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04-14-2026
For Sale 1997 BMW M3 COUPE
Location: Houston, TX
Asking: $35,000

Overview
Finished in Dakar yellow classic over Mulberry leather, this two-owner E36 M3 Coupe is mechanically sound and meticulously maintained by a BMW enthusiast and lightly driven. This looks like an exceptionally clean example available in the market, it’s been a California car most of its life until moved to TX in 2022.

SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES:
• Ownership: 2nd owner, Private Party
• Title: Clean California title
• Engine: 3.2L Inline-6
• Mileage: 99,900 (may go up a little)
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Exterior: Dakar Yellow II
• Interior: Mulberry Leather
• Options: Luxury Package
• Front heated seats
• Sport seats with thigh support
• HK audio system with multi CD magazine in the trunk
• Wheels: 18” x 8.5” BBS RC 303

MAINTENANCE AND ITEMS REPLACED DURING MY OWNERSHIP
• Fresh Fluids
• New Battery
• OEM Front Control Arm and bushings
• OEM Rear Trailing Arm Bushings
• Inner and outer tie rods, boots, sway-bar bushings and end links.
• Front and rear windows seals and weatherstrip
• Front and rear windshields seals
• Sunroof seals
• Belts

PROS:
• Production numbers (E36): 1 of 3 exterior/interior color combination out of 516 Dakar Yellow II
• Always garage
• 17” x 8.5” OEM Contour wheels available

CONS:
• Saggy headliner (see pictures)
• Missing center consol wood piece and broken passenger side tweeter ring piece (see pictures)
• Normal wear on driver side upper seat rest bolster (see picture)

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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05-04-2026
Taking reasonable offer!
05-06-2026
Just a bit of advice, turn those pictures around instead of them being upside down and sideways!

GLWS!
05-08-2026
The Guvna wrote
Just a bit of advice, turn those pictures around instead of them being upside down and sideways!

GLWS!
Thank you for the advice. It didn't show upside down and sideways on my photo album, but when I uploaded to this website it came up wicked. I will uploaded more pictures. It's been rainy and gloomy lately.
Feel free to PM me if you need more pictures or videos. I can text it over to you asap.
05-08-2026
No offense, but there's no way this should be a $35K car based on the condition I see in the pictures. Those seat covers are absolutely a turn-off, and then there's the sagging headliner. But I'm on the east coast, so maybe the market is different here. <shrug>

Maybe look at BaT, and find some comps for your color and mileage. BaT will almost always be at the high end of the pricing spectrum, so subtract 10% to get into a more reasonable ballpark for private sale.
05-08-2026
GLWS, man! Hopefully, it goes to someone who can give it the same TLC you have. As far as the price goes, I think you're right on the mark. Dakar Yellow is rare and sought after. Have you thought about trying one of the auction sites, such as Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, or Hagerty?
05-11-2026
+1

Those seat covers are killing you. It’s like listing a house for sale with a tarp over the roof in the listing photos.

You may also consider reformatting your information. That’s a pretty long block of text without much prioritization of info (Eg. The mileage is buried 4 paragraphs in).
05-11-2026
Along with the others have mentioned, I would've given it a bath and cleaned the rims. Remember, curb appeal brings them in for a closer look. GLWS
23 hours ago
Thank you for the input. :thumsup: I made revisions as requested