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Elsalmon
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Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:55 pm

Hi all,

Seasons Greetings!

I am going to see the below car tomorrow and was hoping for some advice and if you are able to cast you eyes over the pictures to notice anything glaringly obvious with it (other than crack on dash, non-standard exhaust and wind-deflector).

Its a 1990 325i which the seller says he is the second owner of. It mentions in the vehicle spec '324 Front + Rear spoilers'. I can see the back one but does the front merely mean it has been painted or should it be a jimmy-hill type one?

The scorpion exhaust is piped straight from the block and has an alpina ECU chip. It was fully resprayed/restored in 2012.

Full service history and receipts.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
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Elsalmon
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Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:07 pm

From what I can see, it looks ok,it’s neither here no there but the manifold is none standard.As these these cars are not getting any younger make sure you HAVE A GOOD LOOK AROUND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,DONT BE RUSHED BY THE OWNER ! have GOOD look at the paper work also try Googling the number plate,it might bring something up.Good luck.
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