Don't see this car everyday

[ramielm]

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/ctd/3214330992.html .. only 100 miles

[slammin.e28]

I would DD it just to spite whoever never drove it.

That car was built to be driven, not sit in a climate controlled room for 20 years.

[ColdAccord]

so that has an s50 then?

[iamsam]

Is that asking price more than the original MSRP?

[slammin.e28]

M Registry says:

What is an E36 M3 Lightweight?
The M3 Lightweight (referred to internally as the E36 M3 CSL) is a special track-oriented version of the U.S.-spec 1995 E36 M3 coupe designed for serious driving enthusiasts. Though BMW of North America originally stated that just 85 M3 Lightweights would be produced, it has been confirmed that exactly 126 were ultimately built: Ten pre-production examples in January and February of 1995, plus one more in April of 1995, then 115 standard production examples between August and October of 1995. All Lightweights share their VIN sequence with the standard 1995 M3 coupe and were built in periodic batches on the standard 3 Series assembly line. They retained the stock 240-hp S50 B30 USA powerplant, though BMW NA claimed that all engines fitted to the Lightweights were tested to make sure they were operating at the top of the acceptable range. According to BMW figures, the M3 Lightweight weighs 2,950 lbs., 225 lbs. less than the regular M3 coupe. All M3 Lightweights were painted Alpine White III (300) and included the following special features:
-Shortened 3.23:1 final drive
-Aluminum doors
-Reduced sound insulation
-Stiffer springs and shocks from the European-spec E36 M3 coupe
-M shock tower brace
-Forged M Double Spoke alloy wheels (7.5x17-in. front, 8.5x17-in. rear)
-M3 GT front spoiler lip extension
-Standard M3 rear spoiler with integrated third brake light
-Chequered flag decals in BMW Motorsport colors on left-front and right-rear corners of bodywork
-"BMW Motorsport International" emblems on exterior door moldings, interior door sill plates, and trim panel above the glovebox
-BMW sport seats (manual adjustment) covered in Anthracite "Hurricane" cloth with red highlights
-Carbon fiber-look dashboard and center console trim
-Anthracite carpeting from the four-cyilnder E36 coupe
-Air conditioning delete
-Radio delete (pre-wiring for radio and two door speakers included)
-Sound insulation reduction
-Tool kit delete
-Console Valet delete

In addition, the following items were offered as special-order options that could be installed by the dealer:
-M3 GT-style adjustable rear spolier (with integrated third brake light)
-Lower chassis X-brace (for added stiffness)
-Upper strut tower brace
-BMW M oil pan and dual-pickup oil pump
-Ride-height adjustable suspension
-Cross-drilled brake rotors
-Adjustable camber plates

Wikipedia says:

M3 Lightweight (LTW) (E36)
Beginning with the first E36 M3s delivered, BMW racers began pressuring BMW for a homologation version with which to compete against Porsche 911s in sports-car racing. A homologation version is a car with special modifications from the factory that are allowed in racing as "production" cars, if enough cars are made and sold.
In 1995, BMW relented and offered the M3 LTW. The major changes to the car were to lower the weight for racing. The cars came without a radio (although the speakers were installed and the car pre-wired for the radio), air conditioning (later offered as a dealer installed option), leather seats, tool kit, or a sun roof. The doors have aluminum skins. There is no underhood insulation blanket and the trunk only has carpet on the floor. The under body insulation is thinner and there is special carpeting to lower weight. Overall the changes added up to 200 -300 pounds less than a standard M3.
The engines were specially selected from the assembly line for the highest power. The ECU had the top speed limiter removed. The cars also came with a 3.23 rear axle ratio versus the standard 3.15 of the 1995 M3s. The cars were fitted with a sport suspension with stiffer springs and shocks.
Cosmetically the M3 LTW came only in Alpine White with the Motorsports flag decals on the left front and right rear corners of the car. There is an aggressive wing on the trunk lid. There was some carbon fiber interior trim and the badges (side molding and dash) say "BMW Motorsports International." The seat fabric is black with a red pattern.
Upon completion they were sent to Prototype Technology Group (PTG) Racing in Virginia for final preparation, which included the front and rear Motorsport flag decals, and "trunk kit." In the trunk there was a different oil pan with special oil pump, longer oil dipstick tube, front strut bar, lower x brace, spacer blocks to raise the rear wing, and an adjustable front splitter. The oil pump was actually two pumps, one for feeding oil to the engine as normal, the second fed from a second pick up at the front of the pan and pumped the oil back into the sump to prevent build up of oil in the shallow area of the oil pan. Each new owner was given a 1 page legal document to sign stating that any installation of trunk items voided the new car warranty. Later cars did not come with the "trunk kit" in the trunk, but with a form that allowed the owner to order the items at no cost.
Unique forged 17-inch alloy wheels, 7 1⁄2 inches wide in the front and 8 1⁄2inches wide in the rear, mounted with identically sized 235/40-17 tires front and rear were an additional difference from the standard 17 × 7 1⁄2-inch cast alloy wheels mounted with 235/40-17 tires on standard M3s.[10]
Although BMW promised to build approximately 100, BMW never released the number of M3 LTWs built, and because of the peculiar assembly line, to this day may not be known. However, enthusiasts now believe that there exist approximately 125 built, with some 116 sold to the public.
The first two cars, which were used as press cars, are not technically M3 LTWs as they were regular production M3s that PTG made similar in appearance to the not-yet-built LTW. After press duties, those two cars were brought back into the PTG stable.

[325ix]

I just don't understand how you cannot drive a car at all. I also love how there are no interior or engine bay pictures.

[iamsam]

what a waste of money.

A low mileage E36 M3 that only weighs 225 lbs less than the regular M3 for $80k?

crack pipe!

[slammin.e28]

For $80k I'd rather have two fully built e30 M3s.

[VinniE30]

what a waste of money.

A low mileage E36 M3 that only weighs 225 lbs less than the regular M3 for $80k?

crack pipe!

Yeah really. Put the engine in an e30 and it will be way lighter than even the LTW M3.

[jasonbk]

Can't you buy CPO E92 M3 for that money? Or E46, E36, E30 M3 all together?

[Bothfeetin]

my neighbor daily's his i got the pleasure to sit in it. Pretty much a manufactured race car, i love them!

[Nick_S]

I just don't understand how you cannot drive a car at all. I also love how there are no interior or engine bay pictures.

This. Especially a car like that that's sole purpose was to be a drivers car.

[future rs]

Can't you buy CPO E92 M3 for that money? Or E46, E36, E30 M3 all together?

This.

[FunfGan]

Yeah really. Put the engine in an e30 and it will be way lighter than even the LTW M3.

Exactly!

[Cletonius]

For $80k I'd rather have two fully built e30 M3s.

And a bakery?