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E46 M3 Coupe / 6mt / Vorsteiner Csl / Bbk / Coilovers / Iforged / Adult Owned on 2040-cars
US $23,895.00
Year:2002
Mileage:102100
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Location:
Austin, Texas, United States
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This is a prime example of a truly timeless automobile. The E46 M3 has a beautifully structured design coupled with a world famous inline-6, producing over 300 hp and revving to 8000 rpm. It is stylish, reliable, fuel efficient (most of the time), and practical. This car has an AutoCheck score of 82, which is higher than some E92 M3s, let alone most E46s. There are absolutely no stories, accidents, recalls, or any other imperfections on the record of this car. I’ve wanted one of these cars since released in 2001. I had the unique opportunity to purchase this one from a friend of mine, who also happens to be the owner of BrenTuning. This was his personal vehicle that helped promote his tuning company. He purchased around 50k miles and sold to me around 70k. He did most of the modifications you see. I have kept it garaged, maintained, and detailed since purchasing in 2010. I am an ex-detailer and remain passionate about the cleanliness of my personal vehicles. For those of you that are in that world, the car is currently polished with Menzerna PO85RD and topped with two layers of Zaino Z5 Pro. I purchased this car in 2010 when I moved to Texas from the Northeast. It has never spent a night outside. I’ve only used BMW OEM parts and fluids for any repairs and maintenance it needs. It has seen rain less than 10 times since I’ve owned it. Lucky for us Texans, it never rains here, and the car is always clean. I daily drove this car for the first three years of ownership, but only put about 9,000 miles a year on it. After that, I picked up another vehicle to alternate with. More recently, I began working from home so this only gets used 1-2 times per week. My reason for sale is because it is time for something new. I truly love this car and it will be painful to part with. I’ve had it since March of 2010, which is longer than I’ve owned any other car. It is the most driver-centric vehicle I’ve owned, which will be hardest to part with. However, someone deserves to give this one a go. I’ve only put 3,000 miles on it since November. It is truly special and receives regular compliments. Condition None nicer. I don’t
use that lightly. I’ve sold a lot of
cars before, both my own and as a consultant.
I’ve been to local M3 meets and put the 2006 Texas M3s to shame. They are hard pressed to believe the age and
roots of this car. If you tell someone
this car is 2002, they won’t believe you.
It is as clean as they come. The only cosmetic imperfections are with the elbow areas on the driver's console/door armrests (normal wear) and cracked lower portion of the front lip. The driver's door titanium trim has a little bubbling as well. I rewrapped the lip in 3M carbon fiber vinyl after
a truck dropped a branch on a dark highway with nowhere to go. When wrapped, you don’t even know there is
damage. Thankfully the lip took the brunt of the impact and nothing else on the
car, or under the car, was affected.
Unfortunately, they don’t make this lip anymore, so I had to
improvise. There are a couple of
blisters on the rear driver’s side wheel-lip that have been there since I’ve
owned it, but not worsened. This is
shoddy chrome work from iForged, but they refuse to repair it. It didn’t bother me enough to have them re-chromed. Other than that, what you see is what you
get; an impeccably maintained and cared for E46 M3. Overview:
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