yorks trip florida to dan degio to inspect car

[york]

as it turns out the car was not as advertised, the craigs list ad (Newly rebuilt

top-end, new raditor ect.) were complete and total lies , the pics sent to me were years old, no recent reciepts , rusted rocker panels and rust many other hard to fix areas

the car is worth $ 4,000 as a core for a restore but think about

rebuild engine

rebuild trans

Interior

Complete body repair repaint

if done by any resonable shops it still adds up to $ 25,000 plus cost of car

so I drove from La Jolla to San Francisco the long way and had a good time

stayed at the new Mariott in San Jose , the Hempcon convention was next door at convention center very cool

[Psymon]

sorry to hear about the bad news..it seems the car you are seeking has eluded you once again. At least you had a good time while out there though.

[kris]

I heard this was the band at Hempcon

[AndyS]

That sucks ass. sorry, man.

[ray_]

Wow! The ebay car in La Jolla was a mess??

What bad luck!

GL,

Ray

[malagalaga]

Not trying to be a jerk, but... you could probably have saved a trip by getting a pre-purchase inspection with photographs for less than the price of your hotel room alone. Something to consider, at least. I know I've wasted plenty of time looking at cars that weren't nearly as nice as described.

[KrautByTrade]

Not trying to be a jerk, but... you could probably have saved a trip by getting a pre-purchase inspection with photographs for less than the price of your hotel room alone. Something to consider, at least. I know I've wasted plenty of time looking at cars that weren't nearly as nice as described.

agreed...I don't understand spending all of this money to fly around the country to look at cars...

[Jim_75Sahara]

Also: not being snarky, but you could save yourself a lot of trouble. Just contact Larry Wilson in the Indianapolis area and buy his Chamonix 320i. It is excellent. I drove/rode with him to & from Mid America '02 Fest last April in his E21. Only one caveat: he removed the a/c, but I believe that he has the a/c parts tucked away. Honest, fair, reliable -- and he did most of his own wrenching on this car and on his other BMW's. He is much more technically oriented than me; he can fully explain why this is such a fine example of the 320i.

[jgerock]

Also: not being snarky, but you could save yourself a lot of trouble. Just contact Larry Wilson in the Indianapolis area and buy his Chamonix 320i. It is excellent. I drove/rode with him to & from Mid America '02 Fest last April in his E21. Only one caveat: he removed the a/c, but I believe that he has the a/c parts tucked away. Honest, fair, reliable -- and he did most of his own wrenching on this car and on his other BMW's. He is much more technically oriented than me; he can fully explain why this is such a fine example of the 320i.

+1 You will not find another 320i that looks as nice as Larry's. I cannot understand why it hasn't sold yet (advertised in Roundel).

[malagalaga]

Also: not being snarky, but you could save yourself a lot of trouble. Just contact Larry Wilson in the Indianapolis area and buy his Chamonix 320i. It is excellent. I drove/rode with him to & from Mid America '02 Fest last April in his E21. Only one caveat: he removed the a/c, but I believe that he has the a/c parts tucked away. Honest, fair, reliable -- and he did most of his own wrenching on this car and on his other BMW's. He is much more technically oriented than me; he can fully explain why this is such a fine example of the 320i.

I've never seen Larry's E21, but I did buy an excellent set of wheels off of him about two years ago. Very honest, fair seller!

[Psymon]

Also: not being snarky, but you could save yourself a lot of trouble. Just contact Larry Wilson in the Indianapolis area and buy his Chamonix 320i. It is excellent. I drove/rode with him to & from Mid America '02 Fest last April in his E21. Only one caveat: he removed the a/c, but I believe that he has the a/c parts tucked away. Honest, fair, reliable -- and he did most of his own wrenching on this car and on his other BMW's. He is much more technically oriented than me; he can fully explain why this is such a fine example of the 320i.

+1 You will not find another 320i that looks as nice as Larry's. I cannot understand why it hasn't sold yet (advertised in Roundel).

Where can I see this 320i online?

[york]

no you are not a jerk, you just asumed I did not have a inspection

I can not disscuss the inspection becaus the mechanic was a friend of owner and really as specific as I would have wanted and he did not read the craigs or ebay adds so he could not contrast the two

thanks for the interest

[york]

what would you do , just send money ?

and you probaly dont care to travel anyway

[york]

I have ads in 2002faq for a year as well as roundel and all

state im looking for a 2002, not a 320i

a 320i would be a nice daily driver but, im looking for a potential show car

why ? because I walked into a bmw dealer year ago and thought a

bmw for 38k ? Id rather spend that on a 2002

[prosado]

I commend your efforts.

What ever VIN is lucky enough to fall into your hands will be thankful.

Good luck.