Should I buy?

[elbrack]

I passed on this so if anyone in LA wants a go at it let me know and I'll tell you what I saw.

[mkcman17]

but that car isn't exactly the most pristine i've seen either. i should just be happy people are paying so much these days.

[Dj Buttchug]

i must be the only one still buying these things for cheap then...

right but consider what you are buying. ill sling late model shitpiles with blown heads/wasted interior/clusterfucks for sub 1k
this car that the op is interested in is none of those things.

[mkcman17]

i must be the only one still buying these things for cheap then...

Edit: if you're looking for a solid car and have some budget i would sell you my clean white late model 2.7i coupe (not the one in my sig). new clutch/timing belt/shocks/fluids/LSD...and i'd be looking for less than 5,500 for it...

[elbrack]

the market for clean oem/+ e30's has been pretty insane lately dude..

It's not like they are ever going to get cheaper either. :-\

[Dj Buttchug]

you'd have to be out of your mind or have deep pockets to pay anything over 5k for a stock car....or even 4k.

lol dude. this market isnt what it used to be

[mkcman17]

you'd have to be out of your mind or have deep pockets to pay anything over 5k for a stock car....or even 4k.

[elbrack]

my last post included that car's smog history in case you didn't see what i was getting at.

Wow thanks. How'd you manage that voodoo?

[mkcman17]

my last post included that car's smog history in case you didn't see what i was getting at.

[Eddie Lives On]

There's no way in hell I'll pay anything close to that price except for something immaculate.

Set your price and stick to it. I just made the numbers up really, I have no clue what either of those issues cost

[elbrack]

We don't have smog around here so I'm not sure how it works, but if it's like a two-year pass, maybe you could agree to a price with smog and one without and then have him get the certifcation?

Also, 5500$ seems quite steep to me. Again, I'm not in your area. GL.

Edit: If you want power steering, take that into account for the price you want to pay. If he doesn't care about it, that's not YOUR problem. You value his car at that price because you want it to have this, and it costs this much money to get it. You can just tell him, I figure your car is worth 4.3k with PS and smog, so I give you 3.8. Get those things fixed and you'll get 4.3k. Again, good luck!

There's no way in hell I'll pay anything close to that price except for something immaculate.

[mkcman17]

as i see it, if they thought it would pass then they would have smogged it already. from a seller's point it makes sense. assume the car will not pass and approach your offer accordingly. it's really up to the seller to prove otherwise.

looks plausible though...

BMW 3-SERIES 1991 05/04/2011 10:31 a.m. P OC728121C
BMW 3-SERIES 1991 10/03/2008 03:25 p.m. P NE494793C
BMW 3-SERIES 1991 03/12/2007 08:35 a.m. P MQ184023C
BMW 3-SERIES 1991 08/04/2005 02:31 p.m. P FW892943C
BMW 3-SERIES 1991 08/03/2005 09:17 a.m. F
BMW 3-SERIES 1991 05/14/2005 02:36 p.m. F
BMW 3-SERIES 1991 05/14/2005 01:58 p.m. F

[Eddie Lives On]

We don't have smog around here so I'm not sure how it works, but if it's like a two-year pass, maybe you could agree to a price with smog and one without and then have him get the certifcation?

Also, 5500$ seems quite steep to me. Again, I'm not in your area. GL.

Edit: If you want power steering, take that into account for the price you want to pay. If he doesn't care about it, that's not YOUR problem. You value his car at that price because you want it to have this, and it costs this much money to get it. You can just tell him, I figure your car is worth 4.3k with PS and smog, so I give you 3.8. Get those things fixed and you'll get 4.3k. Again, good luck!

[elbrack]

does that sound believable to you?



since when is $5,500 for a stock car considered cheap? i need to find more buyers like you!

Good point. I personally like power steering... :-(

[mkcman17]

Guy said PO before him changed it out because he didn't like PS. He replaced the rack though.

does that sound believable to you?

when I was actively searching, 318is' this cheap got swooped within a day or two.

since when is $5,500 for a stock car considered cheap? i need to find more buyers like you!