One of my former neighbors had a black E46 M3. About a year ago it received some minor front end damage at which point he parked it in the driveway and never drove it. 3 months ago that neighbor and his wife moved away.

But before they left they parked the M3 out on the street in front of another person's house. Since then the car has not been moved at all. It just sits there. This really puzzles me.

Does anyone know what's up with that car?

12/19/2011 9:42:01 AM

Probably sold to the neighbor.

12/19/2011 9:59:19 AM

It's obviously free for the taking. Hope in and drive that sonabitch away XD

12/19/2011 11:33:09 AM

^^doubtful

^lol

12/19/2011 12:43:23 PM

Why haven't you asked the people who's house its at?

12/19/2011 12:58:36 PM

because I don't care enough

12/19/2011 1:28:01 PM

I don't understand how you thought this thread would help u

12/19/2011 3:08:23 PM

a lot of TWWers live in Trailwood Hills.

So why not make a thread?

12/19/2011 3:21:07 PM

pretty sure this is my old bosses car, Jeremy's... did he also have a Tacoma when he lived there?

[Edited on December 19, 2011 at 3:35 PM. Reason : ,]

12/19/2011 3:34:53 PM

sure did

12/19/2011 3:45:24 PM

thats odd. He's actually on here but not very often. He recently left as D.O. of Papa Johns in this area to open his own store in Sunset Beach. I'll send him a message asking whats up.

[Edited on December 19, 2011 at 4:04 PM. Reason : he not I]

12/19/2011 3:47:07 PM

Cool, I appreciate that, so I can satisfy my curiousity!

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"I don't understand how you thought this thread would help u"

what now?

12/19/2011 3:58:14 PM

pwnt

12/19/2011 4:07:08 PM

12/19/2011 4:08:57 PM

I, too, was wondering wtf this thread would accomplish...


thoughttoselfpwnt

12/19/2011 4:40:25 PM

3rd

12/19/2011 4:52:52 PM

Still his, couple small things wrong with it to keep it from running. Since he just started a new store he doesn't have the time to come back and fix it.

12/19/2011 11:06:21 PM

$7,000

12/19/2011 11:28:19 PM

lol @ thread

12/20/2011 1:36:09 AM

lol. that's my brother's car. he lives in Sunset Beach, his car is still here.. I don't know what he's planning on doing with it. I'll ask him sometime.

got beat to texting my own brother

[Edited on December 20, 2011 at 4:03 AM. Reason : ~]

12/20/2011 4:02:23 AM

$7100

12/20/2011 8:04:04 AM

This thread is further proof that collectively TWW is far reaching and all knowing!

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"Still his, couple small things wrong with it to keep it from running. Since he just started a new store he doesn't have the time to come back and fix it."

It's a shame its taking him so long to repair it. The front end damage has been there well over a year. An M3 doesn't deserve such treatment

12/20/2011 8:24:12 AM

How bad is the front end damage? I havent seen the car since I worked with him almost 2 years ago

12/20/2011 2:43:05 PM

The front hood is dented. Not horribly, but enough to need replacement. The twin kidney grill is also smashed and needs replacement. Not sure about the bumper or anything structural under the sheet metal.

But it's just sat there....it pained me to see it just sitting there, not even in the guy's garage! No love

12/20/2011 2:54:42 PM

In that case I'll go $7300.

12/20/2011 5:12:34 PM

I can't believe this worked!

12/20/2011 5:14:28 PM

My house is like 3 houses away, I hate just seeing it sit there everyday when I leave and come back from work .

1/3/2012 11:09:11 AM

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"lol. that's my brother's car. he lives in Sunset Beach, his car is still here.. I don't know what he's planning on doing with it. I'll ask him sometime. got beat to texting my own brother"

tell your brother that he needs to get that shit fixed because its pissing off TWW....hahaha

1/3/2012 1:08:29 PM

Or sell it to me!

1/3/2012 1:12:28 PM

Seriously, I would be interested in buying this vehicle if he decides he wants to sell it.

1/3/2012 3:00:12 PM

I'll take a few pics of it sometime this week when I get a chance and post them up.

(i mean, why not?)

