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That’s right, this is one of only 690 S54 powered M Coupes ever made. At 87k miles, this car is still one of the cleanest M Coupes you will find. I am definitely one of those OCD car owners. I pressure wash the underside and wheel wells at least twice per year, rinse the engine bay at least every other wash, wash the inside of the wheels frequently, change the oil religiously with the Castrol TWS 10-60, etc. Everything in the car works exactly as it should. The only two items (other than maintenance components) that are not original is the rear view mirror and the shift knob (and I have the original shift knob). This car shows virtually no wear inside.
I got the car at 50k miles and immediately installed polyurethane subframe bushings. The subframe on this car looks original and shows no signs of failure. Other recent maintenance includes front sway bar endlinks (oem), front sway bar bushings(polyurethane), Bilstien shocks (I forget if they were sport or HD), Whalen seat bushings, valve check adjustment, and a serpentine belt. There is probably more that I am forgetting right now. I’ll have to go pull receipts and edit the above.
This car has ALL original body panels, with all VINs, and all original paint. No work has every been done. HOWEVER, while parked, the rear fender was dented by someone else who couldn’t park. I have pics of the damage. I chose to use a paintless dent removal instead of replacing, or repainting the rear fender because I wanted the car maintained original. The rear fender is not perfect though. I have deducted the cost of replacing the fender from the value of the car already. I have pictures of the repaired fender as well, though it is difficult to comprehend the real condition. I would say that from 10 feet away you can barely tell anything is different. Oh, and the car went for an alignment just 1 month before the incident and again immediately after and it was perfect.
One rear wheel has a curb scratch. Again, I was going to repair it, but I chose to keep the car as original as possible.
The tires have under 5k miles.
The car is available for a PPI at anytime in the general bay area. Please free to ask any questions or open discussions with me regarding this car.
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Pics of the car are here:
http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j63/rallyguy/M_Coupe/
pics of the damage, and post damage are below.
Last edited by rallyguy; 06-22-2011 at 05:10 PM. Reason: fixed the color description
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Fixed the color description in the title. Thanks for the heads up, it was late last night when I posted.
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Just to add some info the maintenance, the following was also replaced when the suspension was serviced.
New Bilstein sport shocks were installed along with new oem strut bearings, oem spring pads in the front, and Ground Control rear upper shock mounts. The stock rear shock mounts are a very high failure item on these, and many of the BMW’s that use that same mount. Oem springs are on the car and it was never lowered or altered. New front control arm bushings were also installed at the same time. After the suspension was installed, the car was aligned at Mountian View BMW on 7/6/10. New Continental Extreme Contact DW tires were installed at the same time.
AT 50k miles, when I bought the car, I immediately installed polyurethane subframe bushings as a preventative measure for the dreaded subframe failures on these cars. Though it is not a subframe failure, rather a differential hanger failure, a search on the internet for subframe failures will explain this. This car show NO signs of any damage, the bushings were installed to prevent damage. Also at 60k miles, the valves were adjusted. Oil has been replaced at exactly 10k miles ALWAYS. When I change the oil, all of the green service lights are still lit up, but I refuse to use oil, even synthetic, for more than 10k miles.
As noted by JMartin03, the front bumper is scraped on the bottom, but it also has a fair amount of road rash, especially on the lower section of the bumper.
I also did not point it out, though the pictures do, the seat bolsters are not even worn, no frayed threads, nothing. I am very careful entering and exiting the car, and I have never once worn jeans (with those metal rivets!!) in this car.
I am very open to any local enthusiast coming by to check this car out for the sake of posting to inform other members that may not be local. This car has nothing to hide.
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Added some pics to the photobucket account including embroidered M cargo mat, complete tool kit, original window sticker and all owners documents.
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PPI has been performed by Allison BMW in Mountain View, CA. They spent 2 hours and charged $255 so I am confident that it was thorough. The ONLY two items noted are:
1: Wiper blades need to be replaced. I already bought new Bosch blades, but have not installed them yet because I almost never drive the car in the rain.
2: Serpentine belt is starting to show some cracks in the ribs, but is not bad enough to recommend replacement yet.
That is it! Two hours of inspection and the only things they could find that werent perfect are wiper blades and a fan belt.
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Oil was just changed within the last 2k miles.
Tires are Continental ContiExtreme DW and have 5k miles
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How do you like the DW? I just mounted them on my roadster.
GLWS. Beautiful car!
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The DW's are a good tire. They are nearly as good as a PSII, but they have a bit more road noise.
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Bump.
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I have seen this car in person and the description in the ad is very accurate. Exceptionally clean and well maintained. Also, thumbs up for a great seller and all around nice guy. Should have no problem getting his asking price from the right buyer.
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Looks clean - good luck with sale. What kind of mirror is that? Do you remember where you purchased?
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Wanna know about the mirror as well....
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Buy the mirror for $22k and I'll throw the car in for free!! Come on, this is the lowest priced 01/02 non-salvage title coupe in the whole US mainland right now.
Here is the thread on the mirror:
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1362544
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If only the interior was a better color.
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I vote with Jon on this one!Originally Posted by jrmartin03
Doesn't get any better than Imola Red
OP: GLWS. Fine-looking car, and very well-priced.
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hmmm... could you PM me the vin please? i need to check with my bank to see how much they can finance on a car this old =/
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You may have better luck at a credit union, but you'll still probably need a decent down payment. Mine was willing to finance 90% of NADA value, just make sure your bank doesn't use Kelley Blue Book as it's even farther off actual prices. At least this coupe is still only 9 years old so places will still finance it. Good luck!
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This is my first post to this forum. I found my way here while trying to find out more info about this great looking 2002 M Coupe. I have been a BMW enthusiast since driving my first car, a 1986 BMW 528e, and have been wanting to get my hands on a Z3 M Coupe for a while. I am very interested in the car if it is still for sale and would like discuss the sale.
I found my way here through M Coupe Buyers Guide and noticed today that the second Craigslist post has expired. I therefore do not know of another way of contacting the seller than through this forum.
Last edited by apaisncsu; 06-08-2011 at 03:29 PM.
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I tried sending you the info, but you cannot accept PM's on this board, maybe because you are new. Send me an email to marleysdad@live.com.
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This car has been sold to a very knowledgeable, seemingly very caring new owner. He is still awaiting the car (it is actually still in my garage as I type this) so I will let him decide to post any other details, but I am confident that he is EXTREMELY excited to pick this up.
I have surprised myself with how sad I am to see this car go. I have had many cars over the years, a lot of them play (or second) cars that I only had because I liked them, but this car is by FAR the one that I am most sad to see leave my stable. I really hope the new owner enjoys this car as much as I have. Right now, I cannot think of any other car that I would enjoy this much. The coupe has such a terrific combination of sort of subtle appearance and wild performance. Some might argue the appearance isnt subtle, but to the untrained joe driver out there, it is pretty subtle. All of this said though, I kind of doubt I will buy another. I am always thinking that there are just too many cars in the world that I would love to have so to spend any more of my time in the same one would just limit my overall vehicle experiences. There is a good chance I will be back on this board though as I have had nothing but good luck with the few BMW's that have crossed my path.
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