The thrill of the Ultimate Driving Machine, but with the utility of a pickup truck? You bet Facebook Marketplace has options–like this E46 BMW 3 Series trucklet.
Power comes from an S54, and, looking at the photos, the BMW sports an aftermarket air intake plus a set of fender flares.
Located in Bothell, Washington, this 2000 BMW 3 Series is …
Needs moar turbo LS.
BMW has made a few M3 utes over the years at the factory so I will happily accept this as cannon.
Fender flares on it are so cool.
philosophically speaking - Is it really a pickup truck if there's no tailgate upon which to sit, dangle your legs, and drink adult beverages?
In reply to cheesedip :
First thing I noticed. Even Rampages had proper tailgates.
cheesedip said:philosophically speaking - Is it really a pickup truck if there's no tailgate upon which to sit, dangle your legs, and drink adult beverages?
Sazall can fix that.
^ Shockingly difficult thing to get to work right, like I'm about to throw the towel in on the functional tailgate idea on the Civic truck.
Appleseed said:In reply to cheesedip :
First thing I noticed. Even Rampages had proper tailgates.
Could they have made a tailgate out of the lower half of a Touring hatch?
I so love this!! Taking cars or even SUVs (like Range Rovers) and making pickups or 'utes' out of them is so very cool, and I would drive one daily without issue. However, I agree about the tailgate issue, but also agree that there must be a solution and a Sawzall is likely involved. I want to do this ute thing using a MBZ or BMW 5-series. Total awesomeness.
Byrneon27 said:^ Shockingly difficult thing to get to work right, like I'm about to throw the towel in on the functional tailgate idea on the Civic truck.
Completely agree. I learned this myself on something very similar, adapting car doors to a different chassis. Spent hours properly aligning everything in five degrees of freedom.
David S. Wallens said:Appleseed said:In reply to cheesedip :
First thing I noticed. Even Rampages had proper tailgates.
Could they have made a tailgate out of the lower half of a Touring hatch?
I don't know about the e46 but on my e30ute the trunklid is totally different than the touring's hatch. One of the reasons I haven't made the tailgate functional yet is the tail lights wrapping around the bedside.
This makes me miss my 1963 Ranchero. It could haul ass and a mountain bike.
I've been wanting to do a Smyth conversion for years, just haven't had the time and energy. They are so well thought out.
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