good deal or not?

[Bimmerbrandon]

Hi guys i was wondering if i could have some help here. I'm looking at an 89 535is standard swap. Comes with 19 inch BBS RS and set of winters on stock bmw rims. Has a custom cam, cold air but it does not start. Believe the issue is the crank sensor the issue is no spark from what ive been told. If i pick it up for around a grand is this a good deal?

[Lord Vader]

If their legit BBS rims then the wheels alone are worth it. How mechanically inclined are you? A crankshaft position sensor is relatively easy to fix. What do you mean by "custom cam"?

[brettski]

Welcome to the Werkz

As LV says, if the body, engine and wheels are in good condition then its probably worth it, even if you end up stripping it for parts.

[Bimmerbrandon]

ya pretty sure their legit bbs cause i offered him $800 and he asked for $1000 saying the tires are worth $1200 alone. The guy said something about the cam i think that its a high out put or something. I have a guy that knows a lot about bimmers that will work on it for about $50 an hour. The guy im buying it off of is also going to tow it where every i need it.

[Lord Vader]

Well of he's willing to let a set of rims and tires go for that cost and through in a free BMW how can you say no? But if he's willing to let it go without taking the rims off I'm led to believe a couple things:
- he doesn't have a spare set and wants the car gone
- theirs something majorly wrong that makes it worthless.
- theirs something minor that he thinks is major and doesn't want to fix it.

I cant say for sure cause I will never meet the seller but if it's #3 then your getting a good deal. Even as bretski said, parting out will net you a profit. Parting it out takes time and patience though.