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Detroit, 11:35 PM
Fri Nov 20
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05/11/09
Looks like a stock fuel tank in the trunk. No fuel cell in a track car? What other safety features does it lack? Again, can barely tell in those tiny pics.
I don't know what class he's raced, but it's not vintage. Not with those wheels and that ricey wing.
Still: Nice Price. There's no argument (unless there's rust). The trailer, spare parts, side draught carbs, custom dash, strut braces front and back, rear battery relocate.
05/11/09
"But, honey, the car's free!"
"You paid $15k for a trailer and some spare parts?"
"Well, kind of. Yeah. But look, the car's free!"
"How much would the car be without the trailer and the parts?"
"Well, gosh. A lot. A lot more than $15k. I guess. Well, no. Uh, lemme think a minute."
05/11/09
Wait... I'm not sure if that helps or hurts your argument... because your argument makes my brain hurty.
05/11/09
Trailer
Wheels
Tires
Brakes
Seat
anything else that could be considered 'safety equipment' and isn't governed by the $500 limit
2) Get a $500 theoretical deduction of your expenses due to the fact that it already has a roll cage (or was it $1k?).
3) Enter into your local LeMons Race.
4) Win the People's Curse and watch your expensive race car get crushed.
Did I miss anything?
05/11/09
05/11/09
Why, you ask? This car is money in the bank. "No," you say, "Mr. Graverobber already showed it is $2500." "No," I say, "It's free and I'll show you why."
First, the seller says the trailer is $3000. What the seller forgets is that for a couple bucks in Krylon black spray paint, that trailer could easily fetch $5000. You don't need a trailer. Drive the car to and from the races and you'll be the envy of your competition.
Second, the seller says there are $10000 in spare parts. Pffft. Spare parts are for people who don't know how to drive. Sell those spare parts, but since they are for a BMW you can easily mark them up 300% to 500%...even more if it's a rare part.
You see, when investing in a vintage race car like this, you have to keep in mind that there is a sucker born every minute. Sure, you may seem like that sucker when you drop $15500 on a car, trailer and assorted parts, but after you get $5000 for the trailer and $20000 for the parts you will have the last laugh.
05/11/09
05/11/09
Need some engine compartment and interior shots... that said, this is my idea of a nice BMW -
05/11/09
05/11/09
VARA? SCTA? ECTA? NLRC? HELOC?
05/11/09
05/11/09
Super Nice Price!
05/11/09
I can't tell if its the older, round-tailight model or one of the newer ones. But still, the last model of dual-headlight Bavarian Driving Machine, in full race trim, for less than the cost of a new Corolla? How is this NOT a Nice Price?
*grain of salt: I've daily driving a Volvo 122 these days
05/11/09
You know the car is light, because Sprinters are only rated to tow 5,000 pounds, and that usually on a bare ass cargo version.
05/11/09
A ready to go 2002 race car, trailer and all... I'm buying ramen for a while!
05/11/09
05/11/09
Nice Price, and all those freebies? Hell yeah!
04/14/09
04/14/09
04/14/09
"In Kennedy-era America, whale hauls in boat."
Yeah, I know, that sucks. Love the pic, though.
04/14/09