View Full Version : what u can buy for a grand


pennpen
01-04-2008, 07:47 PM
i have pics, my sis toke my digi cam so i used my macbook as my cam, the neighbors must have thought i was crazy carrying a open laptop around a car

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh158/penpen1022/Photo7.jpg pictures make it look ok, it needs a good cleaning, like im gonna need a pressure washer and a good 4 hours of scrubbing and vacuuming, and a exhaust manifold heat shield

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh158/penpen1022/Photo6.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh158/penpen1022/Photo8.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh158/penpen1022/Photo10.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh158/penpen1022/Photo12.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh158/penpen1022/Photo13.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh158/penpen1022/Photo14.jpg

oh and all the pics are backwards for some reason, gonna take more once i get my cam back

M-technik-3
01-04-2008, 09:11 PM
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1/M-technik-3/Picture147.jpg

800 two years ago, miss-firing coil.

pennpen
01-05-2008, 05:39 AM
yah i regret buying it, i need a auto for my around town needs

djmatty
01-05-2008, 09:41 AM
Looks like it's going to require a decent amount of work...make us proud. :shifty

pennpen
01-05-2008, 09:48 AM
im a diy guy so i say 4 months and it should be good enough to be taken to the csp meets and hidden from view unless people want to see what u get for 1k with idk im gonna put like 300 in it and thats it

SatanVsJesus
01-05-2008, 02:17 PM
Theres a setting in photobooth to unfuck the mirror image thing.

I always thought it was stupid how it was turned on by default. I guess the idea is when you have photobooth open and you are looking at yourself in the screen it resembles a mirror.

pennpen
01-06-2008, 02:50 PM
should i just part it out? i should be able to make alittle more then 1k if i part it

Mless5
01-06-2008, 05:20 PM
should i just part it out? i should be able to make alittle more then 1k if i part it


Fix it up and sell it for profit if you want it gone. It is not worth parting it.

bmwparamedic
01-07-2008, 09:53 PM
Get a bar of clay.

pennpen
01-08-2008, 01:01 PM
i have a clay bar, make it nice and shiny and then sell it

M3vil
01-08-2008, 04:56 PM
how about we get together for a few days and we just swap transmissions/pedals/etc?

i REALLY want a 5 spd and you obviously want an auto. soooooo... :D.

pennpen
01-08-2008, 05:08 PM
if ur place has room lol i drove it for like 2 hours yesterday and was so scared i went to sleep at 10 (normally like 4)

TRAFFIC IS NOT FUN IN A STANDARD I STALLED TWICE!! take the tranny and give me ur auto, saves the time of finding another

GrimReefer
01-08-2008, 05:12 PM
got my 85 towncar for a grand 4 years ago. what a F@%$ boat!

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q92/GrimReefer87/Car/DSCF0539.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q92/GrimReefer87/Car/DSCF0538.jpg
(that's a size 13 on the trunk for size comparison)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q92/GrimReefer87/Car/DSCF0540.jpg

pennpen
01-08-2008, 05:17 PM
i rather ride my scooter to school then that lol at least i can go the punk way and put on my timbuck2 bag a old matt black dome helmet (both of which i have lol) and ride around the east side of prov (reminder- get new brakes and tires before attempting again... f'ing hills)

PMPNX5
01-08-2008, 06:36 PM
That's true gangstaR.

M3vil
01-08-2008, 11:44 PM
well... i have a sloped gravel driveway... so thats kind of an issue. if you plan on parting it thatll make it a little simpler as in i can just come and snag everything from you and just deal with it here.

but, if you have a better idea, im all ears :D

-ursa-
01-09-2008, 10:00 AM
I can't even find a decent snowmobile for $2k....

Anyone have one for sale?

Keep practicing on that 5 speed. No one likes a quitter.

pennpen
01-09-2008, 11:59 AM
i think for both of us it would be cheaper to just sell um and get what we want. going from auto to 5-speed is tricky but can be done in like 4 days. but going from manual to auto seems like a huge task

lol well then u can hate me for quiting, i learned kinda its just i do alot of city driving so auto is best for that. when i got back into my mazda i hugged it and sayed "i will never complain about your badge again", if the bmw was a auto i would hug it and say "i love u in a heterosexual way even though u lack the power of the car ur replacing"

-ursa-
01-09-2008, 12:18 PM
I drive 30k miles a year and most of it is in morning commute Boston traffic. That city excuse isn't going to fly. :nono

Good luck in selling the car. I encourage you to take the time to learn to drive a standard though!

pennpen
01-09-2008, 02:36 PM
im a poor college student? will that work lol who attempts to save money on gas since he has a 14 mile commute to class

im going today and getting more lessons and then driving it home :(

joshp9332
01-09-2008, 02:41 PM
ill be more then happy to take that 318 off your hands. I need something better on gas. lemme know when your ready to sell it. :D

pennpen
01-09-2008, 03:00 PM
lol look at my sig, im gonna put it on craigslist like 20 minutes after i get home from picking it up at my friends place

i was getting a average 40mpg on the highway and 25 when i was on the side roads. and thats with me who isn't great with standard

PMPNX5
01-09-2008, 03:16 PM
How much?

RickSloan
01-09-2008, 03:31 PM
$800
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL655/2419835/4778014/60439045.jpg
On the right $600
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL655/2419835/15965012/281718855.jpg
40k origional miles $1000
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL655/2419835/15965012/251815904.jpg
Bag of peperoni and a pack of newports
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL655/2419835/9005671/124477977.jpg

and to the OP dont give up on the Stick, in the long run you will get better gas mileage. I'm a college student that has a long commute to school, i drive 30k miles a year cause of work and family, and stick really is the way to go!

NHskibm
01-09-2008, 03:32 PM
I think that M44 engine would be a nice little temporary upgrade to my new Touring... Donations accepted...

pennpen
01-09-2008, 03:34 PM
1k, i just wanna get what i paid so i can look for a auto or pay some more and get the touring i should have gotten

M3vil
01-10-2008, 11:28 AM
well, what do you want to do. do you want to part it and sell the tranny and all that stuff or sell the whole car? i love my car and i really dont want to sell it, its an emotional attachment kind of thing. my dad and me are talking about it, we may be interested in the car, but its 50/50 right now. im 500 miles from home so i wont be able to respond to often but ill come on when i can either with my dads laptop or at my uncles house.

but like i said, if you willing to part ill take all the 5 spd stuff but if not i may just take the whole car.

pennpen
01-10-2008, 11:32 AM
im gonna post it on craigslist for 1200 so when someone wants it they will offer 1k, then im gonna take a ride to nh take some crash monies and buy my touring :)

if u get it ill help with the tranny swap if u like, looks hard but if its a weekend a couple bf members could come and help

RickSloan
01-10-2008, 12:44 PM
are you talking about the black e30 touring with the hub caps?

pennpen
01-10-2008, 12:47 PM
no a black e34 touring with alloys

M3vil
01-10-2008, 05:15 PM
ill pm you

StealthBM
01-10-2008, 05:57 PM
Maybe you could've bought one of these bimmers (quick search on cl)

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/532581248.html

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/526945677.html

pennpen
01-10-2008, 08:05 PM
yah i know :( i was pressured to buy it (long story) not like i needed it right away its just me and my friends were in a hurry going to nh so yah :(

djmatty
01-10-2008, 09:19 PM
Driving it well yet?

pennpen
01-10-2008, 10:14 PM
yah im pretty good at it but i still want me touring auto