You Need This: E46 BMW pickup truck

Colin
By Colin Wood
Aug 11, 2024 | BMW, E46 BMW, You Need This

Photography Courtesy Vlad Gol

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 listed at $18,000.

 

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Comments
Ranger50
Ranger50 MegaDork
8/11/24 11:36 a.m.

Needs moar turbo LS.

buzzboy
buzzboy UltraDork
8/11/24 1:05 p.m.

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

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/11/24 4:14 p.m.

Fender flares on it are so cool. 

cheesedip
cheesedip New Reader
8/12/24 12:04 a.m.

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

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
8/12/24 12:42 a.m.

In reply to cheesedip :

First thing I noticed. Even Rampages had proper tailgates.

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/12/24 12:45 a.m.
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. 

Byrneon27
Byrneon27 HalfDork
8/12/24 8:37 a.m.

^ 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. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/12/24 9:27 a.m.
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? 

DavyZ
DavyZ Reader
8/12/24 12:51 p.m.

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.  

kb58
kb58 UltraDork
8/12/24 1:03 p.m.
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.

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