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1990 Bmw E30 M3 - Well Maintained, Documented History And Records, Low Reserve! on 2040-cars

Year:1990 Mileage:82400 Color: Red /
 Black
Location:

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:2.3L 2302CC l4 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: WBSAK0309LAE33434 Year: 1990
Make: BMW
Model: M3
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: Base Coupe 2-Door
Options: Sunroof, Leather Seats, CD Player
Drive Type: RWD
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag
Mileage: 82,400
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Black
Number of Cylinders: 4
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Excellent mechanical condition and interior, very good exterior condition"

For sale is my Zinno/Black 90 e30 M3, this very well cared for example has only 82k miles (that's only ~3,500 per year for the last 23 yrs!) I purchased this car from Enthusiast Auto Group, for those not familiar with EAG, they specialize in M-cars and only deal in extremely tight examples that meet the most stringent requirements, I encourage you to look at some of the other examples of what they offer and have sold in the past (website is enthusiastauto dot com; can also see the former ad for this car if you search e30 M3's and instead of "in stock" availability choose "sold", and this car is the 4th down in the list). 


Car is mechanically near perfect with no expense spared to keep it that way, I have extensive books and records (see picture below) and car has never been tracked or abused. I had a post purchase inspection done by Eurowise in Charlotte NC, which came back clean (look them up on any forum and see what others say, guys there are legit and know their M-cars very well). Car runs fantastic and I would conservatively call it a 9.5 from a mechanical perspective

Interior is very clean and extremely tight, leather is in great shape with no heavy wear spots, rips or tears. There are no dash cracks or fading, carpet is in excellent shape and car has new oem floor mats.

Exterior is in very good condition, but in full disclosure it is not in the same near show car condition as the mechanicals and interior but is still very, very good for a car that has been driven and from 5 ft it looks great (took it to cars and coffee couple weeks ago and people were drooling). The exterior does have a few small cosmetic nits here and there, none are individually very significant or unexpected for a 23yr old car that has been driven - a couple of small stone chips on the front and hood, a small hairline crack in the spoiler, and a couple of pea sized spots of paint cratering on the roof and on the black rear bumper trim, see the pics below disclosing these minor nits. For me near the near perfect interior / mechanicals and still very good exterior represented exactly what I was looking for in that it provided me with the most value as I bought the car to enjoy and drive without fear of a small stone stone chip on the highway, and even with these minor blems, the exterior condition is still better than 90+% of what is out there. 

Car represents a rare opportunity to own a low-mileage essentially perfect driver that is still in the top 10% of what's out there, or simply with a paint job you could have a show quality example in same category as the examples EAG and others have been selling in the upper 30's and even the mid 40's as of late

Way too many specifics to further list out everything that has been replaced / upgraded but have in excess of $10K in receipts. For serious inquiries please call me at 757 286 8615 to further discuss
 
Please Note: the accident that shows up via Autocheck as "minor roof damage" was related to hail damage back in '93 when the then owner made an insurance claim that shows up in the Autocheck report.

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The BMW isn't in such great shape, though. The windshield is in a bit of a state, with safety glass sprayed all over the passenger side of the cabin. There doesn't appear to be any sheetmetal damage, at least from what we can tell from the video. Although there isn't any blood, the hit is really hard. The initial point of impact is at 0:57. Check out the video below.

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