wolfgang1

Year: 1998
Make: BMW
Model: M
Mileage (numbers only please): 17000
Color: silver
VIN: WBSCK9330WLC86291
Price (no $ sign please): $17000
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): Texas
Body Style: Cabriolet
Transmission Type: Manual - 5 speed
2 or 4 Wheel Drive?: 2 Wheel Drive
Engine Type: Fuel Injection
Stereo System: AM Radio

thinning the herd. Selling my early 1998 M Roadster with ~17k original miles.

Bought last year. Learned that my wife and I are really not "convertible people".

One previous owner. Clean carfax. Always a TX car.

The cooling system are known weak points with this generation M3 drivetrain. When I bought the car, I immediately changed the entire cooling system preventatively, including stewart water pump.

Super nice condition and priced to sell.

TrappistMonk

nice car, if it was the coupe, I would be calling you now. Good luck with the sale!

mkk62

Had a new 2008 m roadster drove it 80k in 3 yrs. never a problem. Great deal. Tempted

Glws

Mk

LMC911TURBO

Nice car. They are fun to drive!

jaundice

Are the roadsters the same as the coupe as to when they got the bigger motor? 2001?

MaddMike

Short answer, yes.

Long answer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M_Roadster

Motorama

I owned a 1st gen MCoupe for 8 years. They have a stiffer body, are much rarer and were made in very few numbers. Having said thay i would so rock this. Great cars.

wolfgang1

better pics to follow - sorry that these ones are so bad

the interior is in really nice condition - you will notice that the plastic clip that is meant to hold the seatbelt on the side of the seat has fallen off - this is a very common problem, and unfortunately requires the removal of the seat leather to repair properly. It is this way on both seats. Was this way when I bought the car, and I didn't do anything about it.

Car also had the famous "seat shimmy", where you would feel a small shimmy with momentum transfer while braking. I did fix this with the recommended permanent fix using 8 plastic washer/gasket type things.

Lots of interest, with most folks asking for better pictures. I'm on the road, but will get some when I return home

Also worth noting - all of the original VIN stickers on each body panel are intact - indicating that the panels are all original, including the hood, which is MASSIVE.

krush

Bump for a notoriously picky car buyer. if wolfgang1 stroked a check for this car it is an exhaustively researched/primo specimen

wolfgang1

lots of interest, but still available.

folks have asked for more pictures. apologies in advance for the dust/dirt. Found out that the car's hydraulic cylinder (electric top) failed. Car is with my mechanic to have the cylinder replaced, and he took the pictures today.

Madturk

Here is a free bump for you. I have a later M Roadster and owned a 98 at one point.
These cars are awesome. Buyer won't have remorse.
Glws

wolfgang1

Lots of interest, but the car is still available. Great time for a convertible in the South (car is in Texas)... not so great for northern climates

Several folks have asked if the subframe mounts have been reinforced.

I left the car with my mechanic so he could go through it to make sure there are no outstanding issues. He found that the hydraulic cylinder was leaking, so that has been replaced (for the top).

While the car was in his care, I had my mechanic look at them.

He used to be a bmw dealership master tech (now on his own).

He said that in his experience, the rear trunk surface welds are the first to go (when it happens). He inspected them (sent me a picture) and said they look like new with no signs of cracking.

He said it is not surprising for a car with so few miles.

wolfgang1

sold!