1/3/2012 3:02:29 PM

i mentioned it to him over christmas that i read about his car on the internet. I really don't know what he's planning on doing with it. He's been in Sunset Beach since the beginning of October and hasn't bothered doing anything with it, and it was wrecked sometime over the summer i think? I wanna say it was uninsured or something that he couldn't get it fixed without more problems arising. But if he does try to sell it I'll post a link or his number or whatever

1/5/2012 9:04:33 PM

bump

4/13/2012 10:30:34 AM

I'm still the high bidder.

(I did not request the thread bump)

4/13/2012 10:33:21 AM

The car is still there. Still untouched and hasn't moved.

What is this guy thinking? Who cares that little about a car to just ditch it like that? The engine hasn't been turned over in at least 7 months.

4/13/2012 11:08:45 AM

he must have a lot of $$$ to be able to let it just sit there and rust or broken into......

or maybe it's a......

4/13/2012 11:14:09 AM

Probably just hella busy. I left a truck parked at my brother's house for over a year one time. Changed the fluids, started running it again, and sold it when things cleared up in my schedule/life. It wasn't the type of car that was depreciating by thousands of dollars per year though.

I'd still pay cash for this if the price makes it worthwhile for me to have it serviced and the front end damage repaired.

[Edited on April 13, 2012 at 1:12 PM. Reason : l]

4/13/2012 1:11:21 PM

Is it legal though to just leave it parked on the street?

4/13/2012 1:17:40 PM

^^if that's the case you should send BJCaudill21 a PM

4/13/2012 1:28:02 PM

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"Is it legal though to just leave it parked on the street?"

As long as the plates are current, yes.

And even if they're not 99% of the time it's only a problem if a neighbor complains. As long as it doesn't look like a giant oil leaking POS most neighbors will never notice/care.

Quote :

"^^if that's the case you should send BJCaudill21 a PM"

Considering it. Need to close on a mortgage refi in the next couple of weeks before spending any notable amounts of money though.

[Edited on April 13, 2012 at 2:46 PM. Reason : s]

4/13/2012 2:45:38 PM

Quote :

"Is it legal though to just leave it parked on the street?"

only problem is with HOA, for example our HOA doesn't allow long term car parking on the street...over a week and they send you a letter

4/13/2012 4:35:53 PM

This could be the part car all the TWW E46 M3 owners need. Now, if each of us could throw some money into the pot, we could make this happen.

4/13/2012 4:59:10 PM

So I texted him today and he called me back a while later. He said he was gonna get it repaired and sell it real soon, but said he's not against selling it as is.

He also said he might fix it and take it down to the beach with him. He hasn't lived here since October so that's why it just sits there. He just said off the top of his head $10,000 as it is. It's 2003, 45K miles or so (I don't remember exactly what he said, 40-some).

I guess if anybody really wants to try to buy it as it is let me know and I'll see if he wants me to give out his number, or if not I'll post when it is finally fixed and for sale.

[Edited on April 13, 2012 at 10:41 PM. Reason : ~]

4/13/2012 10:40:36 PM

$10K is a steal depending on how much $$ it costs to fix the "minor front end damage". Normally that year and mileage would be in the low $20Ks.

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 10:09 AM. Reason : k]

4/14/2012 10:09:13 AM

post pics

4/14/2012 11:58:17 AM

low $20s? i'd say more like $15k maybe.

4/14/2012 12:57:47 PM

^ a 2003 with 45k for $15? If you can consistently find that let me know. Do a quick cars/autotrader/forum search and you wont that if it doesnt have a salvage title or it will sell within a week. I was thinking much more like $18-22 for a realistic price -- totally depends on the damage and fixes needed.

4/14/2012 1:39:53 PM

i forgot i actually did take pictures back in april 2011, so that must have been right around when it happened.






obviously they're not great pics since i took them with my phone a long time ago, but whatever. there's the damage that's immediately visable.

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 3:32 PM. Reason : ~]

4/14/2012 3:32:13 PM

if its a manual with nav i got 10k CASH, today.

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 4:57 PM. Reason : assuming the cooling system is in tact]

4/14/2012 4:56:48 PM

LOL, what else you're gonna pay him? Credit card? I always thought cash is a given when buying from private owner.

4/14/2012 5:29:03 PM