1 of 1 Individual 2005 M3 Stratus Grey over M Alcantara, Slicktop, ZCP, 59k Miles

[flipjohannon]

BIMMERPOST / Classifieds

Asking Price:

Sold

Item Interest

I am sure I am going to regret selling, but am putting my unicorn up for sale; most likely one of the cleanest E46 M3's out there.

Here are the details:

2005 BMW M3 59k Miles
Individual Stratus Grey over M Alcantara
Slicktop
Competition Package
SMG
WBSBL93475PN61371

Clean title, no accidents or paintwork, dealer maintenance since new (can send copies); all stock with the exception of a OEM CSL Trunk, Carbon Kidney & Side Grills, DINAN Rear Strut Bar, Aluminum Pedal Covers and K40 Front/Rear Laser/Radar Detector/Jammer

Recent maintenance:
Dealer Inspection 2 (Including Valve Adjustment) and front and rear brakes (All OEM Parts)
Refreshed interior including seat side bolsters, steering wheel trim and new A & C Pillars
All new Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (+90% Tread)
Full Gtechniq Ceramic Coating:
Exterior - Crystal Serum Ultra + ExoV4 + C5 WheelArmor
Interior - Leather/Alcantara Guard + G1 + Matte Dash

Had a well known BMW shop look the car over and found no problems, but happy to coordinate another PPI for potential buyers.

Enjoy pics:

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Yes, this is the same Stratus Grey M3 that was on Bringatrailer a few years ago; the previous owner Aaron is a good friend of mine who offered the car to me and I could not turn it down after seeing how clean it was/is:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-bmw-m3-6/


Link to pics:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kilyuqhldikxbt3/M3.zip?dl=0

[HELROTM3]

Wow! Keep it!

[donut_boi]

If you have no justifiable reasons to sell the car, I would try to keep it as much as possible OP. Its a 1 of 1 that you could never ever recreate, I regret selling my E46 til this day.

Regardless, you have a very beautiful car and I wouldn't be surprised if EAG contacts you tomorrow.

Gluck with the sale OP and hope she finds a great home

[xander_g]

keep the car

[PKL]

Sell it, to the right buyer, and get what you want next

[M3_Enjoyer]

I'm an E46 guy at heart.. this is VERY special. glws!

[ghostpoo]

Wow. Gorgeous car! GLWS

[JDAURIA]

Great spec, goodluck with sale!

[Frozen]

Special Car.

[Siajoon]

Dude what are you doing! Don't sell this thing..

[flipjohannon]

Took deposit this morning; happy/sad day.

[edu09]

Me....happy

[mvestor]

Lucky new owner. I've been searching for a Sterling Gray E46 for years...this one almost had me rethink my search.

[IB M]

Congrats - way to own/drive a cool car for over two years basically for free.

New owner will get the same opportunity cause this car isn't going to go down in value with reasonable mileage accumulation and documented maintenance.

[Richsocal12]

wowwwww

[edu09]

flipjohannon it was great meeting you and thank you for such a smooth transaction, love this car and it looks even better in person, i will take care of it the same way as you have done during your ownership, this is the cleanest E46 M3 I have ever seen!

[flipjohannon]

Originally Posted by edu09

flipjohannon it was great meeting you and thank you for such a smooth transaction, love this car and it looks even better in person, i will take care of it the same way as you have done during your ownership, this is the cleanest E46 M3 I have ever seen!

I’m so glad it went to someone who will take great care of it!

Car is sold thank you for everyone’s compliments!

[wyatth]

Lets see some more photos from the new owner! Congrats to you both.

[Frozen]

Congrats to the new owner. Are you going to swap the transmission?

[edu09]

Originally Posted by wyatth

Lets see some more photos from the new owner! Congrats to you both.

Thanks, will post some pics on the weekend

[edu09]

Originally Posted by Frozen

Congrats to the new owner. Are you going to swap the transmission?

Man i am debating on this, will it loose resale value if i modify it from its original OEM configuration or on the contrary will it gain value because of the 6MT more desirable transmission? SMG is certainly a rougher transmission compared to DCT, i am still trying to get used to it, i am not ruling out to convert it to 6MT later on but have this doubt about resale value, not that i am planing to sell it but to rather trying to protect its value

[BayE30]

Originally Posted by edu09

Man i am debating on this, will it loose resale value if i modify it from its original OEM configuration or on the contrary will it gain value because of the 6MT more desirable transmission? SMG is certainly a rougher transmission compared to DCT, i am still trying to get used to it, i am not ruling out to convert it to 6MT later on but have this doubt about resale value, not that i am planing to sell it but to rather trying to protect its value

i was thinking this same thing when i was reading the ad. i think to protect the value being as how its a very rare config, it should be left as-is.