This BumblebeeMW 2002 Is The Ultimate Transformer

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
09/10/2013 at 13:53 • Filed to: Daily Turismo

The oft-heard advice given by motorheads is never buy another man's project ...but these are the same motorheads who constantly buy other folks' projects - meaning the advice is actually a self serving attempt to keep competition and bidding wars at bay, or so I tell myself when I see something like this BMW New Class .

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When you buy any used car you instantly inherit all of the old problems and issues that go with the car. However, when buying a running/driving/registered car you can likely diagnose and understand most of those problems in the course of a good 1-hour test drive and maybe a compression check...not so much when you pick up an almost finished project. Assume everything the seller did recently needs to be redone in some fashion and you'll be much happier.

The interior needs some help on this New Class -specifically it needs to be torched and rebuilt from the ground up. However, most of the pieces should be available from reproduction or new old stock sources for a reasonable amount of cash. A good project car like this is the ultimate transformer because it will transform your wallet into something lighter.

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DISCUSSION (8)

Mikeado > DailyTurismo
09/10/2013 at 13:57

Surely it's called Bimmblebee?

Your boy, BJR > Mikeado
09/10/2013 at 13:59

Bumblebimmer?

Casper > DailyTurismo
09/10/2013 at 13:59

Buying other people's projects can be an excellent way to save money. This is of course assuming you know enough about the vehicles to asses the costs and quality of what has been done. Generally "good" project vehicles have a significant investment of time and money that will translate very poorly to sales value if not done at a professional shop. This gives you the chance to get a steal if handled correctly and you cover all your bases ahead of time.

That being said, I would probably never buy a project vehicle sight unseen, especially on the internet. They need A LOT of extra attention and evaluation to determine their value. Just because the parts list has value, it doesn't mean they were installed correctly and are still in good condition. In the case of a sight unseen car online, you have no reference for how new the pictures are or if they are even the same car.

Mikeado > Your boy, BJR
09/10/2013 at 14:00

That also works.

sadfasdf > Casper
09/11/2013 at 09:50

If you've got the time and space, and the parts are valuable enough, you could go into it sight mostly unseen with the assumption that you'll be parting it out.

Casper > sadfasdf
09/11/2013 at 13:25

This is true, but there is always the possibility that it's been raced to death and almost none of the parts are good. It's a tough one. MOST of the time you will be ok, but being wrong on a $10,000 purchase could get ugly.

sadfasdf > Casper
09/11/2013 at 23:25

I was thinking more 2 to 3 grand. I figure decent pictures ought to be enough to be sure you've got at least that much worth of parts, particularly if there's a solid interior.

Casper > sadfasdf
09/12/2013 at 09:21

Sure. If you keep the value low enough you will also have scrap value on your side. Everything with metal in it will have a base value to help offset losses as well.