Up for sale (hesitantly…) is my rare 1991 BMW M technic cabrio. I am moving into the city and will only have one parking spot. I purchased the car in 2007 at 106,000 miles and it currently sits at just over 117,000 miles. This is a real M technic (Option Code 771), not the more common M technic “Appearance Package” (Option Code 770). Only 149 M technic cabs were built and were only available in Sterling silver, Brilliant red and Macau blue. The features of the M technic (Code 771) are as follows:
M-tech II Body Kit
M technic trunk and grill badges
M technic suspension
M technic door sills
15” wheels
Extended leather (stitched leather trim on the shifter, console and door panels)
M cloth interior (see notes below)
For more information on M-technic cabrios go to http://www.e30ic.com/M-technic.htm - the sterling silber pictured is this car.
Replaced in the last 10k
- O2 Censor at 117k
- Rear Upper Shock Mount
- Fuel pump
- Bavarian Autosport Hose Kit
- Motor mounts
- Sway bar links
- Wheels – OZ Racing 15 “ real 3-piece. Purchased as color mismatched
deadstock then powder-coated centers black to match. In perfect
shape. Includes rare 10-point bolt tool to take apart barrels for
refinishing.
- Tires – BF Goodrich Traction T/A 205/55/15
- Brakes – Turner Motorsport e30 kit w/ stainless steel lines and Axxis
metal master pads
- Spark plugs at 117k
- Ignition wire set
- Wire harness
- Timing belt
- Convertible Boot Cap
- Oil Pan
- Power Steering Rack
- Windshield
- New Battery at 113k
- Recovered leather on back seat
Previous Owner (what I know)
- Replaced Valmet alternator with Bosch alternator around 100k
- Air conditioner converted to R134 at 100k
- Replaced sway bar brackets and tie rods
Known Issues (Reflected in the price) –
As you may notice it does not have the m technic cloth. After much research I believe the original owner had the seats recovered in a different cloth as seen in the pictures. I know that they just covered over the m tech cloth on the door panels, but used glue to secure the new cloth, rendering the old cloth useless. I am fairly certain that the old cloth is under the new on the seats as well, but I have come to like the look it has now and haven’t thought it worth the effort or $$$ to return to factory spec. It does not have heated seats.
The convertible top is in great shape except for a 1.5” tear near the passenger rear qtr panel, which was patched from the inside. It is not very noticeable. The rear window is clear and not yellowed. The top has been converted to manual operation.
As with most e30’s, the dash has 2 small cracks.
Boot lid brake light just went out, will be replaced.
Missing some of the tools from the trunk tool kit. Working on finding these.
Small dent near driver side headlight (see pictures)
Front m tech valence could use a respray
Since my ownership (106k) the oil has been changed 4 times using Castrol GTX 5w-30. The previous owner, Mark Prusynski, was president of his local Porsche club and meticulous with maintenance as well.
The oil was just changed at 117k and the car has new tabs as of 5/12/09.
VIN Decoded:
VIN long WBABB2315MEC26742
Type code BB23
Type 325I (USA)
Dev. series E30 (C)
Line 3
Body type CABRIO
Steering LL
Door count 2
Engine M20
Cubical capacity 2.50
Power 125
Transmision HECK
Gearbox AUT
Colour STERLINGSILBER METALLIC (244)
Upholstery SCHWARZ VOLLEDER (0318)
Prod. date 1991-05-07
Order options
No. Description
240 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
375 STOFFVERDECK ELEKT.MECH.SCHWAR
530 AIR CONDITIONING
540 CRUISE CONTROL
551 ON-BOARD COMPUTER II W REMOTE CONTROL
675 BMW SOUND SYSTEM
771 M Technic Luxusausstattung
925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE
Like I said, I am very hesitant to let this go. This car is rare and therefore not for everybody. With summer almost here, this is the perfect beach cruiser. I get compliments and looks everywhere when I take her out. Just the other day guys at the dealership were coming out to look it over and barely gave the Dinan M5 parked next to me a second look.
