The non-affiliated cars for sale thread... (3/2012)

[rmiddendorf]

shame that it's an auto though...

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2866848568.html

Could you easily do a swap? Although I would imagine that finding the parts on the cheap could be difficult. EAG in Cincinnati has (had?) a stick and they want $22k IIRC.

[nightowl]

Not much detail but it is a 79 320i with 67k miles for 4k.

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2886731173.html

[jamesohoh7]

shame that it's an auto though...

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2866848568.html

Could you easily do a swap? Although I would imagine that finding the parts on the cheap could be difficult. EAG in Cincinnati has (had?) a stick and they want $22k IIRC.

190s could be had with a stick, but it wasnt the same trans as the 16v's had. so, surely the bulk of the parts are bolt in.. pedals and so on, but if you want the correct trans, it might be tough to find. though for the price delta between this car and 22k... surely doable? I'm sure a 190 expert could give the details... the flywheel + clutch are bound to be different.

[mooseheadm5]

Pretty sure the 2.3-16 used a G265 (/5 in the EU at least.)

[cvillebimmer]

I'd check it out if I were closer.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ ... 59516.html

1980 BMW 635csi - $3500 (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: 2012-03-10, 9:51AM EST
Reply to: phrpv-2894559516@sale.craigslist.org

BMW 1980 635csi European version. 5 speed very fast car. 130k mi. Car has been sitting in the garage for the last ten years. Good solid car. $3500 obo. Call 301-370-9729.


Location: Silver Spring, MD

[cvillebimmer]

For you, Rodney:

1992 BMW E34 M5 -- Very Nice In/Out---Lowered Price ---- - $12800 ((OBO) Rockville, MD)

Date: 2012-03-08, 7:45AM EST
Reply to:h4zkc-2890855773@sale.craigslist.org

For sale is a beautiful and rare 1992 BMW E34 M5. This vehicle has 70750 original miles. It has white exterior with dove grey interior and black dash. Vehicle has extensive service records and is an adult driven car. The exterior is completely rust free and has just minor stonechips. The seats, console and dash are immaculate for a vehicle of this age with all instruments and switches fully functional. This might be the lowest mileage example left. Please call or email for additional information. Runs and drives like a dream. New rotors and pads all around

New Lowered Price $12,800 OBO ...worth every penny

For any questions plese call: 240-393-2250<br>

Thank you

[rlomba8204]

shame that it's an auto though...

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2866848568.html

Could you easily do a swap? Although I would imagine that finding the parts on the cheap could be difficult. EAG in Cincinnati has (had?) a stick and they want $22k IIRC.

The swap is very do-able aside from finding the gearbox and the associated parts. No harder than it is on a BMW. Think the manual transmission is the same as it is on an E30 M3.

My advice, however, and I own a 16 valve, is to steer clear. I love the 80s MBs but they are grossly overcomplicated compared to the same period BMWs. They are cool on one hand but a real pain in the a$$ to fix. Every one has a climate control based on vacuum like the E23. The engine management, CIS-E, is a hybrid mechanical and electronic system. I find it vastly more difficult to understand and troubleshoot than Motronic, and it offers no benefits over Motronic that I can see, other than the fact it can run in a back-up mechanical mode which is a good thing given how often it breaks. The door locks are also vacuum actuated, and the sunroof motor is in the trunk. You need to remove the cams and use shims to adjust the valves. That must have been the English influence on the head, but if you think it is nice and common-sensical like an M30 then think again. Finally, the rear suspension is neat on one hand, but it has five links. At this age, they are all shot and the hubs have to come off to replace them all. Not a terrible fun job -- mine required a four foot breaker bar with a friend bouncing on it, and then you have to replace all the arms and get it all back together. Neat to look at, but personally I don't really discern a handling advantage over the trailing arm set-up used by BMW. More complexity, in other words. People say that the newer Mercedes are not built like the old ones. You know what I say? Thank God. My wife's recent ('09) E class makes so much more sense to me, in terms of how it is built and how it is serviced. And it has never broken, not once, nothing, not even a teething issue. Dead reliable like a Toyota.

If you are into 201s, that one has some red flags, particularly the cheesy wheels and the chrome trim below the beltline. 201s love to rust there to begin with and I can't imagine that trim helps. The 16 valves also had the factory self-level rear shocks. Why such a small car, with a small motor, would have such a system is beyond me but the shocks are horrifically expensive and given the modest power output of the motor if you want to actually get to triple digit speeds before your daughter is ready to start dating you should delete the shocks and the pump at the front of the head. I am ranting again, I will stop . . . .

