Journey to selling my 2004 E46 M3, currently at 29,000 miles

[gixxer]

Got few PMs, with common questions, so i'll get to those points here, using below sample inquiry,

Just wondering what the deal with the E46 M3 is. Mod list, reason for selling, what kind of amount you'd want. Let me know what you're thinking.

Nothing special about these sales, had been on my mind for a while but just kept pushed back and also hard to part with something that you've been tinkering as projects for this long.

Mod list, yes, will get that.

And then there are list of "unfinished" work that will post pictures of current state

What amount? As mentioned above, was thinking of $30K, but after what i received for e39 m5 from EAG and looking broadly in say BaT, braining storming what a "fair" asking price really is given,

pro's:
a) single OCD owner
b) current condition
c) low miles
d) mods

con's'
a) mods
b) optics from being boosted

Was really thinking a "local" buyer to avoid any headaches, but will see...

[gixxer]

Make them both modded less badly and they will sell for more.

Thanks for the tip.

I do have a "local" (potential) buyer, he's been pestering me for >year, when i told him, take both cars for $40K, with the cars in current condition with unfinished work. And he's meeting me this afternoon? hrm...

[gixxer]

Okay, let's try (now i know why part of the selling is all the efforts needed to market the thing... )

Not in any particular order,

1. supersprint from front to back, stepped header, race cats, race exhaust (yeah, has drones), and that thing with dual pipes to the exhaust (originally was that bottleneck pipe thing)
2. vorsteiner CF diffuser, front spillters
3. OEM alarm retrofit at the port
4. OEM csl bootlid
5. ACS roof spoiler
6. Bluetooth ULF gen 13 (last generation)
7. OEM TV module
8. OEM Sirius
9. CD changer (didn't come with the base car)
10. OEM refresh interior parts (yes, still low mileage cars do need refreshing of interior parts), try to remove few grey into black parts (pictures to follow)
11. rear camera in one of the license plate light hole (not yet wired to the TV module)
12. OEM LED license plate lights
13. complete OEM tools in the bootlid toolbox
14. OEM fire extinguisher under the original seat (i've seen some folks with Recaro seats that have retrofitted to add OEM fire extinguisher, was planning to try do the same)
15. Complete BAV sound speakers upgrade
16. Intravee integration with Alpine HD Radio
17. OEM AUX for additional Bluetooth audio support
18. OEM warning triangle mounted in the rear driver side
19. KW coil over INOX V3 <<-------- i had pictures of the original box, so yeah, just copy paste, easy peezy
20. Michellin ps4s, less than i think, few thousands miles on them
21. AutoZone duralast platinum AGM battery installed in Mar 2022
22. Blackstone Lab oil analysis report
23. Recently had pre-cat O2 bungs replaced
24. vanos bullet proofing --> haven't done that yet, still mulling over doing it
25. fuel pump was upgraded to, was that hellcat version, to support E85, did run with E mix few times
26. custom tune by local tuner, spare MSS54HP DME
27. MSS Mapper for map switching
28. Mason Engineering rear brace in the trunk
29. DINAN engine strut brace <<-------- not yet installed
30. Turner wheel studs
31. Turner subframe reinforcements
32. OEM ZCP Alcantara steering wheel with original buttons
33. Snow Performance Meth injection
34. Active Autowekre SC gen3/level 2, have dyno's with various pulls, fuel mix, with and without NOS spray
35. Nitrou Express 75 wet shot with power bottle opener (sprayed few times during pull and on street), MSD RPM window switching thingy, there is one other part for this install, can't recall what it is top of the head
36. Rogue Engineering short shift, engine mount, RTAB, wheel spacers, RSM, that thing that makes clutch shorter distance (can't recall what it's called)
37. Brembo
38. Recaro PP <<--------- not yet installed, with Mach Schnell parts
39. OKADA plasma direct, ignition coils
40. powerflex bushings (squeeky)
41. PerformanceBox, never used it
42. Elitte Engineering catch can
43. Gauges, 3 total (two AEM for boost, afr in bank 1), one Nitrous Express, includes afr for bank 2
44. OEM powered wing mirrors
45. All documents, including service records, mods (i think), manuals, original window sticker
46. Umnitza halo rings, also pre-wired for multi-color LEDs, not yet installed
47. GrafxWorks (???) lighted door sills
48. 3.95 (or is that 3.91) diffs from some place i can't recall (i think there is only one place that sell this)
49. Alternator replaced with new Valeo in Oct 2008'ish
50. Fuel-It Ethanol sensor bluetooth
51. front/rear FOBO tire sensors
52. Blendmount for radar detector (still not better than seamless integration of V1 in E39 high cluster)
53. ...

Cons:

1. passenger side air bag recall campaign, procrastination, need to first remove trim to avoid tabs breaking off
2. ...

[gixxer]

sold (both) to local buyer

[jdamore44]

wow, that buyer is stoked.

[simon_c]

What just happened here

[liam821]

What just happened here

something something for sale thread something something Jarad. 🤷♂️

[Arith2]

Hopefully you got more than $50k otherwise you just got robbed.