$7,800. Reasonable offers will be considered. Carfax available on request.
Justin
206-755-5665
jusdrake1@mac.com
M-tech II Body Kit
M technic trunk and grill badges
M technic suspension
M technic door sills
15” wheels
Extended leather (stitched leather trim on the shifter, console and door panels)
M cloth interior (see notes below)
For more information on M-technic cabrios go to http://www.e30ic.com/M-technic.htm - the sterling silber pictured is this car.
Replaced in the last 10k
- O2 Censor at 117k
- Rear Upper Shock Mount
- Fuel pump
- Bavarian Autosport Hose Kit
- Motor mounts
- Sway bar links
- Wheels – OZ Racing 15 “ real 3-piece. Purchased as color mismatched
deadstock then powder-coated centers black to match. In perfect
shape. Includes rare 10-point bolt tool to take apart barrels for
refinishing.
- Tires – BF Goodrich Traction T/A 205/55/15
- Brakes – Turner Motorsport e30 kit w/ stainless steel lines and Axxis
metal master pads
- Spark plugs at 117k
- Ignition wire set
- Wire harness
- Timing belt
- Convertible Boot Cap
- Oil Pan
- Power Steering Rack
- Windshield
- New Battery at 113k
- Recovered leather on back seat
Previous Owner (what I know)
- Replaced Valmet alternator with Bosch alternator around 100k
- Air conditioner converted to R134 at 100k
- Replaced sway bar brackets and tie rods
Known Issues (Reflected in the price) –
As you may notice it does not have the m technic cloth. After much research I believe the original owner had the seats recovered in a different cloth as seen in the pictures. I know that they just covered over the m tech cloth on the door panels, but used glue to secure the new cloth, rendering the old cloth useless. I am fairly certain that the old cloth is under the new on the seats as well, but I have come to like the look it has now and haven’t thought it worth the effort or $$$ to return to factory spec. It does not have heated seats.
The convertible top is in great shape except for a 1.5” tear near the passenger rear qtr panel, which was patched from the inside. It is not very noticeable. The rear window is clear and not yellowed. The top has been converted to manual operation.
As with most e30’s, the dash has 2 small cracks.
Boot lid brake light just went out, will be replaced.
Missing some of the tools from the trunk tool kit. Working on finding these.
Small dent near driver side headlight (see pictures)
Front m tech valence could use a respray
Since my ownership (106k) the oil has been changed 4 times using Castrol GTX 5w-30. The previous owner, Mark Prusynski, was president of his local Porsche club and meticulous with maintenance as well.
The oil was just changed at 117k and the car has new tabs as of 5/12/09.
VIN Decoded:
VIN long WBABB2315MEC26742
Type code BB23
Type 325I (USA)
Dev. series E30 (C)
Line 3
Body type CABRIO
Steering LL
Door count 2
Engine M20
Cubical capacity 2.50
Power 125
Transmision HECK
Gearbox AUT
Colour STERLINGSILBER METALLIC (244)
Upholstery SCHWARZ VOLLEDER (0318)
Prod. date 1991-05-07
Order options
No. Description
240 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
375 STOFFVERDECK ELEKT.MECH.SCHWAR
530 AIR CONDITIONING
540 CRUISE CONTROL
551 ON-BOARD COMPUTER II W REMOTE CONTROL
675 BMW SOUND SYSTEM
771 M Technic Luxusausstattung
925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE
Like I said, I am very hesitant to let this go. This car is rare and therefore not for everybody. With summer almost here, this is the perfect beach cruiser. I get compliments and looks everywhere when I take her out. Just the other day guys at the dealership were coming out to look it over and barely gave the Dinan M5 parked next to me a second look.
$7,800. Reasonable offers will be considered. Carfax available on request.
Justin
206-755-5665
jusdrake1@mac.com
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