Found a cheap 635csi I want to look at locally. I think it could be a cool little beater for sure. I have not seen pics yet ect. I know it has a bad tranny seal and isn't being driven.


are these ok cars?
do they all blow up?
any important things I should know
is it a car I should stay away from?





we are talking a grand or less for it

 

You can't really go wrong with any car for under a grand, imo. Given its age, it's far from being the most reliable car in the world, but if you spend the time and really fix it up right and take good care of it when you drive it, it should hold up for a few years before it just becomes a huge money pit.

 

any bimmer you buy for a grand or less will be a money pit. it would be silly to think otherwise. i'll give you the same advice i gave that other guy trying to buy an old bmw...get an NA miata. it won't break and is a lot of fun to drive, i drove a spec miata a few years ago and was really surprised how much fun it was. yes, they are slow but they have really sweet dynamics. it's an endearing little car. nothing you can get in your price range can beat it.

this is what im talking about

 

^still pimpin' the miata I see

 

well, these guys want a cheap option and that's the most entertaining cheap option out there...am i wrong? i never owned one of them but really had fun driving that spec on track. it was gutted and braced but i don't believe there was any major difference between it and a road version.

ps. and i like those pics! it's rockin the brawngp theme.

 

^I completely agree with you on the miata. I drove one in a local driving school a while back and for the money they are the perfect package.

 

Im not buying a Miata. Im not worried about little things. Im not worries about a track car. Im not worried about racing it. Just an overall general of if they are decent cars

 

been drinking?

 

Older BMW's that are cheap are money pits.

Period, end of story.

Speaking as an E30 owner who bought his for 2400 bucks and have spent close to 10 times the amount on repairs and now restoration.

Given the miles driven of over 160K miles, I am OK with the amount spent. But, I bet some kind of cheap Japanese something will get you the same 160K miles with a lot less than 20K spent.

 

normally i stray away from agreeing with general statements like "old cheap bmw's are money pits" but in this case there really is no way around it.

As far as the miata goes... did you not know that Chris has a German Sheperd? I don't know if you're familiar with K-9's but German Sheperds are 2 feet taller than any miata and weigh about 200 pounds more as well

not quite as cheap as $1k, but check these out.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false

Not a Z06 but...
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false
my personal favorite.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false