Originally Posted by
wallball
Sold my 2000 M Coupe about 4 months ago, and really missed the zippy little bugger. Got it pretty cheap but paid the price over time as it had some issues (cracked head). It turned into a money pit, so I sold it.
Recently found a 2002 300i with 184k miles on it locally for pretty darn cheap: <$3k (talked the guy down quite a bit)
- Silver w black interior, manual tranny, not dents or dings, 4th owner; apparently first owner put most of the miles on it
- Drives really well and does a pretty good job of replacing the M Coupe for fast, superb-handling driving
- Did not come with any maint history, but it appears to be well-cared for, mostly
- Came with brand new crap tires: Kumho Ecsta; they seem ok for now, but this car really need some good tires
- Suspension seems a bit mushy in the rear (the M Coupe had TC Kline full suspension package, and it was solid!)
Had a few issues:
- climate control fan didn't run correctly; so I replaced the Final Stage Resistor (tight squeeze that one) and it works now
- key would not open the doors consistently, and the mechanical lock didn't unlock; car came with a new lock so I popped it in (easy job) and now I have a mech lock, but battery is buggered in the fob, so I'll deal with that later
- headliner coming away in a few areas; fixed the A pillars (easy); still have other areas coming off
- clutch seems a bit "light," but my PPI guy said he thought it could last a couple of years; after driving for a while it seems ok, just different from the M Coupe which had a new clutch
- has a tear in the drivers seat; no biggie
- P1620 code is on; next job is to replace the t-stat, but it sounds like that might not cure the issue
- AC growls; read on the forums that it is either low refrigerant, or a fading compressor; I'll pump some R134 into it next week to see if that changes anything
- Armrest cover had a big hole in it; replaced it with a faux-leather one from eBay that looks good for $17.00
Other than that, it's in decent shape. I like it. It is a high-miler, so I might just drive it for a while and look for a low(er) mileage one.
My daily driver has been a 1989 Mercedes 300SE for nine years; great old cruiser but time to move on.
Please post pics.
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Jeremy
2000 323Ci Titansilber Metallic cabriolet
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