So let's hear about and see your cars.

I'm always looking for the best deal and hoping I can find something in the 15k range. Might need the big three addressed but I won't keep this long so I never want to spend a lot of money on my impulse purchases.
 
SeaNile said:
So my new idea as of 130am on Saturday is to buy an 03-05 BMW M3 convertible. They seem reasonably priced but have this nagging issue of "the big three" items that need to be addressed. That just made shopping for this car a bit more challenging. Of course there is a really nice one in CA. Not that I haven't had a car, or boat, shipped to me but why can't it be right around the corner??
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Yeah, one reason I stayed away from these when I purchased the 335i convertible. M3s are nice though, I had a 2002 330Ci convertible 5 spd before the 335i.

Blueone said:
Just bought this 2023 Lexus RX…. Mine is a 2022 ES….. you would be amazed how Lexus stepped up their technology in just one year…. got rid of the Mercedes GLS…… only vehicle I have ever traded with brand new parts in the back ……..no more German crap

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Wife's mom just bought one, I can't get past the grill :)
 
SeaNile said:
I'm always looking for the best deal and hoping I can find something in the 15k range. Might need the big three addressed but I won't keep this long so I never want to spend a lot of money on my impulse purchases.
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All good, just putting it out there, and using recent BAT results as a gauge. Makes for a good excuse to hit Barrett Jackson again next January at any rate.


mrsrobinson said:
Yeah, one reason I stayed away from these when I purchased the 335i convertible.
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Had one of those about 5 years ago also. Needed a LOT of help when I bought it for $3500, put another $2200 into it and sold it 5 months later for $11k. That turned into a really nice car. M-sport, Monaco blue over coral red, lot of options. Wish it had the carbon fiber trim.

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bracketracer said:
All good, just putting it out there, and using recent BAT results as a gauge. Makes for a good excuse to hit Barrett Jackson again next January at any rate.




Had one of those about 5 years ago also. Needed a LOT of help when I bought it for $3500, put another $2200 into it and sold it 5 months later for $11k. That turned into a really nice car. M-sport, Monaco blue over coral red, lot of options. Wish it had the carbon fiber trim.

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Must be in the 380DA blood ;-)
 
SeaNile said:
I think it was September when I bought a 300zx Twin Turbo. Fun car but it's time to try something different. My rationale is the M3 vert really could be an everyday car, providing the weather is OK.
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Exactly why I went with the all wheel drive 911, even though it wasn’t a daily driver.
 
I am still loving my 2018 M3, but there was an itch that needed to still be scratched. A black on black 1996 Cobra was my first car and that started something.. Since then I have had an 88 LX made to look like a 93 Cobra, a Torch Red 03 Cobra, Chrome Yellow 98, another Black 97 Cobra, and now another Chrome Yellow 98. I think this one will be a keeper.

These cars are just cheap fun, loud and basic, my F150 is probably just as fast honestly. I just spent way too much time on a paint correction and ceramic coating, I need to get to work on the Sea Ray!

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bracketracer said:
All good, just putting it out there, and using recent BAT results as a gauge. Makes for a good excuse to hit Barrett Jackson again next January at any rate.
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Let us know when you have it at Barrett or on BAT. I follow everyday and love watching cars I know go across. I bought my 70 Mach 1 at Barrett in LV. The next year they used it's picture for their promotions.

My pinhead is somewhere in that crowd back there

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ttmott said:
When were you there? I try to make a track night there at least every couple of months. Rough challenging track.
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Oh nice! Those cars are oddly not bad on a track. When I was in Scottsdale, I did a 3 day school at Radford (Formerly Bondurant) that I won playing the fantasy bid game. Had a blast with those.
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Carver370 said:
I am still loving my 2018 M3, but there was an itch that needed to still be scratched. A black on black 1996 Cobra was my first car and that started something.. Since then I have had an 88 LX made to look like a 93 Cobra, a Torch Red 03 Cobra, Chrome Yellow 98, another Black 97 Cobra, and now another Chrome Yellow 98. I think this one will be a keeper.

These cars are just cheap fun, loud and basic, my F150 is probably just as fast honestly. I just spent way too much time on a paint correction and ceramic coating, I need to get to work on the Sea Ray!

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LOL. I completely understand that itch. Had an 88 LX 5.0 when I was 24, and ended up bracket racing that thing all over the southeast. Ended up selling that car about 14 years ago. This one showed up on FB Marketplace, dude needed money RIGHT NOW, so I got it for a damn good price. Mostly stock, despite the stupid pro stock wing. First time driving it, I realized that memories are strange, and even modern Camrys can run a 13.xx quarter mile. So I got myself a plate :)

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copb8tx said:
Let us know when you have it at Barrett or on BAT. I follow everyday and love watching cars I know go across. I bought my 70 Mach 1 at Barrett in LV. The next year they used it's picture for their promotions.

My pinhead is somewhere in that crowd back there

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I love it there. We did the VIP staging lane access, and it was amazing. When we left, my wife was already asking if we were coming back next year. So going to do the Radford advanced driving school, and Thurs-Sat at the auction again.

Was sort of looking at this, but it went over my limit

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Ran into my old paint and body guy there from when I was running a Lambo dealer in Salt Lake 20+ years ago

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CSR_Admin said:
We were there 3 weeks ago, again this past weekend. And are trying to get there in 2 weeks to run TA2
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A lot of travel - is your son stepping into a different series? The spec Mazda is probably one of the most competitive and cost effective. Wasn't he was dedicated to the open wheel cars.
 
He is in the Chevy pipeline so he races all sorts of things. Will be in FL for 6 of the first 8 weeks of the year. And been to CA once too. It's exhausting. It's a roller coaster. Just today he's been in and out of the full TA2 season twice lol. Contract negotiations. Oh to be a dad that can stroke checks to make anything happen.
Last year we ran, Stadium Super Trucks, Nitro RallyCross, Late Models, Spec Miata, and Spec MX5.
 
Love the thrill of the chase. As a buyer we all reference bank value/KBB/NADA because they are generally lower than the asking prices. The "value" of these 04-05 M3 verts is literally around 10k, give or take. One listed for 20 and rejected 15 and said he's going to relist it in a few months for 23. The other is asking 18,500 and needs a little work so I offered 11, says he had an offer for 17. Fully expected both of my offers to be denied, which they were.
 
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