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Price
$36,000
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Location
Charlotte, NC, 28117, USA
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Condition
Used
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VIN
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Mileage
35,000
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Engine
8 cyl
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Drive Type
2WD
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Transmission
Manual
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Vehicle Type
Coupe
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Exterior Color
Silver
Description:
I own the car outright with title in hand. The car is in excellent shape (has never been raced or tracked, its spent almost all of its living fulfilling ‘sunday driver’ duties) and needs absolutely nothing other than a loving new owner. Car will be driven sparingly until sale. I absolutely adore this car, but I have the itch to try something new. Unfortunately, that means parting with this gem.
2008 M3 Coupe
6-Speed Manual
3 Owner Car
35,000 miles
Exterior: Silverstone Metallic
Interior: Silver Novillo Leather
CF Roof
VIN – WBSWD93578PY40721
Clean title, pristine Carfax
Price: $36,000
Location: Charlotte, NC
Willing to ship, but costs on the buyer.
If you are interested, please send me a PM with a list of any questions you have.
Car History
•First owner purchased the car in Utah in 2008.
•Car lived in Utah for 7 years. First owner put about 19k miles on it.
•Second owner bought the car in South Carolina in 2015.
•Car lived in SC for 5 years. Second owner put about 11k miles on the car. Traded it in for another BMW.
•Third owner (me) purchased the car from BMW of Columbia in South Carolina in early 2020. It has been in Charlotte ever since. I have put about 4k on the car since.
Car Details
This is a well optioned car. The original window sticker is attached as an image, but a brief summary is below:
Technology Package (M drive, Electronic Damping, Navigation)
Premium Package
Cold Weather Package
Car Condition
Interior - 10/10 - Silver Novillo Leather Interior is in pristine condition. Still smells great.
Exterior - 9.5/10 - The paint is in excellent shape and has recently been fully paint corrected and detailed.
Beyond a handful of small paint chips on the front end, the only imperfection is on the RHS of the lower front bumper (visible in the head on shot below). With how low these cars sit, seems like it's inevitable for that to happen.
Mods
Car was bone stock when I purchased it. I’ve added a handful of tasteful mods that ultimately represent how I think the car should have come from the factory.
AutoSolutions Shifter – Many find the stock shifter to not match the character of the rest of the car, it lacks feel. After talking with Ronald from AutoSolutions, he recommended a 25% reduction in throw length, 95a bushings (stiffest) at the stock height. Night and day difference between stock. Adds a little bit of NVH at low speeds, but honestly even pointing it out is nitpicking.
Relevant thread: https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1349745
ACM Exhaust Mod – Done by EuroWise in Charlotte. Absolutely amazing & mature sound with no drone. Visually, the system looks entirely stock.
Not my car, but this is the best video of the sound.
Relevant threads:
https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=712807
https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=646891
Swift Spec R Springs – (Front -1.0" drop, 279lbs/in; Rear -0.7" drop, 670lbs/in). Car rides like stock and has been aligned back to the stock specs. Handles like a dream. Stock springs will be provided.
Relevant threads:
https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=790330
Aftermarket Clutch Stop – Removes a lot of the excessive dead zone.
Relevant thread: https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=423171
Black Grill – Much needed aesthetic improvement over the silver grill. I will provide the OEM grill along with the car.
BMC Performance Air Filter – Recommended numerous times on this forum. Adds a little more induction sound past 4-5k. Stock filter will be provided.
Maintenance
- New spark plugs at 34k. Didn’t notice any slow down with the old plugs, but I swapped them out just in case. Since the car uses Ionic Knock Detection via the spark plugs, better safe than sorry imo.
- Oil changed right at 35k.
The car has given me absolutely zero grief and behaves well.
And here's another picture, just to tempt those of you on the fence about needing an N/A V8 that revs to 8k+ (mated to a manual
) in your life.
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The rod bearings are original. It's always difficult to say how much life they have left without opening up the engine (and at that point, you may as well just replace them). However, there's a handful of things that are on the side of 'They're just fine'.
-The mileage of this example is fairly low.
-It hasn't been a daily for any of the owners thus far (limited cold starts, car gets up to temp before any level of engine load..etc).
-All of the owners seem to have been responsible adults that have a fair amount of mechanical sympathy.
-The most common change interval for the RBs is 75k-100k, so plenty of time left on that front. Many owners have been able to go even longer (I personally wouldn't), as seen throughout this thread. https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...682601&page=69
For any motivated buyers, we can discuss more on the rod bearing front, but generally I try not to let the fear of rod bearings ruin enjoyment, that's no way to live life. Imo, based on feedback from countless other owners, this car will likely make it to atleast 75k before rod bearings need to be considered. If piece of mind is needed, an earlier swap to the BE bearings (larger bearing clearances that correct BMWs liberal configuration) will remove the worry of rod bearings forever.
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