I had an 07 335i that was similar to that 330, but with a few more options. The 330 is a good car, it has the N52 3.0 which is more powerful than the M54 3.0 you were referring to, engine and transmissions are pretty reliable. Lots of other little issues that look like they need fixing, but doable for sure. The headlight errors are a pain with the adaptive headlights, each headlight has a computer module and it has to be re-coded by a dealer or someone with BMW software if replaced.
I drove a 2006 330i BMW as a daily and it been up and down the coast from Sydney to Gold Coast Queensland Australia many a time never let down ,Great reliable long distance car 👍
You should buy that BMW 330i. That inline 6 cylinder is a great motor. So I think it wouldn't have too much trouble. Probably has a bunch of small issues the dealership didn't want to deal with. So they sent it off to the auction.
Does that BMW have the GM G6L46R transmission? If so, it'll probably need a rebuild at 150k or sooner if it's been driven like a BMW should be driven. My wife bought an 03 CTS about a year before we got married. I was paralyzed for a few months about a year after we were married and I was driving a 25th anniversary mustang 5.0/5 speed at the time. In the few years after being paralyzed I couldn't operate a clutch properly. I ended up driving and maintaining the 03 CTS (3.2L) until it was totaled by a drunk road raging idiot with about 276K on it in June of 19. I had the transmission fluid and change the filter on that car about every 60K. Ran AMSOIL, did 15k oil changes, and changed the oil filter every 4-5k. From a client, we bought a nearly identically optioned 2004 CTS with the 3.6L and the newer generation transmission. For some odd reason that I can't remember we waited on the transmission service until 100k. Moving or some such nonsense. The transmission let go at 150K. It was rebuilt by a local shop in Missouri with an instate warranty. That was a mistake. Because we drove it to Phoenix (moving again) and the transmission 💩 the bed about 60 miles from Phoenix. It was then rebuilt by a highly recommended national franchise in Phoenix. We moved to Whittier CA about a year later, then to Honolulu HI a year after that. Her car is still going and mine well, it was loaded onto a ship the day after it was crashed. The body shop in El Cajon was rushed and didn't see some passengers side damage. Got it to Honolulu and it wouldn't pass the safety inspection then a local body shop there wrote an estimate and yeah, insurance wrote me a check. I went to San Antonio about two months after and they got $15 for it at auction.
No true.. My 06 Kia Sportage bought new, sold with 168k miles no issues.. Had new tires, brakes struts, timing belt tune up. It also had no leaks of any kind neither from the water pump or oil pan or valve covers. Dealer sent right to auction.
@@chrissiano381 there’s a HUGE difference between dealer auto auction and copart. Copart is bottom of the barrel just like most public/insurance auctions.
@@chrissiano381 The point made was that the car could not be sold at a dealer only auction which means it had something wrong. A car like that is a good seller on a car lot so for it to not to have sold or driven much in the past 8 months shows there is a big problem. With your case did you trade it in at a new car store? If so of course it was sent to auction with so many miles.
As i've lived in sweden my entire life, the northern region specifically i've seen my fare share of cold weather, it could be that the latch on the 330 is just frozen and doesn't lock properly, that has happend to me several times due to not lubricating the locks, it even happend on my drivers door so i had to wait a few hours
I had that same exact car down to the color. Things to look out for is the disa valve it goes bad and the rod goes into your pistons and good bye engine. The other thing are the valve cover gasket tends to leak oil. Make sure to change the cooling hose flange cause that definitely goes bad.
335i would be the poor man's m3 , the 330i and really any of the n52 BMW's are fairly reliable and easy to work on for someone not familiar with BMW's . Transmissions are fairly good but can have mechatronic problems ...FCP euro has the replacement solenoids so not a huge deal . Headgasket on n52 cars are something you should watch for and the typical BMW plastic cooling parts
When you said "I can't find my Jeep at the end of the video" I thought it would be funny if just right at that time you saw one of those car movers going by with your Jeep on its forks. Well funny for us not you except maybe 20 years later.
Hey Randy! that BMW is a 330i, its the 335i that is the quick one, the 330i isn't slow but its definitely not a 335i. I just wanted to let you know so if you were to buy it you would know. edit: as I watched you corrected that.
The reason the hatch does'nt latch could be of the cold wheather, had those kinds of issues a couple of times myself with a Volvo. Easy fix clean the latch put some new greas in it and done.
