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1972 Bavaria that runs and drives, but could still use some help. I bought it about a year ago along with another BMW from the same guy. It wasn't running and I let this one sit while I drove and worked on the other car. After I sold the other car I started on this one.

What I have done so far:
Billy sport shocks
lowering springs
ST big sway bars with poly bushings front and rear
rebuilt front calipers
center support bearing
dif mount
Toyo R888's - yes that is what I said R888's
water pump
power steering pump ( no belt as I like the way it feel without it) have a belt in the trunk
alternator
battery
valve cover gasket
coil
plug wires
plugs, dist cap, rotor, points, fuel filter
Piper X air filters
valve cover breather filter

Like I said it runs and drives well. It still needs work. The interior needs some love. The paint is tired. It looks better in the photos than it really does. There are some rust bubbles and the clear is starting to come up in places. The rear floor pans need to be patched or replaced. There is also one small spot in the trunk and a bit where the drivers foot well and the trans tunnel meet. There oil pressure light and the alternator light don't work - this could be as easy as cleaning the contacts behind the dash. I haven't gotten around to it. I **** dealing with electrical shit on a car.
Probably some other small things I am forgetting right now.

I am on the fence about selling it, but I thought I would put it out there. I am open to trades, but I will not be putting money on top.

I also have a m30 b34 or 35 sitting around. Can't remember which it is. We could talk about that.

Asking $4200

BuzzBomb wrote:Lets just say that the seller of a Bav that is rusty enough to need new floors, along with other potential panels repaired/replaced, paint, electricals, etc.,etc., priced at $4200 will be keeping the car.

emmodg wrote:Doesn't need as much floor repair as you might think. With Bavaria prices all over the place I don't see this as an unrealistic asking price. If you've ever done floor work it isn't all that bad.

BTW - I love it when a man makes a pricing comment on another man's car he has for sale. Classy! Let the man sell his car. If you have some instructive pricing advise for him, PM him.

BuzzBomb wrote:

emmodg wrote:Doesn't need as much floor repair as you might think. With Bavaria prices all over the place I don't see this as an unrealistic asking price. If you've ever done floor work it isn't all that bad.

BTW - I love it when a man makes a pricing comment on another man's car he has for sale. Classy! Let the man sell his car. If you have some instructive pricing advise for him, PM him.

I'm going on his own description, so that's who I'm basing it on. Why would I want to replace floors on a car I'm spending turn-key money on?
PM him? It's a craigslist ad, smart guy.

emmodg wrote:
He's a member of this forum Einstein.

You couldn't "turn the key" and drive a car that needs some minor floor work? Again - before you choose to mouth off about a mans car, know a little bit about the car and then do so privately. What's your goal here when you publicly criticize his price? Are you doing anyone here a favor? What's it to you if he was asking $10,000 for it? Don't like the price? Keep it to yourself.

emmodg wrote: He's a member of this forum Einstein.

allans356 wrote:Okay... It is my car. I'm not upset. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. It is fine.

seant wrote:
the seller did not post the CL ad, so how would anyone, if they did not know the car, possibly know the owner is a member?

allans356 wrote: There is a reason I didn't post it here. The longer I am on this forum the more belligerent people seem to be. IF you are one of the guys with lots of posts or your car isn't perfect, it gets trashed. I don't mind criticism when it is CONSTRUCTIVE. That is what forums are for help and constructive remarks. Yes, being snarky starts out funny, but some of you guys are past snarky - you just come off as a holes to those that don't know you or the poor new guy that shows up looking for

slammin_e28 wrote:OT: I spy a Defender in the first pic above the Bav's truck deck.

BuzzBomb wrote:

allans356 wrote:Okay... It is my car. I'm not upset. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. It is fine.

I've been looking for another e3 for a while now, and I know what they are selling for, at least in this part of the US. I'm sorry if my post was received as hostile, it's just an opinion, like many others have. I hope you sell your car for the asking price! As you say, price varies with demand and location.
It looks like a fun project, just not for me because I'm not wanting to do any panel work at that price point.

"I would also like to point to this thread:
http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?p=12 ... t=#1204116

You said that a car that seemed to sell for too much according to some - and I quote....

Well done. We need pricing to start reflecting closer to what we think they're worth.

Well, that is what I am doing. So, which is it? You can't have it both ways. "
You completely misunderstood my post. I didn't imply that the car was being sold for more than it was worth. I celebrated the fact that a clean, un-screwed with car commanded a more reasonable price, as opposed to another member's inplication that it was too high.
You seem like an intelligent guy that knows what he's selling. My only real advice is to get "friends" that aren't such dick-wads- that's not your fault though, they seem to attach themselves to people far better than themselves.

mooseheadm5 wrote:Yes, he is a member of this forum, but only you and I know who he is, so how can anyone pm him? He didn't post the ad here, it is fair game for critique.

emmodg wrote:One day when you move out of your parents basement and put the box of Jr Mints down and turn off MTV Cribs you'll come to realize replies such as "Fuck off" are abandoned when one grows up and matures .

Again, you're weren't making a "crack" - and that's what it is - about this mans car price to be helpful. You were just making a snide comment to build post counts or to stave off boredom.

You're one of those guys that every forum has- you're tiring , sophmoric, and trite banter litters boards like this. You have little to no idea what you are talking about.

Grow up, get the chip off your shoulder and quit being part of the problem.