[{"id": 16341486, "authorName": "DeTomasoman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/detomasoman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "How are the rear shock towers? Looks really clean underneath! Beautiful e12!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734032463, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16341673, "authorName": "Mosal1976", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mosal1976/", "bidAmount": 530, "content": "$530 bid placed by Mosal1976", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734033097, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16341819, "authorName": "e9er", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/e9er/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Really great e12!! Love the euro bumpers, the color, and the (real) Alpinas.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734033593, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16341960, "authorName": "whelanska", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/whelanska/", "bidAmount": 1530, "content": "$1,530 bid placed by whelanska", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734034232, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16343328, "authorName": "SILOmike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/silomike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love the E12, and in such a great color combo! I've got an E12 M535i and it's one of my favorite cars just to drive and enjoy. I hope she gets the attention she deserves. GLWTA!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734038729, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16343432, "authorName": "jimmytheirishman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimmytheirishman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For me these are peak BMW sedan design, other models may command more attention but these are just fantastic drivers cars.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1734039151, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16344038, "authorName": "Bumpo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bumpo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Uhm, That video is not cutting it. Can we have something sustained and moving down a road?", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1734041348, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16344059, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful car. I've got a '78 with a B35 / 5-speed swap and it's such a great road car.\n\nDo the ventilation controls work on this car?\n\nI can see Bilsteins in the photos - is it on (H&R?) lowering springs, too? Ride height looks a bit lower than stock.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734041617, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16344507, "authorName": "MonsterJoe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/monsterjoe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My first BMW was a similar car but with the awful US bumpers. This is how it should have looked here.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734042646, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16344747, "authorName": "AnalogueBimmer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/analoguebimmer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bumpo Wow...how about some politeness? Here, I'll help you buddy. Hey seller, any chance we can get a video of this beauty on the road rowing thru the gears? Thanks!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1734043168, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16345295, "authorName": "Jzuska1978", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jzuska1978/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by Jzuska1978", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734046265, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16345665, "authorName": "Sstonerm3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sstonerm3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is screaming for some Alpina Stripes/decals.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734049808, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16346159, "authorName": "JGraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great looking e12 with the euro bumpers and Alpina (replica?) wheels that looks like it's been enthusiast owned. The early e12 came with heat exchangers which were notorious for destroying cylinder heads. Were they removed on this car?\n\nSounds like it will need a little work to get it up to daily duties (\"stalls easily\", leaking sunroof, and needs suspension work), but at no reserve, a good project to bring to the next level while having fun driving it.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734056381, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16346193, "authorName": "Paschal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/paschal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Rare car. Handsome, too.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734056672, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16346225, "authorName": "RalphSmith", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ralphsmith/", "bidAmount": 5530, "content": "$5,530 bid placed by RalphSmith", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734057044, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16346235, "authorName": "Jzuska1978", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jzuska1978/", "bidAmount": 5800, "content": "$5,800 bid placed by Jzuska1978", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734057168, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16346345, "authorName": "Capthorod1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/capthorod1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Any rust at all on the body? Leaks? Are you aware if this car has been driven in that lovely salt filled winter weather that is central NY? Thanks", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734058862, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16347045, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bumpo, I'll add some road driving video today - just have to figure out the whole camera/steering/shifting deal :)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734089895, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16347060, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Capthorod1, I haven't found body rust, but I also have not taken her all apart. The entire life in NY has been garaged and trickle-charged from November to April (I'm fanatically afraid of salt). I acquired it from a Maryland dealer and as clean as it is, I don't think it saw any salt before me either.