Looking for a bimmer for wife's impoverished nephew

[rampelsauce]

So, I made a deal with my wife's nephew that if he bought a bmw I'd help him do all the work. It's an awful deal for me, but here I am. He has 2k cash in hand, wants an e36, and I won't allow him to make it a fuck boi welded diff special. 

That being said, anyone have a lead on a cheap runner E36/E46 that likely needs brakes, interior, exterior, tires, etc. $2000 is the cap. Hit me up with cars in this price point, and shitboxes are accepted, we all had to start somewhere.

[B C]

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/delafield-2003-mini-cooper-project-car/7384702080.html

not a runner:

Could be a nightmare of a project or it could be a chance to do the “while you’re in there” stuff and come out the other side with a reasonably reliable car.

[rampelsauce]

The kid's pretty set on a bmw it seems. Yes, it's technically a bimmer but it's not "cool" and it doesn't "slap" and whatever else the kids say.

It's a bummer that 2k runners are so rare now. I lived off those things forever.

[ASTROCHIMP]

Here’s two E46’s down in Iowa.

https://dubuque.craigslist.org/cto/d/dubuque-2001-bmw-330i/7382879573.html

https://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/cto/d/cedar-rapids-1999-bmw-323i/7380438138.html

This site also scrapes facebook and ebay and is generally quite useful.

https://collectorcarfeed.com/cars/

[m42b32]

E36's have gotten surprisingly expensive lately, e46's don't seem far behind either. I had a hard time coming across anything semi-local that wasn't complete garbage in the 2k-ish range. 

E39 touring: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1263519804109934/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A95830429-2f7c-40f8-96cb-e6cd70157d37

Manual E39: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/644867736494868/?ref=category_feed&referral_code=undefined&referral_story_type=listing&tracking={"qid"%3A"-7701641137132859590"%2C"mf_story_key"%3A"3940545036050549"%2C"commerce_rank_obj"%3A"{\"target_id\"%3A3940545036050549%2C\"target_type\"%3A0%2C\"primary_position\"%3A19%2C\"ranking_signature\"%3A185753281102872576%2C\"commerce_channel\"%3A504%2C\"value\"%3A0.00024912635262686}"}

[Rekpoint]

ASTROCHIMP said:

Here’s two E46’s down in Iowa.

https://dubuque.craigslist.org/cto/d/dubuque-2001-bmw-330i/7382879573.html

https://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/cto/d/cedar-rapids-1999-bmw-323i/7380438138.html

This site also scrapes facebook and ebay and is generally quite useful.

https://collectorcarfeed.com/cars/

That 330 is an amazing deal

[patsbimmer1]

Rekpoint said:

That 330 is an amazing deal

That's gotta be fake.  If there's not a body in the trunk this is a great deal.

[rampelsauce]

m42b32 said:

E36's have gotten surprisingly expensive lately, e46's don't seem far behind either. I had a hard time coming across anything semi-local that wasn't complete garbage in the 2k-ish range. 

E39 touring: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1263519804109934/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A95830429-2f7c-40f8-96cb-e6cd70157d37

The kid has no taste, doesn't desire the long roof. What is wrong with these kids.

[ASTROCHIMP]

The 330i is probably a scam but never know.

Here’s what I came across today in my normal daily checks.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/d/minneapolis-1998-bmw-528i/7386420884.html

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/elgin-bmw/7386594014.html

[rampelsauce]

He got a volvo 850. Lol. Thanks for your input fellers.