Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)

[straight6pwr]

swamp e34

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/pts/d/milwaukee-94-bmw-525i/6983189090.html

[Jdesign]

straight6pwr said:

swamp e34

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/pts/d/milwaukee-94-bmw-525i/6983189090.html

Sweet color, what a shame.

[RobZR]

An E34 dream/ nightmare.

https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/d/braintree-1995-bmw-540i-massive-price/6999294845.html

This thing has some of the most unobtainium collected in one E34. 3 guys have spent fortunes trying to get a head gasket to hold and all have failed.

now being sold as a collection of rare parts with a calypso shell and a bad head gasket.

If I only had vacation time to drag this thing home.

[Jdesign]

RobZR said:

An E34 dream/ nightmare.

https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/d/braintree-1995-bmw-540i-massive-price/6999294845.html

This thing has some of the most unobtainium collected in one E34. 3 guys have spent fortunes trying to get a head gasket to hold and all have failed.

now being sold as a collection of rare parts with a calypso shell and a bad head gasket.

If I only had vacation time to drag this thing home.

Wow. 

ALL THAT AND ONE PICTURE.

[RobZR]

Jdesign said:

Wow. 

ALL THAT AND ONE PICTURE. 

https://imgur.com/gallery/CCltxOf

[Jdesign]

RobZR said:

https://imgur.com/gallery/CCltxOf 

So why are you not buying this? Have it shipped!

[RobZR]

Jdesign said:

So why are you not buying this? Have it shipped!

To many projects.   I'd be all over it if I didn't have (2) E34 540i/6  already.  And 8 vehicles (6 BMW's) has stretched the spousal approval factor to the limit. "if you bring another car in the yard, it better be an RV, cause you'll be living in it" rings every time a deal like his comes up. 

I've seen this car go up for sale ~8 years ago. The original owner was a doctor and had it built as a street/track car.  It's got all the track toys. The M60 was bored and stroked to extreme. He took it out a couple of times and blew the head gasket.  Rebuilt it with upgraded gaskets, ran it a few more times and blowing it again. Fed up with the ordeal, he put it up for sale.  I was to late to the deal and the current owner bought it. I found my calypso car a year later. He proceed to check everything and replace the head gaskets yet again. ran it for a few months and blew the head gasket again.  That was last I heard of this car, 'till it came up for sale as is now about 3 mo ago for ~$6500. now he's down to a more realistic $3000.

On paper this thing is a Beast, in reality the motor is a nightmare.

as Paul Harvey said "and that folks is the rest of the story"

[wasnt m3]

Good candidate for an s62.

[patsbimmer1]

wasnt m3 said:

Good candidate for an s62.

You sound like a volunteer

[B C]

Perhaps its as simple as a bad tune with too much timing advance?

seems like a fun challenge to ruin ones life with

[RobZR]

The bored and stroked block on this monster just doesn't leave enough deck between the bores for a happy head gasket.

Swap the block for a m62B44 and using the s62 crank you got a nice 4.7l M60 franken motor.

Less headaches then integrating the S62 electronics.  But that's been done before as well.

[Jdesign]

RobZR said:

...............blew the head gasket, Rebuilt it with upgraded head gaskets, ran it a few more times and blew the head gasket again.  He then replace the head gaskets yet again............. ran it for a few months and blew the head gasket again. 

Sounds like that car belongs here more than most of our cars. Someone bring 'ol girl home.

[P_Roloff]

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/buffalo-grove-1995-bmw-e36-track-car/6983906406.html

S54 E36 track car

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/chicago-2002-bmw-m3-e46-no-title-track/6982353650.html

Not sure if this was posted already, but if anyone's feeling lucky...

[Jdesign]

P_Roloff said:

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/buffalo-grove-1995-bmw-e36-track-car/6983906406.html

S54 E36 track car

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/chicago-2002-bmw-m3-e46-no-title-track/6982353650.html

Not sure if this was posted already, but if anyone's feeling lucky...

That second one was posted awhile back. its a good deal for a track car.

[straight6pwr]

Jdesign said:

That second one was posted awhile back. its a good deal for a track car.

based on the ad, i don't think any car from that chucklehead is going to be a good deal. sitting a year, needs a battery, and check engine light is on? i wouldn't assume you could drive that car away.

[jc43089]

Also he says no title, but he is blocking the plate?...Hmmm.   Except he forgot in one picture...

[Boris3]

Could be he's being creative and using a plate from another car as a temporary "solution" to not having a title.

[RobZR]

The plate is a "in transit" plate used for transport to and from auction by many dealers.

[Jdesign]

straight6pwr said:

based on the ad, i don't think any car from that chucklehead is going to be a good deal. sitting a year, needs a battery, and check engine light is on? i wouldn't assume you could drive that car away.

Wouldn't be the first car Ive purchased from a paint eater.

[patsbimmer1]

I want to hate this but the fact that they didn't put an LS in and instead put a Bentley Mulsanne engine in it puts it on my hate to love list.

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/south-milwaukee-hot-rod-porsche-911/7001320030.html