Gberg's Alpo Gorf with a bit of Plac Profit
C&B swapped our contact info with each other and I emailed him. Haven't heard back yet but in the comments he said he'd be in touch shortly. C&B also gives you a post sale adviser and a link to create a bill of sale.
Judging by his area code it looks like he's in Virginia so I have to wait and see how he wants to collect the car. I'll give him wiring instructions later tonight or tomorrow but C&B says buyers are expected to pay in full within one week of the auction ending.
Obviously hindsight is 20/20, but I wish I did this a year ago. Probably would've gotten closer to 40 but I think this guy is getting a hell of a car for 36k before fees.
IIRC I paid around $39k for it when I bought it.
Regarding M3 ramz, I emailed Apex asking about running ramz without spacers and he suggested running a 19x10 all around and linked me to this car. A 275/35 will still fit on a 10" width but I'm going up a half inch in width at the front. That half inch is probably meaningless and if the weather is that bad I'm not going to be driving anyway.
https://apexwheels.com/gallery/bmw/m3/g ... -gold-1431
Here's a 19x9.5 wheel and it takes a 15mm spacer to look even remotely flush.
https://apexwheels.com/gallery/bmw/m3/g ... acite-1011
https://apexwheels.com/gallery/bmw/m3/g ... -gold-1431
Here's a 19x9.5 wheel and it takes a 15mm spacer to look even remotely flush.
https://apexwheels.com/gallery/bmw/m3/g ... acite-1011
Well Matt have been harder/more to get the M3, seems like a wash. The R will be down another $5k+ in 12 months, just the times. It’s mostly good.
Plus $3k for almost four years is pretty damn good, leases a

I’m sure if I end up having to sell the 86 for a four door I’ll be down like $10k

Maybe. M3 sticker prices have gone up by about 2k every model yearD Griff wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:52 pmWell Matt have been harder/more to get the M3, seems like a wash. The R will be down another $5k+ in 12 months, just the times. It’s mostly good.
Plus $3k for almost four years is pretty damn good, leases afor a hunnit a month.
I’m sure if I end up having to sell the 86 for a four door I’ll be down like $10k![]()

Buyer is overnighting me a cashiers check tomorrow so I should have it Friday. Deposit it and make sure it clears then he’s going to have it shipped down. Going to call my local tag place about how to transfer title but so far so good with C&B.
I would think that they'd handle that for you given the fee is fairly significant, butGberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:50 pmMaybe. M3 sticker prices have gone up by about 2k every model yearD Griff wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:52 pm
Well Matt have been harder/more to get the M3, seems like a wash. The R will be down another $5k+ in 12 months, just the times. It’s mostly good.
Plus $3k for almost four years is pretty damn good, leases afor a hunnit a month.
I’m sure if I end up having to sell the 86 for a four door I’ll be down like $10k![]()
. But who knows if I’d have been able to get one without issues.
Buyer is overnighting me a cashiers check tomorrow so I should have it Friday. Deposit it and make sure it clears then he’s going to have it shipped down. Going to call my local tag place about how to transfer title but so far so good with C&B.

Apparently all I have to do is get my signature notarized on the title and send it to him. Then he just registers it at the DMV in Virginia to transfer title. So it should be easy.D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:49 amI would think that they'd handle that for you given the fee is fairly significant, butGberg2119 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:50 pm
Maybe. M3 sticker prices have gone up by about 2k every model year. But who knows if I’d have been able to get one without issues.
Buyer is overnighting me a cashiers check tomorrow so I should have it Friday. Deposit it and make sure it clears then he’s going to have it shipped down. Going to call my local tag place about how to transfer title but so far so good with C&B.Hopefully it's an easy process, it's generally been pretty good for me when I owned the car outright.
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That sounds right to me. Very similar to cali.
So the buyer is also fronting a shipping charge… dang he is paying what you paid in 2020 all said and done. Granted with Monopoly money
Yep. Although he said a closed shipping quote he got was around $800 which sounds reasonable to me. He's only a 6 hour drive so if he really wanted to he could have driven up and back.
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$800 is #notbad looks like they came down a bit. I think it was like 3500 for a closed transport back in 2019 when I had my mini shipped. Granted it was across country. But I had them raw dog it.
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I have a good feeling he may be in my neck of the woods.Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:52 pmC&B swapped our contact info with each other and I emailed him. Haven't heard back yet but in the comments he said he'd be in touch shortly. C&B also gives you a post sale adviser and a link to create a bill of sale.
Judging by his area code it looks like he's in Virginia so I have to wait and see how he wants to collect the car. I'll give him wiring instructions later tonight or tomorrow but C&B says buyers are expected to pay in full within one week of the auction ending.
Maybe you'll see it driving around. He's in Chesapeake.MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:02 pmI have a good feeling he may be in my neck of the woods.Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:52 pm
C&B swapped our contact info with each other and I emailed him. Haven't heard back yet but in the comments he said he'd be in touch shortly. C&B also gives you a post sale adviser and a link to create a bill of sale.
Judging by his area code it looks like he's in Virginia so I have to wait and see how he wants to collect the car. I'll give him wiring instructions later tonight or tomorrow but C&B says buyers are expected to pay in full within one week of the auction ending.
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Perhaps for some reason if he comes to my area, thats roughly 1.5 hours south of meGberg2119 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:48 pmMaybe you'll see it driving around. He's in Chesapeake.MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:02 pm
I have a good feeling he may be in my neck of the woods.
I guess not then.MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:35 amPerhaps for some reason if he comes to my area, thats roughly 1.5 hours south of me

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Seeing/hearing “beemer” always makes me chuckle. A gal I dated years ago was talking about wanting a new car.. I asked what she wanted and she said a “beemer”. Okay cool, any particular kind/model? “A BMW”. Yeah, but what BMW? “A BMW ‘Beemer’”. It took far longer than it should have to explain to her that “beemer” was a nickname for the BMW brand, and that they did not have a car called a “beemer”

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She sounds hotSAWCE wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:08 pmSeeing/hearing “beemer” always makes me chuckle. A gal I dated years ago was talking about wanting a new car.. I asked what she wanted and she said a “beemer”. Okay cool, any particular kind/model? “A BMW”. Yeah, but what BMW? “A BMW ‘Beemer’”. It took far longer than it should have to explain to her that “beemer” was a nickname for the BMW brand, and that they did not have a car called a “beemer”![]()
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She was lol. Smoking body too.max225 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:12 pmShe sounds hotSAWCE wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:08 pm
Seeing/hearing “beemer” always makes me chuckle. A gal I dated years ago was talking about wanting a new car.. I asked what she wanted and she said a “beemer”. Okay cool, any particular kind/model? “A BMW”. Yeah, but what BMW? “A BMW ‘Beemer’”. It took far longer than it should have to explain to her that “beemer” was a nickname for the BMW brand, and that they did not have a car called a “beemer”![]()
Since I'm buying the apex wheels I needed to buy new center caps anyway. I'll put the floating ones on the 826m's and take the standard bmw ones that came with 826m's and put them on the apex's.
The boat is currently docked in Zeebrugge Belgium which got me thinking, why does bmw ship cars by boat to Belgium when Germany is right next to it? You'd think train would make more sense. Should be leaving Belgium tonight and then going to Southampton in the UK. It leaves Southampton on the 20th and arrives in NYC on the 29th.