Craigslist BMW Finds:

Markos

Well-Known Member
Site Donor
Messages
13,369
Reaction score
7,502
Location
Seattle, WA
Why do I look at this thread. :mad:

Ugh that car. It caught my attention right away. The roof is mangled but the rest of the car is very clean. Portland is chock full of cheap donor roofs also. I would argue that Portland has the best old BMW market in the country. California has a lot of nice restored cars but the craigslist survivors don't last a day.
 

dang

Administrator
Site Donor
Messages
4,247
Reaction score
3,262
Location
Rocklin, CA
Ugh that car. It caught my attention right away. The roof is mangled but the rest of the car is very clean. Portland is chock full of cheap donor roofs also. I would argue that Portland has the best old BMW market in the country. California has a lot of nice restored cars but the craigslist survivors don't last a day.

Buy it, I'll store it for you. ;)
 

Markos

Well-Known Member
Site Donor
Messages
13,369
Reaction score
7,502
Location
Seattle, WA
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/2003-bmw-z8-alpina-roadster/6569730868.html

$190K

00909_a8ZOgA8Zdp0_1200x900.jpg
 

dang

Administrator
Site Donor
Messages
4,247
Reaction score
3,262
Location
Rocklin, CA
Sincere question — not questioning. Why damn it? Touch up paint & bubbles likely from lack of gasket seal on tail light?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My guess is because gaskets are not cheap anymore. Relative to a restoration they're not expensive, but parts like that add up fast and some decide to skip them...
 

bavbob

Well-Known Member
Site Donor
Messages
3,354
Reaction score
1,569
Location
Boston, Ma
My son just finished college in Portland and wants to buy a car (with what money???), He wants me and mum to fly out and we all drive back to MA together. While the last thing we need is another car (3.0 cs, Bavaria, e24 M6, e24 635, x3, 335i, 67 mustang, Acura TLS), I am viewing it as a bonding experience. The kid sends me photos of vintage BMW's every day he sees around Portland. Crap no, no, no, yes?
 

Markos

Well-Known Member
Site Donor
Messages
13,369
Reaction score
7,502
Location
Seattle, WA
My son just finished college in Portland and wants to buy a car (with what money???), He wants me and mum to fly out and we all drive back to MA together. While the last thing we need is another car (3.0 cs, Bavaria, e24 M6, e24 635, x3, 335i, 67 mustang, Acura TLS), I am viewing it as a bonding experience. The kid sends me photos of vintage BMW's every day he sees around Portland. Crap no, no, no, yes?

There is a lot to like about the green one. I’m a sucker for that green on tobacco though.

Great experience however!
 

bavbob

Well-Known Member
Site Donor
Messages
3,354
Reaction score
1,569
Location
Boston, Ma
.....and once you clear the Portland area, you can actually achieve a speed in excess of 25 mph !
 

Dohn

Well-Known Member
Messages
422
Reaction score
301
Location
Dayton, Ohio
....and once you clear the Portland area, you can actually achieve a speed in excess of 25 mph !

But only in a Prius equipped with Greenpeace bumper stickers...
 

bavbob

Well-Known Member
Site Donor
Messages
3,354
Reaction score
1,569
Location
Boston, Ma
I was in a rental car in Portland and a kid went through a stop sign and slammed into the side of my car. I had granola crunchers yelling at me like it was my fault. Policeman came over to me and apologized for the way they were treating me. The he added , I'm originally from Eugene so I got your back.
 

CSteve

Well-Known Member
Site Donor $$
Messages
3,767
Reaction score
1,279
Location
Bucks County, PA
I was in a rental car in Portland and a kid went through a stop sign and slammed into the side of my car. I had granola crunchers yelling at me like it was my fault. Policeman came over to me and apologized for the way they were treating me. The he added , I'm originally from Eugene so I got your back.
In today's car culture there are new rules:
Red Lights mean slow a bit, close eyes, go!
Stop Signs are really Yields
And Yields mean if we make eye contact I do not have to Yield. Actually I now have the Right-of-Way. Even if we do not make eye contact.

This clearly explains Bob's accident above.
 

Peter Coomaraswamy

Well-Known Member
Site Donor $$
Messages
3,787
Reaction score
896
Location
Austin, TX
There's nothing worse than a self righteous mellennium , back in my day they were known as violent hippies, you know- the guys with peace signs on their cars and handguns in their glove boxes. (SSDD)
 
Top