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Alrighty so I've been way too into swapping/buying cars lately but this I feel like I have to get. It's a 91 850, one owner, totally stock, clean title, and it's clean as hell, has a door ding and that's it. Please talk me out of this I'm begging you haha
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I would never do such a thing... buy it!
Although part of me wonders if this was the one that was plasti-dipped blue recently? I know it was Calypso Rot underneath the plasti-dip and it was for sale in California very recently...
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Na I've been stalking this one for a while and I think I have to finally act on it!Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker
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Is it a 6spd? If it is, no help from me, get it, now!
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It's not unfortunately
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If it were a 6 speed I would already be considering buying it myself. That is a pretty car and I would fully support getting it.
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Now I just have to decide. This or a 1990 325ix
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how is that even a question?
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Because E30's are incredible cars and I've had 4 of them and these are maintenance nightmares
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I came here to say this, but you already said it. Hence the bold quote.
The 8 series is a beautiful car. Are you ready to drop $6-7K at any given moment/per year to maintain it?
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Well the only thing is that the owner is only asking 5000 for it, I feel like I got it and just sold it again, it could be 8000 or so
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Really? How many miles? It looks nice. If you're just looking to flip you might do OK. I'd never own one. You really need to love this car and not give a damn about money to own one.
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184k and I know that damn well haha I'm thinking I just wanna flip it, get some more college money in the bank
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184k, hmm...
I sold my 2001 740i sport last year with 183k. Great shape, ran perfectly. 400 miles in, the timing chain guides came apart. $4500 job.
I gave the guy a break because I felt bad. Did the job for warranty time. Reduced the labor rate from $125 to $90. Sold parts at wholesale price. Still, it was $2000 out the door.
You've been warned.
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Sorry 124k, but still, I'm not buying it to keep and drive
Sim Simma
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Pretty sure the V12 engines don't have the same problems the M60/M62's do in that regard. They have plenty of other expensive parts to fail though
So you are just planning on flipping it? Guess I missed that in your first post... let someone who values the E31 buy it and get back into an E30...
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I have 2 E30's already anyway
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If it was truly that easy to flip it, the car wouldn't be sitting on the market right now. Buy it if you want a clean 8-series to enjoy. Don't try to play the market - it's annoying to other enthusiasts who actually care about this car, and is also risky for you.
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