Re: To buy or not to buy

[Kathy Lyle <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Run away from this car!  First year of production, very bad example of a
BMW.

> The main reason I am writing is to ask about a 1988 735i / E32 I have a
> opportunity to purchase
> for 2K. The car is in decent shape but have some serious electrical
> gremlins. The power locks
> used to lock and unlock themselves, the current owner spent over 4K with the
> dealer to get them
> fixed but they ended up disconnecting the locking system. Currently the car
> will drain the battery
> overnight. The odometer has reset itself to zero. I drove it yesterday and
> it runs great but it also
> needs brakes, struts, a heater core and of course the electrical problem
> solved. Some other clues
> on the electrical problem, the windows sounded like they were barely opening
> and closing when
> I started the car. The dash says something about a sensor but it is in
> German and I can't read it.
> (Does anyone know how to switch it to english? I looked in the manual but
> didn't find anything.)
> It has 174K miles on it.
> 
> Any advice is appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave Orr

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Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA
Lyle & Associates CPA
www.lylecpa.com
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