Hello all.
I was at a funeral and a man I know approached my father and I and started to talk about cars. He has a 1985 blueish silver Biturbo S (5 speed). My dad and I went to look at it and it's been sitting in the elements for the past 2-3 years (registration ran out early 05). There doesn't seem to be any rust on it but the paint is severely faded the interior looks immaculate until you open the doors and take a closer look, there obviously have been mice inhabiting the poor car and have torn up a bit of the carpet and behind the dash. There are only 12,xxx miles on the car. It has 2 (or 3) piece 15" or 16" Gotti rims that are gold centered and would need a little bit of TLC. We got inside the car and couldn't figure out how to open the hood (all I could find was the choke). There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info I could Google about this exact model (the owner claimed it was a 1985 Biturbo S) but it has the functional hood scoops and appears to be very low to the ground (maybe aftermarket suspension). I'll post pics next time i head over to take a look at it for more advice from you.
Next thing, how much of a bear are these to work on? I currently own a 1990 325i and it's not the most miserable thing to work on, but it sure as hell isn't as simple as a SBC that's for sure. I did see that the timing belts need to be changed every 40,000 or 60,000 miles for this car. Is there anything else I should check for next time I go check out the car (once i figure out how to get the hood open)?
owner told me/us to make him an offer.
any feedback is appreciated.
brent.
I was at a funeral and a man I know approached my father and I and started to talk about cars. He has a 1985 blueish silver Biturbo S (5 speed). My dad and I went to look at it and it's been sitting in the elements for the past 2-3 years (registration ran out early 05). There doesn't seem to be any rust on it but the paint is severely faded the interior looks immaculate until you open the doors and take a closer look, there obviously have been mice inhabiting the poor car and have torn up a bit of the carpet and behind the dash. There are only 12,xxx miles on the car. It has 2 (or 3) piece 15" or 16" Gotti rims that are gold centered and would need a little bit of TLC. We got inside the car and couldn't figure out how to open the hood (all I could find was the choke). There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info I could Google about this exact model (the owner claimed it was a 1985 Biturbo S) but it has the functional hood scoops and appears to be very low to the ground (maybe aftermarket suspension). I'll post pics next time i head over to take a look at it for more advice from you.
Next thing, how much of a bear are these to work on? I currently own a 1990 325i and it's not the most miserable thing to work on, but it sure as hell isn't as simple as a SBC that's for sure. I did see that the timing belts need to be changed every 40,000 or 60,000 miles for this car. Is there anything else I should check for next time I go check out the car (once i figure out how to get the hood open)?
owner told me/us to make him an offer.
any feedback is appreciated.
brent.
