Help me find an e36 M3

[BLAIR]

MM, help me find an M, Yes im jumping on the bandwagon, but Ive always wanted one. My current DD is a yellow 20th AE GTI and im getting bored with it and I hate yellow cars. Its a fun car but I got it for a good deal and I can flip it and make some money. The GTI will go for around 9k so Id like to turn around and buy an M for about the same price. Im kinda looking at it as a break even trade, but I get a RWD car that wont attract stupid yellow car attention.

The M3
e36 chassis
must be manual
must be a coupe
NO yellow, red or black.
must be around 9k. will go higher for right car.
Prefer stock but tastefull nice mods are ok with me.
lower miles the better but i do know its more about how the car was taken care of so I guess it doesnt really matter.

The plan is to use this as a DD. I drive around 20kish miles a year

HELP ME FIND A CAR GUYS post up what you all find

THANKS

[.RJ]

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For sale is my 1999 BMW M3 coupe Sport Package (E36). This car is in great condition, no accidents, non-smoker, garage kept, clean/clear title in hand. With a 2 year old and another child on the horizon, IÔÇÖm forced to sell my toy. Details are as follows:
Silver exterior/Black interior
3.2L I-6
5-speed manual transmission
150,XXX miles
Sunroof
Tri-spoke steering wheel
Heated/power seats
ÔÇ£VaderÔÇØ seats
Rear seats fold down and have headrests
Harmon/Kardon stereo
New wheels & almost new tires
Here is the list of maintenance/upgrades recently performed:
108,000- Radiator & fan
119,000- Blower resistor & IHKA
126,000- BMW OEM Water pump
127,500- Brake job
127,500- BMW OEM guibo
135,400- UUC HD Rear shock mounts
135,400- UUC Rear trailing arm bushings
135,600- UUC Black Transmission mounts w/ Enforcers
135,800- BMW OEM fuel filter
135,900- BMW OEM M3 floor mats
135,900- M3 Shifter knob
136,300- Thermostat & aluminum thermostat housing, coolant flush
136,300- Power steering fluid & pump hoses
137,100- BMW OEM A/C belt
137,800- NGK BKR6E Spark plugs
137,800- Bilstein Sport shocks & struts
137,800- UUC Swaybarbarian 27mm front swaybar & bushings
138,750- BMW OEM front swaybar endlinks
138,750- Alignment
142,500- Rear brake calipers rebuilt
144,300- BMW OEM front bearings & hubs
145,000- Fuzion ZRi tires
149,400- Redline Transmission Fluid
149,500- ASA AR1 wheels
149,500- Vorshlag wheel stud kit
CDV delete
ASC delete
Front strut hats swapped
Oil changes with BMW OEM filter and Mobil 1 0W40 synthetic
Only issues:
DriverÔÇÖs side fog light has crack in the lens & is not working
Front tweeters in door are blown
CD changer has power, accepts CD cassette, radio shows that a CD track is playing, but no sound is played through the speakers
Front of car has expected wear from the mileage

All buttons work perfectly. This car drives & looks excellent. To see and drive this car you would guess it has only 75K miles, itÔÇÖs really been that well maintained.
I purchased the car from a BMW Technician.
Asking price is $9,200. If interested email cox864 (at) earthlink (dot) net or call 864 590 6456. I am located in Simpsonville, SC.

Thanks,
Daniel

[BLINGMW]

[BLAIR]

what are some of the bmw forums i can search? Pretty much all I know where to look is craigslist, autotrader, car.com etc.

whats the easy button for?

Also, I know the 95s take very well to mods being that they are OBD1. Is it worth holding out for a 95? Im in no hurry to make a quick purchase and willing to wait for the right car. Even willing to spend more money if the car is super nice and worth it.

[BLAIR]

RJ. the car above looks very nice and obvioulsy very well maintained. KBB private party in excellent condition is $8,100. These m3 guys usually getting more than blue book on cars?

[.RJ]

RJ. the car above looks very nice and obvioulsy very well maintained. KBB private party in excellent condition is $8,100. These m3 guys usually getting more than blue book on cars?

I have no idea how the sell prices compare to KBB, but you could buy a car for less $$ that easily needs all the work that's already been done on this one... I dont think it will last long at that price.

[REED]

MM, help me find an M, Yes im jumping on the bandwagon, but Ive always wanted one. My current DD is a yellow 20th AE GTI and im getting bored with it and I hate yellow cars. Its a fun car but I got it for a good deal and I can flip it and make some money. The GTI will go for around 9k so Id like to turn around and buy an M for about the same price. Im kinda looking at it as a break even trade, but I get a RWD car that wont attract stupid yellow car attention.

The M3
e36 chassis
must be manual
must be a coupe
NO yellow, red or black.
must be around 9k. will go higher for right car.
Prefer stock but tastefull nice mods are ok with me.
lower miles the better but i do know its more about how the car was taken care of so I guess it doesnt really matter.

