I wouldn’t use this as a daily driver, although I guess you *could* (and looking at the HVAC controls, it appears to even have A/C). I’m not sure if you could call this a classic car, but it’s definitely different, and 2.5k is credit card money. NP!

Same, this deserves an enthusiast owner. And there *are* French car enthusiasts out there, even in the US.

I went ND because a quick perusal of BaT shows that you can get one with the Lotus motor for this much money. But it seems like rust is a big killer with these, so depending on how rust-free this one is, it might be NP.

I like convertibles because it means that more V8 music gets piped directly to my eardrums. I know that enthusiasts have this thing about structural rigidity or whatever, but the vast majority of Foxbody owners aren’t tracking them anyway.

The 944 looks better, and you can get a good naturally aspirated 944 (or a ratty turbo 944) for this money. I voted ND. I don’t think the seller is far off though, and at a few grand less I’d consider it.

I wouldn’t call these difficult to own. Much better than something Italian or British. The engine is rock solid reliable. Electrical gremlins and rust are the main bugbears, but the car will keep running and driving even if some of the power accessories don’t work.

I think the seller made a critical error by mentioning that they have too many projects. This doesn’t seem like a “project car” to me. A few seat controls not working and a small brake leak are just par for the course for an 80s BMW. They’re not worth enough to make fixing every little thing worthwhile, unless…

A few seat controls not working and a small brake leak doesn’t seem like a long list, and in my opinion, are just par for the course for an 80s BMW. They’re not worth enough to make fixing every little thing worthwhile, unless you can do the work yourself.

I think the seller made a critical error by mentioning that they have too many projects. This doesn’t seem like a “project car” to me. A few seat controls not working and a small brake leak are just par for the course for an 80s BMW. They’re not worth enough to make fixing every little thing worthwhile, unless you can…

You and I have a different definition of “project”. A few seat controls not working and a small brake fluid leak are pretty much par for the course for an old car.

Full disclaimer: the E24 is my favorite car and I’ve owned three of them. That said...

The ad shows $6999 as the price, which makes it an even worse deal.

These cars had RWD, so I’m not sure why you were experiencing understeer.

Rob got the HP number wrong, these cars made 210 HP. Still pretty good for the era.

I remember when E28 M5s and E24 M6s (and M635Csis) were 10-20k cars. I bought my E28 M5 for $7200 in 2006, and it was in decent condition. They’ve really shot up.

The one on BaT was much better presented. On this one, the pictures just aren’t that great. No picture of a fat stack of maintenance records, either.

I looked on BaT. Two E21 323is went for more money than this. One had a stroker engine and Alpina parts, and the other one looked to be in nicer condition than this one. The pictures just aren’t that great. It might be in great condition, but the pictures don’t show it.

No. Both of those cars are 30k+ in decent condition.

Every car anyone has suggested so far, in the comments or the article, will depreciate. Get something that won’t - the E39 M5, the greatest sport sedan ever conceived by man.

Wiki says the ‘77 Corvette had 180 hp, or 210 with the optional L82 engine. So quite a bit more than this car.