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stay away from that car. You should have even compression across all cylinders. Just for reference, I've had a supercharger on my car for 40k miles, I have 141k miles total on the engine and I have 185-190 on all cylinders. __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 |  |  | | 10-07-2006, 06:05 AM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 413 |
where @ in oregon is this car? I'm from bend, but idk about that TI. Dusten is right..gotta have the same compression all the way around, or darn close | | | | | 10-07-2006, 07:16 AM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
Quote: Originally Posted by jdsteel731  Overall the guy said he's put about $1500 in repairs in it for his daughter, who drove the car. They're selling it because, apparently, she makes enough money as a waitress to afford a nicer and/or newer car. | There's a host of problems and other things that say to me that the daughter didn't drive the car. If she did, she beat the crap out of it. Something else tells me she's not actually a waitress, but does come home with a fist full of tips. This is not a good car. What's your location so we can steer people away from this one? __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 10-07-2006, 05:29 PM | #19 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
Quote: Originally Posted by jdsteel731 I managed to talk him down to $5500 BUT here's the issue:
We had a mechanic do a pre-purchase inspection and he found the following problems:
. | Who was the mechanic? Those compression number are fairly bad the guys at pacific didn't pass the car did they? If I'd have been doing the inspection you'd have been told to run away. I suspect a leakdown test iots going to show the engine is shot. Dave __________________
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2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 10-07-2006, 07:11 PM | #20 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 |
The car is in gresham. Private seller | | | | | 10-08-2006, 08:57 AM | #21 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 8 |
I am a 96 ti owner, and I love mine, but I wouldn't pay $5,500 for a car with an uneven compression test like that one had. You might look around for a 93 to 97 318 coupe or sedan. Try Craigslist. I found a few decent BMW listings there in Oregon just now: http://portland.craigslist.org/search/car?query=bmw Automatic transmissions are not rare in the 318, It's just that there's just alot of us BMW enthusiasts out there that love to "drive" their BMWs, not just ride around in them, so we tend to prefer the manual transmission. | | | | | 10-08-2006, 09:46 AM | #22 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
Ok is the seller a female, I think i talked to her once, SO can i stop by and look at it? | | | | | 10-09-2006, 02:45 AM | #23 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norfolk, Virginia Posts: 289 |
Personaly dude, I LOVe having a Manual Ti.
If your Mom is hardcore about only letting you get an Automatic, (cause my parents were until I joined the Marines and bought my own manual) i'd stay away from this car, not just cause of that, but also the engine/transmission issues, you'll find another Ti that's in better shape for the same, or better price. __________________ _____________________________________________
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keep looking...the TI is an awesome car, but it is better to wait for the right one then jump on what is currently available __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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