Description
Honestly these images do not lie. This Phoenix yellow M3 E46 manual convertible is every little bit as good in the flesh as it looks in the photos. It’s simply stunning, it gleams and light reflects beautifully off its Titan ceramic coated paintwork. 2004 registered and covered 81400 miles by only 5 former owners, the last being a real car collector and enthusiast who has literally thrown love and money at this car creating the beauty you see before you. With an excellent service history and remarkable unmarked paintwork, it will be fully serviced and checked like all our classic and prestige vehicles. Just register an interest and I’ll talk you through every item that we’ve and the former keeper have done to the car in graphic detail. Of course you’ll be wanting to know about the rear subframe mounts and vanos unit and I can assure that it has a clean bill of health on both counts.
Registered 15/ 06/ 2004 at Fawdington BMW in Newcastle and you’ll notice it’s completely standard apart from riding slightly lower and it has the much sought after manual gearbox. I’ve done over 160 mies in this car now and it drives amazingly well. The steering is nice and precise with loads of feel and cornering grip, the brakes are super keen and the car pulls up smoothly with hint of a judder. Even though it’s a droptop the road noise is low and at motorway speeds the car feels tranquil and relaxed but get onto the A roads and t he engine pulls really strongly through the all the gears. Just look at the engine bay on the images! it’s as clean as the rest of the car and has clearly been pampered. It drives like what it is, a really high quality M3 in a brilliant and rare colour combination of Phoenix yellow, black hood and Kiwi leather. The hood by the way is perfect and the opening and closing mechanism is as smooth as silk. The most recent MOT test was completed in February this year which resulted in a clean pass with no advisories. The tyres are excellent too and the original hand book and service pack are present along with a perfectly intact tool boot mounted tool kit.
Is just to recap on the main points
Recently owned by a true enthusiastic car collector
Outstanding unmarked paintwork on every single panel and perfect panel gaps
Titan ceramic coat and Fabsil gold roof coating
Fresh MOT with no advisories
Full recent service including all lubricants, brakes and tyres
Recent Diamond cut alloy wheel finish
Low mileage and owners
And an update for you after driving the car a little more I have decided that there is a little play on the steering rack so we are replacing it along with a drop link and a cv joint and moreover I've decided I don't like the tyres on the car so I'm having a brand new set of Pirelli PZeros fitted too. Nothing but the best for Cox Classics!
Just give me a ring for a friendly chat and I’ll answer any of your specific questions and send you a link to over a hundred more images and of course our now customary all angles nothing hidden close up video. And remember we would love to value your car in part exchange no matter what it is.
And a final word on the price at £20, 965. It is I’m afraid for all you haggle lovers out there quite non-negotiable. If you think it’s not cheap then you may well be right but in 24 months who knows how much these E46s will be going for and you may have missed the boat.
Thanks for reading and all the best, David
