flipping cars

[Joe G]

Who here has flipped a car? if so what was your purchase price and sale price? also what work/improvements did you do?

88 325 e
-purchased for $500
-New fuel pump (free)
-oem seats (free)

Sold for $1100.

[Dermeister3]

i flipped a 86 ETA. Bought for $ 700, brought to junkyard and they gave me a couple bucks for scrap, some of the panels weren't effected by the flip.



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[Van Westervelt]

89 325i sedan - 1800

Clutch
Timing belt
Used Billies/H&R sports $1000

Tint
Black door cards
Sport seats $500

4.10 LSD
Supersprint Catback $750

Wheels and tires $500

Misc fixes & fluids $100

Sold for $6000

[bernzpeed]

i flipped a 86 ETA. Bought for $ 700, brought to junkyard and they gave me a couple bucks for scrap, some of the panels weren't effected by the flip.



I c wat i did ther

lol

[Rsully70sev]

2006 Nissan Titan - Bought from a bank auction at $7,300, repo'd from previous owner, but clean title.

PRG Long Travel Suspension - $3,200
PRG UCA - $500
Sway-A-Way 2.5 Remote Reservoir Coilovers - $1,400
Custom Shock Hoop - $700
37" ProComp Xtreme's $1,200
Dana 60 w/ air locker w/ 4.56 gears $2,200

Total Invested: $16,500
Sold For: $22,000

[416stroker]

2003 PT cusier ft.

Paid 700 for it they thought it had a cracked head. They chainged the headgasket and didn't torque the head. All I did was get the head pressure tested and slap a new head gasket on and fsold it for 5900. I put around 600 into it.

[avery0829]

Bought rebuilt title E36 m3 for 3900 from sketchy Russian. Turned out to be one of the smoothest running S50's I've driven.

Windshield 200
Trim paint 10
Wax plus wash.

Sold for 6500

[B Randon]

got a 82 320i(needed a jump), 78 320i(parts car), and a 75 02(parts car) all for $975, sold the 83 for $1100 2 days later, after i took out the recaros and swaped rear seat and door cards which i sold for another 100, part after parting the other 2 cars made some thing like 2-3k

[e30lov]

Bought this for $3800. Sold it without the rondells for $3900, and sold the wheels for $1000 (biggest mistake ever)


I didn't try to "flip" the car, I miss this car to this day... however it was a wiring, suspension, & cooling system nightmare. I would kill for another e34.

I have so much money into my e30, I don't want to even think about it right now....

[freeride53]

I think that further down the line I may try it for fun.
I could never sell my E30, I'm way too attached to it.
If I did, I could make a killer profit.

[hi0982000]

I got a free Daewoo with a blown headgasket. Invested 300 for parts once i finally found a source and sold it for 1000. haha

[gkobez]

92 civic bought for $500 installed clutch, spark plugs and wires sold for $2000

[pureaudio]

Bought an 84 318i for $150, tossed a battery in it and sold it for $1000 later on down the road.

[LuckyHenriksen]

'86 ETA, (car in sig) Invested $2000 total, sold for $2800

'87 325es bought for $500, rallied it in the field, did some big ass burnouts to test the limited slip, sold a week later for $1000

'81 320i, invested $1050 total, drove it as a daily for a few months, sold for $2000

[txtorquemade]

Bought a 68 Jag XKE for 4900. Rechromed the spoke wheels 300. New Paint 1000. Sold for 12k. This was in 1991.