You must not know what clean Terminator mustangs go for.

Is Guy Fieri a flaming Hot Wheels car come to life? Yes.

I think the same cycle can be applied to a lot of motorcycle ownership cases

Thank you for the reality check. You’re performing a public service here ...

Doug DeMuro did a whole story 6 years ago on why this car, expensively repaired or not, is a bad idea. Nothing has changed.

Never. Buy. A. Used. VAG. Product.

I don’t suggest buying new, either. Lease, sure, if that’s your thing. But that’s as far as I will go.

“Which is, like, 99% of enthusiast forum posts.”

..or you finally find a thread that “solves” your problem, only to find that you’ve already tried the proferred solution and it failed, then the thread devolves into 2 or 3 idiots arguing over something completely off-topic.

At least it doesn’t look like you have a stretch belt. Be glad. That one you WOULD have to cut. The belt installations tools don’t fit (well the TWO I bought for my Mazda 5 didn’t). I did get my $$ back for one of them. In the end zip ties saved the day.

You are correct; the e91 328 was a naturally aspirated I6. I agree that it is unlikely that rust is only on the tailgate.  And those aftermarket wheels are disgusting.  So, I’d be another $1k in to replace the wheels with something OEMish.  This is a nice price with all the makings of a horror film a few years later.  

I was in it until I saw rust. Not dropping ten G’s on rust. There’s a similar wagon in CA for the same price with tens of thousands miles less on the clock, a year younger and NO rust.

Hmm—I thought the 328 of this generation was normally aspirated and the 335 was the turboed version. But I stopped paying too much attention post e46 as to me this is still the ugliest 3er BMW ever made. While it looks much nicer in wagon form than sedan or coupe, 150K miles of this era BMW is always a massive,…

Can we bring back cotd today just for this?

I like the Honda suggestions on this. Not terribly shocking.

Before weed was legal they were a great way to find the guy who was carrying in a rural town.

First of all, how a 18 years old ends up restoring a malaise era crap mobile such a 1980's Cutlass Supreme, a car with zero known qualities and appeal.

David Tracy with the sensible suggestion. Has the world gone ma- oh...yeah.

I prefer the short skirt

This is one of those cars that’s so uncool, it’s cool.

+1 long jacket