New owner, E46 M3 Questions

[endaitr]

Hey!

Looking to buy an E46 M3, looking at this one at the weekend :

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/m3/2003-bmw-m3/8364624

Does anybody recognise it ?

Issue is that the clutch has started to slip, he was honest over the phone, is this an issue on a supposed 80k mile car ? (genuine?)

He has cartel report, but I am going to get my own aswell just incase its forged etc...

[318 iS Cosmos]

Do you have the reg no? Looks fairly clean, and if all the checks have been carried out as mentioned in the ad, should be a good one. It's not unusual to see a clutch on a high performance car start to go at that mileage.. all depends on the type of driving done. IIRC mine was changed at 65k.

[endaitr]

Do you have the reg no? Looks fairly clean, and if all the checks have been carried out as mentioned in the ad, should be a good one. It's not unusual to see a clutch on a high performance car start to go at that mileage.. all depends on the type of driving done. IIRC mine was changed at 65k.

The reg is 03 D 79268

That re assuring!

How much do you reckon the clutch/fly/bearing would cost to replace including garage fee ?

[318 iS Cosmos]

Ah ok, I don't know that car..thought it might have been 03d130 but no... eh you're probably looking at 600-800 for clutch and flywheel, not sure on labour. PM @[Valdelisbmw] on here. He knows these M's v well

[Peter-E36]

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[rebel.ranter]

Do you have the reg no? Looks fairly clean, and if all the checks have been carried out as mentioned in the ad, should be a good one. It's not unusual to see a clutch on a high performance car start to go at that mileage.. all depends on the type of driving done. IIRC mine was changed at 65k.

The reg is 03 D 79268

That re assuring!

How much do you reckon the clutch/fly/bearing would cost to replace including garage fee ?

Not an issue per say but a reg that high indicates that it is a UK import. Worth doing a good bit of digging in to the history.

The guys here will tell you all about the cracked floor where it meets the subframe. Budget for this work to be done on any car that doesn't specifically mention it being done. If it's not done then it will likely need to be done.

[Gavin46]

try and get the uk/ni regs for it and post them lots of these were driven in the border areas while still on ni plates and it might be more familiar to some on here if they had the uk/ni reg. my cousin had the identical car you never know it could be it!
the reg had M3 DG and another letter in it i sold it for him to a guy in Dublin with 34K miles i think

[endaitr]

try and get the uk/ni regs for it and post them lots of these were driven in the border areas while still on ni plates and it might be more familiar to some on here if they had the uk/ni reg. my cousin had the identical car you never know it could be it!
the reg had M3 DG and another letter in it i sold it for him to a guy in Dublin with 34K miles i think

I did another cartel on it and the UK reg is GK03VOA

[GregM3]

Just collected my M3 from Conlans Naas today which had some work done under warranty. 2006 but with similar mileage to this.

In the office and don't have the full list of changes in front of me but this is what I can remember off the top of my head.

Brake lines changed (corrosion)
All piping replaced and changed to copper (rust on exhaust)
Rubber seals changed in rear diff and topped up with oil (was leaking)
Rear springs changed (crack in back left)
Tierod in steering rack replaced
DSC sesnor replacing - DSC light & hand brake light were permanently on (both amber) and couldn't be turned back off. Would happen at various intervals and for varying periods of time, sometimes for a few minutes and other times for long journeys.

Full work came to about 2k but all covered under BMW warranty and the car is like brand new now. Point is, make sure you get some one to check underneath the car or you could run in to some costly changes if buying without warranty.

Something to be aware of - on particularly cold mornings from a cold start the car can "jerk" when driving at low speeds shortly after take off. Common in many M3, just need to let it get up to temperature before setting off

[Paddy]

Ah ok, I don't know that car..thought it might have been 03d130 but no... eh you're probably looking at 600-800 for clutch and flywheel, not sure on labour. PM @[Valdelisbmw] on here. He knows these M's v well

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Is @[Valdelisbmw] not selling a better example? Or has he shifted it? Same colour with black leather???

Welcome to the forum by the way!!