2004 Bmw M3 Base Convertible 70k Miles, Excellent Condition on 2040-cars
Sausalito, California, United States
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2004 M3 convertible, 70,8xx miles. 6 speed manual. Impeccably maintained, recent inspection II
with valve adjustment. Oil change within
500 miles. Runs flawlessly. Silver/black leather. Top is in perfect condition, and factory windscreen is included. Heated and power seats, leather is in great
condition with expected wear on driver’s bolster, steering wheel. Non smoker car, garage kept at all times. New brakes at 65k, brand new rear tires, front tires
80%. I recently had polyurethane
trailing arm bushings installed as the stock rubber bushings were causing
premature tire wear on the rear tires.
The poly bushings don’t squeak. Two
tasteful mods: Borla stainless midpipe and Rogue Engineering El Diablo stainless
muffler (no more rasp, deeper tone but not louder than stock), and an AFE cold
air intake. I have the stock exhaust and
airbox and will absolutely include in the sale.
The El Diablo muffler sounds great and looks even better with larger
polished exhaust tips. Top of the line
Alpine CDA-117 with Bluetooth integrated phone, iphone/ipod and trunk is prewired for a
subwoofer (RCA and line). Stock stereo
included as well. Paint is near flawless with the exception of a surface
scratch on the passenger door. Very
subtle. A few years back an empty coffee
can flew out of a pickup truck on the freeway and hit the left fog light and
part of the hood. I had the repair done
at Anthony’s Auto Craft in San Rafael, CA, which is the authorized repair shop
for Ferrari, Mercedes and BMW. Autocheck
reports the car was in an accident “left front corner” but this doesn’t report
the full picture. The car was not in a
collision; road debris caused the need for a cosmetic repair and the paintwork
was done at the best possible shop. I
stress ‘cosmetic’ because there was no body work needed, just repaint (hood and
bumper) and replace the foglight. I have
the invoice from Anthony’s for your review.
I hate to sell the M3 but my wife doesn’t drive manual shift. I bought this car in 2010 from a private
party with 36k miles and it had the factory warranty at that time. I can’t stress enough that this car has been
maintained very well; all service, oil changes and needed maintenance has been
performed at timely intervals. This M3 road
warrior is setup perfectly and will make the next owner very happy. |
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