The car seems very straight and only has a few stone chips to the front and the front wheel arches have some suface rust
If you can see the rust then I would budget for 2 new wings unless it's an 2004 car which comes with a 12 year paint warranty. Either way, it's a common problem on all E46 M3's.
The interior is ok but the steering wheel could do with a retrim but other wise it's ok
It's done 73k miles so I wouldn't be surprised at this, try giving it a good clean before going for a retrim.
The main issue is the service history
There are 7 previous owners but their is no corresponding paper work for the
First 5 owners or before 2009
The service book has been stamped and all the services seem to have been done at main dealers and lately at specialists
I wouldn't worry about 7 owners, these cars tend to go through a lot of owners as people like to tick them off their 'bucket list' before moving on. If the car was sold by BMW in 2009 then you won't have any paperwork as they don't pass this on to the new owner due to confidentiality reasons.
It's also now on its 4th different reg number
So what?
The mileage is at 73k and I can find nothing to show any major works have been done
Not all cars will have the same problems so this could be a 'good one' or that it was all done prior to 2009.
The guy who is selling seems honest and I'm sure isn't trying to hide anything
Is it possible to get the service details from BMW ?
I managed to get all the work that was carried out on my partners X1 printed off but the car was only 2 years old when she bought it so it's likely that no work was carried out before she got it. If you don't ask you don't get....
I'm planning on getting the car inspected at Bartlett including compression test prior to me handing over any money
Definietely. They will identify any parts that need replacing so could save you in the long run.
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