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Ultimate Parts Car: 1997 Bmw M3 Base Coupe 2-door 3.2l 95% Stock! Single Owner! on 2040-cars

Year:1997 Mileage:241000
Location:

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

NOTE: first and last pictures are from 2012 after paint job. Interior picture is from 2012 after restoration. After a detailing however it won't look unlike this. More recent pictures included of all sides.

 I am the original owner of this car. The motor was from a 2000 M roadster (last year they made stock engine). Car has 241,000 miles exactly. Drove like a champ until the day it died (thought it was a blown coil pack). This car has basically EVERY STOCK OPTION:

0) Engine is from 2000 M roadster and had about 150,000 miles. Car had 241,000 miles exactly when it died.
1) Conforti Chip 1998
2) Dinan Air Intake 1998
3) Active Autowerks Exhaust 2006
4) M50 Manifold (installed 2008)
5) Carbon Fiber Trim (stock, Limited Edition)
6) Carbon Fiber Door Pulls (had to be special made)
7) Carbon Fiber Rear Ashtray (installed 2013 - mint)
8) Sports body kit with some Luxury package interior items (leather door liners)
9) Rebuilt Transmission 2010
10) Replaced Final Drive 2011
11) Adjustable Front and Rear (premium TMS)Camber/Caster plates.
12) Car was professionally repainted in 2012 and body is in great condition
13) Vader Seats for all 4
14) BMW Business CD (installed new in 2012)
15) Replaced all speakers in 2012
16) Gauge Rings

17) ASC Delete (parts provided)

18) No glove box sag!

19) BMW Motorsport Door handles (brand new drivers handle included not installed yet)

20) 6 CD Changer in trunk was recently replaced

21) Brand new UUC Motorwerks Short Shifter installed November 2013 - one month before car died

22) Brand new EVAP in trunk.

23) Rear end was rebuilt in 2010 with welding.

24) Leather eBrake.

25) Bosch glass headlights

26) Clear corners with Invisibulbs.

27) Most repairs documented on M3Forum where this car was famous! I will offer 7 day email support for the first 30 days!

28) Metal pedals.

29) ALL Light bulbs work on all electronics!

30) Digital Climate control with no missing pixels.

31) OBC with deluxe options from Lux Pxg

32) Lowered (H&R black springs for street)

33) Bilstein shocks

34) LTW Rims (Staggered - no full spare)

35) Rear spoiler with new Cyclops light.

36) Motorsport side badges.

37) New fuel pump and both floats working in gas tank.

38) Three-spoke steering wheel with tricolor M stitching and airbag (no airbag light).

39) Brand-new fog lights with premium bulbs.

40) Plastic underbelly just installed 1 month before it died - front end was never so tight.

This car could still do 0-60 in under 6 seconds until the day it died.

See video for more!

I loved this car and kept it so mint that in 2012 when it was painted and I restored the interior it was literally better than the day I bought it, given all the upgrades.

Video (of 2 days before they broke windshield Sat - pm me for video of windshield).

http://s1261.photobucket.com/user/kirkpatricknn/media/WP_20140612_007_zps0182daf1.mp4.html


Thus, I am not parting it out - I am hoping someone who has an engine and some expertise will restore this to its glory days!

BMW M3 for Sale

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Massive Airbag Recall Affects Seven Automakers

Mon, Jun 23 2014

The recall of faulty airbag inflators supplied by Takata has exploded today to grow to seven automakers. In most cases, only models in certain high-humidity regions were affected because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found in its investigation that moisture played a role in determining whether there would be a problem. However, some companies opted for national campaigns. The exact number of affected models for these campaigns isn't yet known at this time. BMW is recalling an undisclosed number of 325i, 325Xi, 330i and 330Xi models from the 2001 through 2005 model years and the 2001-2006 model year versions of the 325Ci and 330Ci for the driver side and passenger side inflators. Only vehicles currently registered in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the US Virgin Islands are covered under this recall. Neither Chrysler's filing with NHTSA nor its press release list the specific models affected, but a company spokesperson told Autoblog that at this time it only covers the driver and passenger side inflators for the 2006 Dodge Charger in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the US Virgin Islands In most cases, only models in certain high-humidity regions were affected because the NHTSA found that moisture played a roll in determining if there would be a problem. Ford is recalling an estimated 58,669 cars that include the 2005-2006 model years of the Ford GT for the driver and passenger inflators, the 2007-2007 model years of the Mustang for the driver side and 2004 Ranger for the passenger side. It covers vehicles originally sold or currently registered in, wait for it... Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the US Virgin Islands. Honda is issuing three separate recalls regarding the problem. First, the company is recalling the 2002-2003 model years Civic, CR-V and Odyssey and the 2003 model year of the Accord, Element, Pilot and Acura MDX to replace the passenger's side inflator. This covers all models nationwide. Second, Honda is repairing the passenger's side airbag inflator in the 2003-2005 Accord, Civic, CR-V, Element, Pilot, the 2003-2004 model year versions of the Odyssey, the 2003-2005 model year Acura MDX and 2005 Acura RL. However, only for vehicles located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Owners will be notified in July. Finally, Honda is separately replacing some models' driver's side inflators.

Watch the trailer for Locke, a movie that takes place entirely in BMW's X5

Fri, 21 Feb 2014

It's no surprise that driving can be incredibly stressful. You're basically trapped in a metal box, and until fairly recently, your ability to communicate with the outside world beyond the toot of a horn or a rolled-down window was all but nonexistent. Locke, a new film starring actor Tom Hardy (best known for his role as Bane in the Batman movie Dark Knight Rises), capitalizes on that feeling of isolation and stress by setting the entire movie in a BMW X5.
Locke is written and directed by Steven Knight, author of Eastern Promises, and the trailer shows Hardy's character being put under increasingly intense emotional stress as he drives along in his Bimmer. We don't know much more than that, as the 90-second trailer really doesn't give away much.
The film premiered at last year's Venice Film Festival, and reviews are available that tell more about the story, but we don't believe in spoilers. It's poised to hit theaters in the UK on April 18 and the US on April 25. The trailer reminds us of a far more artistic take on Steven Spielberg's 1971 movie, Duel and has our interest piqued. Scroll down to watch the trailer, but consider yourself warned, there's a brief moment of profanity.

Rolls-Royce sketching out SUV for possible 'late 2017' release

Wed, 14 May 2014

With each new story on the Rolls-Royce SUV, the Goodwood automaker comes off as more at ease with their reluctantly birthed yet necessary sport ute. Company design chief Giles Taylor told Autocar that his team is still "sketching to assess the viability of the concept," which to ours ears means they're trying to figure out if such a beast is even possible within the confines of the brand. If it is, Taylor says it will be "a shooting brake, not a crossover with a sloping roof. A proper SUV."
A different company source, unnamed, seems confident that Taylor's team will figure it out, telling the magazine it would start at 200,000 pounds ($335K US). However, that same source said the vehicle will be "a kind of Mercedes-GLK-plus-plus," which is a baffling description in several ways. More reasonable is the speculation that it will ride on Ghost, not Phantom, architecture and make its debut sometime around late 2017.
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