1999 BMW M3 Silver/Black 5-speed 125k
#1
Selling my M3 now. Hopefully this sells as quickly as the Trans Am. I can give MM members a better price. PM if you're actually interested.

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It really is a clean car.

What I would do if I kept it:
Cooling system refresh
Replace window seal on drivers side rear window
Bushing refresh in the shifter

Everything else is fine. You get a little steering wheel wobble at 60+, but I really only notice it sometimes so it may just be the road I always drive on being uneven. Doesn't do it in all places on that road so who knows. I just haven't taken the time to look into it, because its not bad at all. Just being thorough for you all.
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#2
I miss mine so bad Sad

The ridiculous unnecessary on board computer. The 1 million different manual seat adjustments. The over complex main vent with heat and cooling so you can heat while you cool or cool while you heat. The small cup holders that won't even hold a kids sized cup. The smell of 15 year old German leather. The sagging glove box. The never ending project but the pure bliss from being behind the wheel of one.

I should but.... Really I shouldn't.

This relationship is just too unhealthy. I can't Sad <\3

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#3
Looks like someone is flying up from Florida on Wednesday to pick this up. Not sure I'd make that far of a trip for an e36, but whatever I'm glad to sell it to him.
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#4
enthusiasts gonna enthusi.

had a guy come from Pittsburgh for the XT and another from north PA somewhere for the S4. (not flordia far, but still burns a day on travel)
you do get to hold just about all the cards when they do that though. on guy tried to give me a hard time about some wear, which was clearly in the photos/description and wanted to lower the price. 'nope, have a great trip home' put an end to it pretty quick.

in other (stalkish) news, was that you in your 135 going thru the parking deck downtown friday a bit after 5? looked great!
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#5
Yea after my misguided E46 purchase I decided that when buying an old car you just have to budget travel as part of the expense. They made a gagillion E36s, but if you're looking specifically for an S52 silver/black, extremely clean, lowish mileage and totally stock example like this guy presumably is, it can be pretty damn hard to turn up what you want without having to buy a plane ticket.
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#6
davej Wrote:enthusiasts gonna enthusi.

had a guy come from Pittsburgh for the XT and another from north PA somewhere for the S4. (not flordia far, but still burns a day on travel)
you do get to hold just about all the cards when they do that though. on guy tried to give me a hard time about some wear, which was clearly in the photos/description and wanted to lower the price. 'nope, have a great trip home' put an end to it pretty quick.

in other (stalkish) news, was that you in your 135 going thru the parking deck downtown friday a bit after 5? looked great!

Yeah that was probably me. I think I was trying to find parking to go to the Bells event at downtown wine and gourmet. Should've just walked as downtown was packed at that point.
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#7
The guy from Florida took it. Back to one car again.
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#8
Do you know if he made it? Didn't you have a bad thermostat?
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#9
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:Do you know if he made it? Didn't you have a bad thermostat?

Bahahhah. This is why I don't buy cars from fellow MMers anymore :lol: The two times I did, the cars were total utter pieces of shit that I had to put a lot of time and effort into (and a little $$). Luckily flipped both for more money, but was an experience.
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#10
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:Do you know if he made it? Didn't you have a bad thermostat?

Possibly, it got up to operating temp fine. A bad thermostat isn't going to hurt anything in the short term either way. We must have drove my grandads old jeep for years with a bad thermostat.

I'm sure he did either way. There wasn't anything preventing that car from driving across the country as it was.

D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:Do you know if he made it? Didn't you have a bad thermostat?

Bahahhah. This is why I don't buy cars from fellow MMers anymore :lol: The two times I did, the cars were total utter pieces of shit that I had to put a lot of time and effort into (and a little $$). Luckily flipped both for more money, but was an experience.

Don't know that I would call an e36 that could use a cooling system refresh at some point in the future a piece of shit.

Edit: Well all BMW's are pieces of shit so I guess it works :lol:
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RawrImAMonster Wrote:Don't know that I would call an e36 that could use a cooling system refresh at some point in the future a piece of shit.

Edit: Well all BMW's are pieces of shit so I guess it works :lol:

There was this one white M3 that he bought... I remember that one. Yours was showroom-condition by comparison.
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#12
RawrImAMonster Wrote:Don't know that I would call an e36 that could use a cooling system refresh at some point in the future a piece of shit.

In MM you do.
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#13
My M3 was a piece of shit Sad

But i do miss her Cry

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#14
Lol yours was a problem child, I've never been in a car with a CSB that had gone to shit quite as dramatically as yours managed to.
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#15
MM and their M3's. Psssshhhhh
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#16
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:MM and their M3's. Psssshhhhh

You should pick one up. I have one for sale, it's only my 5th e36 m3....
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#17
Wait....you still have another one? I thought you only had the LS1 M3...jesus.... (bring it to vir Wink)

Thats tempting tho, newer year, less miles, white, M3
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#18
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:Wait....you still have another one? I thought you only had the LS1 M3...jesus.... (bring it to vir Wink)

Thats tempting tho, newer year, less miles, white, M3

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D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:Wait....you still have another one? I thought you only had the LS1 M3...jesus.... (bring it to vir Wink)

Thats tempting tho, newer year, less miles, white, M3

diesel/ls1m3/race car/thiswhitem3
Buying anything M3 from you would scare the shit out of me. What parts did you steal from this one for the LS/Race car and put "replacements" back onto it:lol:
Why do people just post what they are thinking? Without thinking.

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#20
The guy that bought it tells me today that the VA DMV mis-typed the VIN on the title when they issued it to me and switched a B for an 8. The DMV is such a terrible organization to deal with. I'm sure this is going to be fun getting it corrected.
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