2002 BMW 330xi Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2017
- My thoughts on the 2002 BMW 330xi, with a 3.0L inline 6, and 5 speed manual transmission:
“The Ultimate Driving Machine” Is quite the motto to live up to. Normally I would have written it off as a bogus tagline used to sell mediocre cars. But I was wrong. Maybe BMW is on to something…
The E46 is an infamously good car, but I had no idea how good it really was. The power was satisfying, the transmission was fantastic, and the interior was better put-together than a rubix cube. BWM was smart, and didn’t put all their eggs in one basket. The entire car seems well thought out, unlike many other cars of the time period. They didn’t focus on one single thing, and run with it. They gave it the straight six to cover the power, a great feeling transmission to go with it, a spacious and luxurious interior to make long car rides something to look forward to, and a door sound that would satisfy a restless crying baby.
There is a fault with the E46, and that’s the company itself. Unlike Hondas, BMW parts aren’t stocked by every Autozone nationwide. When they break, get ready to empty your wallet. But don’t count on dumping your wallet every weekend. In this specific E46’s 121,000 mile journey, only a radiator hose has gone bad. Besides usual car maintenance of course. That is not bad at all.
So would I buy an E46? Absolutely. It seems like the perfect daily driver. The E46’s comfort and power make a car I’d love to drive day after day, and never get tired of. I love the 330xi, and would really like to see one in my garage in the near future. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I scored one of these on accident on an online auction for $700. 2003 bmw 330xi. I didnt want it. I was gonna sell it. But after driving it for a few weeks now. It grew on me.
Decent video. Yet, if you know how to turn a wrench and can follow instructions, BMWs are actually pretty cheap to maintain and repair...
I agree I’m a 17 year old girl and own this same car and have spent around a grand in parts.
Very easy car to work on.
Not if you have gasket issues which a lot of bmws have especially my dads e46. It cost around 2k in Canada to repair
@@Rayy_46m if you pay someone to do it, which he or she said if you know how to turn a wrench and follow instructions.
Man. I have eyes on one, and you're making me want it.
Just got an '04 330xi, I echo you sentiments about the style and interior finish. If I did not know any better I'd think it was a modern car. Oh yeah, and the '04 has a sixth gear😁
I might pick up one
Me too, its awesome better than my old 08 e90
Just got a 330xi awd with 130'000 miles on it, clean title, very well maintained, after market high performance parts... exhaust, k&n air intake, brand new supercharger (not Installed tho). Paid $1'000 for it!... made my year!
i have this exact model, any tips? or cool things youve done to it
I like your video man 😉😉
Thinking about buying 330xi 04 next week, thanks for review
This have coilovers? If so any problems with from cv shafts after lowering?
I have a 2002 330i . I want to swap my transmission from automatic to manual so should I do oem or is there a better trans that fits🤔
I’ve been saying this. “ if you don’t know what your looking for in a car, BMW has it.”
Love my 2005 330i, have a 2015 435i, 2011 5.0 and around twisty the 330i is my favorite. Reliable car too
you live in naperville?
Good review, and I'm watching this review 3 years later...I own an '05 330xi also these days, but there definitely some issues around 150k.. My motor and trans are still super smooth, the suspension definitely needs some help though.. obviously considering the miles. Certainly not cheap, but thank goodness for e46 write ups👍 Great review, and great car 👍
I’m looking at an 05 330xi myself and don’t know if I should buy would u say it’s worth it. The one I am currently looking at has 126,xxx miles and is being sold for 4.5k. And is there anything I should look out for ?
@@steezyd129 Hit me up. I wound up fixing mine up, and it's been running great. Been daily driving it for 3 months straight to work. It took a lot of work and a little cash, but it's one of my favorite cars I've owned. Up to 166k now and still out here performing 👍
Thanks. I bought 325 xi lest week. Very nice
In to process of deciding between an '03 325xi or an '02 330xi, both automatic.
I hope you went with the 330
Does anyone know abt the rumbling??? Idk if anyone else has experienced it here but mine has 176k miles and it just rumbles a little
Does it have a aux cord plug?
I have a 2003 BMW 330 XI. It is a very good car.
Lawrence Brown me too i agree
If you love the E46 doors, treat yourself to a 944 door sometime, they sound like a tank hatch closing
Totally agree with the German car thing about not bragging 💯
Nice vid, I have a very similar interior in my 04, but it's not manual, has the S/M shift tho, which is fun. ABOUT THE RADIO: Mine was originally the "premium package" with the H/K 10 speaker BMW BUSINESS CD. Fine and good, but no aux for a smart phone and no tape deck? O.o I prefer analog to digital audio in most cases so, being the heretic that I am, I looked for the basic stereo, which in 04 should be a cassette deck still. I did find the tape stereo that matched the CD one and sure enough it is an easy swap, the antenna plug needs an easy mod tho, and the new antenna will be a cable tucked behind the glove box. The RDS display will still work for FM radio as well.
