2002 Dinan M3 for sale

[dos3]

Make / Model: BMW 2002 Dinan E46 M3 (coupe) For Sale $25,000
VIN: WBSBL93482JR16840
Mileage: 25,175
Options / Color: Carbon Black, premium leather interior in black, SMG II gearbox
Length of ownership: Original owner, never tracked, no accidents, garage stored, no winter driving
Maintenance records: was regularly maintained, doubtful I have all the receipts
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
Shipping: negotiable
Ask price: $25,000


Dinan mods:
cold air intake
throttle bodies
Dinan differential gearing
exhaust
front / rear strut tower braces
software


Other mods:
Euro headers
Supersprint high flow cats
(OBD II sensors deactivated, but makes clean emissions)
HRE wheels (custom)
Moton Club Sport suspension (shocks, springs, sway bars, reservoirs, etc.)
Brembo brakes


I am the original owner and this was my first new car. It’s been mostly sitting for the last 6 years or so in my climate controlled garage. It’s sentimental so I’ve held on to it but I could use the garage space back and so it’s time to let it go. I take it out for a short drive a few times a year just to exercise it a bit. It’s always on a trickle charger and has stabilizer in the fuel. All of the work and maintenance was all performed by Fall Line Motorsports in Illinois. They maintained all the fluids, suspension tuning, Dinan installs (they were an official Dinan installer). I’m sure I had all the receipts from the work and maintenance but I don’t even know where to go looking for them now. As the car has not been used regularly it needs a full fluids change and probably a general maintenance check up (check plugs, belts, etc.). When I take it out I don’t wind it out for that reason. It also has the airbag recall that needs to be performed which is at BMW’s cost. It still starts up instantly and runs flawlessly and sounds great! There is some interior aging. The window rubber seals are dry and there is some cosmetic cracking of the interior plastic panels, in particular near the shifter. I asked someone who used to work on the car about it and apparently it’s fairly common on E46s.


It has Euro spec exhaust headers (which was good for extra horsepower). The US spec headers had the cats embedded in the headers right where the exhaust comes out of the cylinders. This was for US cold start emissions but made for more back pressure. The euro headers are wide open and we put high flow Supersprint cats further back in the exhaust chain. So the car makes clean emissions but the OBD II sensors don't work. Fine for WI and most states but a problem for IL. IL requires emission check every few years and they don't do a tail pipe sniffer they just plug into the OBD II sensors. And that throws an error. I used to have the car in IL and then moved it to my house in WI which is about the time when it mostly sat in the garage.


There were a couple of versions of the Moton suspension at that time. This is the ‘Club Sport’ kit which was really the only one that they recommended for street and track. The other version was pure track and they did not recommend it for regular street driving. Apparently it was quite harsh. As the car was intended to be a street car with the occasional track day I went with that. Then I just worked all the time, got married, had kids and never took it to the track so it stayed just a street car. To be clear the car was never tracked. There is no comparison between the handling on this car and a stock M3.




pics: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zn4b3uxlt...64d8We92a?dl=0

[PDXFactory]

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[jason89i]

Small world. I too am a Lake Geneva resident. Interested in the M3.

Not on the forums very often. Please email. Cheers, Jason

[dos3]

I sent you a PM with my email. If it doesn't come through please try sending me yours. Thanks.

[D1ESEL]

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[grice12]

I wanted to see if the car is still for sale? If so you can reach me at 2102463580 IAN