Price: SOLD
Mileage: 104,500 Miles
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual Transmission
Exterior color: Jet Black Exterior
Interior: Black Leather Interior (N5SW)
Additional features:
Brushed Aluminum Interior Trim
Cold Weather Package:
Heated Sport Seats
Headlight Washers
Premium Package:
Power Memory Seats w/ Adjustable Bolsters
Glass Sunroof
Rain Sensor Windshield Wipers
Auto Dimmer Rearview Mirror
ZHP Shift Knob
Xenon Headlights
Automatic Headlights
Kenwood DNX 9980HD Headunit with Garmin Navigation
Harman Kardon HiFi Sound System
Back Up Camera
Automatic Climate Control
On Board Computer
Fold Down Rear Seats
M Leather Multifunction Steering Wheel
Anthracite Headliner
White Direction Indicator Lights
Fog Lights
Tinted Windows
H&R Sport Springs
Carbon Fiber CSL-Style Rear Lip
Carbon Fiber CSL-Style Diffuser
18-Inch Hyper Black Staggered Apex Arc-8 Wheels
Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires
Stock 18-Inch Style 67 Wheels and Tires Included
SMG-Manual Swap w/ Fresh Clutch and Shifter Components
Clean Carfax
The E46 generation M3 was the last of a legacy of normally aspirated, inline 6-cylinder M cars that defined the marque. At the heart of the E46 M3 was the 333-horsepower S54B32 engine, an evolution of an architecture that reaches back to the original M535i and M1. The S54 won multiple engineering awards upon its release and, at the time, it produced the highest horsepower per liter for a normally aspirated production engine. A pull to its screaming 8000-RPM redline is a smile-evoking experience that is only made better by the communicative and composed E46 chassis. The M3 also got exclusive suspension, brakes, and wheels that gave it formidable performance. Even today, a well-driven E46 M3 can hold its own against much more powerful and modern performance cars. The 2001, 2002, and early 2003 model years had a rod bearing recall that was remedied by mid-2003. The SI B covering this was extended into June of 2003 build dates, but only as a precautionary measure. A mid-lifecycle update starting with March of 2003 (2003.5) model years included several new features, the most notable being LED taillights.
This 2003 black over black M3 has been our favorite car of the summer at Glen Shelly. It is always our first choice for DMV runs, parts pickups, and any other excuse we can find to drive it. We are finally done sorting it and it’s time to find a new owner. It looks F’ing proper with Hyper Black Apex Arc-8 wheels and the carbon fiber CSL-style rear lip. It pulls super strong and runs flawlessly. Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires and H&R Sport Springs put that power to the road with excellent grip and handling. It is optioned with desirable features like the Cold Weather and Premium Packages, Xenon headlights, post-facelift LED taillights, and a touch screen Kenwood stereo with Garmin Nav and a backup camera. I also have a complete carbon fiber interior trim kit I will sell for extra if you want to go that route. The Carfax is clean and shows a history of regular oil changes and frequent services. It started life as an SMG II automated manual, but we swapped it to a three-pedal manual due to a bad SMG pump. In the process we removed the SMG steering wheel paddles, installed a fresh clutch kit, clutch master and slave cylinder, shifter assembly, ZHP shift knob, pedal assembly, resealed the gearbox, and had the bell housing machined by Performance Technic. The result is an M3 the looks and drives exactly like it originally came spec’d as a 6-speed manual. From there we gave it a VANOS resealing and fresh valve adjustment. The E46 M3 has diverged with neglected and abused examples priced in the low teens and low-mileage pristine examples holding in the mid-$20Ks or higher. We like this one so much because it’s right in between. It is properly sorted and presents fantastic, but its just imperfect enough to drive and enjoy without guilt—like every M car should be. It would make a great autocross / DE car as it sits, or you can easily take it a step further in that direction. We also offer performance driving instruction and race coaching.
I will update this ad shortly with comprehensive exterior, interior, and mechanical descriptions. Contact us in the meantime to schedule a viewing.
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