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734090343, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16347071, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JGraham, that's a good question on cylinder head repair. That's not any work that I've done on it.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734090640, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16347079, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@David_P, yes all of the ventilation controls work!\r\n\r\nAnd I don't believe it has been lowered.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734090838, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16347619, "authorName": "wish-I-had-kept-it", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wish-i-had-kept-it/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ohhh boy, here we go again. Another lovely E12. Looks like the present and previous owners kept her safely away from salt. Seller, have you had a chance to look into the stalling issue? Any idle issues when she's warmed up? Looking forward to the driving videos...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734100555, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16347660, "authorName": "wish-I-had-kept-it", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wish-i-had-kept-it/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cheers @David_P There you go again, filling me with envy, reminding me of the E12 you get to drive to work. (I still haven't done anything with my project e12, sigh - and it happens to be the same year and model as this auction)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734101045, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16348123, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wish-I-had-kept-it Driving to work is so unpleasant that I usually avoid it, but the E12 is a lot of fun to drive when it's not a commute that requires an hour to go 15 miles! Like driving across Montana and South Dakota at 80-90mph. :)\r\n\r\nI would like to put Euro bumpers on mine, but not enough to pay for what good ones cost. \r\n\r\nA working ventilation system is a big plus, since the plastic U joints tend to break and heater valves are hard to find. The perfect dash and Motorsport wheel on this car are nice, too.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734105407, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16349800, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wish-I-had-kept-it, @AnalogueBimmer, @Bumpo, Here is driving video from today! As you can see, there's no idling issues when warm - even in this lovely 20-degree weather.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734115280, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16349831, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "By the way, , the squeaking sounds during shifting is my shoe on the clutch, not the car!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734115366, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16350345, "authorName": "JGraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It could just be me, and I'll let other e12 experts weigh in, but I think I hear a misfire on one cylinder in the driving videos. My e12 also developed a cold start running issue. I ended up installing a manual switch for the cold start valve (the 7th injector, seen in photo number 56 on the intake manifold with the blue plastic connector). If left on, or malfunctioning, it makes the engine run rich. After the engine warms up, try disconnecting it, and see how the engine runs. Maybe that's what I'm hearing, and not a misfire (?).", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734116778, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16350802, "authorName": "Maybeillbuyit", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/maybeillbuyit/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very nice looking car. Lots of positives here. Worth mentioning someone has either welded over the front turn signals, or replaced the fenders with euro items. A detail that is usually not bothered with. Still have the thermal reactors? can't see in the pics", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734118078, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16351546, "authorName": "wish-I-had-kept-it", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wish-i-had-kept-it/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "KiloG, it's a bummer that you got to drive this very nice bimmer only a couple of thousand miles during the last six years - and now having to part with it.\n\nCan you tell whether the car has been repainted or is it original, and if the mileage is original? (original speedo?)\nDo you know if the serial numbers on the engine match the car?\n\nIt looks like the right rear corner of the sunroof is raised ever so slightly. I wonder i there is just some crud caught in the track that might be lifting it a bit, and causing the leak?\n\n @JGraham You might be on to something with regard to the misfire in the video. I noticed it too, and it does kind of sound like a misfire to me as well. \nSeller, any thoughts on what might be going on there?\n\nThanks!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734120945, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16352264, "authorName": "Hamburg911", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hamburg911/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love this car. Beautiful. Love the color combo. A very neat and tidy E12. And boy do the euro bumpers look good.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734123385, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16354532, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JGraham, What you are saying about the cold start injector might explain the cold idle stall. I've looked into it as far as my knowledge could take me, but if you were my next door neighbor I'd bribe you with cookies and pick your brain some more. \r\nI must say it sounds misfire-y when it's cold and then normal when it warms up. Patience with warming the engine has been my solution thus far.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734136116, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16354579, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wish-I had-kept-it, I've loved driving this car and am only moving on because I want something I can drive year-round in snowy/salty NY. \r\nI have no reason to think the speedo has been swapped or altered. \r\nI do believe the paint is original.