Would You Buy this E46 M3?

[AlpineBmwM3]

I was strolling through the Adesa auction list this afternoon looking around in the M3 market to see what's coming up for auction.
I was disappointed not to see any e92's in the market, but they'll probably pop up more often sometime next year.

Anyways, I came across this e46 M3.
It just gave me a, "What the hell was this person thinking?" moment.




With 75K miles, it's an interesting car. But the looks in my opinion totally kill this poor machine.

What are your opinions?

[Mike36]

Slap some CSL wheels and remove the M3 badge on the grill. I dont mind the blue interior so much but thats replaceable too!

[fatmatt]

Just take the rice to your advantage. Buy it up cheaper, sell those wheels, debadge the front, Paint the trim back black. You can resurrect it. I say with some TLC it could be a good car. I would probably get it, if it was cheap enough.

[boomersooner523]

I would look into its history...the hood doesnt seem to line up very well...maybe a crash?

Also the wheels can be sold or deducted from the price and also other things are replaceable.

Id buy it if the price was right and everything checked out

[fatmatt]

I would look into its history...the hood doesnt seem to line up very well...maybe a crash?

Also the wheels can be sold or deducted from the price and also other things are replaceable.

Id buy it if the price was right and everything checked out

Good looks on the hood. But it could also just be popped.

[chickentoe82]

the hood is popped, sell all of that junk for good parts and as good as new

[tman1299]

just fix it.

[Sparks Factory]

i dont see crappy trim and wheels being a no buy. i just see it as an afternoon of de-ricing and then enjoying how cheap you got a low mile m3 for.

[luke318is]

someone likes Smurfs!


srsly, buy it,fix it, flip it

or keep it :

[The Fello]

looks like its got cloth seats to.
id but it & sell the rims ASAP lol

[QuickSilv3r]

Where are the fog lights and all the front bumper guts (mesh grill, fog surrounds)?

[alieus]

looks like a previously salvaged car put back together alll wrong.

[Butler]

I'd say its worth your time, checking out the history and seeing it in person should help you make up your mind. Cloth seats are sick!

[Esteban213]

Yeah, and fix it.

[ilya1585]

If you can get it for 10-11 do it....

[KirkA]

Yeah, and fix it.

Why do you even post?

The interior is replaceable and so are the wheels. Love LSB

[bigpuppy]

I'd check it out. Like everyone said, you can sell the wheels and clean it up a bit. I'd be very interested in the records and the missing pieces on the front bumper, kind of makes you think it may have had some sort of damage on the front.

[Serious]

LSB on cloth no sunroof is a badass car. Sucks it's SMG, which would make me think twice.

Depends on the price. Other than the wheels/trim/badge it doesn't look too bad

[cr2596]

SMG makes me wary. Cloth and no sunroof, though.

If the price is right, take a chance.

[vikgiri]

nothing on bumper may mean it was recently replaced and sprayed?

[raider408]

I would.

[northmiler89]

smg is meh and early smg 01/02 which was when the lsb's were sold (IIRC) is trash. even the new smgs are finicky but the older the smg the more POTENTIAL headaches.

if you can get it cheap..why not though.. sounds like a fun fixer upper to me..

edit... it looks like the blue is just painters tape. look at the wire traveling from the passneger seat to the blue trim, right above the gps... it goes under the felt or paint or whatever.. then look at the smg console.. looks like tape there too...

my 0.02$

[E46Pinoy]

well at least its an m3 *wink*

[Okin]

Nah, It's painted. I've seen the same car before. This pic was in Framingham, right?


Steering wheel pieces were painted as well as some other trim. front was a replacement for another aftermarket bumper that it used to have and there used to be a system in it.. IIRC.

[persianbmw91]

is the hood misaligned or half popped? isnt that knob poking out