RE: 93 e30 cabriolet on eBay

["Fadeev, Alex" <alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Phil Marx [mailto:bmw@domain.elided] wrote:
> 
> You do realize of course that this thing has chrome wheels on 
> it, right? And did anyone notice that they aren't the correct
> wheels for this year car?  If one can find such flaws through 
> jpegs on a computer screen, imagine what else might be lurking
> that you can't see. I'd have a trusted BMW tech in the area have
> a look at it for you before you get too excited. According to 
> the ad, this is something this dealership would allow. I would
> think someone on this or the other (UUC) list would be able 
> to reccommend someone for you.

Didn't E30 iC's come with five cross-spoke 14x6.5 BBS style wheels? Thus the
round hole spare wheel pictured is also incorrect.
Henry, if you want to have this car inspected, I would highly recommend
IX-XI enterprises: www.nine-eleven.com 

> Also, anyone in Texas know if a car keeps its license plates 
> upon transfer from one owner to the next, or is this car still
> owned by an individual and simply a consignment sale by this
> dealership? (I love the traffic signal light in the showroom!)
 
All decent size TX dealers title cars in their name and later sell them with
temporary tags.
Private party or small Repo resellers sell cars with original license
plates.
 
> Henry H Kim wrote:
> >Subject: 93 e30 cabriolet on eBay
> >
> >Someone talk me out of bidding on this car.  This car is 
> >exactly what I'm looking for with only one problem.  It's 
> >about 1200 miles away.
> >
> >Have any Canadians on this list imported US cars?  I know 
> >it's no problem with vintage autos, but I wonder what 
> >I'll pay in duties/taxes on a 7 year old car.
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=518732157
>
>Henry

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