2002 | BMW M3

The letter M only says enough. Perhaps some people still think of James Bond’s boss, the fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence, better known as MI6, but most of them will immediately associate it with BMW. The fact that the M is directly linked to the Bavarian company’s fastest top products is the logical consequence of the fact that the M stands for Motorsport. The striking BMW logo was supplemented with a blue, violet and red design for the M series and is very recognizable. The enthusiast immediately sees the small logo on a BMW and knows that we are dealing here with something special. Countless times, this logo was the first to see the checkered flag during races, and of course these successes also had to be followed up in the sales of the sportier models. And we can say that that BMW succeeded in that. The majority of BMW models were and are still available with M packages. From appearance and interior upgrades, chassis adjustments and engines that deliver many horsepower more than the standard version: everything the demanding BMW driver could wish for is available.

The BMW M3 from the E46 series that we now offer is such a lucky car to be an M. Because that letter alone often ensures that there is a loving owner behind it. The first owner in particular had to pay a lot of money extra to acquire this version and often also filled out the options list extensively. This is also the case with this car. The Titan silver metallic M3 was delivered on May 27, 2002 by BMW dealer Emil Frey from Limone Italy. The car was maintained here until 2018 when the first owner sold the car to a new and Dutch owner. The mileage at the time was only 47.493 km. Coincidentally, we know this owner as a customer of ours and know that he is a car enthusiast par excellence, but who also sometimes changes his collection. The car thus ended up in the private collection of a BMW dealer in 2022. Again, it was driven very little and that brings the current mileage to only 48.344 km. What you can also expect from real enthusiasts is that regardless of these few kilometers driven, the car has been maintained completely according to the book. All documentation and invoices are present to proof that the care of the car has always been perfectly.

The BMW is not only very well maintained in terms of maintenance, but it of course starts with how the owners have handled the car. No circuit use, normal driving, washing and cleaning on time, not driving too close to the vehicle in front so that stone chips can be avoided, are just a few of the points on which the three owners have good taken of. Only in this way can a car still look as good as new and function perfectly after more than 21 years. The bodywork is truly beautiful in its original paint and shows no damage whatsoever. It looks like it was painted yesterday.. but it wasn’t of course. The interior exudes genuine BMW quality and the beautiful black leather is the best combination with the silver body color.

The underside of the car is also exceptionally clean and is a feast for the eyes of the technicians who carry out the maintenance. And take a look under the hood where the 3.4 liter 6-cylinder that delivers no less than 343 hp is located: so clean, so beautiful, and… we have not cleaned anything here. This is how clean the car has been all these years.

So we are talking about a unique BMW M3 E46, in very original condition, from the collection of the third owner, superbly maintained, complete in its first paint, and… equipped with the manual 6-speed gearbox, which is very sought after by the real enthusiast. The automatic SMG gearbox is nice, but the real BMW fan wants a manual. The name actually says it all, the M can also stand for “manual”…