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2001 BMW M3

Coupe
$106,400
Sale Price
$70,000 - $80,000
Est. Range
No
Reserve
4 March 2022
Sold Date
22
Lot Number
#2+
Unrestored Original
Gooding & Company
Auction House
Chassis no. WBSBL93421JR10367. Laguna Seca Blue over gray leather. 3246cc/333hp I6, 6-speed manual, Bridgestone Potenza tires, sunroof, cold weather package, Harman Kardon sound system.

Evaluation: From the Rudy Mancinas collection. Represented with 16,000 miles, which is that sweet spot of low but not too low. Rod bearing replacement done in 2019. Still presents like a new car other than ever so slight wrinkling on the driver’s seat. A top notch example of one of BMW’s greatest hits.

Bottom Line: The MSRP on a 2001 M3 was $45,400 (about $72k today). Being such a great all-around driver’s car (indeed one of BMW’s best), plenty got driven and used up. Few are anywhere near as clean as the car in Amelia. And if an E46 M3 was ever to break six figures, this one probably deserved to be the first. Laguna Seca Blue is the best color, the coupe is the most desirable body style, the 6-speed manual is the preferred transmission, and the car has just the right amount of ticks on the odometer for someone who wants a like-new M3 but also wants to drive and enjoy it without feeling guilty. The result is the new benchmark for this generation of Ultimate Driving Machine.

by Andrew Newton
11 March 2022
2001 BMW M3 front three-quarter

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