I've been looking for an e30 local, and pick'ins are thin, so, the old ride around the industrial park was in order...came across a Bronzit e30 2 door with 2 flat tires. Solid body, only a little paint fade on the top.
Looked a little closer, no badge on the rear, so I was sure it was a 318, had brown interior that was nice, roll down windows, etc. Had Euro bumpers, but figured someone swapped them in. The shift pattern on the shift knob looked odd too, but figured it was the wrong knob.
I stopped by that place probably 10 times and the shop was hardly ever open...local businesses said he was open when it was cool enough to work.
Well anyway, last time I stopped in was two weeks ago...stopped in today and the car was gone. :(
He was there and I asked him about it...he junked it since no one had ever showed any interest in it. Then he went on to tell me it was a 323i and that someone imported it, and that he drove it into the scrapyard down the street.
So I went down the street to the scrapper, they sent it off to a junkyard.
I called the junkyard...they had no record of it being there but checked, and sure enough. :(
So...anywho, a 323i has died. I'm going to do all in my power to buy it out of the yard since it hasn't been dismantled yet, but, Florida's laws are pretty strict on, once they're in, they're in. So we'll see.
But, whats worth grabbing if my attempt proves a failure? Obviously the bumpers and transmission...the m20b23 of any real use?
But...I'm about sick after knowing such a good car got scrapped even after my many attempts at buying it...ugh.
Lets hope for a save.
Looked a little closer, no badge on the rear, so I was sure it was a 318, had brown interior that was nice, roll down windows, etc. Had Euro bumpers, but figured someone swapped them in. The shift pattern on the shift knob looked odd too, but figured it was the wrong knob.
I stopped by that place probably 10 times and the shop was hardly ever open...local businesses said he was open when it was cool enough to work.
Well anyway, last time I stopped in was two weeks ago...stopped in today and the car was gone. :(
He was there and I asked him about it...he junked it since no one had ever showed any interest in it. Then he went on to tell me it was a 323i and that someone imported it, and that he drove it into the scrapyard down the street.
So I went down the street to the scrapper, they sent it off to a junkyard.
I called the junkyard...they had no record of it being there but checked, and sure enough. :(
So...anywho, a 323i has died. I'm going to do all in my power to buy it out of the yard since it hasn't been dismantled yet, but, Florida's laws are pretty strict on, once they're in, they're in. So we'll see.
But, whats worth grabbing if my attempt proves a failure? Obviously the bumpers and transmission...the m20b23 of any real use?
But...I'm about sick after knowing such a good car got scrapped even after my many attempts at buying it...ugh.
Lets hope for a save.
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