My neighbor has a BMW M3 Sedan... Yeah...

It's got the M3 badging in what looks to be the right spots, but it has four doors. I just wanted to clear up whether such a breed of beamer actually exists, or if it's just some ricor rebadging.

Funny thing is, I think I saw this exact car for sale on craigslist as an M3 sedan... And before anyone asks, it's definitely not an M5, it's got M3 badging on it... I'll post the craigslist ad if I find what I was talking about in a sec...

9/8/2007 4:23:31 PM

E36 M3 was available in 4 door.....

9/8/2007 4:24:43 PM

Oh, sweet. My lazy internet searching didn't tell me anything.

Guess that ends this thread... :E

9/8/2007 4:26:31 PM

BMW offered a 4 door M3 in 96'-97'ish (E36) body style.

9/8/2007 4:45:19 PM

It was offered in 97 and 98. Quite rare. I've had 3, and the craigslist ad you saw was possibly mine. I removed my trunk M3 badge however, so I'm the opposite of your neighbor. I also have after market wheels/suspension (so it sits lower as well). I've had a lot of people ask me what I had done to my 325i, so you're not alone in assuming this car wasn't made by BMW. In fact, BMW factory teams often raced the sedan...
Ahmet

9/8/2007 7:05:12 PM

Here's a few of the ones I've had:



Yaay.
Ahmet

9/8/2007 7:08:39 PM

Haha, thanks.

My neighbor lowered his too, I think. He's got some different looking wheels on it today too... New toy I believe.

It's a nice car, he just parks it too close to mine.

His choice though. If he wants to bang his doors into my crappy jeep he can feel free, it'll devalue his toy more than mine.

Thanks to all for the info and thanks for the pics.

9/8/2007 7:38:50 PM

you can get one relatively cheap now. i gotta show off my babe and xti/photochop skills

9/8/2007 9:27:41 PM

what color is that? its purty

9/8/2007 10:04:41 PM

boston green

9/8/2007 10:05:24 PM

It would look good except for all that German gibberish on the front bumper.

They also made an E36 M3 convertible in 98-99, according to the September Car & Driver. Only 8,444 M3 sedans were sold.

9/8/2007 11:24:41 PM

they're a dime a dozen in california- especially my dear estoril blue

9/8/2007 11:53:15 PM

its odd that sedans were rare, yet ever wanker on here has had at least one at one time or another

9/9/2007 2:18:24 AM

same thing I was thinking.

sadly, I have been considering one myself...

9/9/2007 2:25:25 AM

I always thought the coupe was the wanker special...
Ahmet

9/9/2007 1:19:13 PM

Your mom makes my wanker feel special.

[Edited on September 9, 2007 at 2:00 PM. Reason : -Ahmet]

9/9/2007 1:59:47 PM

Oh and this one:

I still like the blue best...
Ahmet

9/9/2007 3:20:35 PM

Ahmet would be a much better driver if he got a coupe, since they are superior and all.
PJ

9/9/2007 5:23:08 PM

vaders are hawtttttt and heavy, just the way i like em

9/9/2007 8:07:35 PM

i got lux seats. lets talk about heavy!

9/9/2007 8:08:50 PM

do they make auto M3 too? The reason I asked is because of this.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/420936172.html

9/12/2007 9:36:41 PM

how rare is rare?

50% of the old m3's i see are 4 doors

9/12/2007 10:50:20 PM

Quote :

"Only 8,444 M3 sedans were sold. "

9/12/2007 11:27:25 PM

Quote :

"do they make auto M3 too? The reason I asked is because of this."

absolutely

9/13/2007 2:14:58 AM

^^^^autos are ghey

I'll sell you my coupe (pronounced with english accent)

9/13/2007 7:25:29 AM

Quote :

"Only 8,444 M3 sedans were sold."

I obviously need one more number

9/13/2007 8:14:02 AM

I used to think convertible M3's were fake.. until I saw my 3rd or 4th one

9/13/2007 8:54:41 AM