Hi all.
I've owned this car for 90k miles, now with 260k. It has been my commuter car, but now I no longer need to commute to work, I can let go of this much loved, extremely reliable car. Asking $3250.
At 260 miles the motor still runs strong and reliably. I've done a lot of maintenance on the car, but the engine has stayed reliable and strong. I am not sure if it was rebuilt prior to me owning it, of if the engine is just very reliable. I typically change the oil at half the computer recommended interval, which is pretty long in my opinion. It will lose a little oil in that half interval, but not excessively.
The car has lived in the southwest, and when in Nevada prior to my ownershp the windows were not tinted and the leather has aged. The interior is clean though. The headliner was replaced, so no sagging.
In 2014 I rear ended a car which damaged the grill and hood and core support, and front left headlight. The hood is from an M3. The fenders and bumper skin are original with their respective VIN tags in place. On poor advice I replaced the grill with aftermarket unit and doesn't fit very well. I filled out DMV paperwork, but am not sure if it's in the car's public records or not. The autocheck I have prior to my purchase is free of accidents and a score of 73.
Here are some additional perks and details about the car:
New hid/xenon bulbs inside Depo glass lenses. These lights are Bright, I believe 5k color.
Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole position summer tires. These tires are safer than all-seasons in all conditions except frozen wet weather. When summer rains are pouring the car drives Very confidently, past the other drivers who are nervous about hydroplaning. They are also a huge performance improvement for sport driving through the corners. The sport suspension is slightly lower and with stiffer sway bars, and handles like an entry level sports car should.
Wheels are OEM e36 M3 17" front wheels. The M3 has wider rear wheels, but this car doesn't need wider rear wheels. The all around 225 contact patch is the same as what was originally installed. The wheels are about the same weight as than the 318 wheels they replaced, but are offset about .5" towards the outside of the car. Handling and connection to the road with the shorter sidewall and quality tires is a Huge improvement. The car feels much more like a Sport model car should.
The struts and shocks were replaced with correct OEM/sachs msport shocks. These are the original red label originals the car came with.
The M-TECHNIK shifter emblem I believe is an e30 M3, and was used on a few other cars from that era as well.
The clear coat is flaking in some areas on the roof, rear bumper and on the passenger quarter window.
There are some dings. The hood and rear deck have dents. dingdoctoraz.com quoted me 225 repair them. I made the mistake of trying work out dents in the passenger front fender. I should have left them to paintless dent repair. There are other minor dings and paint flaws, but overall the paint is glossy, clean and healthy.
The recirculator switch stopped working. The regulator is stuck in Recirculate mode.
The car will come with new in box Bosch O2 sensors that will be due on the car in 10k miles.
It is currently due for trans, diff and oil changes, but does not need anything else.
Here is my maintenance log. It does not include oil changes because I let the car's computer determine when those were so didn't keep record.
05/01/12 trans and rear diff fluids 176000 cycled out the trans and rear diff fluid once before filling each with synthetic fluids (royal purple in trans, and Mobil1 in rear diff)
05/01/12 air filter 176000 also removed crumbling, stiff foam sound baffling that resided above the air filter. Baffling in lower portion of box still in place
06/01/12 cabin filters 177000
06/01/12 replaced o2 sensors 177000
06/01/12 spark plugs 177000
07/07/12 intake manifold boot and fuel tube 179000
07/07/12 both belts 179000
04/11/13 replaced clutch and shifter bushings 190801 see scanned pdf for itemization
10/04/14 R&R rack and pinion, hoses, reservoir, tie rod ends 230700 rack is a rebuild from rackdoctor.net
10/04/14 air filter 230700 air filters seem to stay clean for a long time
10/04/14 rear hatch springs 230700
01/01/15 replace fuel filter 236500
01/01/15 replace pcv valve 236500
01/01/15 replace entire cooling system 236500 except heater core
01/01/15 clean injector faces 236500
01/01/15 replace injector orings 236500
01/01/15 replace spark plugs 236500
01/01/15 replace alternator brushes 236500
01/01/15 replace belt tensioner bearings 236500
01/01/15 replace fuel feed line oring @fuel rail 236500
01/01/15 replace rotors, pads, wear sensors 236500
01/01/15 cleaned throttle body 236500
01/01/15 replaced front sway bar bushings 236500
01/01/15 replaced all valve cover rubber 236500
02/15/15 replaced rear sway bar bushings 238500
02/15/15 replaced all shocks/struts 238500 used OE sachs for m-technic sport
02/15/15 replaced exhaust hangers (3ea) 238500
02/15/15 replaced oil filter housing gasket 238500
03/04/16 replaced HID headlamp bulbs 260000
03/04/16 Rebuild driveshaft and center bearing 260000
04/01/16 replace battery 260000