The BMW BUSINESS CD is actually made by ALPINE for BMW, made in Hungary, as is the cassette deck. It also has a button for CD if you had a disc changer option wired to the trunk. I just use a good portable disc player with a line out jack powered by a DC lighter adaptor if I want to listen to CDs via cassette/aux adaptor.
All the functions on steering wheel still work the same way too like the CD did, as well as the hybrid H/K stereo speakers but now for tape. This is a very good tape deck for a vehicle and still works fine and sounds amazing with a good cassette. What's interesting is, as far as I know, most tape decks in vehicles had either Dolby B noise reduction or none at all. This deck has a Dolby button that selects: off, Dolby B, AND Dolby C! Most prerecorded tapes after the 70's were encoded in Dolby B as standard until the death of analog tape. Dolby C NR came out early 80's and I have many chrome tapes home recorded off vinyl 30+ years ago encoded onto blanks with Dolby C. So they playback best also using C. The BMW tape deck shines in reproducing analog sound as good as you'll ever hear in a car, and I'd say even better then modern digital harshness they call "music".
That Xavier Wulf sticker on the rear !
I think the reverse thing must be normal BMW thing, it's like that in my 318ti
what type of springs or coilovers is he lowered on?
6:14
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Ugly
Omg Sanders you got me dieing
I’m needing some help. Is this a good first car? Before you ask, no, I’m not scared of the manual trans
Xavier wulf sticker on the back
I have 330xi 02. You are wrong about the highway millage. I get 730km on full tank(shell gas). City drive i get about 500km. Weird. Drove it from Toronto to Calgary . (3000km one way)
A good video, a lot of good information, but please refrain from guessing how you think the 4 wheel drive 70-30 split works. BMW didn't want a car that understeers like a Subaru.
I have a 5 speed awd manual e46 as well, and there is no lock out going into 5th gear. Your friend's car has an issue that is causing it to happen in his car.
btw , are u still using this exactly e46 car?
Wild! I bought the car in this video lol still going strong at 170k miles
come back over to Indiana, ive got a 540I and the srt4 caliber for you too play with
Just let me know!
0-60?
6.8
You look like Ned Kelly
3:24 😂😂😂
I guess this is allready comented but GAS-Milage. 330i manual-shifter 1:1 on 5-th with a rearend-ratio of 2.93. 330i auto-shifter 1:1 on 4-th with rearend-ratio 3.45. Learn BEFORE you post, yeah gear-ratios have been a great deal in the the daily life of a car since Henry F. The reason BMW manual have 1:1 on 5-th is because the drive-force under ratio-1 or 1 will affect drive-train faster or at 1 directly. Wich means the car are ment to have this kind of rpm at speed and will if you do not know: Give you 25mpg at 75mph
does it mean that the 5 speed automatic has overdrive, but only the 6 speed manual has, and the 5 speed manual hasn't?
what is a reasonable price ?
Ya they tend to be 300p-4000 for a nice one some can go for like 5500 if it is realy nice but some cheaper some can be found bit seem to be rough
@@trevorjaster4072 I just bought a 2002 330XI a couple of weeks ago for $2800. It's at just over 112,000 miles. Got the carfax on it, last serviced at 108,000 miles. New belts, head gasket, valve cover gasket, brakes and tires. Interior is 9.5/10, nonsmoker. I am now the proud owner of my first BMW! I big leap from my previous car, a 1997 Honda Civic I owned for 11 years. It was a great reliable car, got awesome gas mileage. It needed some work so it was time to move on to something else. I totally wasn't in the market for a BMW but I found this beauty and couldn't pass up the deal.
@@pchrisman96 that is good deal
@@trevorjaster4072 yeah I thought so too. It's a fun car, I'm already looking into some upgrades, not without doing my homework first of course...
@@pchrisman96 yeah i kinda want an e90 335i a little newer
Is it an m3?
Lmao🤣🤣 idk crack
God thanks its not amerikan it would be broken down from factery
They have 2.5 L engines
What? No. 325i has 2.5L. 330i has 3.0L.
Decent video. But the kid is in his 20 what the f*** does he know about cars?!???!!
Why does everyone say 225 its actually 300
young Mac 11 no it's not.
It's 230
thats not much dude . its more much on a massive Tiger Tanks that built by Nazi- germany in 1939 that so much fuel save n economy that can shoot the enemy of 95% accurately in 500m radius and the one and only tanks that using a modern power steering to drive turn like these modern car today that just can control just barely one hand steer , while the other tank are still using hard complicate conventional fragile drive turn . and until today no one tanks ever can destroy these tiger tank completely till theseday . is that shock? .