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Low mileage e30 1991 318is in MI, rust free that could use a little bit of work. Best case re the M42 engine noise is that just needs a new timing belt tensioner

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-BMW-3-Series/223425475540?hash=item34053233d4:g:GhsAAOSwrNdcdfXH:rk:15:pf:0&LH_ItemCondition=4

m42b32

Boris3 said:

Low mileage e30 1991 318is in MI, rust free that could use a little bit of work. Best case re the M42 engine noise is that just needs a new timing belt tensioner

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-BMW-3-Series/223425475540?hash=item34053233d4:g:GhsAAOSwrNdcdfXH:rk:15:pf:0&LH_ItemCondition=4

Looks like a great starting point for a project or restoration!

Jdesign

Boris3 said:

Low mileage e30 1991 318is in MI, rust free that could use a little bit of work. Best case re the M42 engine noise is that just needs a new timing belt tensioner

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-BMW-3-Series/223425475540?hash=item34053233d4:g:GhsAAOSwrNdcdfXH:rk:15:pf:0&LH_ItemCondition=4

Seems like a good deal, but seeing there is not a met reserve and its has a few days remaining tells me its going to go up, or not sell.

How about an over priced early model instead? LOL

https://rockford.craigslist.org/ctd/d/rockford-1985-bmw-318i/6810123575.html

Jdesign

Today on Jdesign's browsing of un-need-ed-ed things he finds;

An low mileage E24 for $5k

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-79-bmw-633-csi/6818124482.html

An amazingly Nice E31

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/libertyville-1992-bmw-8-series-850i/6815820887.html

A Euro spec E24 with some Alpina Parts for $20k (@ICC of course)

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/ctd/d/addison-1984-bmw-635csi-635csi/6821140470.html

A Zender kitted E34 that needs some love

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/bolingbrook-1989-bmw-535i-5-speed/6818484212.html

IS this alot to ask for an E36 M3?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/willowbrook-1995-bmw-e36-m3-daytona/6824832988.html

A 2JZ 36 with a very confusing transmission?

https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/bellefontaine-1995-bmw-2door-2jzgte/6796735492.html

An E30 with a nice looking interior and documentation.

https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/d/point-edward-1989-bmw-325i-e30/6829419821.html

An E30 Truck

https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/d/fraser-bmw-e30-truck/6798629053.html

An E12 for $2500

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/d/grandy-1977-bmw-530i/6826790069.html

Check out the cool radio/EQ in this E24

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/kansas-city-1980-bmw-633-csi-with-only/6809616036.html

CHEAP and cean black manual E28

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/north-charleston-classic-beamer/6824669531.html

A running ans driving Baur E30

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/mount-pleasant-rare-euro-bmw-baur/6804841410.html

Ouchie

https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/jackson-1989-bmw-635csi-parts/6810385984.html

Cheap E30 ix in techno violet

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/philadelphia-1989-e30-325ix/6826551794.html

Diesel M21 Swapped E28 ...... @GunMetalGrey

https://lancaster.craigslist.org/cto/d/lititz-524td-turbo-diesel-euro-swapped/6812762089.html

Is this cheap for a Tilux?

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/d/franklin-1968-bmw-tilux/6812536572.html

GunMetalGrey

Jdesign said:

Diesel M21 Swapped E28 ......

The title is a bit ambiguous, it's a Euro bumper swapped 524td.
She was diesel her whole life, it's a US spec motor, and there are a few other clues that make me assume it's never been meddled with.

That being said, 524td's don't come up for sale often. Especially if this a**hat I know keeps buying them and harvesting their internal organs...

m42b32

Jdesign said:

IS this alot to ask for an E36 M3?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/willowbrook-1995-bmw-e36-m3-daytona/6824832988.html

After selling mine for what turned out to be less than I should've (I got asking price in less than 48 hours), I think that's actually not an unreasonable price. Mine was (arguably) a more desirable color combo and had a lot of recent maintenance, but it also had 40k more miles and some rust in a few places. With the current ad and pictures they will be hard pressed to get 9.5k, but with a more descriptive ad and better pictures I bet they could get that asking price without much difficulty.

ChrisO

Passing along the deal that @Jdesign passed to me, I can't logistically make it work and it would cost me too much to transport and store the car from Decorah, IA

1993 M5, guy is willing to sell for $4000 obo, @Jdesign had him at $3500 and maybe he'd take less. Heres what I have gathered from chatting with the guy

Has rusty jack points but little to no body rust, paint looks decent (big dent on door)
Has spark but no fuel (just replaced fuel pump)
potentially a blown head gasket (because the oil looks murky to him)
Has motorsport door handles, rare M-technic mirrors, M5 throwing stars
Has been sitting in a dry garage for awhile

Car is complete. My thought was this is easily a $6500-7000 part out. Would love to see someone here get a deal. Pretty sure just the mirrors, bumpers, door handles and wheels would fetch $3000 rather quickly.