The plan is to use this as a DD. I drive around 20kish miles a year

HELP ME FIND A CAR GUYS post up what you all find

THANKS

when you say must be a coupe - do you really mean, not a convertible, or do you not like the sedans either?

I would check out bimmerforums.com

find an E36 in that price range should be pretty easy, just depends on your idea of "lower mileage" around $10k is right in the 100K Mile mark I think.

[REED]

'98 M3 Sedan - Estoril Blue - 122K - $10.5

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[BLINGMW]

whats the easy button for?

You posted a WTB, a car was found in 30 min that met your criteria...

That was easy...

no?

anyone?

*chirp* *chirp*

Anyway, sure, wait for a '95 if you really plan on going all out with engine mods, but just take a look around yourself, there's plenty to do to the 96+ and it's been well developed by now. Upgrading ECU software's easier than replacing a chip too. I wouldn't think you'd want to go spending a bunch of money on mods for a car you're going to put 20k/year on, but I'm old.

[BLAIR]

Ok yea.. i get the easy button.

coupe only.. no sedan.. the blue one posted above is also auto..

engine mods would only be basic bolt ons and prob never go further than cams

[D_Eclipse9916]

Actually in the past few years OBD2 is not bad to go to. Simply do a conforti chip, m50 manifold (ps I got one laying around ), intake and exhaust and its typically newer. It is now beleived with an OBD chip, intake exhaust, and m50 manifold, the obd2 is actually faster than an obd1 with intake, exhaust, and chip (comes stock with s50/m50 manifold).

Also the 95s have weak retainers, and knowing you, youll be beating up on it, soo that may influence your decision.

96-99 also have more torque, and 98/99 came with the three spoke steering wheel, much better sound system, a stronger front subframe, and a higher geared rear differential.

[D_Eclipse9916]

And posted link above is not bad if you can bring down the price. My vehicle has a bit less miles and has all the same maintenance/mods done when I bought it aside from:
CDV delete
ASC delete
I have contours and dont have the LTW sills.


However his has black interior, and mine is alpine white. I paid $8800 and I beleived I paid too much, but the thing was mint and the guy was a fellow autocrosser, (real reason was it was the color I wanted so I jumped oh well)

One issue with the above (although I think its a very fine example). Your going to have to replace the front control arms. They dont last on these cars when you start autocrossing/beating up/road racing on them/NOVA potholes. I didnt see it in the list, I am replacing mine this winter as I develoed a "pop" on track changing directions. They dont look brand new and track guys complain abuot em only lasting 1-2 seasons....soooo im overhauling my whole front suspension, and motor mounts (I have the same UUC trans mounts as the guy above).

[.RJ]

$8800 is too much for a '99 in good shape? Damn.... prices have come down more than I thought.

IMHO A well cared for E36 is well worth a little more $$ once you've owned one thats been neglected and is falling apart (I have). Lots of little things like to fall apart and the earlier cars had a really neat self destructing interior - if its been taken care of with a nice interior and the suspension has been taken care of (shocks and bushings) they are really, really nice to drive.

Edit: The other alternative could be if you want a project and want to do you own work you could buy a high mile example and plan on a total overhaul of the suspension bits, cooling system, belts, brakes, and other wear items as long as the interior was in good shape. You may be ahead $$ if you can find one cheap enough.

[BLAIR]

$8800 is too much for a '99 in good shape? Damn.... prices have come down more than I thought.

IMHO A well cared for E36 is well worth a little more $$ once you've owned one thats been neglected and is falling apart (I have). Lots of little things like to fall apart and the earlier cars had a really neat self destructing interior - if its been taken care of with a nice interior and the suspension has been taken care of (shocks and bushings) they are really, really nice to drive.

I totally agree with your RJ. i too would much rather pay alittle more for a nicer car than pay less and have to spend a lot of time and money getting it up to spec

And DJ. Thanks for the info. I guess Im just remebering back in the e36 days when the 95 was like GOD and the obd2 cars couldnt touch them. Good to know the later cars can make the same power.

[D_Eclipse9916]

I honestly think that silver one is a good buy, but if you want white

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[REED]

coupe only.. no sedan.. the blue one posted above is also auto..

ahhh didn't notice that

if you have a hard on for a white one (as you should, cause its the bees knees) I've been toying with the idea of putting mine on the market.

[BLAIR]

coupe only.. no sedan.. the blue one posted above is also auto..

ahhh didn't notice that

if you have a hard on for a white one (as you should, cause its the bees knees) I've been toying with the idea of putting mine on the market.

I LOVEEE WHITE hahahah.. what you got in mind? white is my number one choice :thumbup:

[Mike]

I honestly think that silver one is a good buy, but if you want white

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that wing has got to go, but i have a semi. how many white m3s is too many?

[JustinG]

there can never be enough

[Mike]

i think the wing and those godawful wheels it used to have are reason enough to not buy it. IMO it speaks volumes of the previous owners. i've never met many people who lacked taste, but whom i'd buy a car from. am i crazy?