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734136708, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16378473, "authorName": "EMW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/emw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Have the lambda sensors been replaced/swapped out?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734404591, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16378632, "authorName": "RalphSmith", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ralphsmith/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What are we looking at in Pic 43. What was removed and what are the two red buttons? Thanks.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734407360, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16378798, "authorName": "JTM724", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jtm724/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ralphsmith those are the window circuit breakers. \nWhatever was removed wasn\u2019t OEM. Probably a radar or garage opener, etc. \nseller would know more than I\n\n\nGlorious E12 by the way. Arctic blue is one of ny all time favorites! Same color as my first e12, still miss it.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734410545, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16379116, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What\u2019s the toggle switch next to the headlight switch for?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734431199, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16379153, "authorName": "Wildbill", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wildbill/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Could we please get a shot of the headliner? Are their stains around the sunroof and could we get more info on the status of the leak? Thanks!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734433559, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16379620, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@EMW, I have not replaced the lambda O2 sensor. My quick online search shows it's about $50 and readily available for this engine.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734444698, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16379655, "authorName": "RalphSmith", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ralphsmith/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JTM724\u2026 a vehicle from the \u201870\u2019s, it could be for the CB radio \ud83d\ude00", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734445018, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16379690, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@RalphSmith @JTM724 Whatever non-OEM equipment was in that location was removed before me and I haven't found traces of it. Your guess is as good as mine.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734445428, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16379789, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@David_P, the toggle switch does not seem to activate anything. At that location I'd expect it to be a fog lamp switch - perhaps before the euro bumper conversion?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734446560, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16379965, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Wildbill, here are shots of the headliner. I should have thought to take these and include them with the original set of images. \r\n\r\nI have only noticed drips on two occasions. Both were during heavy rain and while driving at moderate speed. When the car is parked and it is raining, there is no leak. I saw some drips (while driving and trying to crane my neck around) at the sunroof corner toward the rear passenger side. There's no water stains in that location and the stain on the front driver side looks more like an oil stain to me. \r\n\r\nI haven't found a reason for why this happens. My guess, and my mechanic's as well, is that the combination of heavy rain and driving overwhelms the sunroof drainage pathways.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734448316, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16380772, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@seller That sounds likely. The factory fog light switch is in one of the locations on either side of the steering column (I don\u2019t remember which). \n\nWas the AC removed? The listing doesn\u2019t mention it.\n\nThe whole interior looks really nice.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734455536, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16382793, "authorName": "LazyLightning", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lazylightning/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful E12! Have been looking for Euro bumpers for mine for years to no avail... looks so much cleaner! Fantastic color as well. For those who have not had the pleasure of owning one - E12s are totally awesome all-rounders and push all the right buttons!! Right in the sweet spot between vintage BMW aesthetics and modern usability. GLWTA!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734463254, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16388330, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well it\u2019s Christmas and we are in an extra generous mood along with our partners at Michelin/BFG. We are picking ten lucky BaT buyers to get a free set of tires for their new purchase won between now and the 25th. I don't think anyone will miss the Solar tires on this cool E12, and it should drive even better on some brand new Michelins, so it seems like a great candidate. Winner gets up to 5 tires for a total max value of $2000 from either Michelin, Michelin Classic, or BFGoodrich brands. Your choice!\r\n\r\nCongrats and Merry Christmas from all of us at BaT! And good luck to the bidders!\r\n\r\nRandy\r\nCo-Founder & President\r\nBaT", "likes": 12, "timestamp": 1734509716, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16388369, "authorName": "drkatz62", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/drkatz62/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Two questions for the seller: Does the air conditioning work? Could you elaborate on the driver's door catch issue?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734514437, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16389446, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@drkatz62, The AC does work! \r\nThe driver\u2019s door catch was removed by a previous owner and the circumstances are unknown. I assume it broke and was removed rather than replaced. I\u2019ve been careful about the door swinging out into another car if I\u2019m parked downhill.