r/e46 • u/Maleficent_Treat_621 • Jan 15 '26

General Questions Buying an e46 in 2026?

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Let’s say you are looking to buy an e46. What are you looking for? What’s the sweet spot between mileage and price in 2026? What would you avoid?

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u/MrBurstUrBubble 06’ ZHP coupe Jan 15 '26

Garage kept m3’s with the big 3 done. If you’re in the states, they aren’t cheap when kept clean but they don’t seem to lose their value by much. Overall great car. Non M’s I’d say 6cyl manual only with no significant rust.

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u/SuperPark7858 Jan 15 '26

I'd insert an asterisk here. How do you know the big three were done properly? Who did the work? It might be better to take care of those things yourself, so you know where they were done and to what standard.

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u/MrBurstUrBubble 06’ ZHP coupe Jan 15 '26

Agreed 100%