Re: opinion wanted on old 633

[Suzy <suzym3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all who responded with advice on the 633.  I drove it over the
weekend and found out it has a bad transmission so I am going to pass on it.
(Lots of loud nasty noises coming from the transmission that didn't sound
good at all)  So I guess the 533 will be sticking around a bit longer and may
be turbocharged in a week or two.  The install of the Corky Bell turbo kit is
suppose to be this weekend.  Should be interesting.

Suzy

John G.Burns wrote:

> >I think I finally found a fair deal on a 6 series.  It is an 82 633 with
> >about 150,000 miles on it.  It is dark blue with the clear coat coming
> >off in a few spots but there is no rust on the car at all.  It has a
> >neat looking ground effects kit on it, some nice  16" 3 piece
> >wheels and a borla exhaust.  It seems to be in decent shape
> >mechanically.  The price is $2900 which seems to be fair.
>
> If it's still on the original suspension and brakes budget a
> replacement in the near future. Mine has 152K and runs
> great. Late 82 models are better as they mark the change
> from the E12 to E28 chassis. The old ones have three big
> round dials on the dash, new ones have two.
>
> Don't worry too much if the engine idle is erratic. Likely a
> vacuum leak or a lack of maintenance.
>
> Getting a six "right" isn't cheap but once sorted it will
> give years of good service. I've spent 3K GBP since buying
> mine and it runs better than when it left the factory :-)

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