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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6 View Post
There are many cars with 90K to 140K miles that need a suspension rebuild, oil leaks, coil packs, etc. in the $2K range. Perfect cars are $6K. Both cheap.

Reading some of the needs work ads, I get the sense these are not cars for people who don't do their own work.
Those $2k ones could be $6k in a hurry and they would still be rust belt schit buckets that no one would ever give you more than $2500 for. On BaT, R53s range from $5-6k to mid-teens.

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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy View Post
If you don’t DIY you’ll be paying ~$200 per hour at the local European specialty shop. Not a great situation on an otherwise cheap car.
Absolutely true but also the case with any low value used BMW or Audi, many of which don't serve up any style or fun.
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