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Abandoned 540i
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08-27-2020, 01:13 PM
Does anyone know anything about the seemingly abandoned 2003 BMW 540i at hunters ridge? It has been sitting in the same spot for nearly a year now with a trash bag over the right rear window (the regulators go out all the time so that is not a surprise), the tags are expired, and I am interested in another e39 540i project this year. If anyone knows anything about the car or the owner let me know, I'm interested in buying the car
08-27-2020, 04:07 PM
I've noticed it there but not sure who owns it. If it has a parking permit maybe hit up the leasing office and ask for owner contact?
08-27-2020, 04:47 PM
Yeah, that caught my eye yesterday too. It was sitting all summer which is really weird.
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08-28-2020, 06:25 AM
Ask the leasing office. Since it's private property, the property owner must agree if you want to do the process for claiming an abandoned vehicle.
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10-01-2020, 06:14 PM
I got the guy's contact info and have been texting him the past week. He's going to list it for over 10k, condition being what the condition is.
So. GLWS on that.
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1974 CB360 2015 FJ09 
10-01-2020, 08:31 PM
10 grand for a car that's had a trash bag window for over a year? LOL the inside has to be trashed but squirrels at this point.
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10-02-2020, 09:44 AM
(10-01-2020, 08:31 PM)JPolen01 Wrote: 10 grand for a car that's had a trash bag window for over a year? LOL the inside has to be trashed but squirrels at this point. Its an automatic too. And he didn't know the state of the tires or subframe bushings. Lol
2008 4Runner
1974 CB360 2015 FJ09 
10-02-2020, 09:47 AM
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10-02-2020, 04:54 PM
10k is ludicrous, unless the car is a one owner, sub 50k miles with service history from new and timing chain guide service. The car, as it sits, if it is sub 120k miles, should bring 2-4k with no prior maintenance history, the car is in "decent" shape and needs a bunch of little things with only one or two big things. The minor things are lower cowl replacement, the passenger rear window regulator (potential for new ECU bc there was one on the front passenger side floor which could have been ruined with the window being down thats a potential major issue), timing chain guides (major job) also I couldn't tell the interior condition as there was a lot of stuff in the interior. If anyone wants some more information on the car here is a list of the rare options on the car. The thing that really kills the value of the car is the fact it hasn't been daily driven in over a year (with a window cracked open) and the fact it is an auto. If manual 10k might be reasonable with low milage
(10-02-2020, 04:54 PM)Mateo8 Wrote: 10k is ludicrous, unless the car is a one owner, sub 50k miles with service history from new and timing chain guide service. The car, as it sits, if it is sub 120k miles, should bring 2-4k with no prior maintenance history, the car is in "decent" shape and needs a bunch of little things with only one or two big things. The minor things are lower cowl replacement, the passenger rear window regulator (potential for new ECU bc there was one on the front passenger side floor which could have been ruined with the window being down thats a potential major issue), timing chain guides (major job) also I couldn't tell the interior condition as there was a lot of stuff in the interior. If anyone wants some more information on the car here is a list of the rare options on the car. The thing that really kills the value of the car is the fact it hasn't been daily driven in over a year (with a window cracked open) and the fact it is an auto. If manual 10k might be reasonable with low milage Yeah, it is. He kept saying "rare" and "vintage" and I was like, bruh. No. It's been sitting for forever. No service records. Leaking window. Tires definitely will need to be replaced. He couldn't answer the question about timing chain guides, suspension things or anything else. Then he proceeds to tell me that it's his dream car and he know what he has. Alrighty. Good luck with that.
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10-02-2020, 10:04 PM
Did you ask him why it's been sitting for so long?
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10-02-2020, 11:05 PM
These are not rare. Move on.
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