The one on EAG is a really nice car but like all their cars you are paying a serious premium. (Although, if the different HVAC set up means you avoid all the God-forsaken vacuum actuated HVAC pods and the endless meters of vacuum hose, I'd readily fork over at least $5k more over a US version . . . .) An MBCA member in NY has a 70k mile US spec 16v for sale for less than $10k. It has had some minor paintwork on the doors, done properly, but it looks to be a very clean car. In my judgment, $22k is very high but then again that's me and after a certain price point in the mid teens or so I'd rather have a much newer car. Mid to high teens would be fair for that car, low 20s means someone really, really wants a Euro spec. I am curious about the horsepower figures too. Those are not the quoted figures on the Euro model. I don't want to say they are wrong because they could be dyno numbers perhaps but they are not the original figures on the Euro motor.

The 16 valve crowd is a bit of a cult, like the E30 M30 crowd, Rodney. Personally, I would stick with the E30 and find a good, late run 325iS. But sometimes I see a need to drill a hole in my head and that's why I do foolish things from time to time . . . . Don't make the same mistake I did.

(On second read, take the above with a few grains of salt. It's a harsh but still legitimate view. Not much sleep the last few nights and work has been non-stop so I am a bit grouchy . . . .)

[nbucklew]

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/2861448370.html

Clean looking 1988 528e 5spd Gold

[nbucklew]

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/2894953056.html

1977 BMW 630 Csi - $700 (gastonia)

Date: 2012-03-10, 1:16PM EST

1977 BMW 630 Csi. Rare. About 425 of them came to the US. 5 speed on the floor. Needs to be towed away. I believe it needs a new alternator or starter. Leather interior. 63,xxx miles. $700. Call Cory at 814-384-4907.

Location: gastonia, NC

[higgi8f6]

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/2861448370.html

Clean looking 1988 528e 5spd Gold

I tried to look at this car. Email the seller before pictures were posted on craigslist. I talked with him and he seemed to have a good knowledge of the vehicle. He emailed me back stating pictures were posted on craigslist and that was the last I heard from him. I tried emailing and calling him and he never returned any calls. Just FYI.

[Jb88]

1988 BMW 535i - $1200 (Reseda)

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ct ... 74534.html

[Jb88]

**1988 BMW M5** - $12000 (cupertino)

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/2887985379.html

[Jb88]

Just for fun-

"its a 1988 BMW 535i. it has the "Big 6" M30B35 ( 6 cyl ). it has a stiloch chip in it dats reflashed n the vam reclocked..."

http://www.mautofied.com/auto-classifie ... 100463036/

wtf and

[Jb88]

Black on Black E28 M5 in Houston, TX (dealer)

http://ai.autosweet.com/Used-1988-BMW-5 ... e2ebc0121a

[1st 5er]

Black on Black E28 M5 in Houston, TX (dealer)

http://ai.autosweet.com/Used-1988-BMW-5 ... e2ebc0121a

This one's been discussed numerous times.

[1st 5er]

1987 BMW 635csi - $800 (Garland)
Date: 2012-03-10, 3:27PM CST
Reply to: 3xwx5-2895326574@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
1987 BMW 635csi Needs an oil pan. Good used one comes with car.
Also needs the dash board recovered.
The rest of the car is nice and straight inside and out.
Sold as a project. Have a clear Texas blue title.
Call Danny at 214-864-1419

[1st 5er]

1990 bmw 525i parts car, great deal!!!!! - $900 (Crosby)
Date: 2012-03-10, 10:32AM CST
Reply to: nm9wh-2894740075@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
This is a 1990 bmw 525i, the car has all these things new, water pump, head gaskets, thermostat, radiator, seals, fan, windshield wipers,
The car is running great, but this past weak i slid into a curb and bent the rear control arm on driver side,
the car can be fixed but i just got a truck so i cant put any more time into this car,
all power works exept for pasanger window, all the lights work as well, to discuss more about the car

call or text 281-702-5027.
Thanks

[mooseheadm5]

Just for fun-

"its a 1988 BMW 535i. it has the "Big 6" M30B35 ( 6 cyl ). it has a stiloch chip in it dats reflashed n the vam reclocked..."

http://www.mautofied.com/auto-classifie ... 100463036/

wtf and

www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=98307

[rcbmw]

Truly disappointing to see another E28 M5 totally screwed up. There are very few good and unmodified examples left.

