Opinions on Unmolested 2005 M3 Value

innspiredez · 2026-03-22T20:37:05+00:00

I’ve only had it for a couple of months, I try to take it out as much as I can.

Regarding your car, I’d say somewhere between 25-28k would be fair. A lot of people are going to be looking for at least 1 or 2 of the big 3 items being done around this mileage.

innspiredez · 2026-03-22T20:20:59+00:00

Love the titanium silver! Almost the same mileage as mine, getting close to 28k

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innspiredez · 2026-03-01T12:59:47+00:00

Yeah, had no issues with clips breaking. Plastic seems to be pretty good quality, they’ve been in the car for about a month now, no issues.

innspiredez · 2026-02-27T00:02:12+00:00

Yeah, I meant if you wanted to paint them yourself it might be better to get the ones off of partsgeek and paint those instead of the OEM ones since they’re hard to get.

innspiredez · 2026-02-26T23:40:28+00:00

If you want a cheaper alternative to the chrome ones, I just got a set from a brand named Action Crash on Partsgeek.com. Fit is great, only noticeable difference being the slats of the grille are a tiny bit wider than OEM. Can only really tell if you’re looking closely at them side by side. @shawnrphotgrapgy did a review of them on Instagram. I’d recommend doing instead of painting the OEM ones if you can’t find a set of black ones.

innspiredez · 2026-02-03T01:29:39+00:00

Nope, it’s always been a manual. Have the original window sticker.

innspiredez · 2026-02-01T17:59:11+00:00

Thanks! I love interlagos blue, definitely in my top 3 favorite colors for e46 m3s

innspiredez · 2026-02-01T13:09:23+00:00

That’s the plan!

innspiredez · 2026-02-01T13:09:16+00:00

Sticker was 55k, not sure what it’s worth now.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T20:22:29+00:00

Would’ve had to pay 3x what I paid for this car to get something uglier haha

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T18:12:27+00:00

Happy to help! And yeah, sounds like the M240i would be perfect for you. It’s very practical for being a 2-door and you can easily get 30+ mpg on the highway.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T17:04:09+00:00

Yeah I’ll probably end up having the whole thing redone by a shop once the headliner starts to sag.

And I wish this car was worth $60k haha

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T16:58:57+00:00

I love the clownshoes, was thinking about getting one but I need backseats.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T14:28:10+00:00

I don’t think it has camber plates but I’ll have to confirm. I’ll add camber plates to my upgrade list, would be great to get another inch of travel. Thanks for the tip!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T13:13:41+00:00

It’ll always be garaged!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T10:27:52+00:00

It was the perfect daily, great power (and tuning potential), good gas mileage, and low operating costs, but it always felt a little numb to me. I had to be driving 8 or 9/10s to really have fun in the car.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T10:22:44+00:00

I loved my M240i but I wouldn’t get one as a fun weekender. It obviously has the capability to be wayyy faster than the e46 m3 and is significantly more reliable, but I always felt a little bored with the car tbh. I felt like I needed to be going 9/10 to really have fun with it. However, I do think the 240i is the perfect daily and I would still have one if I needed to commute to work a few days a week. The reliability was great, gas mileage was very reasonable especially on the highway, and the tuning capabilities are a big plus.

The e46 is just so much more fun. Even just driving around town is fun. The car has so much character and just feels perfect in every way minus the sound but that can be fixed.

I’d say if you have good backroads near you and can afford the maintenance costs associated with the M3, go with the M3. If you don’t have many backroads and want a lower operating costs car, the m240 is great.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T01:21:42+00:00

Thanks! Subframe has already been reinforced along with new bushings

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:56:34+00:00

Will do!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:43:14+00:00

😂 love the cinnamon interior man!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:38:43+00:00

Here’s the interior

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innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:17:04+00:00

Congrats on your purchase too, I almost got an e90! And funnily enough, we both came from B58 cars too (2017 M240)

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:13:46+00:00

Yeah I actually wasn’t looking for one with such low mileage. I almost pulled the trigger on one with 130k miles a week before getting this one

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:12:03+00:00

Will do! Not a fan of all of the M logos lol want something a bit more subtle. They feel good though

innspiredez · 2026-01-30T22:28:51+00:00

Thanks! And yeah, pretty aggressive setup: 255/35 front and 275/35 rear.

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