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Gorgeous 2002 Bmw E46 M3 With Many Tasteful Upgrades! Not Driven In Winter! on 2040-cars

Year:2002 Mileage:130000
Location:

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
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Hello all. Thanks for the interest in my M3. I purchased this M3 almost a year ago exactly. I purchased it with the intension of it being a fun summer car. I knew full well that it would not be driven in the winter because I had a Toyota Landcruiser for that part of the year. I enjoyed it greatly for the warmer months and put it away before the first snow last fall. My current though is to attempt to consolidate down to one car and purchase a BMW 335xi. I thought I would attempt to sell the M3 with this plan in mind. Please note that I am not in a hurry to sell. In fact, I love this car. If I end up keeping it for another year, I will do so gladly. Therefore, please don’t send me any lowball offers. I know how hard it is to find a well maintained E46 M3 6-speed, especially one with all of these nice upgrades (it took me about a year to find this car). In addition, this car is not wintered! No salt and muck. I kept it in the garage under car cover up on jack stands all winter long! I have just been waiting for all of the salt and snow to be off the roads before I take it back out.

The buyer should know that this is a very well maintained car, and I have a two inch thick folder full of receipts for the car totaling over $15,000 in repairs and maintenance! Some very high dollar fixes / replacements have been completed including a NEW BMW transmission and clutch done about 2.5 years ago to the tune of $7,500. Apparently some of the syncros had started to complain a bit, so the previous owner had a factory replacement transmission installed, and then sold the car… bad for him. Great for me (and you). All of the normal BMW M3 issues have already been addressed. Wheel bearings, bushings, etc all upgraded and/or done.

Here is a small list of the recent work / upgrades to the car:

Bilstein coil-overs

CSL front bumper

CSL rear spoiler

CSL Diffuser

BMW 330d short throw shifter

Powercoated black 19"s with NEW Conti DW Tires

Magnaflow catback stainless steel exhaust - sounds awesome!

AFE intake

New Stoptek Slotted rotors with red calipers and Hawk pads

Angel eyes

 

Other really cool add-ons :

Dice Ipod hook up in glove box

ZHP Alcantara steering wheel

ZHP Alcantara shifter boot with ZHP knob

Carbon fiber Dinoc trim

Carbon fiber side gills

Black Kidney grills

Professionally Tinted windows

 

Some additional items within the last year:

New rear trailing arm bushings and alignment

New differential pinion and output shaft seals

New thermostat and Coolant flush

 

Please forgive the somewhat random photos. I still have the car in storage and just pulled these together from my phone pics.

Please feel free to Call or text with questions 4I4-587-I789 or email: c.e.wenzler (@) gmail.com

 

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