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--- 2025 edit --- I got cold feet last time, but this time it's for real. Jon, take her out of Coupe Purgatory Life has progressed for me, and what was once a perfectly practical car for me, my wife, and my dog has now been outgrown. The time has come for an auto trans and a back seat for the growing family. Updated ad details below:
As you probably know about M Coupes, despite their allure, from the factory the driving position is uncomfortable, the moonroof and subframe are ticking time bombs, the stereo is awful, the interior creaks and rattles, the suspension is squishy and is not adjustable. When completed correctly as I have done, the OEM+ upgrades and fixes for these issues are invisible even to the most trained eye. Just as importantly, BMW also got a lot right, which I have preserved unaltered including the timeless analog dash and console, the stock Roadstar wheels, the headlights (the community agrees no available aftermarket units look quite right).
This example is a fully sorted driver. Don't need to stress about adding miles, and very arguably better than a low-mile car in every way because it's had regularly updated bushings, rubbers, fluids, and OEM+ performance parts.
Interior:
- Cobra Nogaro Circuit black/black GRP seats. Lumbar adjusters, VAC Motorsports floor mounts and side mounts, Cobra sliders. Still have the stock seats as well.
- Renown Clubsport steering wheel with BMW tri-color stitch. Renown steering wheel hub, aluminum hub extender, BMW center cap horn button. Still have the stock steering wheel as well.
- Stealth $3k stereo that looks 100% factory with CD43 head unit. (Custom 1 of 7 sub box engineered for dual JL Audio 6W3v3-4 subs by Robb from bimmerforums. Alpine 5 channel amp. Focal components in kick panel and tweeter in door panel. GROM BT3 Bluetooth module).
- Mason clutch pedal
- Bulletproof billet aluminum sunroof sliders. Use the sunroof without anxiety.
- Glove box anti-sag plate.
- Stealth access ports to rear shock rebound adjusters.
- 35% window tint front and rear.
- Sun visor label delete.
- Brand new driver and passenger BMW floor mats. Custom-cut BavAuto honeycomb all season floor mats.
- New window sliders installed with lithium grease.
Exterior:
- LED third brake light and side markers. Smoked front corner markers.
- Motion Motorsports aluminum front underpanel.
- BMW original front mud flaps.
- Full repaint following a fender bender in 2015 to fix various small blemishes that had accumulated under the previous owners. In the last 10 years I've reacquired some rock chips on the front fascia and hood and a dent in the passenger rocker. Meticulously detailed and paint-corrected, no swirls or scratches. Fully ceramic coated.
- Stock Style 40 wheels in the correct chrome shadow color, but heavily curb rashed a nicked, wrapped in winter snow tires with an older date code but essentially full tread.
A fresh repaint of the front fascia and refinishing the wheels would make this a showcar, which I will probably do if I can't find buyer through the forums and have to put it on BaT.
Powertrain:
- spark plugs, air filter, Constant Pressure Valve, valve adjustment service at 100k miles.
- Oil change every 5k miles or less. Recent years, haven't hit more Thank 1-2k miles in the year but will still change it at the start of the season.
- Stock brake calipers rebuilt with bimmerworld stainless steel pistons and fresh guide bolts. Slotted rotors new at the end of last summer season. New Ferodo DS2500 pads just replaced.
Under my ownership, engine has never revved past 4k RPM without oil gauge showing full temperature. Stock exhaust system is the perfect loudness and passes emissions testing in IL. Next year the car will be 25 years old which in many states including IL means you can get emissions exemption and then go nuts with catless headers etc. if you wish.
Chassis:
- Dinan subframe reinforcement kit installed when this car was very young, no spot weld issues whatsoever.
- TC Klein Double Adjustable coilovers and adjustable camber plates in front
- TC Klein spring adjusters and springs in rear. 400# front and 700# rear spring rates. Reinforced polyurethane rear shock mounts.
- Adjustable front sway bar end links, new rear end links.
- UHMW Delrin bushings in front control arms and rear subframe from Condor Speed Shop to keep things tight. Weld-in rear subframe camber + toe adjusters with fresh rubber trailing arm bushings to keep things quiet. This is the forum consensus for proper bushing hardnesses in proper places.
Extras available:
- hardcover Bentley repair manual.
- Thule 753 rack and 38" 871xt fairing. 2x Rock N Road bicycle carriers.
- Vorshlag competition steering shaft, brand new.
- Braided steel clutch line to slave cylinder.
- Magnetic stone spats.
- Custom rebound adjustment tool for coilovers.
- Extra TC Kline springs.
- Assortment of new spare interior clips and fasteners.
- Square set of 17x9” APEX ARC-8 wheels in Anthracite gray. Four 255 /40 R17 Bridgestone RE-71R tires that will be ready for replacement at the end of this season.
112k miles, located in Chicago, IL 60622 (and I know a good shipper who I have recently used for other car purchases in case you aren't local).
Honestly tough to know what's a fair price here. Comps are basically just these: https://bringatrailer.com/bmw/m-coup...01&yearTo=2002 and https://www.mcoupebuyersguide.com/li...elYearID=3%7C4
Mine is in better shape inside and out than this one with the same miles and no OEM+ mods: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-bmw-m-coupe-38/
I think a fair ask is $43k with Style 40's and APEX Arc-8s, stock seats and Cobra seats, stock steering wheel and Renown wheel. Or, $39k with just Style 40's and if I put the stock seats and steering wheel back in.
Please email me