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How much should this be and is it a good choice

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  • #2
    bostoncommon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭bostoncommon


    I had a 635csi and still miss it. You will need a garage to store it and they rust badly the wings are very expensive and hard to get. The only way to check it out would be by putting it up on a ramp. The wish bones give trouble.


  • #3
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    bostoncommon wrote: »
    I had a 635csi and still miss it. You will need a garage to store it and they rust badly the wings are very expensive and hard to get. The only way to check it out would be by putting it up on a ramp. The wish bones give trouble.

    have a garage all snuggly and heated

    he reckons its rust free

    suppose its a matter of checking

    were the wish bones hard to source?


  • #4
    bostoncommon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭bostoncommon


    Mine was destroyed with rust and took alot of work. The wish bone came from a crashed one in england. Electric seats gave problems aswell but you can download the wiring diagram.They are lovely to drive and look great. But they can be like a wedding ring to get rid of.


  • #5
    alpina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭alpina


    Unless you know what you are looking at/for & have someone knowledgeable to go with you, avoid this like the plague. These are a fantastic car if all is well, if not, buying such will be the cheapest part...:(


  • #6
    Eric318
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Eric318


    You now have the answer to one of your questions: the market priced it at around €4K, which obviously did not satisfy its owner. Markets are cruel beasts...


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  • #7
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,122 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Ebay is not "the market". If the car is anywhere near as good as the owner describes, he'd be mad to let it go for €4k

    Lotus Elan turbo for sale:

    https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lotus-elan-turbo/38336785

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    https://www.adverts.ie/member/5856/ads



  • #8
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    i don't think that ebay is the market or anything like it

    acually seems a strange place to put it


  • #9
    bostoncommon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭bostoncommon


    havent seen it on carzone? Good point.


  • #10
    MercMad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭MercMad


    I think an expert assemesment would be money well spent on any of these type of cars. They are gorgeous and great to drive but all bodywork repairs will be very expensive so buy one that you KNOW is rust free, not one you are TOLD is rust free.

    Goos luck !


  • #11
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    any recomendations in the area


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  • #12
    Eric318
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Eric318


    Tigger wrote: »
    i don't think that ebay is the market or anything like it. acually seems a strange place to put it

    Hmm, I am told (mind you I used to work at eBay...) that when you look at the figures it is the one single medium that sells the most cars in the whole of Europe, hands down, online and offline combined. Looks like a market to me.

    It might not be the largest market for CSIs... but here are a few more: http://motors.shop.ebay.co.uk/items/_W0QQ_dmptZAutomobilesQ5fUKQQ_fromZR46?_nkw=bmw+csi&_sacat=29751&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=&_osacat=29751

    including one for £4K as a buy now if you are tempted...


  • #13
    Eric318
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Eric318


    I am watching "Wheeler Dealer" on TV, they just bought a rather nice looking 635 CSI for ... £2K and another one for spares for £300.... amazing.... and sold it for £3700....


  • #14
    Eric318
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Eric318


    Tigger wrote: »
    hi

    i have ben looking for a nice classsic for a while and of course i want them all

    but thats not an option

    i like the idea of this its big comfy and leaning towards sporty with i think a touch of class

    so how much should it be and stuff

    thanks

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/BMW-633-csi-1978_W0QQitemZ270271804523QQihZ017QQcategoryZ31357QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    You cam switch brands and go for this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330276238350
    More power than you will ever need!


  • #15
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Eric318 wrote: »
    Hmm, I am told (mind you I used to work at eBay...) that when you look at the figures it is the one single medium that sells the most cars in the whole of Europe, hands down, online and offline combined. Looks like a market to me.

    [RANT]
    ....but there you said - Europe. Europe has, for the most part - broadband. We don't, generally. So no point in having all that lovely stuff in the ether, if people can't access it. And our PC literacy is below par, so that's not helping.

    Then there's the thorny issue of the way Motors works on eBay.ie. Go to eBay.ie, click on 'Motors', and then pick, say BMW. You get listing - half filled with UK cars. I did just that, now, and got THIS included in listing.

    Now, by any parameter, that is a complete red-herring. That item will always look 'cheap' on the list, and be prominent......because it's listed in sterling, and doesn't include VRT. In other words, the listing is distorted. Why are UK listings included, by default ? - that tells me that motors on ebay.ie is just a lash-up attempt, and that it's really ebay.co.uk that ebay is interested in.

    [/RANT]

    ..normal programming will resume momentarily...........

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #16
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    galwaytt wrote: »
    [RANT]
    ....but there you said - Europe. Europe has, for the most part - broadband. We don't, generally. So no point in having all that lovely stuff in the ether, if people can't access it. And our PC literacy is below par, so that's not helping.

    Then there's the thorny issue of the way Motors works on eBay.ie. Go to eBay.ie, click on 'Motors', and then pick, say BMW. You get listing - half filled with UK cars. I did just that, now, and got THIS included in listing.

    Now, by any parameter, that is a complete red-herring. That item will always look 'cheap' on the list, and be prominent......because it's listed in sterling, and doesn't include VRT. In other words, the listing is distorted. Why are UK listings included, by default ? - that tells me that motors on ebay.ie is just a lash-up attempt, and that it's really ebay.co.uk that ebay is interested in.

    [/RANT]

    eBay.ie Motors would have about 3 cars on it if they didn't include UK listings as default. It's quite frankly pants. So is PayPal's lack of plastic card options for Ireland while we're at it.


  • #17
    carlosfandango
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭carlosfandango


    Hi Tigger,
    This is mine...

    http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=74409&cat=2

    Now, maybe it's not your bag, as in it's not a classic (technically) but I do have it insured for less than a €100 per year on a classic policy.
    Obviously I'm biased but I'd highly recommend one, whether it's my one or not..


  • #18
    Eric318
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Eric318


    Thats a nice Beemer!! God I love them, want one... :)

    In the meantime here is another Jag


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