» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 329,353 Views | | | | | | | 04-23-2012, 06:09 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | Should I Save Her? Hello guys, It has been a while since I was last on here.Well as some of you may know I had to sell my Ti a couple years ago, I think 6 years ago. Well I'm thinking about coming back to the Ti world. So I was looking around craigslist, when I came across this for sale ad. This poor thing has been abused. There are some good things about her, the low miles for example. From the looks of the pic there is a lot of ricer add ons. I'm thinking that I could probably offer $3000 cash in hand and the seller might go for it. So what do you guys think? http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2925877172.html | | | 04-23-2012, 07:08 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Broomfield,Colorado Posts: 664 | I really dont like it sorry dave. And its not a sport. The price is a little to high I think. | | | 04-23-2012, 07:21 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 593 | Go check it out if you can. There's no interior pics or engine bay pics. Also keep in mind it's an auto. That might be ok for you, I don't know. Make sure you go on a test drive and do all the regular checks. | | | 04-23-2012, 07:25 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | If those are the original miles, it might make me want to go for it. My old Ti was a base model, this one appears to be the active model. So it will be an improvement ha! I did ask the owner if the racing stripes were stickers or were they painted on. If they are stickers than it might be as easy as peeling the mods off. A lot of the other stuff on there seems to have come from ebay and they appear to be stick ons as well. Looks like it is a couple of minutes away from where I live. I might have to go look at it. | | | 04-23-2012, 07:28 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | It's an auto, which really is not a problem with me. I'm going to run a carfax and I asked for some interior pics. I know the issues that these cars have so I will make sure to look out for them. Sean you want to checkout a Ti? ha! | | | 04-23-2012, 07:30 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SoFla Posts: 482 | looks like he could only afford to put stripes on the hood....shouldnt have even done that.....automatic? meh, i would pass and wait for a better one come along __________________ Eurotary 313ti-Rx coming soon.....soon is a relative term | | | 04-23-2012, 01:11 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 | I wouldn't mind looking it over with ya...it's just around the corner from us. __________________ Sean 1995 Active | | | 04-23-2012, 02:53 PM | #8 | Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal318ti Posts: 1,574 | If it has only 80K miles and the interior and mechanics are in good shape, get it!!! The cosmetic items (the rice) can be fixed easily, let us know if you do get it!! | | | 04-23-2012, 03:05 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | Quote: Originally Posted by lazoh If it has only 80K miles and the interior and mechanics are in good shape, get it!!! The cosmetic items (the rice) can be fixed easily, let us know if you do get it!! | That is what I'm thinking, most people are stuck with the issue of the rice mods. This of course will go asap but at the same time helps me out with the negotiation process. It has been up for like a month now, so there is not much interest on it. | | | 04-23-2012, 04:08 PM | #10 | Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: iowa Posts: 90 | It's not often you find any low miles used cars these days, and if you can pick it up for $3K that would be a bargin even for a low miles honda. As for issues with it I'm sure it's going to need a little TLC but what used car doesn't? Just remember 80K is when a lot of maintance is needed on most cars. This is when factory pads start showing wear, the second set of tires start looking shabby, brake fluild starts looking like it could be flushed. On other makes it's when the timing belt most often needs changed and spark pluags and wires and the like. 80K's the number when most people haven't done all that stuff cause it's not quit needing it but is on the edge. Not out anything by looking. | | | 04-23-2012, 05:27 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 | If you go look at it, smack the owner for putting chrome ford focus fender flares on that Ti. Then smack him again for thinking that in the first place! | | | 04-23-2012, 05:47 PM | #12 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | | | | 04-23-2012, 05:55 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 | Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 | God help us all... | | | 04-23-2012, 10:48 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Was the for sale car in the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith? 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NOW! | | | 04-24-2012, 12:12 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 | Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 | i just threw-up on my laptop __________________ Sean 1995 Active | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |