E46 M3’s have been the quintessential enthusiast’s car since that model first came out. I remember Tiff Needell driving a Laguna Seca Blue M3 and lighting up the rear tires in classic Top Gear fashion. Who knows, they may eventually experience a price bubble like the E30 M3’s, but who cares. This isn’t the least expensive one out there, but it’s super well-sorted – check out the brake set-up. And it has a solid maintenance record to back it up, in addition to all the track goodies. Head over to M3 Forum here for the original ad, copied below with a gallery at the bottom.
Hello Guys,
Up for sale is my M3, I’m the 2nd owner and bought it STOCK. It originally had a grey interior, but I swapped everything out and there is no longer a speck of grey left in the interior. It was also originally SMG, but I just had forum member Kaiv help me with a 6mt swap, completed with goodies like AutoSolutions SSK, and brand new clutch/flywheel. Here are some technical specs and mods:
Specs:
2003 M3 (not 2003.5, no sharkfin)
Carbon Black
Black/Red Interior (With Racing Seats)
134k Miles (won’t go higher than this, I have a daily).
6Speed (Fresh 85k tranny)
Mods:
Vorsteiner VCSL Front Bumper + 1 piece Race lip
Vorsteiner VCSL One sided Carbon Trunk (Painted full Carbon Black)
Vorsteiner VCSL Diffuser (Painted Carbon Black, 1×1 Carbon Exposed)
Updated LED Tails and Inner Trunk Lights
DEPO Headlights
Recaro Leather/Suede Pole Position Seats
Alcantara Rear Seat Delete
Tannin Red Door Cards
Piano Black Interior Trim
Euro Short Console with Eurotray
OEM CSL (ZCP) Tri-Stitched Alcantara Steering Wheel
OEM CSL E-Brake Handle
Alcantara E-brake Boot
OEM ZHP 6mt Shift Knob
OEM Alcantara Shift Boot
Dynavin V5
Kirk Racing Rollbar (Powdercoated Red)
Macht Schnell Stage 1 Intake Charge Kit
OEM CSL Headers
Status Gruppe Section 1 with 200 Cats
OEM Section 2
OEM Section 3
Evolve Tune
Autosolutions 40% SSK
Luk DMF050 Clutch Flywheel
Luk 03-054 Clutch Set
New Transmission (85k)
Function and Form Coilovers with Front Camber Plates
Rogue Engineering Adjustable Rear Camber Arms
Macht Schnell 75mm Competition Stud Conversion Kit
Powerflex FCAB
Powerflex RTAB
Brembo Red Gran Turismo BBK
355 4-pot Fronts
345 4-pot Rears
Hawk HPS Pads Front and Rear (less than 2000 miles on them)
Drilled Rotors
Apex Arc 8 Satin Black Wheels
18×9.5 +22
18×10.5 +27
Hankook RS3’s (Plenty of Life Left)
265/35/18
285/35/18
I’ve put a lot of time and money into this car, here are some of the recent maintenance done.
*Oil Change every 6000 miles
*Valve Adjustment done 2014
*All Coil Packs replaced 2014
*Spark Plugs replaced 2014
*Vanos Bolts and Seals done 2014
*6mt Swap done 2014
*Brand new Clutch/Flywheel 2014
*Rod Bearing Recall Done
*Status Gruppe Cats are 1 year old (less than 2000 miles)
*Rear Subframe show no signs of stress or cracks
*Alternator Replaced 2014
*Starter Replaced 2014
*Inspection 1 and 2 have been done by the dealership.
*Powerflex RTAB and FCAB done 2013
Here comes the BAD:
-Bumper have lots of chips
-One piece race lip has a tiny crack on the passenger side
-Passenger side of coilovers shock settings is unadjustable (on full soft right now)
-Tiny scratches and 2 dents on driver’s side door (wear and tear)
-A few scratches on rear bumper
-DEPO Headlights.. they work fine, but they are DEPO.. sorry my OEM lights went out for some reason.
The car runs great! Would be a great track-car/toy for someone. I might be taking parts off slowly if I don’t get any interest, and the price will change according to the parts being taken off.
Right now I’m asking for $22,000 OBO for the car AS IS. I believe this is fair due to all the parts included on the car, also I believe that this car is one of the more cleaner/well taken care of M3’s out there. The engine is SOLID.
I am located in San Diego California, no joyrides, feel free to come check it out anytime. Please email me for faster response: johnnysfeng@gmail.com