1974 Euro 3.0CSi on Bat again

[Drew Gregg]

Euro 1974 BMW 3.0CSi

Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1974 BMW 3.0CSi at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #95,543.

bringatrailer.com

Now the car is in California and registered in Montana.
The car went to $108K Bat price in Sweden.
Lots of storytelling and pics on the auction site
What is the indicator light(?) in pic # 164?

 

[sfdon]

What is the indicator light(?) in pic # 164?

Factory Euro foglight indicator

 

[HB Chris]

Five minutes away from me. But where is the piano?

 

[m5toureg]

This car is well known in Sweden and some ,respected insiders’ over here
have put many hours of work into it. Nice result.
I can’t help it - and let me down easy - but somehow, I do NOT like
what is going on here…….

 

[sfdon]

Lovely car- what will be an issue is the Montana registration for California residents.

Have fun with that.

 

[Arde]

The seller is too verbose for my taste.
Having headlight wipers once should not increase the value of the car I think.
4-speed? No Carl Nelsons in Sweden?
Nice car!

 

[sfdon]

Rule #1. Don’t oversell.

 

[Krzysztof]

The headlight motors are still in :O

Was the additional tank for the washer fluid in every car equipped with headlight washer system or it was depending on model year or version?

 

[tferrer]

Alex Cartio... his selling style is quite unique. I recall him selling an E9 some time ago. At that time he was expounding on all types of details that were totally incorrect. Perhaps he's learned a bit more but his style is still slightly nauseating.

 

[GolfBavaria]

This car is well known in Sweden and some ,respected insiders’ over here
have put many hours of work into it. Nice result.
I can’t help it - and let me down easy - but somehow, I do NOT like
what is going on here…….

Hey m5toureg - I read through the comments on the car on BaT, didn't seem to bad to me and read through the comments here. I'm just curious what you mean by "I do NOT like what is going on here?" I must be missing something or not understanding the context...

 

[m5toureg]

Hey m5toureg - I read through the comments on the car on BaT, didn't seem to bad to me and read through the comments here. I'm just curious what you mean by "I do NOT like what is going on here?" I must be missing something or not understanding the context...

HI @GolfBavaria - Buying on pure speculation only to sell with a profit = is of course allowed and might
even be someone’s business idea. So far, so good. But, I do NOT need to like it….
i.e. the comment is NOT connected to the level of restoration of this car. Kindly accept my apologies
for any confusion caused.

 

[dang]

Lovely car- what will be an issue is the Montana registration for California residents.

Have fun with that.

If it's a CA buyer I would assume they're knowledgeable with MO LLC titles, otherwise it will need to be sold out of CA. Even with a MO title/registration you need to be somewhat worried about driving around on a MO plate.

 

[mulberryworks]

If it's a CA buyer I would assume they're knowledgeable with MO LLC titles, otherwise it will need to be sold out of CA. Even with a MO title/registration you need to be somewhat worried about driving around on a MO plate.

I don't think anyone goes to the trouble to register their car in Missouri (MO) when out of state. Rather the go-to state is Montana (MT).

 

[dang]

I don't think anyone goes to the trouble to register their car in Missouri (MO) when out of state. Rather the go-to state is Montana (MT).

Just seeing if anyone would notice.

 

[mulberryworks]

Just seeing if anyone would notice.

I grew up in BoCoMO. Boone County Missouri....

 

[Markos]

The headlight motors are still in :O
Was the additional tank for the washer fluid in every car equipped with headlight washer system or it was depending on model year or version?

I’m not sure. It is a mystery why most cars with HL wipers don’t have the aux tank.

 

[Ohmess]

HI @GolfBavaria - Buying on pure speculation only to sell with a profit = is of course allowed and might
even be someone’s business idea. So far, so good. But, I do NOT need to like it….
i.e. the comment is NOT connected to the level of restoration of this car. Kindly accept my apologies
for any confusion caused.

There is value to importing the car to the US so this guy is doing more than just flipping.

 

[GolfBavaria]

HI @GolfBavaria - Buying on pure speculation only to sell with a profit = is of course allowed and might
even be someone’s business idea. So far, so good. But, I do NOT need to like it….
i.e. the comment is NOT connected to the level of restoration of this car. Kindly accept my apologies
for any confusion caused.

No apology necessary...I just really didn't know what you were referring to. That's all...now I know.

That is is a lot of effort to "flip" a vehicle, my guess is they just felt it would be worth all the trouble to get to a larger demographic that would be interested in the car. It looks like a nice car to me. I know a lot of older BMW's also got gobbled up and taken back to Europe, maybe not so much anymore as it seems like the laws are very restrictive on owning these older vehicles. Each country seems to have different restrictions, as does each state here. Hence, the MT plates in CA. That is a very popular thing to do for smog laws, taxes, etc. MT makes it pretty easy to register in their state, but most people keep them in other states to be able to drive them.

On the flip side, I sold a 2002 that a guy bought and shipped to Germany a few years back, maybe before the more restrictive laws were in place. I'm no expert on that by any means, they seem to change daily almost. To each their own I guess. Hopefully it finds a good home and caretaker here in the states. I'm sure it will.

 

[m5toureg]

@GolfBavaria @Ohmess
…..yes, I understand, that’s the way it goes…it is ,money talking’…
…on the flip side of the medal = countries like Sweden are suffering from a
huge loss in high numbers of still affordable, great condition classic
BMWs and ALPINAS - which is a shame -
-
on a side note
> the car is still active in the official Swedish Vehicle Registry

1974 BMW 3.0 CSI, Ljusgrå / 200hk på Biluppgifter.se

 

[stcos85]

Alex Cartio... his selling style is quite unique. I recall him selling an E9 some time ago. At that time he was expounding on all types of details that were totally incorrect. Perhaps he's learned a bit more but his style is still slightly nauseating.

I am not sure your assumption is correct.