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PAPER OR PLASTIC => For Sale => Topic started by: krauthammer318 on February 11, 2010, 03:30:50 PM
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First $1200 Cash takes her home.
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well thats a hell of a thread...
POST PICTURES!
how can you sell a car without any info on it and no pictures.
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I'll take it!
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I purchased the car in March 2008 and it was my daily driver for all of 2008. I have used it off and on since then when the other cars were in the shop. It has resided in our garage this winter. It has 191,000 miles on it.
Here is everything I know about it. The body needs some work as you can see. Trim pieces and some dings and dents. The car has a Missouri Prior Salvage title as it was totaled by a previous owner in either AZ or CA. I think the damage was mostly cosmetic, but I know the passenger door came from a Red BMW (flaking paint on interior). It tracks down the road straight. I have replaced most of the small rubber hoses connected under the throttle body and ICV. The power steering rack was replaced right after I got it with a new aftermarket. I replaced the fog lamp switch and some interior dash trim pieces. I replaced the dash computer with a used component from ebay. The electric mirror switch was also replaced with a used one, but it doesn't work quite right. The front brakes were done before I bought it. The brake pad sensor light is bad as it is indicating time to do the brakes, but they are in good shape. The metal trim piece that runs up the driver's door from the top of the door to the roof is bent, I assume from a break-in when the factory stereo head unit was stolen. Both electric windows work. When I got the car, the rear demister was disconnected. When I removed the window tint that had gone bad, I didn't hook it back up as one of the tabs was gone. The rear seat is in good shape. The driver's seat is ok and the passenger's is good. The seat belt latch return springs in front are worn and so the buttons don't pop back on their own. Both front seats need the small tabs that connect the seat back to the bottom re-welded. I saw this fix in one of the online forums but haven't had the time to take the seats out, disassemble, and take them to the welding shop. The sun roof has a leak. When I bought the car, the well behind the driver's rear wheel in the trunk was full of water. I stuck a wire in the weep hole in the bottom and the water ran out. I changed the rear shock mounts and had some shocks put on the rear. A/C and heat both work. The cruise control works. The passenger side low beam head light lens is cracked. This car has the projector style headlamps. I don't know if the timing belt has been done, but I seem to recall being told that it had. It starts easily each day, but if you drive somewhere and stop, say, to go to the grocery store, upon restarting, you need to wait about 45 seconds for the computer to kick the idle up just slightly. It is a subtle change to the idle, but if you don't do this, the car will stall when you try to travel. I have cleaned the ICV twice, thinking this was the culprit, but the problem persists. It doesn't bother me much, as I don't mind waiting a minute. The stereo is not included in the sale.
I will not ship. This is a great deal on this car. Bring cash and come and buy it from me. $1200 is the bottom dollar as I have close to $3000 in it. I have just lost interest.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BCmuMtfqGVA/S3STm44EhaI/AAAAAAAABpU/pf-G1EYBFPs/s288/100_6736.JPG)(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BCmuMtfqGVA/S3SS73AY9wI/AAAAAAAABoU/w_ra_ZwMC-w/s288/100_6731.JPG)(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BCmuMtfqGVA/S3STVWlYF7I/AAAAAAAABow/V0Lsa1Im7Ek/s288/100_6734.JPG)
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Just want to let you know that these cars don't have timing belts.
Can you also provide details for the $3000 put into it? Thats quite a large number for these cars.
Also, where in MO are you?
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3000 isnt a very big number at all i have well into 10g in mine including purchase price...
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Jefferson City
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Just justifies that it is a good buy and I have lost interest. I didn't suggest that $3000 was a big number. If I had $8k to put in mine, I would.
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i know you didnt say it was a big number jrw21 said it was..
but it looks pretty good for only 1200 would be a great track car!! wish i had the extra money to throw at one and i would buy it now! lol
GLWS
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3000 isnt a very big number at all i have well into 10g in mine including purchase price...
True, but his vehicle appears very much stock from the pictures.
Any more pictures available? Jefferson city is a bit out of the way, I was hoping you were closer to I55.
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Does it have any rust? Is the paint original (besides the door)? Do you have any more photos?
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True, but his vehicle appears very much stock from the pictures.
