1988 BMW M3

e30 Coupe

2.3L 2302CC l4 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated

Manual

WBSAK0309J2197503

Clear

GAS

For sale is my 1988 BMW M3 in Zinno Red colorand black interior. I can talk hours about this car and e30 in general so I’lltry to make it as short as possible. I am here to sell this car as I have verygood experience with ebay, as well as all buyers who bought cars from me in thepast. Car has 145k miles and it may getmore since I and my better half are using this car on our Sunday trips. 7 yearsago the car has finished its daily driver’s duty and since then has beentreated as a collector car. Car is blast to drive and it can be driveneverywhere. I drove this car between states many times and enjoyed everyminutes of it. The best part of the car is that it was always treated special,have never been neglected or left broken, always fixed at the time so I haven’thad to restore it or take it off of the road. Therefore 90% things in the caris original from the time when it left the factory. I received with the car alloriginal books and receipts. Car is almost stock; however Iintroduced few “era correct” improvements to it: · EVO air box · Scorpion exhaust · 5 stop light mod · Billstein / H&R sport suspension · Euro front bumper covers Car came with Racing Dynamicpackage which included rims 17x8 and steering wheel. There is also Dinan chipinstalled by a dealer few years ago. ENIGINE: Car has still its original s14engine with correct VIN on cam box. There are no changes to the engine exceptthe M3 e36 tensioner. There are no leaks as I removed two of them lastyear. <>BODY: Car was never hit and all panelsare original with VIN stickers. ALL. Paint is original but lower part of frontbumper and a passenger door, which had to be re-sprayed long time ago and bothI and previous owner do not know the reason for it, however the door hasoriginal VIN sticker. CAR HAS NO RUST. It is my second M3 e30 so I kind of knewwhat I was looking for this time. Windshield cowl and license plate areas arefree of rust. The battery tray is free of rust. Plastic pieces (bumpers andmirrors) are kind of darker/faded due to age, but it is not that visible. Sideskirts don’t shine as M3 e30 came originally this way. Rear spoiler has theselittle cracks and it’s faded. I purchased another one in same color with nocracks, but it needs re-spray too. Eventually I wanted to get the EVO spoiler withflap, but it didn’t happened. A windshield has still original factory stickers.There are two stone chips on the windshield from my trip through the mountainsof West Virginia. Headlights are nice and clear and are updated with newer brighterbulbs. Both original fog lights had cracks, so I bought brand new OEM foglights. All parts in general fromoriginal what this car had leaving the factory. INTERIOR: Still original interior is greatand it was kept nicely. As you can see on the pictures it is complete andnothing is missing. The leather was cleaned and freshened regularly, but carresided in hot climate so the seats have wear, but they are much better with myother 2 M3’s e36 with similar miles. No cracks or holes. Knob shifter isoriginal and the leather on it is worn. There is old school aftermarket stereosystem which I like it. The trunk has built in audio system with three equalizersand what not. Everything works. As you can see in the pictures everything wasfitted professionally with aesthetic touch. There is a 6 discs cd changer underthe passenger seat. ELECTRICAL: There were no electrical issueswith the car during my ownership. Car always starts, ALL gauges work correctly,all interior lights work correctly. Onboard Computer works and lights on. Checkcomputer works as well with no problems displayed. Car has aftermarket alarmand remote control which work. Car has automatic start but I do not use it. MECHANICAL: Car has original S14 engine whichis fantastic. Always starts first time. Does not smoke and is FAST. Last year Ihave done some small overhaul which had included: · Two oil pans removal and reseal · M3 e36 tensioner installation · New vacuum hoses, · New coolant hoses and reservoir · Coolant flush · New (rebuilt) updated BNR alternator · Power Steering fluid flush · A/C overhaul and conversion into R134 · New tie rods end, end link sway bars + newalignment. · Oil cooler replaced (the old one was damaged dueto hitting the item left on the highway) Previously it had done: · H&R/billstein installation · New steering rack The car brakes great even though thebrakes weren’t touched for few years and last 7k miles. ABS Works as it should.Car is fast and is stable on the highway as well is reliable when sitting inthe traffic. Starts every time and in general is solid. I sure am forgetting some stuffas I bought hundreds of small things for this car from PelicanParts and havereceipts for it. WHAT I DIDN’T DO: · I couldn’t find any proof of when thedifferential and transmission fluids were replaced. So I bought the RedLineShockproof (?) for tranny and another RedLine (forgot what kind) asrecommended, but never got into doing it. All fluids will go with the car. · As mentioned, the plastic pieces as well as passengerdoor could be painted to match the color. I am impressed by its originality,therefore I didn’t touch it, but this is full disclosure auction and I want tosell the car with no disappointments to anyone. · There are stone chips on the front bumper, hoodand fenders · There is a little dent on the front left fendernext to the headlight · Front fenders were rubbed by the owner beforeprevious owner, who bought too big tires for the car and simply damaged thepaint on front fenders and liners. The paint is cracked on the edges of frontfenders. · Car needs tires – old tires are 7 years old.Time for new ones no matter the thread. · There was a very little leak from the seal atselector rod on top of transmission. I bought the seal, but never got around itand it will go with the car. It could be done with flushing the fluid intransmission. · Unfortunately the A/C started to act weird.There has to be a leak because I refilled the freon in the system and AC workedfor few weeks and then died again. I will add into the descriptionwhen I put my hands on the car’s folder. AUCTION DISCLOUSURE: Please no time wasters. I had many texts and phone calls just for no one to to come to look at it. Amazing how people call, ask irrelevant questions and never show up.J The car is being offered for salein other media so I may close the auction at any time. I can meet everyinterested party in Holland Tunnel area on New Jersey side. No trades. Noriders. I can make the car available for inspection every day after 6:30pm orweekend at any time. No one will drive the car but me. If you have any questionplease send message over the ebay. No financing, I am private owner and carenthusiast. <> <> <> <> > <> <> <>Link to over one hundred pictures: http://s1156.photobucket.com/albums/p566/oliwer78/?start=all For better contact you can text me at 973*647*seventy six*fourteen.BUY IT NOW $18600. On Jul-18-12 at 20:12:33 PDT, seller added the following information: Forgot to mention that all ignition components: wires, spark plugs, coil, rotor were replaced 400 miles ago. Please note that this is the only car on ebay now with ALL vin tags on ALL the panels. NO resprays, no parting, no  old/new paint peeling, no stories.