BMW 330i M-SPORT TOURING, 2003

When, in 2017, a long-standing customer asked me to find her a low mileage BMW M3 Touring, it was my sad duty to let her know that BMW had seen fit never to produce such a car. We looked at the options: it had to be a BMW, as she had been particularly smitten with her E30 325i Touring, it had to be reasonably compact, it had to be an estate and it had to be quite quick. An Alpina? We pondered the B3, but was there even a RHD example amongst the 147 Tourings built? As can so often be the case, the answer was right under our noses. No, not an M3, but BMW’s own nearest equivalent, the 330i M-Sport Touring. Itself a relatively rare car, finding a superb, low mileage example would still be a challenge.

And yet, this is the car we eventually found. One owner from new and, at the time, 55,000 miles.

Supplied by Jacksons, the BMW main agent in Guernsey, Channel Islands, and first registered on 4th September 2003, this fully fledged M-Sport Touring was ordered in Topaz Blue Metallic with full black leather interior trim. The optional automatic gearbox was specified, while further additional cost specified options indicates that this was not a purchase driven by financial restraint:

S210 Dynamic Stability Control

S249 Multi Function M-Sports Steering Wheel

S302 Alarm System

S313 Electrically Folding Rear View Mirrors

S338 M-Sport Package 2

S431 Interior Mirror with Automatic Dip

S481 Sports Seats

S502 High Pressure Headlight Cleaning System

S508 Parking Distance Control

S521 Rain Sensor Wipers

S534 Automatic Climate Control

S650 CD Player

S716 Aerodynamics Package

S760 High Gloss Shadow Line

S761 Individual Sunshade Glazing

S772 Alu Black Cube Interior Mouldings

S785 White Direction Indicators

S789 Individual M-Sport Alloy Wheels

Plus Xenon headlights, Luggage cover & dog guard, Cruise Control, On-Board Computer etc…

Whilst living in Guernsey (2003 - 2017), the car was serviced exclusively by the supplying dealer, Jacksons, with services as follows:

29.07.03 Pre-delivery inspection

03.02.05 6,296 miles

17.07.06 12,655 miles

23.04.07 15,891 miles

30.05.08 20,544 miles

13.03.09 22,202 miles

04.05.10 24,350 miles

02.11.11 31,067 miles

07.11.12 35,215 miles

25.11.14 39,033 miles

At this point, I acquired the BMW for my customer and following registration here, the car was entrusted to Cotswold BMW in Cheltenham for its next service:

23.11.17 51,997 miles

On collection, the service manager enthusiastically congratulated my customer on the condition of her ‘quite amazing’ M-Sport.

Subsequent servicing has been carried out by a specialist in Wiltshire as follows:

10.04.19 58,680 miles

05.10.20 62,730 miles

13.02.22 64,002 miles

20.01.24 68,904 miles

In addition to the above, all the brake fluid and coolant checks are stamped up to date, initially by Jacksons in Guernsey, then Cotswold BMW.

The mileage today stands at approximately 69,500 miles.

The car has a complete run of annual MoT certificates since arrival here in 2017 and the original driver’s pack containing all the original books is supplemented by a substantial and comprehensive history file.

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PRICE

£ 8,950

The car is presently UK registered & is supplied with a UK registration document.