Stupid things that PO's did to your car

[BillBrasky]

M3- Near perfect and every mod was done exactly as I would have done it.


325i- Mechanically near perfect except some idiot decided to grind off the socket head cap screws that hold the brake rotors in place when you take the wheels off. They did a horrendous job with a die grinder and ruined whatever threads could be salvaged if I drilled out the bolts. There is also a long continuous dent on the underside of the floor pan where someone must have driven over a large rock or sharp curb. The dent/crease starts near the pedals and goes all the way back under the seat and even dragged across the gas tank. It scraped the undercoating off as it went along which created the only rust on the car.


325ix- Someone must have had the shifter out at one point and either didn't put it back together right or used the incorrect parts. Its sloppy as hell and the whole shift pattern is about 3-4 inches forward. I've been driving it that way for a over a year now because I haven't had time to get to it.

[R3Z3N]

Car in sig: S52 swap. Stupid because I bought it and he sold it ;-) And I love it yet I should have saved a touch more for an E46 M3.

[AntiScope]

My '89 325i was almost completely stock except for a Sony 10-disc CD changer in the glovebox. The thing didn't even fucking work. smh

[redsubdivisions]

Only major problem I had with mine was that for some unknown (yet retarded) reason, the PO jammed bungee cords in the sunroof track. I cranked it back and when it wouldn't come back straight thanks to the bungees, it scraped the ever living shit out of my sunroof cassette. I was able to remove the bungees, but now I have scrapes to show for it.

Minor stuff: hazard and rear defroster being relocated so the HVAC panel could be modified to fit an equalizer (trashed that shit and ran my own sub and such). That has been remedied back to stock.

[Kevinl]

the Aux fan was replaced with an aftermarket one it was held on with one zip tie at the bottom so it was basically not doing anything.

Also the aux fan resistor was bad so instead of bypassing or fixing it they wired it in to the A/c clutch wiring so it was trying to run an aux fan off the A/c circuit

There is other stuff I didnt care for but those were the two really dumb ones

[u3b3rg33k]

First owner- ordered it as an auto

This.

[ClausE30]

PO drilled holes in my otherwise minty door cards for some cupholders lol.
Also he drilled my center console to install his sirius radio unit, Besides those small fixable flaws the Car was kept in great shape!

[ELVA164]

Let's see what I can remember, although I know none of it was from the PO I bought from....

External dents/damage include: left rear of the roof, just above the rear window (leaked until I sealed it); HUGE dent in left rear door/fender; dents in all four corners; bent front metal valance; center of undertray torn off; scratches all over the doors near the (non-functional) lock tumblers; replacement front left, front right fenders and replacement hood from previous incidents; dents in replacement hood

Internal damage includes: Soaked rear seat from leaky rear window; tears in driver's seat from a screwdriver (?); people who wired the stereo cut the antenna cable and wires to the dome lights, which had broken mounts anyway; destroyed panel under steering column; glove box was full of mouse nests/poop/some kind of sticky substance...; coffee stains all over carpet and ketchup packets busted open in rear armrest

Three different brands of sealed beams
Replacement left rear corner of suspension, came complete with unreplaced brake hardware and cut parking brake cable
3/4 shocks/struts blown
Trunk full of water due to lack of antenna

That's all I want to recall for now, but most of it is fixed or almost fixed!

[E30 Wagen]

the PO of my 318 was a ricer moron, that's really all that needs to be said. I was browsing CL and ran across this:

http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/pts/3414983909.html

Yep, same guy I bought the car from... I'm thinking of emailing him and offering $5.

[Hooffenstein HD]

eBay faux carbon fiber roundels, fake M badges everywhere, eBay spec tail lights, stickers all over the shop, removed the i from the 323i badge.

[midwest]

Hmm lets see... just bought another one.. exhaust is gone.. Nothing there p/s pump is locked ac pump is locked 4 differant brands of tires and two differant sizes. interior is filthy radio surround is busted in 3 pcs tranny had about 1/8th qt of black goo in it... i could go on n on.. but its a rust free new mexico car.. that i found in wisconsin for 500 bucks

[ohthejosh]

My exhaust is supported by a crap weld job from headers to muffler tip. It sucks ass.

[750]

-he didn't believe in gaskets. However, he was pastor in the Form-a-Gasket church. (First Reform-a-Gasket?)

My brother is a member of that church.(need to arrange an intervention?)

On my car. JB weld around the water pump, Took the better part of a day to get it out.

Duct tape to hold the intake boot together.

Have red paint on the alpine white paint, so guess some one was spray painting a chair on a windy day next to the car.

Have this mess where the radio was.

Pulled off the door seals now they will not stay in place.
The radiator was cracked, head gasket blown, steering rack blown, crappy alarm system that one day I will need to remove, and years of neglect.

[lambo]

Nothing, except the drain plug. Bishop was a great PO!

[eight~deuce]

...installed spring clamps to "lower the front of the car"

Overall I'd say I got pretty lucky, however 3/4 of the car has been resprayed without any sanding or any primer (i know because theres a spot where the new red paint has chipped away exposing the factory pinstripe)

Also someone siliconed the oilpan because they were too cheap to replace the gasket the right way . Honestly its not that big of a deal but seriously stuff like that just pisses me off