How much?

[smackmybutter535i]

How much would you pay for a 87 325i 5 speed gray in good condition with a rebuilt head?

[Dinan e28]

Leather, is it stock does it have records and wheels tires etc....

[smackmybutter535i]

Tires probably one summer left on them and the car has no records. No leather.

[shifty]

Mileage? Color combination? Reason for rebuilt head (aka overheated, just wanted to do it, etc)?

They had no '87 sedans, right?

I'd say, assuming everything was about average, maybe $1500 - $2k?

[smackmybutter535i]

Yes it is a sedan. The head was rebuilt due to the timing belt snapping and the valves got bent. So if I just show up with 1500 hell probably take it?

[shifty]

Oh wow, I would want to find out the details about that timing belt snapping before forking over anything more than a dollar for that car. You want to find out when it happened and the circumstances.

You want to know when so that you can find out how long the car's been driving properly on the rebuild head. You want to know the circumstances (RPM and throttle opening at which the snap occurred; why they neglected the belt long enough for it to snap, etc) of the timing belt problem so you can be sure there are no other problems. If they had the head off, they were probably able to see if there was any damage to the pistons, but you never know.

What about the rest of the car? You say good condiiton, but what does that mean? How's the body, paint, and interior? Suspension? Anything wrong underneath the car (inoperative aux fuel pump, leaks coming from anywhere, funny colored smoke, etc.

Assuming everything is okay, I'd go for $1500.

[smackmybutter535i]

This guy selling this to me for three grand must be a total ass. I'll give him a grand for it or he can shove this deal up his urethra.