Hi chaps
I've been looking for Coupe and have been to see one today which I'm tempted to make a bid for, but I have a few questions and thought I'd look for some collective input first before making an offer (or walking away!).
Considering it's 20+ years old I thought it looked in remarkably good condition, but I suspect it's had a bit of paintwork over the years (to be expected) and I could only find one rust blemish on the bodywork - a scab on the bootlid:
There was some corrosion evident on the edges of the sill covers also:
The engine started from cold (I turned up unannounced) first time and sounded silky smooth. A couple of very minor occasional hunts when idling but I'm pretty sure I have heard most BMW 6's make similar noises - certainly nothing to suggest vanos. It drove very well, no hesitations, no knocking - gears fine.
One thing I did notice was under acceleration the back window would mist up briefly from the exhaust gasses - is that normal for this time of year or is it a sign of something untoward making it's way out of the combustion chamber?
I got it up on the ramp and the underside was mostly very good to look at - no signs of excessive corrosion - looked very good for it's age.
One question is that the O/S sill looked a bit less tidy than the N/S one (which was virtually corrosion free) - maybe has been welded at some point, couldn't quite make my mind up:
The rear diff looked very crusty though the boot floor above it was fine:
There was a slight weep to the drivers side of the engine bay - possibly from the gearbox - there were mentions of a gearbox weep on some of the service receipts:
Rest of the underside is fine - no obvious signs of fluid leaks or exhaust issues - one undertray at the front a bit loose and hanging down slightly on OS but I'm sure that could be easily rectified.
Cosmetically two small issues - missing washer nozzle:
& something odd going on with the drivers door card:
Everything seemed to work ok - drove nicely.... so are these things above anything to write home about? Reasons to walk away, anything unexpected for these cars?
Thanks for your assistance - hope to join you all in ownership soon!
I've been looking for Coupe and have been to see one today which I'm tempted to make a bid for, but I have a few questions and thought I'd look for some collective input first before making an offer (or walking away!).
Considering it's 20+ years old I thought it looked in remarkably good condition, but I suspect it's had a bit of paintwork over the years (to be expected) and I could only find one rust blemish on the bodywork - a scab on the bootlid:
There was some corrosion evident on the edges of the sill covers also:
The engine started from cold (I turned up unannounced) first time and sounded silky smooth. A couple of very minor occasional hunts when idling but I'm pretty sure I have heard most BMW 6's make similar noises - certainly nothing to suggest vanos. It drove very well, no hesitations, no knocking - gears fine.
One thing I did notice was under acceleration the back window would mist up briefly from the exhaust gasses - is that normal for this time of year or is it a sign of something untoward making it's way out of the combustion chamber?
I got it up on the ramp and the underside was mostly very good to look at - no signs of excessive corrosion - looked very good for it's age.
One question is that the O/S sill looked a bit less tidy than the N/S one (which was virtually corrosion free) - maybe has been welded at some point, couldn't quite make my mind up:
The rear diff looked very crusty though the boot floor above it was fine:
There was a slight weep to the drivers side of the engine bay - possibly from the gearbox - there were mentions of a gearbox weep on some of the service receipts:
Rest of the underside is fine - no obvious signs of fluid leaks or exhaust issues - one undertray at the front a bit loose and hanging down slightly on OS but I'm sure that could be easily rectified.
Cosmetically two small issues - missing washer nozzle:
& something odd going on with the drivers door card:
Everything seemed to work ok - drove nicely.... so are these things above anything to write home about? Reasons to walk away, anything unexpected for these cars?
Thanks for your assistance - hope to join you all in ownership soon!