Hey, I did enjoy watching the BMW check out, looks good, runs, really wonder why it is not selling, curious as to find out, please let us know if you find out
they are fairly good motor of course has the all the same oil leak issues but pretty simple to fix it is a non turbo so thats a plus no added cost in having to replace turbo seals which are a nightmare if it start and you have no smoke should be solid car and no check engine light is a plus
Randy I have had 2 bmw 3 series cars so far and they were 2006 and 2009. best cars. Strong engine lots of power, very fuel efficient. The transmission never had a problem with it, and i bought them from Copart UK for £400-£700 each. If i was you i would buy that car since you can sell them for $4000 minimum. or part it out and make $2500 from the engine alone.
Those e90 BMWs are pretty good - more reliable engine(metal valve cover) with no turbo and with no Idrive it’s basically a more reliable e46. The window is probably a relay and I had a latch fail before, it was the inner spring.
that yellow headlight error is usually the adaptive headlight controller error. the motors which make the headlight turn with the direction you are steering is malfunctioning. my last bmw had that error, took the dealer 3 different times to figure out what it was. glad it was under warranty lol. that bmw doesn't look bad, probably was in an accident at one time on the passenger front. those 330 had better engines, that was right before they started dumping the turbos on it and calling it a 335
Randy, another good video. Please investigate the BMW to see if you can determine what is wrong with it. At the right price it could be a winner. Wonder what happened to the front inner liner. Seems like something to investigate. Since you are doing major repairs to the swamp Corvette, the BMW may be another major challenge.
Give us the background info on the BMW. When a dealer auctions off a car like that does it always mean something major is wrong as it relates to the ROI?
Yo Randy, those e90's 6 cylinders are good cars, the sub assembly is forged, heads a bit weak. Oil is big thing change on time every time or sooner. Power is good for open roads...they mileage up to 350000 to 400000km here before touching the head...or sub. Buy it...:-) (Owner of 2011 - e87 118i- 58000km, e90 320d 245000km on the clock not touched, e90 330i - 310000km on the clock not touched, just dealer serviced)
Randy, that BMW e90 (330) especially without the all wheel and idrive is decent deal (you wouldn’t want those options usually as they are troublesome with age). The N52b30 engines are very decent if reasonably maintained (looks like it) and fairly easy to work on. Typical BMW stuff though with coolant system refresh, suspension and misc trim clips, fairly easy to change all that, however from the video most of that looks to be done. If it was a manual, then it would be a very easy purchase to make. You don’t want the later turbo model, lol.
10:55 In US a 3 liter engine is barely default, but in Europe that is a top engine. The 335i is indeed more - but just think about this : In Europe, the base is a 318i
Ford vans resell for pretty wild money, I watched some Massachusetts ex-police vans torn apart, not running, high miles bring four grand. Newer than that one, though, like 09-10-11s. But even the older ones like that bring good money. That's around a 98-ish. Saw one that year bring two grand at an auction. Low miles, but not in great shape. I have no idea why.
Main thing to know about a BMW that has been sitting with a dead battery the computers reset and usually wont run as smoothly at first. They also need the adaptation to write to the settings. BTW its Bimmer not Beemer. Beemers are motorcycles. :) The turbo engine is just more potential problems.
Hi Randy thanks for the video and your commitment in that weather take care keep sae nice Beamer. By the way with a little bit of work ..?? I mean look at swamvette you worked wonders
That 330 is the really good well rounded car!
And no Idrive!
@@christopherldavid Thats the best part
The 330i are actually pretty good, they have solid engines, and if maintained properly they are reliable.
I'd love to see that BMW on the channel!
They are good cars great trans 6 straight engine.. for a mechanic its a steal
They sell rubber boots and gloves for cold weather
I was gonna mention the rubber boots for out there. Last year, I thought he had gloves tht he wore. Maybe he lost them, who knows. Lol
I had an 07 335i that was similar to that 330, but with a few more options. The 330 is a good car, it has the N52 3.0 which is more powerful than the M54 3.0 you were referring to, engine and transmissions are pretty reliable. Lots of other little issues that look like they need fixing, but doable for sure. The headlight errors are a pain with the adaptive headlights, each headlight has a computer module and it has to be re-coded by a dealer or someone with BMW software if replaced.
The BMW looks like a good buy, just needs a little bit of work.
