Anyone want a last minute Challenge car?! 2001 BMW e46 Sedan

Are you coming to the Challenge and wishing you'd put something together to compete in? Well look no further! I'm selling my 2001 BMW e46 Sedan. This lovely BMW can be yours for only $2018, to be delivered AT the Challenge, clean title in hand and ready to sign over to you! Parking lot build go south but you still want to compete? No worries! It runs and drives, 5-spd manual transmission, cold AC, only thing it needs is shocks. Pictures to come once I get them uploaded. 

It even comes with GRM stickers already applied! 

Oh, alright, I guess I should be a good brother and help her out. Here are some photos I took while it was up on my lift a few days ago (we replaced the front control arm bushings).

Engine? Miles? 

You know you're on GRM when all the pictures of the car are underbody shots. 

Sheesh, I have to do everything around here. Katie, add some details!

It’s a 325i, which means 2.5-liter 6. Manual transmission. 220,000 miles. Clean interior, no cracks in the dash, ice cold air, recent tires. 

Katie, post some pictures of the top of the car! 

I can't, but I did actually go as far as searching for flights from PDX to Daytona Beach. This is going to be the right package of awesome at the right time for someone.

I snagged the car from her this morning and shot some more pictures of it.

Hey! That's my car! Thanks, Tom. Okay, into the issues. As you can see from the underbody shots, it really needs shocks, like I said. It also needs a headlight bulb, but I'm going to put that in before I drive it to the challenge. The spots on the carpet in the back are bleach spots, but it's black carpet so it wouldn't be too hard to fix. The heated seats work, the air is ice cold, radio works pretty well but a speaker is blown. Everything works really well. I'm sure my dad has all the maintenance records, and I've got some in the glove box. Clean GA title in my name, ready to sign over. 

Oh, and you're welcome to buy it NOT at the challenge. The car is in Daytona Beach FL, comes with a free tour of GRM Headquarters. I bought a Mini and need to sell this thing. 

Recent timing/water pump? Seems like a solid daily for 2k. 

I think so? We've done a lot of maintenance on it. My dad has the full maintenance records and you're welcome to look at them. They're included with the car. And yeah, it's been my solid daily driver for 5 years. I bought it at 180000 miles, put about 40000 on it driving it every day. It's also gone from Daytona to Atlanta and back several times with no issues. This car has never left me stranded. 

In reply to KatieSuddard :

I’d like to talk with you about it Katie. I will be in Gainesville this evening. 2twentynine 92eight 26 twenty six

Plus, I’m one of the few people coming with an empty trailer!  Haha!!

Alright, this baby is headed to Gainesville tomorrow. All are welcome to poke and prod it. 

Did this get sold? “Asking for a friend”

In reply to ebonyandivory :

It went home from the Challenge with Saulsgood. 

And now it's mine!

Not going to be a Challenge car though, I'm going to use it as my daily driver. Considering I work from home it will only see a couple thousand miles a year anyway. New shocks are on order, and struts will be next. Plans include freshening up the interior center console with new pieces, and likely a double-din touchscreen radio to modernize things a bit.

Congrats! I hope it serves you well. 

Tom Suddard said:

Congrats! I hope it serves you well. 

Thanks! If anyone at GRM HQ remembers what work was done on it in the past, I'd greatly appreciate it. Trying to make a triage list of what needs to be done and don't want to replace anything unnecessarily.