1988 BMW M5 Engine w/Totalled Car - $5900 (mountain view)

Date: 2012-03-09, 12:29PM PST
Reply to: qhxh7-2888419894@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

I rolled my 1988 BMW M5! The body and interior have many usable parts and the engine is perfect. Many engine upgrades with all top of the line parts.

$5900 OBO
Car is in Mountain View
Call to see:
916.397.2233

it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests



PostingID: 2888419894

Best,
RCBMW

[vdavie]

Stay away from the one in Cupertino. I drove the
At car. This is how bad it was. The guy comes driving up looking at the car. I open the hood and sitting in the engine bay is a compression check tool!! Just sitting there in the engine bay. We drive the car is shaking all over the place. I tell him it's missing on one or more cylinders and he tries to tell me it's the dist! It's clear he knew why else would the compression tool be floating around in the engine compartment. Says the engine was rebuilt but no paperwork. The clear is coming off a many areas. A bit of rust, steering wheel is wasted. It's really about an 8k car.

Vince

[rmiddendorf]

If there was ever a 528e worth checking out this one fits the bill...

1985 BMW 528e - $3500 (West Chester)
Date: 2012-03-11, 9:26PM EDT
Reply to: jrrzt-2877508280@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Extra clean 528e (E28) 5 speed. All service records since new. Over $10000 spent recently, driveshaft, timing belt, brakes, tires, etc. A/C needs a charge and clearcoat peeling on the roof and trunk lid. Interior near perfect. Drives like new.

* Location: West Chester
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PostingID: 2877508280

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/2877508280.html

[mooseheadm5]

Stay away from the one in Cupertino. I drove the
At car. This is how bad it was. The guy comes driving up looking at the car. I open the hood and sitting in the engine bay is a compression check tool!! Just sitting there in the engine bay. We drive the car is shaking all over the place. I tell him it's missing on one or more cylinders and he tries to tell me it's the dist! It's clear he knew why else would the compression tool be floating around in the engine compartment. Says the engine was rebuilt but no paperwork. The clear is coming off a many areas. A bit of rust, steering wheel is wasted. It's really about an 8k car.

Vince

You should be more specific about which car you are talking about.

[rcbmw]

You should be more specific about which car you are talking about.

It is in reference to this post (advertisement is reposted below). I have seen this E28 M5 in person: http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?p=993259#993259

**1988 BMW M5** - $12000 (cupertino)

Date: 2012-03-06, 12:06PM PST
Reply to: dmtrs-2887985379@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

Known as the "Ferrari in Street Clothes" - this car is in fabulous shape and runs like a dream. New engine rebuilt 2 years ago and has 30K miles on it (I have all the records for the rebuild, over $8500).

The car has black exterior with tan interior and has multiple upgrades:

Dinan chip

Dinan stage 1 suspension

larger cam,

trunk mounted 6 CD changer. This car has been garaged and kept in fantastic condition with detailing twice a year.

Brand new tires.

All service records available.

Hate to sell my pride and joy but college tuition takes priority.

I am the 2nd owner. Serious inquiries only as a true BMW enthusiast will understand the value of this immaculate car.

Thanks for looking!



Check out this link to learn more about this one of a kind car

http://www.europeancarweb.com/features/ ... index.html

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PostingID: 2887985379

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RCBMW

[ahab]

Pretty sure the 2.3-16 used a G265 (/5 in the EU at least.)

Sorry to show up late to the party. I'm nearly certain the 2.3-16 I drove (once) in 1987 had a dogleg first. Would that make it a 262?

[wkohler]

Pretty sure the 2.3-16 used a G265 (/5 in the EU at least.)

Sorry to show up late to the party. I'm nearly certain the 2.3-16 I drove (once) in 1987 had a dogleg first. Would that make it a 262?

As-if. 275Z, yo. 262 is a four-speed. The scuttlebutt is that the Cosworth cars used a stronger transmission (obiuslee not the 265/5) sinz dis whip b uzed fo' razin'! Dats y it gotz dat 50-linkz in da rear 'spenshun.