck

The thrill of the Ultimate Driving Machine, but with the utility of a pickup truck? You bet Facebook Marketplace has options–like this E46 BMW 3 Series trucklet.

Power comes from an S54, and, looking at the photos, the BMW sports an aftermarket air intake plus a set of fender flares.

Located in Bothell, Washington, this 2000 BMW 3 Series is …

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Needs moar turbo LS.

BMW has made a few M3 utes over the years at the factory so I will happily accept this as cannon.

Fender flares on it are so cool. 

philosophically speaking - Is it really a pickup truck if there's no tailgate upon which to sit, dangle your legs, and drink adult beverages?

In reply to cheesedip :

First thing I noticed. Even Rampages had proper tailgates.

cheesedip said:

philosophically speaking - Is it really a pickup truck if there's no tailgate upon which to sit, dangle your legs, and drink adult beverages?

Sazall can fix that. 

^ Shockingly difficult thing to get to work right, like I'm about to throw the towel in on the functional tailgate idea on the Civic truck. 

Appleseed said:

In reply to cheesedip :

First thing I noticed. Even Rampages had proper tailgates.

Could they have made a tailgate out of the lower half of a Touring hatch? 

I so love this!! Taking cars or even SUVs (like Range Rovers) and making pickups or 'utes' out of them is so very cool, and I would drive one daily without issue.  However, I agree about the tailgate issue, but also agree that there must be a solution and a Sawzall is likely involved.  I want to do this ute thing using a MBZ or BMW 5-series.  Total awesomeness.  

Byrneon27 said:

^ Shockingly difficult thing to get to work right, like I'm about to throw the towel in on the functional tailgate idea on the Civic truck. 

Completely agree. I learned this myself on something very similar, adapting car doors to a different chassis. Spent hours properly aligning everything in five degrees of freedom.

David S. Wallens said:

Appleseed said:

In reply to cheesedip :

First thing I noticed. Even Rampages had proper tailgates.

Could they have made a tailgate out of the lower half of a Touring hatch? 

I don't know about the e46 but on my e30ute the trunklid is totally different than the touring's hatch. One of the reasons I haven't made the tailgate functional yet is the tail lights wrapping around the bedside.

This makes me miss my 1963 Ranchero.  It could haul ass and a mountain bike.

I've been wanting to do a Smyth conversion for years, just haven't had the time and energy. They are so well thought out.

https://www.smythkitcars.com/