Recent content by BimmerFan

Yeah, thanks. I'm now a professional car salesperson, so you'd think I could easily do it myself, but not having the dealership behind me to provide financing and advertising, I know what a struggle it can be to sell a nearly new car that costs close to $100K. Most cash buyers would rather...

Final update for those following along: '23 BW 6-spd, 10K miles, base car black/black. I sold it to a dealer for $82K He sold it on Manheim for $85K. It probably cost him about $1K to ship it and pay fees. (I suspect, based on my research, that it took several tries before he got someone...

Me personally, no, never would I buy a car that was used at any of these type of places, including BMW, Porsche, Cadillac and Chevy. I've been to several. These cars take a beating. Sure, they are maintained, but it's a really tough life.

They are thinking, we may need to put tires on it, it's hard to sell a manual, and they would be paying on it for 3 months until it sells. That's why I took 82 for mine from a dealer that immediately flipped it on manheim. Let me know if you want a referral.

It was the earlier version with the hardtop convertible, and the :puke4 cylinder.

It's actually a strong compliment on the BW that I kept it as long as I did. I average around 16 months tenure for cars. There were a few outliers, a corvette that I kept for 15 years, a mistake (Z4) that I kept for 6 months...

So for those following along and need an update, or who stumbled upon this thread, I did decide to sell the car and put it on Autotrader. I had several attempted scams and a few low ball offers from dealers. One offered me $82K but after a discussion when he realized that it was a base car, he...

Thanks all for your input. My car is a base model, the only option was the security lug nuts, which I took off and sold (I hate those things). I listed the car for sale, and the only queries I got on it were from scammers and dealers. Of the last few cars that I've sold, I've found that it's...

Correction: it will be addictive! Watkins Glen has been on my bucket list for years now...

So... I had a 991.1 with the 7-speed, and found in inferior to the 6-speed. In fact, the 911 was in the shop and I had a Boxster loaner that was so much better that I ended up selling the 911 and buying a Boxster, largely because of that! As for the BMW, I have owned both a SWB and LWB 7...

740. More info on that here.

No. I actually removed and sold the wheel locks.

Yep.

Black Raven, black leather interior, 6-spd manual. Original owner from new, a bit over 10,500K miles on this 2023 purchased in August of 2023. No accidents, no paintwork, no dents, no curb rash, no racing, launching or tracking. No eating or drinking other than water in the car. No one...

LOL, no. I started this thread because I was thinking of selling.