2005 BMW M3 Convertible (E46) Manual

[nwdon63]

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/18832132

[JJ77]

Between 2019 & 2024 services, why the 5 year gap, where was the car in this period? Thank you

Edited by JJ77 on Monday 21st July 13:53

Edited by JJ77 on Monday 21st July 17:43

[nwdon63]

Hi, during this period the vehicle was under previous ownership(3rd) and only done 2324 miles between the services. The previous owner is a Doctor and owned the car for approx 15 years. He informed me that during his ownership the car was always garaged and kept on a trickle charge. He only used the vehicle occasionally on weekends and only when the weather was good. Thank you.

Edited by nwdon63 on Monday 21st July 20:31

[lyricalgangster]

Gorgeous car, love the E46 M3 - one of the best car designs ever.

Good luck with the sale.

[nwdon63]

Thank you for your kind words.

[John watkins]

Good morning do you know if your car has had the rod bearings upgraded also is there any rust on the rear subframe.Regards John

[JJ77]

Ok, thanks. Garage and trickle charge is good, but car has seals that go off, in expensive places, and car needs use and servicing during these 5 years.
Good luck with sale, unusual colour, but not for me.

[nwdon63]

Hi, as far as I’m aware the rod bearings have not been done as the car has relatively low mileage, I believe it is recommended to have them done around 100,000 mileage.
Regarding the subframe, at the most recent inspection 2 service, it included a body inspection which was carried out by BMW with no issues reported regarding subframe. Also on all previous MOT’s there has been no report of subframe corrosion or issues. Thanks

[100 IAN]

Disappointed with PH description of the car. Fortunately i went to view yesterday as description made no mention of corrosion on both front wings - zoom in on pictures 123 + 124, nor the 'matching set of Michelin PS4 tyres' being date code 2014 and showing significant signs of cracking.

[nwdon63]

Hi
Thank you for coming and seeing the car yesterday. I appreciate your feedback regarding the corrosion on the front wings and the tyre age. I wish everything regarding the car to be transparent with no surprises to the next keeper of the vehicle. The car is 20years old and i would have thought some corrosion on the front wings is normal. I would like to add that after looking at all previous MOT’s since 2015 there is no mention of tyre issues. Thanks again for your feedback.

[Rb465]

The description doesn’t mention anything about showing signs of rust around the front wheel arches but on the photos they look to have an arc of corrosion all round is this the photos or do the arches have rust problems appearing?

[nwdon63]

[Dave Marsden]

Hi,

This is Dave from PistonHeads. Many thanks for your question on the the arches, please see detailed images from the seller above.

Kind Regards
Dave

[nwdon63]

Hi thanks for your enquiry
I have attached close up photo's of both front wing arches
I hope this helps
Thank you

Edited by nwdon63 on Wednesday 30th July 10:55