As the former owner of a 1995 BMW M3, this pristine, low-mileage example strikes a very personal chord. I loved that car, hands-down the best vehicle I ever owned. Mine was also Alpine White like this example, with those gorgeous “Style 24” wheels. My car, however, was nowhere as nice as this one, which has under 6,000 original miles. Despite the Motorsports flag graphics adorning the hood and rear quarters, it is not a factory lightweight model; still, when you see it here on eBay, there’s little doubt this is one of the cleanest examples left.
The listing notes that the M3 is still owned by its original owner, who added the flag graphics seen on the corners. This example also was optioned with the forged wheels you see here, an extremely desirable design that featured staggered sizing and anodized finish. The 1995 cars are extra desirable because they are OBD1, which makes tuning far easier and keeps the check engine lights at bay should you decided to make upgrades under the hood. Thankfully, this example has been left completely stock aside from the stickers, which I would remove immediately if it were mine.
The seller doesn’t include any pictures of the interior, which is a shame; I’d love to feast my eyes on a completely mint cabin from 1995. Due to the front bumper featuring a mesh-style insert, this is a Sport package car, which means it likely came with the hugely comfortable and well-bolstered Vader bucket seats. The M3 retains its stock exhaust, side skirts, factory CD changer, and floor mats, making it all the more likely that this car was never modified for track use and then hastily put back together when the owner decided his driving days were behind him.
The interior appears to be Dove Gray, which is the same color as the 1999 M3 convertible project I rescued over the summer. The timing of this sale is smart, as Paul Walker’s collection of genuine lightweight E36 M3s just achieved huge numbers at a recent Barrett-Jackson auction. With the bar set so high for one of the most exhilarating M3s to ever grace our shores, the standard model now seems like an even bigger bargain than it already was. That’s why bidding for this example is now over $30,000 with no reserve. If a better, lower-mileage example exists, buy it!
Great car for sure! I’ll be watching to see where the biding ends. I’m with you on removing the stickers also. Leave them on the lightweights.
A whole 6 grainy pictures (how hard is it to take pictures?) and no feedback in a year???? With an original owner I’d expect to see a stack of papers and pics of the odometer. I’ll pass.
John, I agree. I do not understand seller who exert such minimal effort for such a special car. I don’t know if it’s lazyness or lack of awareness, but neither excuse is acceptable when selling a specialist vehicle.
It’s not a factory Lightweight but it’s definitely special with these miles on it. I have a 1997 M3/4 myself and they’re great cars. Underappreciated for sure because BMW “enthusiasts” seem to hate these, but this one’s bringing strong bidding, which is good to see.
Yeah, this one is killer.
Something about the ad makes me smell a rat.
They pulled the auction, surprise surprise.
Wow, just wow. I’m guessing it ends up going for 40k, and a deal at that.
It doesn’t get much better than this M wise.
Here is one of the best collections of M3s around.
http://enthusiastauto.com/qsearch/?form_request=56&action=results&showres=1&1268_0=16&selLevel_1268B0D=1&selLevel_1268B1D=16&1574_0=1
Kudos’s to the commentators who felt this advertisement was not legitimate.
The listing on Ebay was fraudulent. The person who listed the M3 used my pictures from the advertisement on Auto trader where I had the M3 listed for sale. I have since let the Auto trader advertisement expire. A member of the automotive community alerted me the M3 was posted on Ebay and the listing was removed.
I hope people read this comment and realize there are people out there trying to scam buyers and sellers. I recommend always dealing with people, doing your research and reporting scammers.