Bought on 04/27/13
When I first saw her:
Driving back home, stopped in CT for Redbull:
Hit 155k on the way in PA:
Thought this was funny for some reason (was delirious after 13 hours of driving):
Some background info on the car:
I bought this car from the original owner who had it dealer serviced, at the same dealership he ordered it from, for it's entire life. From 2004-2013! Stacks of maintenance records, and after a 3 hour PPI, compression, leak down, and suspension bushings/subframe checks it passed with flying colors.
Now the main part, I bought this car at 154,785 miles, all highway as it has no paint defects other than stone chips. Since it had such "high" mileage it was initially a turn off, but I figured I'd give her a go, with a PPI. Turns out this high milage E46 M3 was the best E46 M3 in overall condition/performance/maintenance history/and general honesty I had come across over my 4 years of searching for one. Then, I bought her.
I usually have a knack for finding cars way out of state and extremely far away, fortunately, my parents are in the travel business and are extremely/annoyingly spontaneous folk and will never say no to a trip even if they are pointless and I don't come back with a car. This trip was different however, I always went with my dad, but my mom wanted to go for one. So off we went to Pittsburgh to pick up the car. Landing in Pittsburgh, saw the car all pretty and got a ride in a GT3 RS with full GMG exhaust, OEM Rollbar, Tune etc. I have a video, I will upload it later.
Picked up the car, paid the money, said my thanks and drove 13 hours straight back to Boston. Best drive ever. Car did not give me any issues other than it going through gas extremely quickly for an I6.
I look forward to using it properly.
Factory Specs
2004
Carbon Black
Cinnamon (Heated/Powered/Lumbar Seats)
6 Speed
Brushed Aluminum Trim
Moonroof
Bi-Xenons
HK Sound
Exterior
Painted Reflectors
Macht Schnell 90mm stud kit
Turner Motorsports 17.5mm/Macht Schnell 10mm Spacers F/R
3M Clear Bra
Sharkfin Delete
Interior
OEM BMW Motorsport Golf Ball Shift Knob
OEM F10 M5 Illuminated ZHP Shift Knob Boot
AC Schnitzer Pedals
DIY Clutch Stop
OEM Euro Long Console
Aux Input
WeatherTech Floormats
Engine/Driveline
Dinan Intake
Dinan MAF
Dinan Throttle Bodies
Dinan 545i Modified SSK
Dinan 3.91 LSD
Dinan Stage 4 Tune
Bimmerworld Silicone Intake Boot
Exhaust
JVT-R Ceramic Coated Headers
OEM Section 1
OEM Section 2
Mevius Exhaust
Suspension/Brakes/Wheels
TCK D/A 450/550
TCK Camber Plates
TCK Monoball RSM's
H&R Adjustable Front Swaybar
PFC 01 Pads F/R
OEM ZCPs with Michelin PS2s 245/35/19 and 285/30/19
Alignment Specs
Corner-balanced
Right height set to 13.5 F/R with a driver and half a tank of gas
Running medium stiffness/medium compression
Camber: -2.75F / -1.8R
Toe: 1/8F / 1/16R
Caster: Set as far back as possible