Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?

If you do, head over to Bring a Trailer and bid on this E90 M3.

WBSPM9C5XBE698680
WBSPM9C5XBE698680
Advertisement

At first, this E90 M3 is a very appealing car: late build E90 M3 with the ZCP (competition package) and a proper manual. Once you start to look past those, something is awry. First, lets look at the mirrors; those are not M3 mirrors.

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

These are what E9X M3 mirrors should look like:

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

As you can also see from my very own 2011 M3:

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

Moving on to the interior, it appears that the steering wheel has been swapped as well.

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

That can be forgiven because it appears its an OEM upgrade from BMW.

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

What cannot be forgiven is the seats.

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement
Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?

This is what the seats are supposed to look like:

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

In fact this E90 M3 has the regular sport seats out of an E90. It’s not limited to the seats either, looks like someone swapped the whole interior including door cards.

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

Here’s what the door cards should look like:

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

For more comparisons, look at this 2008 that sold on BAT.

Currently, with 6 days left, the bid is $1 short of $26k.

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

So if anyone wants to ignore all the red flags and bid on this one, maybe someone should buy you this and hand it to you:

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?
Advertisement

Update:

According to themanwithsauce, the DMF is BS: 

Illustration for article titled Do you want to overpay for an E90 M3 with a major red flag?