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734536292, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16393999, "authorName": "cks4131", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cks4131/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice underappreciated 530!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734556694, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16397499, "authorName": "analogautosport", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/analogautosport/", "bidAmount": 6000, "content": "$6,000 bid placed by analogautosport", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734582581, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16397649, "authorName": "cks4131", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cks4131/", "bidAmount": 6100, "content": "$6,100 bid placed by cks4131", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734588228, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16397962, "authorName": "wish-I-had-kept-it", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wish-i-had-kept-it/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@KiloG Your mechanic may be right about the sunroof drainage pathways being overwhelmed - possibly one of the drainage pathways has become plugged up with dirt - should be an easy fix in that case, perhaps with some gentle probing using a thin wire? I wonder if new seals are still available somewhere...\r\n\r\nWhat does your mechanic say about the misfire? Does he think it\u2019s the cold start valve, or maybe an electrical/ignition issue? Did he give you a ballpark estimate of what it might cost to rectify the problem?\r\n\r\nAny chance you could do another driving video with the engine warmed up, to show the engine running smoothly? And ideally with some spirited acceleration runs...\r\n\r\nSome of us are still curious to know, does the car have a thermal reactor? Those things caused all kinds of overheating and cylinder head warping/cracking issues back in the day. Perhaps some pix of that side of the engine would clear up this question. Might also be useful to see close-up videos of the head and tailpipe while the engine is running, both cold and fully warmed up etc.\r\n\r\nThis is a very nice color combination - always liked the classic look of the tan leather interior. It\u2019s also amazing how much better an E12 looks with a front spoiler, and euro bumpers. It\u2019s very tempting to bid on this.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734611955, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16398040, "authorName": "Jojojojo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jojojojo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Owned a 1979 528i a while back. The car looks identical and the mechanicals look the same. A true high speed highway cruiser \n\nThat steering wheel is nothing like the OEM unit which had a large padded center \n\nThe door catch failures are notorious on these BMWs. Unless the parts have become scarce it\u2019s not a big deal. Replace both sides \n\nAlso look at the drivers and passenger window glass coming loose from the track. That is not cheap\n\nThe air metering box and Bosch fuel injection are a problem that will require an experienced mechanic of German classic cars", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1734614112, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16398129, "authorName": "EMW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/emw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "On the misfire have the plug wires ever been replaced?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734615158, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16398895, "authorName": "JBRwchstr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jbrwchstr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice looking E12! I think that steering wheel would've come from a E12 M535i or an E21 320iS.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734622881, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16399276, "authorName": "VolvoguyKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoguykc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Job 1. Ditch that silly deck spoiler. \r\n\r\nJob 2. enjoy for 100,000 miles.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734626198, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16399517, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wish-I-had-kept-it, there is no thermal reactor for sure. I\u2019ve read about those. \r\n\r\nI can\u2019t create more videos before the close as unfortunately I\u2019m stuck at work the rest of today.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734627965, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16399547, "authorName": "KiloG (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kilog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@EMW, I checked over and cleaned off all the plugs a couple months back but have not replaced the wires.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734628228, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16399953, "authorName": "wish-I-had-kept-it", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wish-i-had-kept-it/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ok, thanks about the thermal reactor. And I can appreciate work getting in the way of an auction - I've missed buying a few cars by not getting a final bid posted in time.\r\n\r\nOne more question, in your repair invoice, it mentions water pump replacement. Do you remember if the engine had any overheating episodes, prior to realizing the water pump was faulty?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734630847, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16400031, "authorName": "EMW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/emw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I turned 16 in\u201977 and learned to drive on one of these. My Dad had a green/black one. Fond memories crossing the Mississippi River with him at well over 100mph. GLWA", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1734631265, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16400064, "authorName": "wish-I-had-kept-it", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wish-i-had-kept-it/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@EMW Were you driving on a bridge or was the E12 airborne...?