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Jetfire
05-03-2004, 05:59 AM
:cry:

Folks, as much as I hate to do it, my M3 is for sale. Life changes have forced me to give up the coolest car I have ever owned. Here are the brief stats:

1988 BMW M3, #117 brought to the U.S. (Built 3/87)
Black with Pearl Beige leather
83XXX miles

Exterior and interior are in excellent condition. Paint is as shiny as new, all body panels are original. Leather seats are untorn and show minimal wear.

Engine rebuilt less than 1,000 miles ago to stock 2.3L specs. All internal engine parts are either brand new or machined to OEM
specification. This includes pricier items like timing chain rails. Machine work was performed by VAC Motorsports.

Mods:
-Conforti chip
-Evo intake
-Hella H4 low-beams
-UUC Short Shift Kit
-MPD lightweight flywheel
-VSR stainless steel center section, Stromung stainless steel muffler
-BMW factory moonroof

Known issues:
-Passenger side window does not move (currently completely closed).
The switch is not the culprit.
-Approx. four square inches of clearcoat missing from the front bumper.

ALL original parts will come with the car, except for the exhaust.

Also available are a full set of wheels, valve adjusting tool with full set of shims, and various other bits and pieces. Will probably sell most of those separately.

I am the fourth owner of this car and have owned it since April 2003. I have ALL receipts related to this car from the time the car was
ordered in 1987 through the present day. I also have an electronic version of the car's full service history, along with information on owners and mileage over the years.

I'm asking $15,000 for the car and I expect it to sell quickly. SERIOUS PARTIES ONLY, please contact me at blee@blairlee.com. It is located in Reston, VA (just outside of D.C.).

Sadly,
-Blair

PS - there are a bunch of photos of my car's engine during the rebuild in the E30 M3 forum here. There should also be some exterior shots, but I can dig up a bunch of them on request.

TD
05-03-2004, 06:08 AM
:(

I wish I could give it a good home, but I just can't justify that kind of money for a car I wouldn't dare make into a daily driver. I'm sorry.

I do so hope it finds a worthy home.

:(

(And I still think you should keep it.)

Jetfire
05-03-2004, 06:29 AM
:(

I wish I could give it a good home, but I just can't justify that kind of money for a car I wouldn't dare make into a daily driver. I'm sorry.

I do so hope it finds a worthy home.

:(

(And I still think you should keep it.)
I think just about everyone (including me) wants me to keep the car. I really wish I could. :(

Oh, I just made one minor edit to my original post. I've owned it since April 2003, not 2004.

TD
05-03-2004, 06:30 AM
Well, I can certainly attest to it's condition. It's gorgeous.

LarryN
05-03-2004, 03:58 PM
Jeesh. This is sooo sad. And to think.. here I was living vicariously thru you for a few months. ;)

:( :cry: :( :cry:

Whatever decisions you are making that forces the sale, you have my best wishes! :thumbup:

Jetfire
05-03-2004, 06:41 PM
Thanks, guys. I appreciate the kind words. :) This is a very bittersweet time for me, and while I'm very sad to sell the car, I'm glad that I owned it for the past year. I'm not the only guy who would've chosen to rebuild the engine to stock specs and keep it as a numbers-matching car, but I feel like I did my part to maintain this car's pedigree. With a little luck and continued care, I think it'll be impressing owners and crowds for years to come.

Jetfire
05-07-2004, 07:41 AM
Here are a few exterior shots:

http://www.blairlee.com/m3fs/exterior

Interior shots are coming. PLEASE NOTE that I have all four original center caps, which are not in the photo. They are in excellent shape.

chazmtb
05-07-2004, 12:29 PM
Man,

This is one of my all time favorite bmws. I would purchase the car, but just bought an X5. Try putting it on eastcoastbmw.net Those guys are local and maybe someone could find it a good home. Good luck.

TeamM3
05-08-2004, 07:33 PM
teambmwz4@aol.com http://members.roadfly.com/TeamZ4/dmanit.gif

Jetfire
05-08-2004, 08:13 PM
:slap:

Alex Baumann
06-08-2005, 01:16 AM
Hey Jet, just saw in your profile that the M is still there. Did you keep it?

Jetfire
06-08-2005, 03:34 AM
Hey Jet, just saw in your profile that the M is still there. Did you keep it?
Thread resurrection! :)

Nope, I sold it. :cry: I've just been too lazy and too clingy to let go of my sig photo.