I bought this car from Canada in late August and drove it daily from November to March. I have all the paperwork including a clean New York title in my name
$1900 obo
VIN:WBAAE930XJ8139543
The bad:
-The paint is in rough shape. All of the body panels that can be unbolted from the car were from a red non-ix and it was not given the best paint job. Its also pretty rusty, but the worst of it has been fixed: http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101141
-No e-brake. at all. But I did spend almost $300 in parts from tischer to put it back together. I have not put the parts on but its all there.
-Cluster works randomly.
-central locking doesnt work
-I think the wiper box is broken or something because the squirter didn’t work with the lever, so I used the cruise switch to make it work (I ran the ground side of the pump through that switch to a keyed ground, pretty easy simple to undo, no cut wires besides the one going to the pump)
-cruise and AC have been removed by PO. I have 75% of the parts to put the AC back in. just need the pump and tube that goes on the right strut tower.
-this was/is an OBC car, I have the 13 button unit and all the wiring, but I took it out to put the analog clock in
-I am not sure of the condition of the locks, they seemed finicky so I don’t use them. But I do have ‘new’ cylinders with keys (including ignition and trunk) to go in eventually
-There was this shitty purple tint on when I bought it. I scrapped it off because I couldn’t see at night and I have not gotten to removing the residue yet.
-for some reason you don’t have to press the clutch to start
-no chrome trim over the doors,
-I tried to go through a snow bank and got stuck: lost the front lip and I had my buddy try to push me out with his truck and his plow dented the trunk lid a bit. (the plan was for his plow to push the bumper, not the trunk. fml)
-water leak somewhere above, possibly the sun roof area?
-holes for license plate lights are basically rusted out
The good.
-AWD works perfect, passes jack test. I changed the fluid and it was clean.
-front axles were rebuilt by me last spring. Inners to axles were clean with no wear.
-White with black interior, what is better than that?!?
-seats are rip free sans the drivers bolster piping is worn a bit
-clutch/tranny are great
-It has a thule roof rack.
-motor doesn’t burn any oil (its a miracle, I know)
-heated seats work well, very well
-ddm hid’s. no issues ever.
-99.9% crack free dash. Only baby spot is in front of the driver from the vent to the edge (as in its not spreading). I only noticed this when I changed the windshield.
-steelies with winter tires, basket weaves with all seasons (no center caps)
-hood latch pull was rigged, bought new cable/handle from BMW, yet to be installed
-its lowered on ebay coilovers but nothing was cut so stock springs can easily be put in if desired.
-all windows and sun roof work.
-analog clock
-supposedly the motor was rebuilt (its painted green, it appears to have been done outside of the engine bay), but I have no documentation to back it up
-front drive shaft showed no signs of wear when changing the TC.
-no carpet (it was musty from the rusty/leaky/floor
-mini cooper floor mats. They fit surprisingly well.
-air bag knee bolster
-I have stock springs to go on. Currently it is on ebay coilovers that ride poorly
-I also have a new blower motor that works mint
-I have lots of random parts too
here are some ‘regular’ pictures… all taken 1/30
if you somehow missed it earlier the price is $1900 obo.
Thanks
p/s, this is the best car I have ever driven in the snow. ever. I can pass people whenever I want and feel totally safe and comfortable doing so.
I am selling this because I bought an e46 and a 99 silverado recently.
Car is across the street from RIT