Interesting cars for sale

[Tapioca]

I miss my E39. (528 with a sitck shift). Just perfect in proportions.

[Manic!]

Ford Maverick in texas built for SEMA. Wonder if it has that SEMA build quality.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...20314690999097

[JDMDreams]

Interior looks like shit, how's that exposed amp in the bed gonna survive any rain

[trollface]

You think Sema cars are driven? Some don't even start.

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

Interior looks like shit, how's that exposed amp in the bed gonna survive any rain

Hey that amp is marine grade. It's only running the 4 speakers in the back. The interior sound system looks stock. The air ride system is also exposed at the back.

[red kryptonite]

2012 mini cooper s coupe JCW

so one of my unicorn just popped up and im checking it out this weekend.
can someone quickly school me on things to look for?
are they really as unreliable as people say?
are the refreshed engines in the 2011-2013 still plagued with the issues of the 2007-2010 ?
time chain failures
tensioner failures
coil pack issues
oil feed to turbo issues

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...xtid%3DwwXIfr#

[The Producer]

that's a really rare spec

yes, they got significantly better/more reliable every year as they revised that engine.

I don't have any experience w the R58, but I assume it follows the same progression of the R56

love it or hate it. I'd be all over a later R56 manual JCW hatch (w OEM recaros pls), but I can't fuk with the baseball cap

Spoiler!

I actually bid on a couple of R56 GP's last year - that's an attainable grail car for me

[red kryptonite]

the baseball cap is what makes it special to me. everytime i see one on the street my eyes cant help but to follow.
i check the price on these from time to time but the coupe doesnt come up often, i think the price is good for the km.

[AstulzerRZD]

Originally Posted by red kryptonite

2012 mini cooper s coupe JCW

so one of my unicorn just popped up and im checking it out this weekend.
can someone quickly school me on things to look for?
are they really as unreliable as people say?
are the refreshed engines in the 2011-2013 still plagued with the issues of the 2007-2010 ?
time chain failures
tensioner failures
coil pack issues
oil feed to turbo issues

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...xtid%3DwwXIfr#

N18 in this is much better but it’s not bulletproof. Some of the items you listed are much less severe - wear issue that might not hit instead of catastrophically bad.

Not a B48 mini but I think it’s reasonable.

[68style]

Cool spec but I thought these were hideous when they came out… and that opinion hasn’t really changed with time.

What you gonna do with a too heavy to track fwd coupe?

[JDMDreams]

Everytime I see one I'm like what kinda midget drives this, why would you want the more unpractical version of a already even small car. Like those cla, 2 Grand coupe, or x6 when it first came out. Like they tried to do a TT but got it wrong.

[trollface]

My co-woker had one of these non S, it's somehow smaller than the normal cooper.

[AstulzerRZD]

Originally Posted by 68style

Cool spec but I thought these were hideous when they came out… and that opinion hasn’t really changed with time.

What you gonna do with a too heavy to track fwd coupe?

Drive it like it owes you money—full throttle, all the time. Lift-off oversteer’s there, and the eLSD (real one, not brake-based) pulls you out.

Everytime I see one I'm like what kinda midget drives this, why would you want the more unpractical version of a already even small car. Like those cla, 2 Grand coupe, or x6 when it first came out. Like they tried to do a TT but got it wrong.

Honestly, I used to hate these too. But they’ve got a rawness and street-level engagement that, dare I say, outshines my S2000 and ND2.

[Badhobz]

Reverse baseball hat car ?!?! Too sooon junior. Come back when you start looking at murano cross cab.

[red kryptonite]

Originally Posted by 68style

Cool spec but I thought these were hideous when they came out… and that opinion hasn’t really changed with time.

What you gonna do with a too heavy to track fwd coupe?

I don’t plan to track it, and I’ve never driven one before or any of the other minis other than the countrymen. From what I’ve seen from YouTube reviews they’re pretty fun to drive. I’m excited to drive it tomorrow and hope it doesn’t let me down like the PY z3m I was looking at a couple years back.

This car will serve no purpose other than I like for its looks and I’ve always wanted one. So maybe it’ll be the fun weekend car for when I don’t want to deal with the “harshness” of the e46 lol.

[red kryptonite]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

Reverse baseball hat car ?!?! Too sooon junior. Come back when you start looking at murano cross cab.

You never go full retard

Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD

Drive it like it owes you money—full throttle, all the time. Lift-off oversteer’s there, and the eLSD (real one, not brake-based) pulls you out.



Honestly, I used to hate these too. But they’ve got a rawness and street-level engagement that, dare I say, outshines my S2000 and ND2.

Now I’m even more excited

[JDMDreams]

Really surprised it's that hot? What's wrong with the clown shoe? I kinda wanted a z3.

[AstulzerRZD]

Yeah and low key my S2k had a full set of spoon motor/trans/diff mounts, rigid collar, RE71R.

The Mini is just super eager even though it rides like shit; a lot more fun on the street and much less serious car. That said it’s approaching the age where the rear motor mount and others should be redone regardless of KMs.

Countryman/Clubman are terrible. With the 302hp motor and Aisin 8AT it’s really just a dressed up X1 with shitty interior. Has none of the driving feel or excitement of the Cooper hatch.

[AstulzerRZD]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

Really surprised it's that hot? What's wrong with the clown shoe? I kinda wanted a z3.

Well, they’re not that nice to drive in anger. The trailing arm rear suspension and Mac strut really aren’t great; nor are the controls.

They look like a miata but drive more like a mustang character wise.

[red kryptonite]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

Really surprised it's that hot? What's wrong with the clown shoe? I kinda wanted a z3.

It wasn’t the clown shoe, if it was it would’ve gotten regardless of how it drove.
If I remember correctly the owner offered it to me for low-mid $20k after I said I wasn’t interested anymore and I posted it on the good buy thread. It all came down to seating position, I’m not a big guy but it just didn’t fit me right.

[JDMDreams]

I had a E36 318ti before I guess it drives the same? It has the E36 front end and e30 rear end.

[AstulzerRZD]

Yeah it’s just a ton of maintenance and hassle for subpar controls and driving experience compared to cars in its class.
A later Z4 with N54 I think is a lot more suited to that kind of character.
On other BMWs, at least you get a S54/65/85 as a reward for all the maintenance.

All that said, the latest S650 Mustang gives me E90 feeling now - controls, transmission, powertrain, and chassis tuning are at that level.
Even without performance pack is a 200% improvement over the S550 I had

[AstulzerRZD]

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rch...838864564.html

22.5k asking:
Z4 with N54 and 7DCT out of the 335is.

- This is NOT the Z4 35is, just the i.
- It has most of the cold weather package (heated seats & wheel)
- It has the sport seats but not the aero kit, nor the adaptive suspension.

[68style]

I cannot see owning that car without a stick it's just wrong

[Badhobz]

^Sc430 is way better than this and half the price. Oh sorry you want to actually drive it ? …., Yeah I guess that’s important.