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

Jdesign

gilber33 said:

How do you not do this on purpose? It has to be on purpose.

Wrong thread, that belongs here: https://www.wibimmers.com/board/index.php?/topic/5267-plate-blockers/&tab=comments#comment-90914

SteelBlue

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/cto/d/frederic-1990-bmw-325i-coupe-e30/7137603633.html

patsbimmer1

I feel like this is so terrible and odd and cheap that one of you would buy it.

https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/gardnerville-1985-ford-tempo-glx/7158918112.html

patsbimmer1

I just... I can't...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/588176535227553/

Bassboy3313

patsbimmer1 said:

I feel like this is so terrible and odd and cheap that one of you would buy it.

https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/gardnerville-1985-ford-tempo-glx/7158918112.html

A girlfriend I had in high school drove a white tempo. Brings back memories.....

patsbimmer1

Bassboy3313 said:

A girlfriend I had in high school drove a white tempo. Brings back memories.....

So I found the "one of you" faster than I expected lol.

B C

35 years ago someone was proud to show that car ff to their friends

patsbimmer1

B C said:

35 years ago someone was proud to show that car ff to their friends

And today people are proud of a lot of things they won't be in 10+ years.

B C

This seems reasonable, looks to be a late 2003 which is good. Early 2003 and older S54 have a different connecting rod/rod bearing/rod bolt design which is more prone to sudden failure rather than just wearing out and needing replacement every 100k like the 2003.5+ rod bearings do. This one would be due for a fresh set of bearings based on cautious maintenance practices as oil analysis can only show wear trends, not actual bearing status. The owner of EAG told me he won't even touch early E46 M3s because the rod bearings fail even after replacement.

11k would be a great deal.

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/milwaukee-2003-bmw-m3/7184177834.html

HipMF

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/d/lakewood-5x120-epsilon-sw-bmw-e24-e23/7182016450.html

I'd put them on an e12. That would be fun.

YoungCR

@wasnt m3 your set doesn't have the double lip right?

Nick_F

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/pleasant-prairie-2001-bmw-m3/7188823834.html

gilber33

Nick_F said:

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/pleasant-prairie-2001-bmw-m3/7188823834.html

Super clean car....but....it has always bothered me when people use a random assortment of pictures with intense angles in their for sale ad. And then one picture of a dirty interior. Whatever.

YoungCR

Decently clean Burgundrot 533i 5spd going up on the Raw Hide auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-BMW-5-Series-/373191018433

patsbimmer1

YoungCR said:

Decently clean Burgundrot 533i 5spd going up on the Raw Hide auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-BMW-5-Series-/373191018433

That'd be a good cruiser. I like that color combo.

gilber33

This is right down the street from me. And when I first got my e30 I knocked on their door to see if they’d want to sell it so I could have some spare parts for mine. At that point it was sitting for a few years. I’m not sure what, if anything, could be saved on this thing.