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1984 733i (315,000 miles) - Printable Version

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1984 733i (315,000 miles) - GTBrandon - 04-03-2017

Well it's $500 so I can't really pass it up if it runs. So my question is what are the suggestions for what to do. Junkyard turbo? Rally cross car? Drift Mobile? Send them my way!

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - Senor_Taylor - 04-03-2017

Make it run well and drive it. Fix what's broken and fix what will break when you have it.

You should really get the car in your hands and give it a look over, drive it for a bit, then decide on what you want to do. I would say NO on the junkyard turbo. That's a headache you don't want. For $500, there's going to be a lot that needs some TLC before it's ready to do much of anything.

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - D_Eclipse9916 - 04-03-2017

Turn it into a limo

[Image: 1984_BMW_733i_four_passenger_limousine_1419480435.jpg]

Real advice? Don't buy it.

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - JustinG - 04-03-2017

D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:Real advice? Don't buy it.

I can think of way better ways of spending $500....which to be more realistic is closer to like $1500, assuming it only takes $1k to get a $500, 34 yr old, BMW to function like a car.

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - GTBrandon - 04-03-2017

JustinG Wrote:
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:Real advice? Don't buy it.

I can think of way better ways of spending $500....which to be more realistic is closer to like $1500, assuming it only takes $1k to get a $500, 34 yr old, BMW to function like a car.

What's a better car for $500?

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - Senor_Taylor - 04-03-2017

GTBrandon Wrote:
JustinG Wrote:
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:Real advice? Don't buy it.

I can think of way better ways of spending $500....which to be more realistic is closer to like $1500, assuming it only takes $1k to get a $500, 34 yr old, BMW to function like a car.

What's a better car for $500?

Nothing, unless it's a 2006 Ford Taurus.

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - ScottyB - 04-03-2017

i'm sure parts for a super rare, old-ass german luxury car should be easy to find

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - SlimKlim - 04-03-2017

ScottyB Wrote:i'm sure parts for a super rare, old-ass german luxury car should be easy to find

Definitely, but if not, it's super fast and cheap to have new-old-stock parts shipped from some dusty old crevice of a warehouse in Germany!

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - *insertusernamehere* - 04-03-2017

I'd buy it. I don't think it gets better for $500 considering I've driven out an entire tank in a weekend galavanting all over nova and DC. [Image: c71bf4a79e25abcf0108388f297bed05.jpg][Image: 9b4fe7239ef30474e718b923e5fa28a0.jpg][Image: 1191312c9eb7f1b0b062993a81644d81.jpg]

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Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - D_Eclipse9916 - 04-03-2017

Just to clarify, I am not working on this thing Wink


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Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - *insertusernamehere* - 04-03-2017

D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:Just to clarify, I am not working on this thing Wink


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And he's taking advice from me lol, ya better run far away Brandon

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Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - GTBrandon - 04-03-2017

I'm scared and excited at the same time. Also pumped DJ himself is going to be my full time mechanic on my new project car! Now I just need Jake as my financial advisor and I'll be set!

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - Jake - 04-03-2017

GTBrandon Wrote:I'm scared and excited at the same time. Also pumped DJ himself is going to be my full time mechanic on my new project car! Now I just need Jake as my financial advisor and I'll be set!

Happy to help, buddy! I've turned a massive profit on every car I've owned to date so your money is in great hands with me. :twisted:

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - rherold9 - 04-03-2017

I mean, whatever floats your boat

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - ispoonwithmugen - 04-05-2017

...why? For $500 go find an old hondur or if you're obsessed with BMW's an E30 (I bought two, one at $500, made money on both but was a headache still and neither ever ran right).

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - CaptainHenreh - 04-05-2017

Not gonna lie, always had a soft spot for the "big sixes", but even I, who once pushed an E30 from between two trees that had grown on either side, wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole. Flip now, thank me later.

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - GTBrandon - 04-05-2017

I've been itching for a project of some sorts and haven't found any other running car for $500 that's comparable. You all say get a different car for the same money but where are the links? I looked and found none.

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - Senor_Taylor - 04-05-2017

GTBrandon Wrote:I've been itching for a project of some sorts and haven't found any other running car for $500 that's comparable. You all say get a different car for the same money but where are the links? I looked and found none.

There's a reason running, driving cars that won't be a pain in the ass for $500 are few and far between. All of the stories you hear of people finding them are the 1 in a million chance you come across an old lady with a great deal. Also, cash for clunkers really killed the whole "old cheap car" scene around 2009. If you notice a common theme, a lot of these people getting these deals did around that time or before. There are exceptions, however, but don't expect to be one of them.

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - *insertusernamehere* - 04-05-2017

The hate is strong with this one

Re: 1984 733i (315,000 miles) - SlimKlim - 04-05-2017

GTBrandon Wrote:I've been itching for a project of some sorts and haven't found any other running car for $500 that's comparable. You all say get a different car for the same money but where are the links? I looked and found none.

You're not going to find solid cars for $500 just sitting on CL. That stuff tends to be found word-of-mouth or by managing to talk the little old lady that lives a street over out of a car she wasn't really planning on selling.