BMW means run away never buy old German electronic problems
@@stevenplaskett7728 agreed, these cars are overrated
@@stevenplaskett7728 not to mention a timing belt on those I believe
I drove a 2006 330i BMW as a daily and it been up and down the coast from Sydney to Gold Coast Queensland Australia many a time never let down ,Great reliable long distance car 👍
The cooling systems in those cars are notorious for going out
The 335I is the poor mans M3
The 335IS I have is the poor man's M3
I have owned a 08 528i since new very similar engines and they are rock solid. Still runs great with 180k on it! N52 engines are nearly bulletproof.
New to your channel when are you going to show the actual bidding? I know it would make for a longer video but would like to know the process.
He has other vids on the channel from some months ago
You should buy that BMW 330i. That inline 6 cylinder is a great motor. So I think it wouldn't have too much trouble. Probably has a bunch of small issues the dealership didn't want to deal with. So they sent it off to the auction.
My wife has a 08 335i and its a quick little car...
Buy that BMW! 3.0i is a good engine. That beige interior looks brilliant.
Hi I'm in South Africa I love your videos Sir, I watch them every day I'm hooked
E90 330i is a great handling, quick car, with a very reliable drivetrain. Easy af to work on too
Man that 330 looks good love the style..timeless design
Does that BMW have the GM G6L46R transmission? If so, it'll probably need a rebuild at 150k or sooner if it's been driven like a BMW should be driven.
My wife bought an 03 CTS about a year before we got married. I was paralyzed for a few months about a year after we were married and I was driving a 25th anniversary mustang 5.0/5 speed at the time. In the few years after being paralyzed I couldn't operate a clutch properly. I ended up driving and maintaining the 03 CTS (3.2L) until it was totaled by a drunk road raging idiot with about 276K on it in June of 19. I had the transmission fluid and change the filter on that car about every 60K. Ran AMSOIL, did 15k oil changes, and changed the oil filter every 4-5k.
From a client, we bought a nearly identically optioned 2004 CTS with the 3.6L and the newer generation transmission. For some odd reason that I can't remember we waited on the transmission service until 100k. Moving or some such nonsense. The transmission let go at 150K. It was rebuilt by a local shop in Missouri with an instate warranty. That was a mistake. Because we drove it to Phoenix (moving again) and the transmission 💩 the bed about 60 miles from Phoenix. It was then rebuilt by a highly recommended national franchise in Phoenix. We moved to Whittier CA about a year later, then to Honolulu HI a year after that. Her car is still going and mine well, it was loaded onto a ship the day after it was crashed. The body shop in El Cajon was rushed and didn't see some passengers side damage. Got it to Honolulu and it wouldn't pass the safety inspection then a local body shop there wrote an estimate and yeah, insurance wrote me a check. I went to San Antonio about two months after and they got $15 for it at auction.
The Infinity G35 is still available and will be sold on the 29th. Current bid is $775.00. It looks like an interesting car with the manual.
G35 are good cars
Why would the fender liner be missing?
Got to be an accident or whoever changed the struts forgot to put it back.
yes if the used car dealer can’t get rid of it there’s definitely something wrong
The car had traveled like 30 miles in 8 months. There is assuredly something majorly wrong with that car.
No true.. My 06 Kia Sportage bought new, sold with 168k miles no issues.. Had new tires, brakes struts, timing belt tune up. It also had no leaks of any kind neither from the water pump or oil pan or valve covers. Dealer sent right to auction.
@@chrissiano381 there’s a HUGE difference between dealer auto auction and copart. Copart is bottom of the barrel just like most public/insurance auctions.
@@chrissiano381 The point made was that the car could not be sold at a dealer only auction which means it had something wrong. A car like that is a good seller on a car lot so for it to not to have sold or driven much in the past 8 months shows there is a big problem. With your case did you trade it in at a new car store? If so of course it was sent to auction with so many miles.
also on repoed auction cars... watch out for those too......
As i've lived in sweden my entire life, the northern region specifically i've seen my fare share of cold weather, it could be that the latch on the 330 is just frozen and doesn't lock properly, that has happend to me several times due to not lubricating the locks, it even happend on my drivers door so i had to wait a few hours
I enjoy this style of video just walking around seeing if there is anything interesting stay safe in this nasty weather and keep up the good work!
I have a 335i weekend driver it’s a good car just have to keep up with maintenance
The poor man's BMW M3 is the 335i wich is a twin turbo. The 330 i is the poor man's BMW before 2005
From the look of it, the Beemer just might be a rare specimen thats functional without having crucial components blowing out
My bmw does the same thing some times. You gotta push the trunk button that’s by the hood latch. It’ll fix the mechanism and then the trunk will latch
The car is there for rear end damage, so I bet that was the problem.
I had that same exact car down to the color. Things to look out for is the disa valve it goes bad and the rod goes into your pistons and good bye engine. The other thing are the valve cover gasket tends to leak oil. Make sure to change the cooling hose flange cause that definitely goes bad.
That blue Econoline looks like a Super Shuttle airport rideshare van.
330s are great cars. They are the perfect combo.
i own one for around 5 years, no problems,,do maintance reguraly and you wont have problems, mine has almost 300,000km on it
That bmw looks great! Great walk around!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
335i would be the poor man's m3 , the 330i and really any of the n52 BMW's are fairly reliable and easy to work on for someone not familiar with BMW's . Transmissions are fairly good but can have mechatronic problems ...FCP euro has the replacement solenoids so not a huge deal .
Headgasket on n52 cars are something you should watch for and the typical BMW plastic cooling parts
I'd buy the beemer. I have experience with them and they hold up well. Air bag wires may be disconnected.
When you said "I can't find my Jeep at the end of the video" I thought it would be funny if just right at that time you saw one of those car movers going by with your Jeep on its forks. Well funny for us not you except maybe 20 years later.
Hey Randy! that BMW is a 330i, its the 335i that is the quick one, the 330i isn't slow but its definitely not a 335i. I just wanted to let you know so if you were to buy it you would know.
edit: as I watched you corrected that.
3 stage manifold you can tune it to 275hp
My bmw is rear wheel drive and they do just fine in the winter with winter tires. Having a car that has a 50/50 weight distribution is perfect
doesn’t hurt to throw a few sandbags back there
@@standyourground9973 definitely would help but would also wear your shocks faster
The reason the hatch does'nt latch could be of the cold wheather, had those kinds of issues a couple of times myself with a Volvo. Easy fix clean the latch put some new greas in it and done.
Randy to reset the truck latch just push the truck button on the key it will rest
All wheel drive is a must for BMW,I had a 323i and in snow ,rear wheel drive is worthless .
Hey, I did enjoy watching the BMW check out, looks good, runs, really wonder why it is not selling, curious as to find out, please let us know if you find out
I think you’re trying to talk about a 335i the twin turbo 330hp model
Randy, dont be so hard on yourself. I will watch your videos no matter what you do in them and no matter the length of them.Im here for the long haul
Go for the bimmer Randy! The 3.0 in-line 6 is a solid and reliable engine 👍
Man you spent a lot of time on this. Thank you, seriously... thank you.
You need to get a ice scraper / sweeper so you can get the snow and ice off the cars you are looking at lol. I wish I had snow down here in Texas.
Braving the cold for us ...thanks Randy...i like the BMW, reckon you could flip that easy
I had a 2006 BMW 325i and I loved it same color in out 💪
they are fairly good motor of course has the all the same oil leak issues but pretty simple to fix it is a non turbo so thats a plus no added cost in having to replace turbo seals which are a nightmare if it start and you have no smoke should be solid car and no check engine light is a plus
15:31 what about the silverado? People like the crew cab long bed trucks, myself included
i think it was in a accident. the wheel looks rough and what’s the red paint on the tire
The "red paint" just looks like red clay from the ground
Who cares about the cars. I just enjoyed watching all the snow falling.
Is Austin car’s channel Austin car?
Just watched the swamp thing video. Thought that was christmas day. Did you not go on your trip for Christmas?
Randy I have had 2 bmw 3 series cars so far and they were 2006 and 2009. best cars. Strong engine lots of power, very fuel efficient. The transmission never had a problem with it, and i bought them from Copart UK for £400-£700 each. If i was you i would buy that car since you can sell them for $4000 minimum. or part it out and make $2500 from the engine alone.
Your video's make my day
Those e90 BMWs are pretty good - more reliable engine(metal valve cover) with no turbo and with no Idrive it’s basically a more reliable e46. The window is probably a relay and I had a latch fail before, it was the inner spring.
