Bleedin’ BMW I was giddy with glee about ...

(2001-2008)

WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see whether a modernised 2005 car can be better than a new one The last time I ran a 2005-model-year long-term test car was, more or less, in 2005. But here we are again. This

I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway

MILEAGE 89,600 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see whether a modernised 2005 car can be better than a new one I think I’ve identified the areas that I’d like to update on our eBay-owned E46 BMW 330Ci project

Passing its MoT, and now officially road legal ...