OMG. Thats shitty! Was that a major recall, must have been!!
The early e46 was known to have weak metal or bad manufacturing in the rear subframe.
Check it out,
BTW, it was a big enough issue that Turner Motorsport actually created a kit to reinforce this area of the car - at your own expense.
http://www.xmission.com/~bcarlile/vi...e_Disaster.wmv
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one point he didn't hit on is now he needs a clutch too
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it