nearlyI bought a 2 owner 240K 1996 318ti for $500 as a daily in 1996. Drove it for 2 years and nearly 30K and sold it for $1450. It too wore its original clutch, but this is Ohio so it was pretty crusty.

Well, they’ve already dropped it to $8,500 and I’d say it’s still ND. When a decent 986 Boxster can still be had for $7K - $10K, no 70s Corolla is worth this ask.

According to this list:

I had the same car, but brown and with the Iron Duke plus a 4 speed. Reasonably good handling for the day, miserable build quality.

Zoom in. Typical GM plastic degradation of the era. Dried out, brittle and flaking apart.

I worked for a company (FormaCars) that built and modified FFR kits. The latest versions are quite capable. Tail happy? Yes, but controllable. The mark IV uses a late model Mustang IRS and can take the Coyote V8. A Mustang GT minus 1,000 lbs.

I second the T’bird and I’d add the 59-60 Squarebirds. The 58 had a 1 year only coil spring rear and parts for it are unobtainable.

In the past 2. 5 years I’ve bought 2 trucks for under $4K total.

Surprised by all of the NP comments. Yes, it’s a nice example of a no longer existent breed, but $6500? Nope. The style side bed means no 4x8 plywood fits in the back, the automatic means it’s even slower, 2WD means wet grass strands it and it’s got two problems to fix already.

Their website just says “Ford”. Looks like maybe a Ranger.

Yeah, I’m that guy, but it’s true. I’ve been following the SAE recommendation of pointing my mirrors wide for over 25 years and it works. No blind spots, no head turning.

The stripes, the trophies, the signs and even the tacky interior chrome strikes me as the kind of things a certain kind of owner who really cares for his ride would do. It was probably well cared for. The budget tires strike me as something that a dealer would slap on a car with old or worn rubber.

My structurally similar 1960 convertible (“design catastrophe”? Really? 😁) weighs 3900 pounds, so 4500 is probably a bit high. Still, a 1000 pound weight reduction is impressive.

2002 325Ci owner. I bought it in January of 2019 with 155K miles for $3,600. Single owner car with a long history of dealer service including the cooling system and a new clutch. Exactly what everyone says to look for when buying an older BMW.

“Number 4, extra pickle?”

Well, I would vote NP but, as is often the case, the poll won’t show up.

See my reply below. My E46 has been needy, a number of maintenance items but a significant amount of repairs too. I’d mostly agree with you on being a pleasure to work on, but not nearly as much as my E36 was. The control arms on the E46 were particularly painful and the window regulator was finicky too.

I own the same car in coupe form. I bought my 2002 sport package 325Ci 5 speed last January for $3,600 with 155K on it. It’s got 170K now.

I paid less for my 150K mile 5 speed sport package 2002 coupe in the same color over a year ago. And since I replaced control arms, VANOS seals, CCV system, motor mounts, valve cover gasket, passenger window regulator, shocks, struts, front brakes and tires. Doing all the work myself I still doubled my initial…

Those wheels are just on the fringe of acceptable for me, but what’s up with the nose high ride height? With the proper kind of ad (description of what’s been done, what issues exist and engine and undercarriage photos), I might be able to see this as a NP.