2003 BMW (E46) M3 - TRACK PREPARED

KEY FACTS

• An excellent track-prepared E46-era M3, with a raft of high-performance modifications.
• Under the bonnet is the 3.2-litre ‘S54’ straight-six, coupled to the SMG automated manual with paddle shift.
• It benefits from a solid service history.

EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES

• The car originally had a kerb weight around around 1580kg, but this has been reduced to approximately 1360kg.
• Exterior changes include a CSL-style front bumper, bootlid and diffuser, xenon headlamps, LED rear and side lights, Depo Auto Parts smoked indicators, black grilles and a set of 18-inch ET35 Veeman alloys with 15mm rear spacers, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres and a 90mm wheel stud and nut conversion.
• Inside, it features Motordrive Pro 5 composite seats, lightweight door cards with fabric pull straps, rear seat delete, a Weichers Sport bolt-in half roll cage, cross-brace, harness bar, an Alcantara-trimmed Royal steering wheel, SMG paddle extensions, re-trimmed handbrake and gear boot cover, and leather-piped front mats.
• The engine and gearbox have been remapped by M3Carbon1, and the car now also features a custom Forge Motorsport carbon airbox, new OEM driveshafts, an external IAT sensor, poly-bushed mounts, a CSL-specification Bosch battery and an OEM cat-back exhaust with Scorpion resonated de-cats.
• It now rides on BC Racing BR Series adjustable coil-overs, adjustable front drop links, new OEM rose joints, a 30mm Whiteline Performance anti-roll bar at the front and an OEM anti-roll bar at the rear, which are both poly-bushed, along with the PMC aluminium rear camber arms, rear trailing arms and differential bushings.
• There are new SuperPro caster front ‘lollipop’ bushings, track rod ends, a purple tag steering rack and a reinforced subframe.
• Braking is by AP Racing CP5555 front callipers and Reyland Motorsport J-hook discs, with Raybestos ST45 BTCC front pads, PBS Prorace rear pads, and with braided brake lines all round.
• Its original owner’s manuals and service book will be included, along with a raft of maintenance invoices and two keys.

CONDITION

• There is a small dent in the bonnet, and some early signs of rust in the offside rear wheel arch.
• Its Titanium Silver Metallic paintwork is in good condition overall, with some wear to the front bumper, grille and wing mirror caps.
• Inside, a few marks can be seen on the door cards and SMG shifter, but the Motordrive seats are in excellent condition.
• No electrical faults have been detected.
• The most recent MOT test was on 9 October 2020 at 78,342 miles, which was a clean pass with no advisories or defects.

SERVICE HISTORY

• Its most recent service was in August 2020 at 76,705 miles, where technicians at Torque Automotive in Bedford replaced the engine oil, filter, bottom end bearings, sump gasket, rear lower arm bushes and the front discs and pads, before re-fitting the air con system and standard exhaust.
• The subframe was reinforced with 3mm plates by ADT Motorsport in November 2019 as part of a complete underside refresh.

Dates and mileage:

• 27/01/2003 - Pre-delivery check - Chandlers Garage BMW
• 28/03/2003 - 1,162 miles - Chandlers Garage BMW (Running in check)
• 19/11/2004 - 14,628 miles - Chandlers Garage BMW (Oil service and micro-filter)
• 07/11/2006 - 22,272 miles - Cooper Tunbridge Wells BMW Service (Inspection I, micro-filter)
• 25/10/2007 - 28,309 miles - Cooper Tunbridge Wells BMW Service (Oil service)
• Unrecorded - 53,777 miles (Engine oil and filter)
• 10/10/2013 - 54,475 miles - Autohaus Diagnostics (Inspection II, micro-filter)
• 09/05/2017 - 67,084 miles - Autohaus Diagnostics (Oil service, micro filter)
• 06/04/2019 - 69,801 miles - Ilkley Autocare (Oil service, Inspection II, micro-filter)
• 25/02/2020 - 73,070 miles - Ilkley Autocare (Oil service)
• 03/08/2020 - 76,705 miles - Torque Automotive

SUMMARY

This BMW (E46) M3 is a superb track-prepared example of the breed, weighing around 200kg less than the standard car, and featuring a raft of high-performance modifications. It benefits from a very good service history, and would now be ready for immediate use as an entertaining road-legal track day toy.

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