oh what the fuck did I just do no no no no no

"offroadkarter" (04RauderDTR)
11/10/2014 at 20:18 • Filed to: None

I just bought another god damn old BMW

Thats right folks, for a short window of time, I will own not one, but TWO e23's.

I got off the phone with the owner about an hour ago and left a deposit. I'm going to pick the car up in early december and I have to bring it down to my friends place in maryland since I'm not bringing it back to my house for fear of being kicked out for buying another old piece of shit bmw.

You're probably asking why I bought this old US spec naturally aspirated rot box. Well I'll show you the one reason.

See the little diddley in the center console?

Yeah, its a Getrag 265/6 5spd manual, the transmission I've been trying to hunt down for the better part of half a year.

I've actually been watching this car on craigslist for a few months but since it was so far away I could never come up a way to get it. But now I've devised a master plan to get the car.

Economically this makes the best sense, the car has literally every nut and bolt I need to swap the trans in, it even has a few new parts like a new driveshaft. For the same price that I would pay if I were to hunt down every part I needed, I am buying this entire "swap kit" plus a running/driving car with an immaculate interior.

Seriously, look how clean this shit is!

I'm gonna grab that strut tower bar and toss it on my car. I'm going to put the engine on craigslist and hope some E30 kid buys it for an M30 swap to replace the dumb M20 (timing chain master race).

So yeah, I'm sure I'll update when I actually have the car in my possession, I sent him a small deposit just so he could tell others to fuck off. I know of one guy on the bmw forums who wanted to buy this and take the engine/trans for his e24.

This is a big big move for me, I've never done anything this involved and complex.... Really hope it doesn't bite me in the ass.

DISCUSSION (27)

jkm7680 > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:21

Whoathat'ssexyasfuck.

That's awesome.

Tohru > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:21

the struggle, it is real

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:24

You Did The Right Thing.

Sleep easy, true Oppo, and tell the wife.

ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:25

Good.

Alex B > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:26

Well done.

offroadkarter > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
11/10/2014 at 20:26

back on craigslist i go to find a wife so I can tell

offroadkarter > Tohru
11/10/2014 at 20:27

I know!

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:27

At least you bought it with a plan. But if it's THAT CLEAN, why not keep it for yourself? Unless there's some other issue with it.

phenotyp > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:31

An E23 in OHIO? Are you a madman or a wizard?

Also, it snowed already??

offroadkarter > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
11/10/2014 at 20:31

1. its a rot box

2. it has more miles than my car

3. its a north american spec 735i so its worth almost nothing

4. I have no room for 4 cars

offroadkarter > phenotyp
11/10/2014 at 20:31

both I think

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:32

Alright, then at least you bought it with a plan! Good luck with the gearbox swap!

Manuél Ferrari > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:33

LOL, that was hilarious

Manuél Ferrari > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:34

I support this addiction

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:37

Your parents house? If so, offer them driveway rent, and being parents, they'll kindly refuse and BAM! Girls in your neighbourhood calling you 2bimmers, find the one that's interested in your Getrag, future wife en route. Then you can tell her.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 20:48

Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. My buddy just did this with a boat, not telling his wife. It didn't go well, but now it's fine and he has a boat.

shop-teacher > offroadkarter
11/10/2014 at 23:47

Good luck!

bkempert > offroadkarter
11/11/2014 at 10:16

You could buy another one. I have an E30 to sell you. I'm also in Ohio so you could just bring them both home. Don't think, just do.

n54 & s38 > offroadkarter
11/11/2014 at 14:01

Haha. I know that feeling all too well. Congrats. So, are you wanting to convert your E23 to a manual? Have you thought about going the other way and moving stuff from your current car to this one?

offroadkarter > n54 & s38
11/11/2014 at 17:54

my car is rarer, better, and a lot nicer shape than this car. This is just a US spec naturally aspirated car that needs a lot of rust removal. I have a euro spec turbocharged car that has a solid body. Hence why I'm putting a manual in mine.

offroadkarter > bkempert
11/11/2014 at 17:55

E30's are to common, if I was going to buy anything else out of this era it would be an E24 but they are worth like 3 times as much as my 745i.

n54 & s38 > offroadkarter
11/11/2014 at 18:05

Nice. Is it a 745i?

offroadkarter > n54 & s38
11/11/2014 at 18:06

yeah, search e23 on oppo you can't miss it

n54 & s38 > offroadkarter
11/11/2014 at 18:26

Will do. I feel your pain. I think that if I come home with another older BMW, my fiancee will leave me...

bkempert > offroadkarter
11/12/2014 at 08:55

Oh I hear you. I already know that I'm not going to get any money out of the E30. That's why I'm trying to convince my wife that it will be better to keep it as a backup/beater to my WRX and a lazy project car. It runs very well, but it has the usual creeping problems of a car that is almost 29 years old.

offroadkarter > bkempert
11/12/2014 at 18:11

Your e30 is worth more than either one of my e23's, unless its a super high mile 325e or 318i or something....

I've seen 150k mile 325is models on ebay for 5 grand all day long.

bkempert > offroadkarter
11/13/2014 at 09:35

super high mile 325e

Ding ding ding! Tell him what he's won!

~170k miles on the 325e.