Still cream of the shed crop after more than twenty years?
Tony MiddlehurstHere’s a riddle. What does Shed have in common with Jenson Button? Apart from them both being West Country lads?
Why, you may ask, was Button driving a diesel? Again there are two possible reasons. One, somebody supposedly told him he was only allowed to drive diesels until he reached the age of 21. And two, which sounds more likely, the 1998-on E46 330d was a genuinely good choice back then. It began life with a straight-six 2.9-litre diesel blowing out 181hp and a hearty 288lb ft from 1,750rpm, enough for the aforementioned Button-authenticated 141mph top end and a 0-60mph time in the high sevens.
There’s no getting away from this car’s age, so how might it spoil your day? Well, BMW had to do recalls on the 330d to replace crusty steering shafts and faulty bearings in the high-pressure fuel injection pump. Ongoingly, owners famously had bother with injectors – expensive to replace and, in the case of the one nearest to the bulkhead, swinishly difficult to remove – and with plastic swirl flaps, MAF sensors, EGR valves, turbos, and water pumps.
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