For Sale: 2003 BMW M3 (Titanium Silver, 167K Miles)
Open to trades for other M Cars (preferably E9x, but open to offers).
Maintenance
Engine & Drivetrain:
Suspension & Steering:
Brakes:
Cooling System:
Other:
Modifications
Exterior:
Interior:
Performance:
Additional Details
Cons:
If you're interested or have trade offers, contact me for more information!
Link to photos:https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Tq?usp=sharing
- TL;DR:
- Big 3 Maintenance: 2 of 3 done (Rod Bearings and Subframe Reinforced)
- Extensive maintenance history and upgrades, with receipts and an Excel log of modifications.
- Turnkey condition; ready to drive cross-country.
Open to trades for other M Cars (preferably E9x, but open to offers).
Maintenance
Engine & Drivetrain:
- Rod bearings replaced twice: under recall and again at 127K miles (Lin’s Automotive).
- Subframe reinforced in 2021 (Lin’s Automotive).
- Manual swap completed at 145K miles using OEM parts, including a new LUK clutch and flywheel (Lin’s Automotive).
- Valve cover gasket, valve adjustment, and spark plug gaskets replaced (Euroworks).
- New fuel pump and fuel filter.
- Driveshaft rebalanced; new center support bushing and guibo.
- New 80K-mile differential from ZCP, fully refreshed with new pinion seal, side seals, bolts, and bushings.
- New starter and alternator.
- All pulleys and belts replaced.
Suspension & Steering:
- New Bilstein B16 suspension with Ground Control camber plates.
- Synchro Design Works rear trailing arm bushings.
- New tie rods (OEM).
Brakes:
- Ceramic brake pads (all corners) with new front rotors.
- Brake fluid flush (ATE brake fluid).
Cooling System:
- Mishimoto electric fan conversion.
- Coolant flush (BMW coolant).
Other:
- Fully refreshed axles (new boots, grease, and joints).
- New spark plugs, ignition coils, and injector O-rings.
- New air rail O-rings.
- New rear wheel bearings.
- New wheel speed sensor.
Modifications
Exterior:
- Paint corrected and ceramic coated with G Technique Exo V5.
- Advan RS2 wheels with brand new Firestone Indy 500 tires (255/35/18 square setup).
Interior:
- OEM NLA purple M-stripe floor mats.
- Patina Research cupholder.
- Euro center console.
- Alcantara armrest.
- ZHP shift knob.
- ZCP shift boot.
Performance:
- Gruppe M intake.
- Dinan muffler and OEM section 2 exhaust.
- Hotchkis front sway bar.
- Motorsport Hardware stud conversion.
- Dinan front strut bar.
Additional Details
- Miles may increase slightly as the car is occasionally daily driven.
- Binder of receipts dating back to 2018 and detailed Excel file tracking all modifications available for serious buyers.
Cons:
- Sunroof doesn't work; I planned to replace it with a sunroof delete panel, so I never bothered fixing it.
- Typical E46 slightly saggy headliner.
- A few rock chips on the front bumper and hood.
- Two minor accidents on Carfax from 2009. Appears to have been a fender bender, as the car was able to drive away under its own power.
If you're interested or have trade offers, contact me for more information!
Link to photos:https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Tq?usp=sharing
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