E46 Touring - My Thread - repair/restore/modify

Hi, All.
It has been a while since my last post - I initially started on this forum with this thread - https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=82503 - and was looking for an e36 328i (Link - https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread...id=82524), However, like in most cases in life - life happens and some interesting things can and will come across our paths and suddenly our interests diverted.

Hence the reason for this thread.

So - it is a bit of a change to a e36 328i and I found this diamond in the rough - a e46 touring.

From my understanding the car was brought over to SA by a foreign couple as the car is actually a 2004 model but registered in SA as a 2006 model - well atleast so I have been told - as said, 2006 is apparently the year the car was brought in to SA and registered on the roads. The gauges and everything is in miles, miles per gallon, etc.

So here is a picture



So, just to make things more interesting - the car is not a 320/325i or a 320d - it is a 330d - not sure that this engine variant was available in SA - aside from the sedan though.

So - I am starting this thread to detail the things that have to be repaired and to document it obviously. Will repair, restore and at some stages modify things to my liking.

Hope everyone will enjoy the thread and the posts to come from this journey.

.....and oh....hope you guys won't mind but I will be asking for advice as I am not the most mechanical minded person in the world -

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Don't know - perhaps this cars was someones car that is part of this forum - you never know - perhaps they could shed some further light on the history of this car...

It does pull like a rocket - I have to say I am very much impressed by the torque of this car as it pulls through the gears...