Any more pictures available? Jefferson city is a bit out of the way, I was hoping you were closer to I55.
yes true but mine also apears to be "stock" but here in a month it will look the exact same and ill be taking on E46 M3s and E39 M5s with little problem ;)
i dont have an is lip and im still on stock suspension but parts always add up
so far what ive done is
-paint
-Mark-D chip
-new breaks
-new transmission
-new clutch setup
-extra set of weaves
-like 4 sets of tires
-new shocks
the list goes on and on
and the list is about to be VERY long
which will include
M52B28 supercharged
getreg 260
obdI intake manifold with M3 throttle body
dinnan chip
full custom exhaust
ss header
borla muffler (dual 3" tipp)
borbet type Cs
etc etc
i mean a lot of money can go into these cars and can still look completely stock from appearence "dont judge a book by its cover" lol
but hey man sorry for kind of shitting on this thread but seriously GLWS!
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Well said. Thanks for the GL.
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yes true but mine also apears to be "stock" but here in a month it will look the exact same and ill be taking on E46 M3s and E39 M5s with little problem ;)
i dont have an is lip and im still on stock suspension but parts always add up
so far what ive done is
-paint
-Mark-D chip
-new breaks
-new transmission
-new clutch setup
-extra set of weaves
-like 4 sets of tires
-new shocks
the list goes on and on
and the list is about to be VERY long
which will include
M52B28 supercharged
getreg 260
obdI intake manifold with M3 throttle body
dinnan chip
full custom exhaust
ss header
borla muffler (dual 3" tipp)
borbet type Cs
etc etc
i mean a lot of money can go into these cars and can still look completely stock from appearence "dont judge a book by its cover" lol
but hey man sorry for kind of shitting on this thread but seriously GLWS!
No offense man but, stop thread crapping. Nobody asked about your car and your future plans.
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I was proving a point to you and I also appoligized for shitting on the thread because u said that 3 grand was a high number for these cars when his looks stock it was strictly to prove a point but thanx for your input
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You didn't need to prove a point. Your point was ridiculous, you can also put 10k into a pinto and make it look stock.
However, I was asking where the money was because his description did not include a detailed 3k parts list. I was interested for myself a potential buyer.
And yes, 3k you can make a VERY nice e30 if you shop around. You don't need 10k to do it.
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Ok I paid $1500 for the car, the power steering rack installed was 500, the rims and tires were 500, and I easily have 500 in miscellaneous replacement parts and repairs. I would drive this car anywhere but it is in need of an enthusiast to show it the love it deserves.
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i kno i didnt need 10 k to do it thats if i would have had to pay for the parts that i put into it from a dealer or new parts elsewhere
my paint job was only $117 which if i did it threw the dealer ship my dad works at it would have been 6500 but he did it on the side so all i had to do was pay for the paint...
and yes if i had the extra funds ATM i would hav already bough this car...
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the offset on the front rims looks a bit high to me. allso the second pic looks like the front end is ridding high or is it just me?
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$3K in NOT a lot of money when dealing with maintenance on a 200K mile car IF he or she is NOT doing the labor themselves.
$1200 is very reasonable for this one.
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free bump for detailed description and low price... GLWS
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Just a bump. $1200 318is still available.
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my friend may be interested give me a call
704-998-9839
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my computer sux so i cant really tell...is the dash cracked? also, do ALL the gauges work? Does this car have rust? Seat condition?
im in kansas and pretty close
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my computer sux so i cant really tell...is the dash cracked? also, do ALL the gauges work? Does this car have rust? Seat condition?
im in kansas and pretty close
Yes the dash is cracked. All the gauges work. The stereo is not included in the sale. Drivers seat is 4 out of 10 and Passenger is 7. Both need the tabs re-welded that hold the seat back to the seat frame. If the weather holds this weekend I will get more interior pictures.
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I just posted a video of my car on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq1J26AAdH4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq1J26AAdH4)
It is a litte over 4 minutes but gives you a walk-around.
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it looks and sounds good man!! GLWS!!!!! really wish i had the money... but i just got pulled over again tonight sooo that makes my swap even harder... but seriously i have a friend interested. and i will let you know what he says!
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any rust or other cosmetic defects?
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Sold!! Thanks for all the posts.