1999 M3 daily driver running log

[m42b32]

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After picking up the wagon I now have too many cars, so over the weekend I did a bunch of things I've been meaning to do to start prepping this car for sale ... all that's left is to give it a good detail and remove a few parts I want to transfer to the wagon or sell separately. 

As a last hurrah before it gets listed, I took it to the FVSCC autocross at the newly repaved Road America motorplex and had a blast! The car didn't miss a beat and handled fantastically despite the higher treadwear tires and meh brake pads. I didn't have any of the common lifter tick issues either as I ran it a half-quart over full and let the revs sit at 3500 for the 2-3 minute drive back to grid after each run. The new motorplex surface is really smooth but it is also super slippery, lots of counter steering was needed! There were a lot of people doing a bit of landscaping in the earlier runs. I competed in STR and took a respectable 10th place... out of 10 haha, turns out that class is super competitive and had 4 of the top 20 overall times. I ended up in 91st out of 159 for raw times so I'm more than happy with that! 

[SteelBlue]

I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year, I think E30 should be pretty well suited for it. I believe @MPW3RLee was there as well.

[Rekpoint]

THAT INTERIOR!!!! I JUST CANT GET OVER IT!

[m42b32]

SteelBlue said:

I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year, I think E30 should be pretty well suited for it. I believe @MPW3RLee was there as well.

I had my e30 there last year and it was a riot, to be fair its a blast in just about any car, adding elevation to an auto-x (like at RA and USAIR) is so much fun!

[ChrisO]

SteelBlue said:

I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year

Same, it would be cool to know people there already when it is my first time!

[MPW3RLee]

SteelBlue said:

I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year, I think E30 should be pretty well suited for it. I believe @MPW3RLee was there as well.

I was there, and I did see the E36 out there, looked good! @SteelBlue yes you should make an event, the E30 would do great out there, I used to track/autoX my E30 and it handled like a dream! (Although I did upgraded suspension, Bilstein shocks, Eibach lowering springs, and ST sway bars) My E90 is cool and all but the E30 was so much more predictable and controllable.

[Bassboy3313]

You should definitely do that color interior for the wagon too!

[m42b32]

Pics from the weekend! (Photo credit: Austin Boynton)

ChrisO said:

Same, it would be cool to know people there already when it is my first time!

There seems to almost always be a few of us at every event, I'd love to see more people get into it, you won't regret it! 

MPW3RLee said:

I was there, and I did see the E36 out there, looked good! @SteelBlue yes you should make an event, the E30 would do great out there, I used to track/autoX my E30 and it handled like a dream! (Although I did upgraded suspension, Bilstein shocks, Eibach lowering springs, and ST sway bars) My E90 is cool and all but the E30 was so much more predictable and controllable.

Thanks! I wish I would've known that was you, I would've stopped by to say hello! I was working turn 1 for your heats, fun to watch, congrats on the class win!

Bassboy3313 said:

You should definitely do that color interior for the wagon too! 

Man, that would be awesome... They actually did a similar color called saddle brown that looks really nice, though it looks slightly lighter and less orange than Modena in some lights, haven't seen it in person to compare though. I'm loving the black for a daily driver, so easy to keep clean haha

[m42b32]

Been doing more work on this to prep it for sale. Gave it a good clean on the exterior last night, just need to clean up the interior a bit, swap the stud conversion over to the wagon, and take some pictures for the ad. Hoping to have it posted by the end of the week, if anyone is interested feel free to send me a PM!

[suspenceful]

Price? Out of curiosity.

[m42b32]

suspenceful said:

Price? Out of curiosity.

M3 prices seem to be all over the board, but I was planning on listing it at $7500 on Craigslist/Facebook, will probably list it a bit less on here if anyone is interested (obo of course). It's far from perfect but I was hoping the color combo and all the maintenance I've done would set it apart and add a bit of value. If anyone thinks that's high/low/etc. I'm definitely willing to hear some feedback, I'm probably losing quite a bit on it either way haha.

[Rekpoint]

Throw me a message on FB when you are about to post the listing. I may be interested...

[m42b32]

Car is posted for sale, I'm going to regret this one...

[Jdesign]

Replacement in mind?

[straight6pwr]

Jdesign said:

Replacement in mind?

[m42b32]

Jdesign said:

Replacement in mind?

straight6pwr said:

Yup! Not as exciting, but suits my needs a little better. I'd keep them all if I could though!

[m42b32]

Sold the car Saturday morning, got what I wanted for it but definitely going to miss it. Currently don't have a functioning manual BMW to drive, so its time to buckle down and get the e30 done so I can start driving it as soon as the snow melts in the spring!

[Jdesign]

What happened to the wagon?

[m42b32]

Jdesign said:

What happened to the wagon? 

Nothing thankfully haha, I was commenting on the fact that I no longer have a BMW with a manual transmission to drive (at the moment) since the wagon is auto. Hopefully withdrawal doesn't set in too quickly...

[Jdesign]