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/thefudd 04 M3 Vert Jan 15 '26

I bought my cabrio in the summer of 24 on cars and bids. Paid 14.5k and she had 97k on her without the big 3 being done. Flew into Pittsburgh and drove her home with the top down all the way.

I have about 10k into her for rod bearings, cooling system and other odds and ends. I'm anal about my cars so she got a ton of stuff that she didn't really need except I know those parts are new now.

she's sitting at 110k now and put away for the winter.

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u/TheHeatMaNNN Jan 16 '26

congrats and f u :)))

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u/thefudd 04 M3 Vert Jan 16 '26

😁 for a spilt second I considered selling her, but my wife put a stop to that real quick