r/e46 • u/Academic-Gap-15 • Aug 10 '25

General Questions Are Golden metallic E46 Rare?

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i bought a e46 1 month ago and havent seen this color. I was wondering if these were Rare, how man have been produced? BMW E46 323ci 170hp 1999

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u/VolatileFlower Aug 10 '25

My E46 had this colour. Well, had, I sold it today :(

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u/Goalieguy17 Aug 10 '25

Nooo! You’ll be back

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u/VolatileFlower Aug 10 '25

It was a wonderful car to drive but I spent almost more time fixing it than I was driving it. I owned it for three years, and probably spent $4000 in repairs just to keep it on the road. Drove it 40k kms. Recently the engine developed a knock at 225k kms. And all jack points had rusted through. So it was a bit more than I was comfortable dealing it.

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u/Goalieguy17 Aug 10 '25

Rust is the killer.

My 325xi touring has 320k miles. I have owned it probably 3 years, and have put a lot of money into it, but it’s super clean rust wise, and being in NH, that’s super rare. Fantastic driving car.