Euro 1994 BMW M3 Coupe 5-Speed 59,000 Miles

1994 BMW M3 Description

This 1994 BMW M3 is a left-hand-drive European-market example that was imported from Japan to Ontario, Canada in August 2018. The car was brought to New York shortly before being listed on BaT, and the seller acquired it in October 2019. Power is provided by a 3.0-liter S50B30 inline-six paired with a five-speed manual gearbox and a factory limited-slip differential. Work under current ownership has included fresh fluids, a replacement factory stereo, new brake pads and rotors, and more as detailed in the listing. This E36 M3 is now offered with a service log, factory literature, and a clean Oregon title in the seller’s name.The car is finished in Arctic Silver Metallic (309) and equipped with a factory steel sunroof. Factory M valences, sill extensions, and body-color aero mirrors have been retained. Included records show that the window mouldings were replaced in 2009. The seller notes a low-beam warning light on startup.Forged 17″ Style 39 wheels show BMW Motorsport stampings and are wrapped in Continental Extreme Contact tires. Since October 2019 the wheels have been balanced and the front and rear brake pads and rotors replaced with Akebono and Zimmerman components respectively. A full alignment and wheel balancing was performed in April 2020.The cabin features Vader sport seats and is upholstered in Anthracite cloth with M-Rain patterned inserts (0470). The car has received a replacement factory Alpine CM5903 stereo, a left interior door panel, left door tweeter, and window switches. Factory equipment includes air conditioning, power windows and mirrors, central locking, and an onboard computer. Fading is noted on the rear parcel shelf.A provided service log shows that the air conditioning system was serviced with a new compressor, condenser, hoses, and other components in 2010. Instrumentation includes a 280-km/h speedometer and a tachometer with a 7k-rpm redline, along with gauges for coolant temperature, oil temperature, and fuel level. Just over 97k kilometers (~60k miles) are shown on the digital odometer, a few hundred of which were added by the seller.Power is provided by a 3.0-liter S50B30 inline-six equipped with individual throttle bodies. Factory-rated output was 282 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque in European specification, 42 horsepower more than US-market E36 M3s. Since importation the car has received fresh coolant rear differential gear oils, and manual transmission fluids, an oil and filter change. All four shocks and struts were replaced in April, 2020 and the rear shock mounts were reinforced with a Meyle kit.Factory literature is included in a black vinyl folio, and Japanese service records are shown in the gallery below. An accompanying log shows translation of the Japanese service records between 2003 and 2010, as well as a summary of work done since October 2019.Receipts total $4,000 over the past six months.