Help Me Find My First Car (1990 325i Sterling Silver Coupe)

[Digitalwave]

Looking to track down and hopefully buy back my first car. Someday, at last. I lost track of it around 2008 after Josh K sold it. Last I heard it had become a track car.

It's a sterling silver 1990 325i coupe. It had some distinct mods at the time, like DTM style cup mirrors, that could be long gone.

VIN: WBAAA2318LEC51650

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

[Il Duce]

It'd be so cool if you were to find it. Good luck man!

I just sent a screenshot of this post to a local guy here in socal who bought a sterling 325i a couple years ago. I doubt it's the same car, but you never know!

[DEV0 E30]

Like the duce said, I hope you can find it and get it back.

Outside of a carfax like service to start to narrow the search, I'm not sure what a Private Investigator would charge for a vehicle? I'd think it should be cheap because it takes maybe an hour of their time?
I'd think they could get into a database similar-esque to law enforcement to get closer to finding the current owner. Maybe I'm wrong though.

Looking on bummerforums it went to (///MDex) after Josh K.
He then listed it for sale: https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...mp-Reliable-NC

There was a very intersted party wanting it here: https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/m...1-B-m-double-u
Or perhaps it sold local to MDex guy.

Maybe start with a carfax to find where it was last registered, then start posting in any sort of local to that area forum/facebook/other?

[Digitalwave]

Sent them both messages, but neither have been active since 2008, so fingers crossed! I'll buy a Carfax on it this week, too.

EDIT: It was last registered in Duluth, GA, and Smyrna, GA, but all the way back in 2013. Wonder if it's just a track/race car now, or if it's been written off.

[2mAn]

Sent them both messages, but neither have been active since 2008, so fingers crossed! I'll buy a Carfax on it this week, too.

EDIT: It was last registered in Duluth, GA, and Smyrna, GA, but all the way back in 2013. Wonder if it's just a track/race car now, or if it's been written off.

///MDex also left his email... he should respond to that getting you at least one step closer...

dex368s at gmail (dot) com

[Il Duce]

Heard back from my friend. Not the same sterling car.

[Digitalwave]

No problem, thanks for checking! No reply from anybody yet. The trail is currently dead at ///MDex and the last GA registration in 2013.

[DEV0 E30]

Sent them both messages, but neither have been active since 2008, so fingers crossed! I'll buy a Carfax on it this week, too.

EDIT: It was last registered in Duluth, GA, and Smyrna, GA, but all the way back in 2013. Wonder if it's just a track/race car now, or if it's been written off.

2013 is a long time ago, you may be right about it being a track only car now. Keep hope though, I couldn't believe I got a rolling shell I sold a little over 10 years ago back. Title was literally the same title I gave to the the guy who bought it (2 owners prior).

EDIT: To be fair, in my situation I just got lucky. I wasn't looking for my old car at all. Just happened to look on facebook marketplace and although it was a dark picture I thought it was mine. It didn't get very far away over those 10+ years from where I used to live.

[82eye]

2013 is a long time ago, you may be right about it being a track only car now. Keep hope though, I couldn't believe I got a rolling shell I sold a little over 10 years ago back. Title was literally the same title I gave to the the guy who bought it (2 owners prior).

wish we could get that info here. we only get the last owner. you can find more but it gets pricey and involved lol