Hey randy that bmw good flip car
that yellow headlight error is usually the adaptive headlight controller error. the motors which make the headlight turn with the direction you are steering is malfunctioning. my last bmw had that error, took the dealer 3 different times to figure out what it was. glad it was under warranty lol. that bmw doesn't look bad, probably was in an accident at one time on the passenger front. those 330 had better engines, that was right before they started dumping the turbos on it and calling it a 335
How come you don't check out Mazda, Honda and Nissan cars!
thank u Randy for all of your effort, give us some content about your trip too buddy❤️❤️
You keep passing that red Grand Prix. Those are great cars. Wondering how that unit is
U always check the aircon is most of cars on the bmw u check the heater
I dont blame u I was freezing just watching u. Bmw looks promising Randy.
Randy, another good video. Please investigate the BMW to see if you can determine what is wrong with it. At the right price it could be a winner. Wonder what happened to the front inner liner. Seems like something to investigate. Since you are doing major repairs to the swamp Corvette, the BMW may be another major challenge.
I think you missed the police orange evidence spray on the front passenger wheel where the fender cover is missing.
Give us the background info on the BMW. When a dealer auctions off a car like that does it always mean something major is wrong as it relates to the ROI?
You should get the van
The BMW seems to run pretty good
Yo Randy, those e90's 6 cylinders are good cars, the sub assembly is forged, heads a bit weak. Oil is big thing change on time every time or sooner. Power is good for open roads...they mileage up to 350000 to 400000km here before touching the head...or sub. Buy it...:-) (Owner of 2011 - e87 118i- 58000km, e90 320d 245000km on the clock not touched, e90 330i - 310000km on the clock not touched, just dealer serviced)
A beamer smells like crayons. I had a 1999 328 I 5 speed! Really fun quick car!
Where are the windshield wipers ? Euhm, they are, like in every same place in every car ? It's a bit like asking: where are the wheels ?
Man Randy short video is better then no vid
I consider the 325i more reliable but the 330i should be completely fine
That ford van looked good great camper starter project easy sell
Randy, that BMW e90 (330) especially without the all wheel and idrive is decent deal (you wouldn’t want those options usually as they are troublesome with age). The N52b30 engines are very decent if reasonably maintained (looks like it) and fairly easy to work on. Typical BMW stuff though with coolant system refresh, suspension and misc trim clips, fairly easy to change all that, however from the video most of that looks to be done. If it was a manual, then it would be a very easy purchase to make. You don’t want the later turbo model, lol.
10:55 In US a 3 liter engine is barely default, but in Europe that is a top engine. The 335i is indeed more - but just think about this : In Europe, the base is a 318i
Randy you never have to worry about being entertaining. Stay safe.
BMW airbag light might be the seat belt latch
Randy,with the weather like it is on those walk arounds,you need to get yourself a pair of Wellington Boots !!😀👍
Thanks for another great video Randy 👍👍
Great BMW 330i !! Drives great
Ford vans resell for pretty wild money, I watched some Massachusetts ex-police vans torn apart, not running, high miles bring four grand. Newer than that one, though, like 09-10-11s. But even the older ones like that bring good money. That's around a 98-ish. Saw one that year bring two grand at an auction. Low miles, but not in great shape. I have no idea why.
for 2k tho it’s probably fixable or maybe worth it
Tropical Weather Randy!!
disculpa vendes carros para legalisar en mexico??
Turn signals work on the BMW! Rare sight!
That deal for that bmw is really good , they are pretty reliable
Hey Randy, that white BMW was the one
Main thing to know about a BMW that has been sitting with a dead battery the computers reset and usually wont run as smoothly at first. They also need the adaptation to write to the settings. BTW its Bimmer not Beemer. Beemers are motorcycles. :) The turbo engine is just more potential problems.
The blue van was probably a Super Shuttle in a past life.
Is swamp Vette painted yet? :-))
Just got done watching the swamp video
I hope you have a great trip and if you buy the BMW
Love ur content Randy ur working hard in snow for entertaining us
When's the lift going in?
E90 is probably the last of the reliable 3 series. My friends 330i has 207k miles
Hi Randy thanks for the video and your commitment in that weather take care keep sae nice Beamer. By the way with a little bit of work ..?? I mean look at swamvette you worked wonders
Cant even think of one reason you would buy the bmw 330 is it doesn't need any work. (Oke maybe some work)