Craigslist find in MA - 91 318is and 91 325ic same seller

[Mossman]

Hey guys,
no affiliation but a dealer is selling 2 nice looking E30's on craigslist

318is - http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/ctd/1804771663.html

325ic - http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/ctd/1804764425.html

It's not too far from me so if someone was seriously considering one of them and wanted someone to go check them out I'd be willing

[selturk]

+ dealer fees lol..

[skatingzooyork]

325ic - http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/ctd/1804764425.html

Anyone else notice the plastic front, DB rear? I bet the car has been "kissed" in the rear before...

[jutny]

i love the IS but not really for that price + "fees"

[Altitude]

If this was closer and clean I might be all over it!

Only negative...a Dealer + fees:roll:

[MrSlacker]

318is has been in an accident in 2007. It also has odometer roll back. They messed with the miles a few years back.

Car was purchased at a Boston auction a month ago for $1050

[DÌEGØ]

Anyone else notice the plastic front, DB rear? I bet the car has been "kissed" in the rear before...

x2

[cenotaph]

Stopped by on my way home from work to take a look at the 318iS. I've been by this dealer a few times before. Never really got a good impression from the place, but figured a little look couldn't hurt. Didn't look like anyone was around. (No one came out to talk to me. In fact, I've never spoken with anyone who works there.)

Quick summary:

• one mismatched tire that's almost at the wear bars and has many shallow cracks in the side wall
• RF tire has a gouge in the side wall. There isn't a bubble, but I'd want to replace the tire
• several cracks in the dash, and rear spoiler
• no front iS lip; "orange peel" on lower part of both bumpers
• no ash tray
• aftermarket radio w/CD
• what looked to be a somewhat dodgy muffler/exhaust
• large chip on hood
• there wasn't any obvious rust, but I didn't have a jack/lift to really look :)

I took some pics with my phone. Sorry about the quality on some of them, it's all I had.

[cenotaph]

The rest of the pics. I forgot about the crack in the paint on the RR fender.

I was really hoping that it would be in better shape. :(

EDIT: Something else I forgot. That's water in the pic of the large chip (the one with my thumb). A quick rain shower went through the area a few minutes before I stopped.

[mach schnell]

318is has been in an accident in 2007. It also has odometer roll back. They messed with the miles a few years back.

Car was purchased at a Boston auction a month ago for $1050

How can you tell?

[MrSlacker]

How can you tell?

I ran carfax on it which showed both the accident and mile roll back.

Then I searched Manheim and ADESA auto auction past sale history and found that this car was sold for $1050

[nmlss2006]

Uhm :) How did you search Mahneim and ADESA?

[MrSlacker]

Uhm :) How did you search Mahneim and ADESA?

Easy. Become a licensed car dealer or find one who will let you use their accounts :D