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I aim to please. :-)
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My touring is indeed a unicorn.
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I've been looking off and on for a couple of years for one equipped
just like my 328i.
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This one (139k miles) is almost exactly the same as my 328i (and I
didn't want an xi)
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Sport pkg (req)
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Premium pkg (not req, but high on my list)
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Sunroof (req)
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Xenons (req)
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Manual gearbox (req)
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Heated seats (my 328i has adj lumbar support - mutually exclusive I
believe)
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Premium sound package (not req, but high on my list)
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As with my 328i, the color is not my first choice, but it's highly
acceptable.
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http://pages.suddenlink.net/geo31/photo5-E46F.jpg
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They are out there, but hard to find and when you do find them, the
prices are usually sky high. Here's one that I may have considered if
mine fell through. The price isn't bad at all for a touring so
equipped, but it's about 1.5x what I paid. It's my first choice of
color (not sure about the int though).
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http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1078691&highlight=touring
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I absolutely love the touring.
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Geo
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---- David Pertuz <d.pertuz@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br>=============<br>
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George,<br><br>
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Thanks for piling on about Carfux :)<br>
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For sure PPIs are a good idea with 911s! Though it is often the
case that if you find a good car at a great price, it can get
snapped up so quick that anyone who gets it ends up buying it
without one. This is where the judgment comes in...<br><br>
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How is your Touring equipped? From last September, when I got back
from a long road trip in my Accord with a fresh hatred for its
automatic and crappy fuel economy and boringness, I've been casually
shopping for a normal replacement for it. For a while E46 Tourings
were on my short list (for some reason I have come to prefer B6
Avants over them now). Unfortunately, as with a number of other
cars, the ones I am interested in are unicorns. In this case, E46
Tourings with no more than 100k or so miles, a manual, RWD, sunroof
and the sport package. I swear there must be about three of those in
the country...<br><br>
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David
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