San Fran car FS

[Stevehose]

Seems like lots of cars on the market these days....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-...6390475?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item256f9d9dcb

Unfortunate overspray on the firewall gasket...


No affiliation....

 

[HB Chris]

Pretty paint too but shock towers don't seem to have original cladding, wonder if they've had work done there? Doors recovered, no A/C but one to watch. This guy has had 2002s for sale, always uses the mansion for a backdrop. Other cars have taken a long time to sell, might be due to shortcuts taken in resto process.

 

[decoupe]

I would be very suspicious of what is under the sound mats (over the strut mounts) that show that amount of buckling. This is a well known rust trap and can lead to significant rust from the top down.

Otherwise a very clean and nice looking car from the photos. No reserve too.

Doug

 

[HB Chris]

Sold for $14K, now relisted yesterday and back up to$10K.

 

[srennoc]

Different car Chris. The 14K car sold is Verona & in Oklahoma. This coupe is Granitrot & in the SF bay area.

 

[HB Chris]

Ahhh, well they were both red!

 

[63split]

Does any one have any thoughts about the shock towers . Is that rust starting under the sound matt or does that material normally start to crack?

 

[decoupe]

This may be what lurks beneath the sound mat and yes it can cause it to buckle - the natural low spot where the divide between the engine compartment and the wiper area produced some minor rust on mine. Only one way to tell and that is to peel back a test area.

http://www.e9coupe.com/buyers_guide/front_fenders.htm

 

[Nicad]

From what I can see, my quite unrest coupe had some issues under that material. Things like the rest of the front structure are rust free, so that is a real suspect area IMHO.

 

[dealhunter0]

New owner?

Anybody here buy this? I looked at it yesterday and it appeared pretty solid. The owner peeled back a chip of the cracked padding (1" x 1") from the inner fender and the metal underneath appeared sound. Seems like a good deal if there in fact wasn't rust hiding.