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1995 Bmw M3 Base Coupe 2-door 3.0l on 2040-cars

US $6,200.00
Year:1995 Mileage:122344 Color: /Black interior
Location:

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Longmont, Colorado, United States
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FOR SALE: 1995 BMW M3

 

White exterior/Black interior, manual transmission

122,344 miles

 

Low miles, garaged its entire life, rarely driven M3

 

New tires/wheels, new spark plugs, new hood shocks, newer windshield, new battery (not a cheap one, OEM size), and a recent tune up.  Brakes 10,000 miles ago and a valve job at 109,000 miles. 

 

Aftermarket stuff:

 

Zionsville auto to manual conversion, performed in 2003

Cold air intake, AEM dryflow filter

European MAF

Bimmerworld throttle body boot

Fidanza lightweight flywheel

Sachs high hp clutch/pressure plate

TRM software

OBD 2/aftermarket exhaust

 

Zimmerman cross drilled rotors

 

Kenwood CD player

 

Story behind the car:

 

I have owned this car since December 23 2001.  I have owned several cars while owning this car as well, it has always been a low mileage second vehicle for me.  It has been garaged and only driven once per month (at most) since 2008 while I attended college in Denver.  I need to buy a new car to accommodate a family, and I rarely drive the car even now after college.  I hope to find an owner who will take good care of it and really enjoy the car as I have.

 

Pertinent information any buyer would want to know:

 

Gebhardt BMW in Boulder entered an odometer reading of 40,000 miles when I took the cylinder head in to have the cams removed (requires BMW special tool) for the valve job at 109,000 miles.  I have no idea why they entered this value.  Simply calling them several years later when I found out it was on Carfax did not fix the problem.

 

Vehicle was repainted in 2002 due to spinning out on ice and going through a chain link fence.  Scratches to paint and windshield were only damage.  Insurance claim paid for repair at a local body shop.

 

Right fender replaced and repainted due to a truck backing into me in the Target parking lot.

 

Wearing or worn items:

 

Driver door glass has a chip on the edge

Driver seat slightly discolored/faded by left side bolster

Left front strut leaking, all others fine

Trip computer display has some inoperative pixels

Oil leak at oil dipstick tube where it meets oilpan

Seepage from valve cover gasket

Between the two leaks the car uses 1/2 quart every oil change (3000 miles)

Normal wear and tear

 

Buyer responsible for shipping and/or pickup.

 

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