Re: purchase of 95

["Christoper Hartwell@bbn.com" <chartwel@bbn.com>]

Dude I wish you were around when I sold my 98 GLX with 24K for $15,100us
last month. What a bargain! Personally I think if you're not in a hurry to
buy, I would venture to guess you can find a much better price on a much
better car...in time.

Good Luck-

Chris
98 BMW323ic
Nothin' beats a Ragtop....   



At 11:29 PM 07/14/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>Thanks to all who gave me hints on what to look for on the '95.
>
>I saw it tonight and was quite impressed, to a point.
>
>It's black (not my favorite color) and the body seems in really good
>condition.  Except for the door bumper moulding, which was falling off.  I
>actually grabbed it and took it off completely and stuck it in the trunk.
>The salesman was there and thought it was a good idea so it didn't get lost
>on the road test.
>
>Next "problem" is that there was water spray inside the driver door.  I got
>there just after a heavy downpour with driving winds.  Is there a history of
>problems with leaks on the GLX?  I looked over all the door seals and they
>seem fine (soft with no cracks).  I was told that the last salesman to have
>the car out was known for not closing doors completely and I partially buy
>it, but I'm also being cautious.  We did take it into the wash bay and he
>truned the pressure washer on all the door seals.  No signs of a leak.
>
>Finally, the parking brake cable seems to be binding, and the brakes not
>completely releasing.  I've experienced this problem before and it's a
>simple matter of replacing the cable.
>
>Driving impressions.....it's tight and strong.  It didn't feel like there
>was loads of power there when I really went hard from a light, but then I
>looked at the speed.  Fast car.
>
>There was a full size spare in the trunk.....should it have a BBS rim?  I
>didn't look at it.
>
>They are asking $18,900.00 CDN (tax included) for it and it has 88,000 kms.
>I'm thinking of offering $17,500.  Sound fair?
>
>Should I be really concerned about the water thing?
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Jeff Bell
>Calgary, Canada
>
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