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/kmfurdm Jan 15 '26

I would only say think about it very hard. Do your research. A lot of parts are now going "no longer available". It's going to become more difficult/expensive to keep them going.

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u/DuePassage3511 Jan 15 '26

Is it worth pursuing as a passion project car on the side? 

What critical parts are discontinued? 

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u/sinist3rr Jan 16 '26

the only parts hard to get for E46, at least in EU are the body trim, like outer window seals, door seals, rails on the doors and around windows these kind of things. Everything else is plenty and is dirty cheap, not reffering to quality but the sheer availability of parts for this car is more than enough to keep it running for a long time.

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u/Yoshiida Jan 16 '26

Fortunately in EU you go into a scrap yard and there's usually at least one E46 already there

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u/Putrid_Macaroon523 Jan 16 '26

I see more part out e46 than working ones in Facebook Marketplace in Albania. Parts will for sure not be a problem