WT Help Buy 3.0 CS

[Ives]

Friend is looking for a completed 1972-75 3.0 CS with the following conditions and Specs:

1. Good to Very good, paint, interior and overall condition. It needs to be a Good driver with very few if any issues.

2. Upgraded engine (M30/B35 or B34 Euro) Fuel Injection, 220-250 HP at the crank.

3. 5 Speed with Overdrive and LSD rear end preferably 3.45 ratio.

4. 16" Alpina or Faupina Wheels and a solid suspension system with sway bars.

5. Upgraded Exhaust System.

6. Complete Tool Kit not a deal killer.

7. A/C a plus but not a deal killer.

He'd prefer to not go the BaT route. He has money in hand and it doesn't need to be a CA Coupe. I will help him evaluate any opportunities.
Regards, Jon

 

[e9Leveque]

That is a very specific and detailed list. Might I suggest he look at HBChris’s prior Malaga coupe for sale? Price is perhaps a bit high right now at its current listing but there may be some wiggle room there and he won’t find a better specimen easily

 

[Ives]

e9Leveque,
I am pursuing a number of channels for him and I have known Chris for years. Thanks for pointing out his Malaga but he's more interested in a very good driver that's not $125-150K. I've upgraded 3 Coupes and the list, I think, is correct for someone that wants to have a very good driver w/o issues. I posted the request here because many prospective sellers don't want to go through the BaT experience when they realize their Coupe needs a new home.
Regards, Jon

 

[e9Leveque]

Agree, it is a very appropriate list and one which I would make as well / feel as if I am trying to get my CSi to hit all of those points! I wish him and you good luck with the search. I also believe that user Patton had a coupe he was planning to sell, not sure what happened with that or if he sold it.

 

[Ives]

Looked him up and looks like he's triple carbs. Thanks for the suggestion but I'm steering him towards fuel injection.
Regards, Jon

 

[ElGrecko]

While the list of things your friend wants is laudable, it's about a perfect no hassles driver kind of car. It does seem to me that it's more likely that you maybe will some of the things that you are looking for and would have to do some mods after it is acquired. Finding a car with all of those AND is just a driver and not costing an armload of $ is a pretty big ask... I guess if you don't ask you won't find it for sure, but the number of cars that fit that exact spec are rare as hens teeth and because of that they may go for a premium over what something in that condition would normally bring.

 

[Ives]

ElGreco,
We're not bottom fishing. He has the funds to buy a nice to very nice Coupe and wants what I have listed. Many of us on this Forum are in our 70s and 80s and want good owners for Coupes we care about and do not want to go the auction route. I'm a BMW owner since 1968 and Coupe owner since 2007. There may or may not be a Coupe for my friend from the Forum but I've found that being transparent, specific and straight forward is appreciated by most people and if they're in the market to sell it's a plus. This will play out and you, by posting, are helping us out--thanks.
Regards, Jon