can I ask a huge favor for somebody in SoCal?

[HardTech]

I live and work in Northern California in San Mateo. I've found the perfect car for me in South California, but due to the logistics involved, I was hoping someone who is knowledgable with e30's could go check out the car for me. I could pay $50 for your time and services.

The car is a 1991 318is. Please let me know as soon as possible, I'd like to fly down on Saturday and buy the car.

Thanks,
Michael

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

I can check it out, what city is it in?

[HardTech]

I can check it out, what city is it in?

It's in Van Nuys, you have PM

thanks!

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

damn Van Nuys, thats kind of far....maybe it'd be better if someone else does it. I'll step up if no one else does though.

[HardTech]

oh, ok. thanks anyway, you can disregard the PM I just sent

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

I'm still considering it, it's 55 miles one way, and since it's unknown territory, I wouldn't take my car, so it all lies on whether I can borrow the little sister's car that day.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

Actually thinking about it more, I can drive it up to SF for you if you don't mind waiting a few more days. I was going to ride passenger with one of my friends up to SF For J's Gathering super car meet. But I can drive your potential car up.

We would leave on Thursday, the 10th.
EDIT: Correction, we leave on Friday, the 11th.

[HardTech]

wow, that'd be something else! I'm just wondering how we would deal with payment and gas and all that stuff, considering nobody really knows each other in this 3-person deal.

[VacMan]

PM E30Yearsold. His name is Jon and he's an awesome guy. He lives in Van Nuys and probably wouldn't mind checking it out for you. He has a couple E30's right now and knows his stuff. He also hangs out with some real E30 gurus. :D

Jon, I know I'm going out on a limb volunteering you but you're just the man for the job. :up:

Tim

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

wow, that'd be something else! I'm just wondering how we would deal with payment and gas and all that stuff, considering nobody really knows each other in this 3-person deal.

Yeah I know, all of a sudden you have to trust me a whole ton, here is what I think is the least risky for all of us:

Step 1> Jon in Van Nuys or me check it out sometime before I potentially drive it up on Friday the 11th ($50) If car checks out, continue to step 2.

Step 2> You pay the owner of the car in full with a check, paypal, or money order (because I definitely don't have that kind of cash lol)

Step 3> Pay me $75 to drive it up there, I will pay for gas going up, and give you receipts to reimburse me for gas. So $75 + $Gas

[devonjordan]

Yeah I know, all of a sudden you have to trust me a whole ton, here is what I think is the least risky for all of us:

Step 1> Jon in Van Nuys or me check it out sometime before I potentially drive it up on Friday the 11th ($50) If car checks out, continue to step 2.

Step 2> You pay the owner of the car in full with a check, paypal, or money order (because I definitely don't have that kind of cash lol)

Step 3> Pay me $75 to drive it up there, I will pay for gas going up, and give you receipts to reimburse me for gas. So $75 + $Gas

Thats not a bad deal. If I were in norcal I would do this, then again I tend to trust people very easily.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

Thats not a bad deal. If I were in norcal I would do this, then again I tend to trust people very easily.

So much for a vouch...

[HardTech]

Yeah I know, all of a sudden you have to trust me a whole ton, here is what I think is the least risky for all of us:

Step 1> Jon in Van Nuys or me check it out sometime before I potentially drive it up on Friday the 11th ($50) If car checks out, continue to step 2.

Step 2> You pay the owner of the car in full with a check, paypal, or money order (because I definitely don't have that kind of cash lol)

Step 3> Pay me $75 to drive it up there, I will pay for gas going up, and give you receipts to reimburse me for gas. So $75 + $Gas

interesting... this would certainly be the weirdest transaction I've ever had, let alone for a new (to me) car!

The only downside to this I see is that I would own the car before ever looking at it. I could look at the car and think "dang, I OWN this bucket of bolts?" and there'd be no way to back out of the deal.

[devonjordan]

So much for a vouch...

I can vouch that you are a good business man, and that the stickers I bought from you were perfect and recieved in a timely fashion.

I should have stuck around the OC In n out G2G longer and I could have met you in person, then I could really vouch for you.

[HardTech]

hey Jonathon, I'll call you later today to work out some of the details. For the time being, I think I found an E30 mechanic who can go check the car out for me.