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

Jdesign said:

6 speed E34 540 I have seen many times before

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/1995-bmw-540i-6-speed-manual/6664141274.html

I feel like this was posted before: imola red 740i $1700

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/2000-bmw-740i-true-sport/6616073481.html

here's my car being washed...

here's someone beating on the car on the track...

here's my crotch...

here's an ad for liqui moly...

SteelBlue

I would buy this if I had the cash

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/e30-bmw-325is/6654761254.html

Little rust, but seems like a good price

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/i-bmw-e30/6657819963.html

I'm definitely gonna be picking up an unnecessary sub $2000 E30

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/1984-bmw-e30-318i-obo/6640120421.html

HipMF

I'm happy to be at a point in my life where I'm not the slightest bit tempted by any of those.

Maybe if i was looking for a rallycross/lemons/etc. but $2k is too much for something I intend to destroy. As a project car, you'd have to be pretty ambitious to touch any of those, as they all need pretty much everything. E30 price inflation is obviously affecting all ends of the price spectrum. I'd say the realistic value of any of those cars is $600-800.

Curmudgeony old-man rant over.

Edit: I lied. The rant isn't over. I'm bored, so I'll break it down for you.

Red early-model 325: Polished turd. Overspray on oil-cooler and black-over-rust on the lower body. Seat covers can't hide the carpet stains, and if the back seat in a 2-door car is that gross, you can bet the rest of the interior is pretty bad as well. Auto.

Beigey-beige late-model 325: Has been resprayed. Major rust bubbling up under the paint is also happening in 10 other places that aren't pictured. Rust bucket. Auto.

Early 318: possibly the best out of the bunch. Pics are bad, so it's hard to tell, but it doesn't appear to have been "cleaned up" to look nice. Interior is likely shit. Maintenance is probably 10 years behind schedule, and the engine is junk (because it's an M10). At least it's a manual and the shell is possibly workable.

wasnt m3

Well said. Everything I was thinking but too lazy to type haha

SteelBlue

I didn't say any of these were good examples lol

straight6pwr

the guy with the kashmir one in Homer Glen is a d-bag. the car is probably far worse than he's suggesting.

patsbimmer1

It has the car phone!

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/i-sport/6648472189.html

Jdesign

patsbimmer1 said:

It has the car phone!

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/i-sport/6648472189.html

Weird. It looks like a flip phone plugged into a charger. Interesting alpina badges on the wheels and steering wheel..

Boris3

straight6pwr said:

the guy with the kashmir one in Homer Glen is a d-bag. the car is probably far worse than he's suggesting.

This. I saw another e30 with issues that an unsuspecting buyer had purchased from Homer Glen and brought to MKE. A heads up to be cautious when dealing with a Homer Glen CL listing.

SteelBlue

patsbimmer1 said:

It has the car phone!

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/i-sport/6648472189.html

Are those just style 37s with Aplina caps on them?

Jdesign

SteelBlue said:

Are those just style 37s with Aplina caps on them?

Yes sir.

patsbimmer1

SteelBlue said:

Are those just style 37s with Aplina caps on them?

Yup, the e38 only came in alpina trim with the v12. This guy went badge crazy on it.

WIBIMMERS

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