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1992 BMW 325i M-Technik Convertible FOR SALE SOLDSOLDSOLD
I sincerely hope someone will do me the favor of answering a question I've already posed a couple of times...
If this car is such a hot deal... WHY HASN'T ANYONE BOUGHT IT YET?
If you choose to defend a dishonest seller simply because they have "clout" on this forum, you are a fool or a cheat. If you've seen the car in person and think it to be just fine... have you driven and/or performed a PPI on said vehicle?
I have owned a 1987 535is (among several other vehicles) for nearly ten years, and am sufficiently familiar with E30s. My budget is not fixed at $4-5k by any means. It is entirely dependent upon the specific car in question. If a car is worth $4-5k, and it fits my criteria, I will buy it. If meeting my criteria requires $8k, then sobeit.
My problem is the fact that the seller misrepresented the automobile to fit my criteria. It just so happens the car is being sold at a price of $4.5k. Perhaps what you think to be "acceptable" is entirely unacceptable to someone with the means to address it. I have attended classic car shows, auto auctions, car club meetings, etc. since I was very young. What is "ratty" to one person may be "concours" to another. My tastes and attention to detail are more refined, so I respect the opinions of those with similar thoughts (Chris at LJI). When a seller presents a car to me as being in "excellent condition", I expect it to at least meet my definition of "okay". This car is not even near "okay" according to Chris.
The auto sales transaction breaks down when someone (typically the seller) lies. Private party auto sales rely upon honesty to make any sense for both parties. If the seller wants a better price for his/her car than he would get trading in to a dealer, he/she should sell honestly to a private party. If the buyer wants a better deal than at a dealer, he or she must find a vehicle that meets their needs from a private seller. The only way to mitigate dishonesty is a PPI or personal expertise. A PPI from a noted expert tells me this car is not worth $4.5k.
I suggest many of you Google the word "couth" and consider trying it out sometime. Stop assuming "Noobie" next to a username means "pimple-faced 16 year old" (no offense to those of you!). I'm a practicing physician in my 30s with two children. I'll bet most of you making immature insulting/derrogatory comments wouldn't have half of enough balls to say them to my face.
Congrats to the OP. Looks like it hadn't sold yet because the for sale thread just needed a little more exposure, and your PPI confirming that the car only had the usual expected problems for a 20+ year old car probably sealed the deal.
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