1996 E36 M3 173,800 miles

BMW M3 (E36)

1996 E36 M3 173,800 miles

1996 • MANUAL • Red

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6 photos

Captured facts

VIN

WBSBG9323TEY73134

Live mileage

173,800 mi

Seller

Alejandro goldsmith

History report

Not linked

Photos found

6

Listing read

Buyer-facing read on this listing

Upgrades S54 oil pan and dual oil pump pickup with VAC upgraded sprocket Turner Motorsports rear camber arms Meyle HD lower control arms New inner and outer tierods Braided steel brake lines X brace H&r front springs Hyperco rear springs Bilstein pss9 coilovers Ground control centering rear spring holders Dimple magnetic transmission drain bolt Dimple magnetic differential drain bolt Uuc motorwerks front and rear swaybars EBC redstuff bake pads all around Rear swaybar endlinks Conforti Intake M50 Intake Manifold Shark tune Zionsville Aluminum Radiator Stewart Water Pump Under Drive Pulley (water pump, power steering, alternator) Rouge engineering DMS catback Jp Motorsport equal length headers (ceramic coated) Carbon fiber sunroof delete VDO Oil pressure, oil temp, water temp gauges Alcantara headliner 10.9 diff bolt upgrade Bushings 161k miles – new rear suspension bushings, differential bushings, and subframe bushings Akg rear subframe bushing 95A Akg trailing arm bushings 75D Oem motor mounts Power flex purple FCAB Poweflex purple diff bushings 173.9k miles – Condor track transmission bushings Reinforcements Akg subframe reinforcements Akg trailing arm reinforcements Akg rear swaybar reinforcements Akg motor mount reinforcements Maintenance This car has many service invoices. Some with Milage, some without. Milage is estimated with carfax information 140-50k miles Metric mechanic rebuilt head. Re-machine 3 angle valve job Metric mechanic spring retainers Valve seal set New oem axles New wheel speed sensors 144k miles – new cam shaft and crankshaft position sensors 154k miles – new rear wheel bearings 170k miles – new front control arms, tie rods, 4 refurbished brake calipers from rock auto. Red track pads Wheels and tires Staggered DS2’s with matching spare Brand new 200TW tires 225/45/17 fronts 245/40/17 rears

This one currently reads below the comparable average by about $7,567, which makes documentation and condition the next things to verify.

Photo coverage is reasonably deep at 6 images, which helps with judging cosmetics and seller transparency before leaving VINthusiast.

Documentation still reads thin here, so this is the kind of listing where invoice detail and specialist history should drive the next round of diligence.

VIN decode

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Decoded year

1996

Body class

Coupe

Transmission

Unavailable

VINthusiast model

No exact model-page match

Current Listing

$22,000

Houston, TX173,800 mi

M3LIST

Seller

Alejandro goldsmith

Service Records

Partial / Missing

Listed

Apr 26, 2026

Listing essentials

Seller type: Private Party

Private Party

5-Speed Manual

173,800 miles

Houston, TX

Value Insight

Average comparable price

$29,567

Market read

Below Market

-$7,567 vs avg comp

Calculated from stored listings for the same model, similar mileage band, and matching transmission.

Why this reads below market

Current ask is $7,567 below the average comparable listing set.

Partial or missing service records usually cap buyer confidence in this segment.

Closest comps are matched on manual transmission and sorted toward similar mileage.

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Market trend

Daily average asking price across stored live listings for this model.

Latest

$29,999

May 8May 14May 19

Average ask

$33,532

Based on 39 stored live listings for this model.

Average sale

$31,100

Based on 1 stored closed sale we have captured so far.

Average auction result

$52,336

Based on 1 stored auction result, usually bid-to or reserve context.

Specs

Generation

E36

Engine

S52

Mileage

173,800 mi

Color

Red

Maintenance Flags

Enthusiast diligence snapshot

Rod Bearings: UnknownVANOS: UnknownValve Adjustment: UnknownSubframe: Unknown

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Unknown158,000 miMANUAL

$8,800

Original-Owner 1995 BMW M3 Coupe 5-Speed

Unknown144,000 miMANUAL

$10,255

1995 E36 M3 204,000 miles

Florence, NJ204,000 miMANUAL

$19,000

History Timeline

Listing and sale trail

LISTING

Apr 26, 2026

$22,000

173,800 mi

Recorded from M3list

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1 appearance

Apr 26, 2026 to Apr 26, 2026

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