Edit: I ended up buying it

Rekpoint

ChrisO said:

Passing along the deal that @Jdesign passed to me, I can't logistically make it work and it would cost me too much to transport and store the car from Decorah, IA

1993 M5, guy is willing to sell for $4000 obo, @Jdesign had him at $3500 and maybe he'd take less. Heres what I have gathered from chatting with the guy

Has rusty jack points but little to no body rust, paint looks decent (big dent on door)

Has spark but no fuel (just replaced fuel pump)

potentially a blown head gasket (because the oil looks murky to him)

Has motorsport door handles, rare M-technic mirrors, M5 throwing stars

Has been sitting in a dry garage for awhile

Car is complete. My thought was this is easily a $6500-7000 part out. Would love to see someone here get a deal. Pretty sure just the mirrors, bumpers, door handles and wheels would fetch $3000 rather quickly. Hit me up and i'll forward the guys contact over

Damn. Forward me some stuff. I wonder if an e34 partout would be better then a crashed m3. Or both. Hmmmm.

ChrisO

Rekpoint said:

Damn. Forward me some stuff. I wonder if an e34 partout would be better then a crashed m3. Or both. Hmmmm.

The M5 will get you way more no doubt. The prices are hyper inflated and everything is NLA. No doubt there is $6000 easy in parts

Jdesign

It’s pretty far away and is one of those all in, or all out situations. You could make some easy money on it, but it’s hard to part out a car that could be fixed and made drivable fairly easy.

ChrisO

Jdesign said:

It’s pretty far away and is one of those all in, or all out situations. You could make some easy money on it, but it’s hard to part out a car that could be fixed and made drivable fairly easy.

True, I was already assuming the worst with the s38 , definitely money to be made either way I think, or kept and appreciated as is for super cheap

Jdesign

ChrisO said:

True, I was already assuming the worst with the s38 , definitely money to be made either way I think, or kept and appreciated as is for super cheap

I agree. Those motors are big money. I can say that after driving an S38 3.9L Dinan stroker E34 M5, I was left very unimpressed by those motors for the price tag.

Here is a quick breakdown if you wanted to part it out....

Motor; $3000-3500
https://www.panjo.com/buy/bmw-s38-b36-m5-engine-and-transmission-20011
Wheels; $1500-2000
https://www.panjo.com/buy/bmw-m-system-ii-throwing-stars-17x82-17x92-staggard-rare-169957
M-Sport/Technic mirrors; $400-500
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1280558-For-Sale-OEM-M-Technic-e34-M5-mirrors
M5 Lip kit $400-600
M5 door sils $100
M5 Motorsport Door handles $150-200

Rough high estimate on just those parts alone is $7000.

Even after that you still have the suspension, interior, body panels, etc.... There is money to be made here..

(Picture of said car below)

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patsbimmer1

Jdesign said:

IS this alot to ask for an E36 M3?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/willowbrook-1995-bmw-e36-m3-daytona/6824832988.html

That actually seems reasonable for a 95 Daytona Violet. They only made Daytona on the e36 for 1 year which ads rarity, it's lower mileage that a lot of e36 M3's out there, the interior appears to be decent which is uncommon in an e36 and especially a dove grey interior and he says it has no rust. All wins for an e36.

Rekpoint

Jdesign said:

I agree. Those motors are big money. I can say that after driving an S38 3.9L Dinan stroker E34 M5, I was left very unimpressed by those motors for the price tag.

Here is a quick breakdown if you wanted to part it out....

Motor; $3000-3500

https://www.panjo.com/buy/bmw-s38-b36-m5-engine-and-transmission-20011

Wheels; $1500-2000

https://www.panjo.com/buy/bmw-m-system-ii-throwing-stars-17x82-17x92-staggard-rare-169957

M-Sport/Technic mirrors; $400-500

https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1280558-For-Sale-OEM-M-Technic-e34-M5-mirrors

M5 Lip kit $400-600

M5 door sils $100

M5 Motorsport Door handles $150-200

Rough high estimate on just those parts alone is $7000.

Even after that you still have the suspension, interior, body panels, etc.... There is money to be made here..

(Picture of said car below)

Im looking for a shop to rent local to me so I can pick this up and part it out.

m42b32

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-bmw-m5-wagon-touring-conversion/?fbclid=IwAR0qStvgHhT2lXoEbG7s5XR_PezBHajMBdWGWLq_w7g7P4BxXQ7lD8vA5F0

Lots of amazing cars on BaT recently

REKIII

m42b32 said:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-bmw-m5-wagon-touring-conversion/?fbclid=IwAR0qStvgHhT2lXoEbG7s5XR_PezBHajMBdWGWLq_w7g7P4BxXQ7lD8vA5F0

Lots of amazing cars on BaT recently

This guy is pretty active in the M5 community. Ironically the general consensus in the community is that the M5T is overdone and there are too many, which is pretty much ridiculous. Very cool set-up, and a nicely done example.

YoungCR

REKIII said:

This guy is pretty active in the M5 community. Ironically the general consensus in the community is that the M5T is overdone and there are too many, which is pretty much ridiculous. Very cool set-up, and a nicely done example.

There will never be more M5T’s then original M5’s. That’s like saying M50 swaps are over done.

WIBIMMERS

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