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1990 BMW 325iC Triple Black Hard Top, Self-Wrenched, Original Owner Family
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Originally posted by uturn View PostI've always wanted a VW beetle....30 years later, wish granted. My deep dive with a 912.
What year is the 912? Love the green... congrats
Simon
Current Cars:
-1999 996.1 911 4/98 3.8L 6-Speed, 21st Century Beetle
Make R3V Great Again -2020
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Originally posted by LateFan View PostSimon -
I just drove for a while next to a dark blue Cayman S 1st gen. Man that's a nice car. Still searching?
I will have a mid-engine car next, but one thats not going to kill me if I destroy the motor. Something light with a reliable motor for a man on a budget.Last edited by 2mAn; 05-29-2020, 08:49 AM.Simon
Current Cars:
-1999 996.1 911 4/98 3.8L 6-Speed, 21st Century Beetle
Make R3V Great Again -2020
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Originally posted by 2mAn View Post
I will have a mid-engine car next, but one thats not going to kill me if I destroy the motor. Something light with a reliable motor for a man on a budget.
​​​​​light weight - check
mid-engine - check
Toyota reliability and simplicity - check
affordable - yes!!!
A car for everyman, a car for 2mAn!
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Originally posted by SOneThreeCoupe View Post
That's not Irish Green; Irish Green isn't metallic and is darker.
Previous page has a car built by my shop, engine spec'd by me. Dig seeing it out in the wild.1990 BMW 325iC Triple Black Hard Top, Self-Wrenched, Original Owner Family
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Bid for the chance to own a Modified 1971 Porsche 911E 2.7L at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #34,700.
I almost like the color combination. Too bad the tartan is printed.
Strike-outs: Rennline alloy bits, door panels, missing oil cooler block-off, red spark plug wires, yellow Shell decal, US front, Euro rear lenses, cheap-ass rear sways, valve cover "Porsche" painted by a palsy patient, Bursch muffler, later hood badge (they make decals, which is what the car's exterior wants), reused old shitty trim. There's a lot of little details that were just plain missed. Who the fuck restores a car and keeps the 49-year-old brake lines between the reservoir and the master cylinder? Ditto the connector between the filler neck and fuel tank neck? Ditto the ground strap for the battery? Nevermind, the more I look at this painted pig, the more I hate it. I have literally fired people for the attention to detail that this car is lacking. Holy hell it's like a knock-off designer product. You can tell they didn't use skivved leather when they wrapped the bolsters. Clout-chasing restoration by amateurs, it even has quick splices in the wiring.
There's a position called "Head of Fine Materials" at Singer and I didn't know I wanted to fill a position as badly as I want to fill that position.Last edited by SOneThreeCoupe; 07-28-2020, 01:33 PM.1990 325i/4/5, 1992 240SX, 1995 RRC, 1998 M3/4/5
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A lot of the small stuff I'm seeing isn't expensive. It's just time-consuming and requires a shop that gives a shit. I think it's telling that nowhere in the writeup are the companies that did the work mentioned.
Maybe I'm just pissy because we got a 911 S in that had an overseas "restoration" that I have to try to make pretty on a shoestring budget. It could be a nice car if it wasn't overexposed and too raw for its own good.1990 325i/4/5, 1992 240SX, 1995 RRC, 1998 M3/4/5
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It feels like BaT is starting(?) to attract the scammers and flippers and wannabe's. Almost every description is "..acquired by the selling dealer in late 2019..." You're not buying a classic from a long-term owner anymore.
Also - "....is now offered on behalf of the current owner in California with a clean Montana title." The classic MT tax scam for license plates.
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