wedge on e-bay

[alex290568]

Hi

Can anyone advise what model this car is 350/390/400 etc

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Thanks

Alex

Edited by alex290568 on Wednesday 25th June 20:26

[gchild]

hi alex,
i believe this is a 350i going by the back but the front is 390/400
the dash is the same as my 350i
i think its a bit suspect they havent listed what model it is
at that price it's definately not a 400 and if it was a 400 why is it that cheap!

[alex290568]

Thanks Gary, thats what I thought!

Alex

[530dTPhil]

It's registered as an August 1998 350i.

[grahamw48]

alex290568 said:

Hi

Can anyone advise what model this car is 350/390/400 etc

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Thanks

Alex

Edited by alex290568 on Wednesday 25th June 20:26

It's not a model.... it's a 'mongrel'.

[pwd95]

It was for sale on here last year. General consensus was that it was a bit of a mixture of all the models but looked a good buy. I certainly would, as long as it was straight, especially at that price.

It's crying out for a 4.6......

[grahamw48]

'bum' of a real 400SE:



Interior of a real 400SE: (albeit with Maple veneers)

Edited by grahamw48 on Thursday 26th June 08:36

[JamieG]

pwd95 said:

It was for sale on here last year. General consensus was that it was a bit of a mixture of all the models but looked a good buy. I certainly would, as long as it was straight, especially at that price.

It's crying out for a 4.6......

Your right Wyn, remember seeing it on Pheads classified previously.
PS. think I saw your old 450 at Lemons a few weeks ago - Looked like it was sporting a new bonnet scoop?

[daved]

Spotted by a mate of mine in Exeter a few weeks ago and he said it was a 390SE. Also said it looked very tidy. But he might have been comparing it to mine, in which case that wouldn't be difficult.

[grahamw48]

Back of Series 2 (1988) 390SE should look like this...my old one.

[anonymous-user]

I'd be asking why he's selling it so soon after buying it. Before buying my Chim I did think about going to have a look at this and that was only about xmas time. Still, looks like a v. nice wedge

[GV]

If you look inside the wheel arch you will notice overspray - this tells me the car is probably 350i that has had a recent bout of bodywork with a clumsy dose of paint. Another giveaway are the screen pillars which are narrower than the SE cars.

If I were looking to buy, I would ask the seller what the bodywork history was, definitely do an HPi and get the chassis fully inspected in case had been bent or snapped.

The engine is unlikely to be original if its a 3.9. My hunch would be to walk away if any of the above is suspect.

[grahamw48]

BagOfOldRats said:

I'd be asking why he's selling it so soon after buying it. Before buying my Chim I did think about going to have a look at this and that was only about xmas time. Still, looks like a v. nice wedge

Because he's a (part-time) dealer.

I bought back my 400SE from him a couple of months ago...but of course I knew what I was buying.

Small world isn't it.

[v8steve007]

Hi guys this car is in the auto trader and i was going to take a look untill i saw this thred,
at £5000 it seems a lot ,but it does look nice ,so still looking

[pwd95]

Looks a nice car TBH. Those wheels are the Tuscan racer wheels, very rare & worth a few quid by themselves. Was for Sale here for £3750 couple of weeks ago.