The Official 'Craigslist find' thread - awesome & awful (eBay, Kijiji, etc.)

[roguetoaster]

Is there something special about this car that I'm missing? $8K seems pretty high. Has rust, high mileage, cracked dash, sloppy shifter...

The special feature is 2021, which is simply a modifier of used car asking price as follows: (standard/reasonable asking price*4).

[Aleman]

Is there something special about this car that I'm missing? $8K seems pretty high. Has rust, high mileage, cracked dash, sloppy shifter...

1985 BMW E28 535i M30b35 5-Speed - $8,000

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/norristown-1985-bmw-e28-535i-m30b35/7323355178.html

1985 BMW E28 535i 5-Speed
Black Exterior over Beige Leather interior
216k miles
It runs and drives but idles rough and leaks some coolant. This car hasn't been on the road in a couple years and definitely needs some love before its road ready again. There are rust patches at the bottom of the doors and at the bottom of the front fenders. The interior is in decent condition the only really noticeable damage is the dash cracking. The seats are in surprisingly good condition. The shifter has lots of play in it but the clutch feels good.
I don't really know much about this car. It was originally bought to be parted out but i feel bad taking apart a car like this and figured id give someone a chance to save and enjoy it.

[varg]

I'd fill up every last allowable character in the search box of CL with boolean operators and search terms to find what I want without all the trash. I hate facebook, both what it has done to forums and what it did to my car search, I'm only using it out of necessity for the search.

[MR E30 325is]

Couldn't agree with you guys more. The search function on everything except for CL is frustrating IMO.

I used to spot all sorts of cars on CL. Now they are buried in OU and FB and I can't find them as easily. Blah.

[Aleman]

Yeah, not sure why OU decided on that. If I didn't know better I'd say FB owned both of those platforms and is tanking them to drive everyone to Flakebook.

Which is too bad, because FB search is utterly useless. In my search for an E53 4.8is X5, I entered "4.8is", and it brings back tons of stuff I'm not interested in. Buried a few hundred lines deep in the results I finally see the 4.8is X5's that are for sale w/in 100 miles of me. I avoid FB Marketplace.

[roguetoaster]

Not to mention the lack of ad expiration. There are so many long since sold and months to years-old listings.

Yeah, not sure why OU decided on that. If I didn't know better I'd say FB owned both of those platforms and is tanking them to drive everyone to Flakebook.

[varg]

CL really shot themselves in the foot/performed a last ditch money grab before they die when they instituted a fairly global listing fee for cars, especially in the face of stiff FB competition. Offerup seems like the Panjo of the community listing sites, impossible to search efficiently and mostly full of junk, and it will undoubtedly die off soon.

Not to mention the lack of ad expiration. There are so many long since sold and months to years-old listings.

[roguetoaster]

Craigslist is a husk. But it's plain to see the laughable state of the E30 market elsewhere, like offerup.

CL really shot themselves in the foot/performed a last ditch money grab before they die when they instituted a fairly global listing fee for cars, especially in the face of stiff FB competition. Offerup seems like the Panjo of the community listing sites, impossible to search efficiently and mostly full of junk, and it will undoubtedly die off soon.

[varg]

Craigslist is a husk. But it's plain to see the laughable state of the E30 market elsewhere, like offerup.
https://offerup.com/item/detail/1204318047? $4,000 for a trashed '87



https://offerup.com/item/detail/1201879935? a crash damaged and rusting 318is for 6500

[Aleman]

Seems reasonable....... lol

“Price is very fair I am firm!”

https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/foristell-1982-toyota-truck-4x4/7315785731.html

I know what I have. LOL

[SD-KC]

Seems reasonable....... lol

“Price is very fair I am firm!”

https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/foristell-1982-toyota-truck-4x4/7315785731.html

[Aleman]

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto...320486896.html

I can't imagine ever paying this much for an e30. I have to admit this is a remarkably clean car though.

That is pretty clean! Though, I wonder why so many parts needed replacement with so few miles on. Alternator, gaskets, etc. I guess just due to age from sitting idle for a very long time maybe.

[ElJimo]

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/delafield-1986-bmw-325/7320486896.html

I can't imagine ever paying this much for an e30. I have to admit this is a remarkably clean car though.

[Aleman]

I havent read the entire description yet, but I think that price is actually fairly low 850i manuals are fairly rare and that one is in nice shape!

Agreed. Probably a bit low due to being modded and having high mileage. On my bucket list is 'drive a manual V-12 car'. Someday...

[Staszek]

1991 BMW 850I V12 6 Speed Manual California Car- Over 20k In services - $34,900 (Miami)

https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/ctd/d/miami-1991-bmw-850i-v12-speed-manual/7320173781.html

Our BMW has been fully restored and refinished in its original brilliant rot red paint with color matched BMW "throwing stars" and looks like a show car. The paint is in excellent condition, no major dents dings or scratches. Car has never been in an accident and comes with a clean car fax and title. The history of the car shows it spent its whole life until 2014 in California after which it was subsequently moved to Florida. The car has never been in any harsh elements and is really stunning. The front fascia has been updated with a CSI front valance as well as CSI side mirrors have been added. The iconic pop up headlights function as they should and go up and down evenly.

Interior looks amazing. The first thing you notice when you open the doors is the luxurious leather door cards. The pillarless side profile looks like nothing else on the road. Drop all the windows and you have a spaceship type feel when driving. The front seats have been reupholstered with Alcantara sporting a subtle but very old school M color tri stitching. The Alcantara doesn't stop there, when you look at the rear shelf which is usually faded has been redone in Alcantara and is not dry. The headliner is full Alcantara as well as the shift boot with M tri stich. Factory radio is still present and works well. All the electronics in the car function as they should. Car has ice cold air conditioning and functional heater.

This car has been meticulously maintained and beautifully restored. At 142k Miles the car was entirely gone through mechanically with a reciept of over $6600.

Items included Differential service and reseal, sway bars, new fuel lines, new crack and chip free windshield, spark plugs, ignition wires, iginition coils, distributor cap, distributor rotor, fresh coolant hoses, new headlight assemblies, new fuel filter, and brake pressure sensors. in March of 2020 new belt tensioners pulleys and new fan clutch.

In addition, the entire suspension has been overhauled the Eibach pro kit provides the subtle euro height. Suspension overhaul cost over $4600. Last oil change done last august as well as a brake flush. Also last year the sunroof cassette was replaced and serviced which now functions like new cost over $5500

The car is literally like new it is equipped with the rare six-speed stick. It's paired to a 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V12, which BMW designed by combining two 2.5-liter straight-sixes from its E30-generation 325i. It was rated at 296 horsepower and 332 lb.-ft. of torque from the factory, and has a top speed for 156 mph. This is a turn key car ready for its next owner and in this condition and service history is impossible to find these days.

I havent read the entire description yet, but I think that price is actually fairly low 850i manuals are fairly rare and that one is in nice shape!