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Its not unheard of for older evos to have fibrerglass kits on them as the original bodywork has been obsolete for a while and was horrendously expensive. Yes, the area around the chassis stamp is usually a bit haggard, not sure why. Some of them even have a weird stripe of orange paint over the chassis plate too. The lack of bracing is what would make me think maybe the shell isnt an original Evo shell. Its an old car, most of them will have crap, cheap mods done to them and most have had a real hard life. At the end of the day, if he didnt pay too much for it, the running gear is all evo, he enjoys it and whats been done to it, the difference from a GSR shell to an EVO shell is piss all and can be fixed with some 3 point braces and things. I wouldnt worry too much.

Wow, i absolutely love how standard that looks. Amazing conversion.

well yeah of course itll have suspension and some swaybars.... most cars do.

Can you get at the back of where the chassis number is stamped and see for any signs of cutting and welding? I cant imagine people would bother painting up behind the dash on the firewall. I wouldnt be too worried about the vin and spec tags having been removed in the past, the engine bay may have been repainted? If you can provide the chassis number i can have a nosy and see what the chassis number should be (in terms of spec, options etc) and see if it matches up?

I agree with Ron, the quality trumps having a sticker/stamp. Ive had a couple of services on various cars at dealerships that have been very substandard, but the book was stamped anyway.

I'd love to read your thread but it takes so damn long to load the first page i cant be bothered.

FTFY

Story of the world really. We are so quick to work on AI and self service without giving any thought to the people it is replacing.

f**k this is a sweet car. GLWS.

If you are actually interested and not just wasting his time, call him. Otherwise why keep crapping on his thread?

cant have been that bad, airbags arent triggered (or the car was stationary and someone else hit it). Either way im sure Ray would have it up to a decent standard and its a damn good price for what it is. Oh and Graham, no matter the age, convertibles are always the answer.

Other than looks though, what do you get over an E36 EVO or E46 M3 for half the price?

Rarity, yes, desirability.... probably not. Can even get an E39 M5 and have some change left over for that much.

Theyre cool, but that is crack money.

Looks good, dying for an S50 swap though!

Anyone want to buy an 07 MX5 so i can buy this E34?

yeah thats the one. Really like his one, but he took it off the market before i got my arse into gear. His had the mods that you really want, suspension, sways, LSD etc.

I hate that awesome stuff like this ALWAYS comes up for sale just after you buy a car. I forget his name, but there is another member on here that had trouble selling (and didnt sell) his E34 540i/6 that had some real nice mods for under 10k.

This looks like a great example if you arent picky about it being bone stock. Only thing i dont like are the seats, rather standard ones for comfort.

only the evos (96+)

Lol, good spotting. Had to even check my old cars to be sure which way they should go.

ugh that leather is gross to look at. Someone please clean and condition it! It looks like a tidy car otherwise, but it wont sell quickly at that price with that many km on it.

My E36 had the same issue after i had it converted to manual. Never fixed it before selling but its pretty common.

Interesting about the crossmember though, it needs a cert if the crossmember is changed (IE: if auto and manual ones are different). Also needs a cert if the drive shaft is modified (ie combining the standard auto rear half with a manual front half). Doesnt mention replacing the drive shaft though.

Glad to see it back, i presume HellBM got you all sorted. Good on them for stepping up if they did. Its a great car, best of all the bits. Out of curiosity, is it certified?