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1734631377, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16400457, "authorName": "GA_Mccheez", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ga_mccheez/", "bidAmount": 6500, "content": "$6,500 bid placed by GA_Mccheez", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734633002, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16400847, "authorName": "DougEFresh1260", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dougefresh1260/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I owned a green 1977 BMW 520 when I lived in Germany. I loved that car, wish I still had it.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734634499, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16401284, "authorName": "twonot1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/twonot1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "gorgeous car, good luck to bidders and seller!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734636027, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16402211, "authorName": "GRguy251", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/grguy251/", "bidAmount": 6800, "content": "$6,800 bid placed by GRguy251", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734638977, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402213, "authorName": "aldogg7", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aldogg7/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful car. Designers thought of everything back in the day, evidenced by the E12. The inward facing fuel and temperature gauges are the chef's kiss for me. GLTA!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734638986, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16402294, "authorName": "f401", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/f401/", "bidAmount": 7600, "content": "$7,600 bid placed by f401", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639237, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402324, "authorName": "Hamburg911", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hamburg911/", "bidAmount": 7850, "content": "$7,850 bid placed by Hamburg911", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639345, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402334, "authorName": "GRguy251", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/grguy251/", "bidAmount": 7950, "content": "$7,950 bid placed by GRguy251", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639376, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402340, "authorName": "volkscafe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volkscafe/", "bidAmount": 8500, "content": "$8,500 bid placed by volkscafe", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639394, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402352, "authorName": "f401", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/f401/", "bidAmount": 8600, "content": "$8,600 bid placed by f401", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639416, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402321, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wish-i-had-kept-it when my M30 water pump started failing it started weeping, which was easy to spot and not at all catastrophic. Conveniently this was the next time I started the car after an epic 3000-mile trip to drive it home. They don\u2019t tend to fail catastrophically. \n\nI wonder whether this car has the old style pump and fan clutch or the new style.\n\nAlso, the felt sunroof seals are available.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639434, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16402370, "authorName": "volkscafe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volkscafe/", "bidAmount": 9000, "content": "$9,000 bid placed by volkscafe", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639477, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402399, "authorName": "GA_Mccheez", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ga_mccheez/", "bidAmount": 9250, "content": "$9,250 bid placed by GA_Mccheez", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639551, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16402440, "authorName": "GA_Mccheez", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ga_mccheez/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 12/19/24 for $9,250 to GA_Mccheez", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734639671, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 16402478, "authorName": "80535I", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/80535i/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well bought!!!!!These are incredible machines, and they are getting harder to find everyday. Enjoy!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734639803, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16402485, "authorName": "GA_Mccheez", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ga_mccheez/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well Merry Christmas to me! A 77 530 was my first car to ever travel over 100 mph with my uncle. I loved that car and always wanted one. Just happens to be in my favorite spec. This car was worth more, but I am thrilled with the deal!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1734639831, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16402504, "authorName": "wish-I-had-kept-it", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wish-i-had-kept-it/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The Buyer is getting a really nice looking car for a decent price, but only if the misfire issue has a simple fix (replace plugs, wires, injector, or cold start controller). \r\n\r\nIf that isn\u2019t the case, then the worry is that the head may be cracked or warped from an overheating incident, which becomes an expensive repair. It raises eyebrows when the car was only driven 585 miles in 3 years - since when the water pump was replaced, even though the Seller claims to have \u201cloved driving this car and am only moving on because I want something I can drive year-round in snowy/salty NY\u201d. And when you hear the engine clearly not running on all cylinders, seeming to lack power, and see that the higher-speed driving video was done going down a hill, possibly to help the car attain some speed, it raises the eyebrows further. The Seller could have at least warmed the engine up for a few more minutes to show it off better and to his advantage.\r\n\r\nI do believe the Seller missed out on getting more/higher bids by not addressing this question more thoroughly. (I might not be the only one who decided not to bid for this reason). It would have been worthwhile for the Seller to have a mechanic look at it to figure out the problem, and make the repair if was a simple fix, or engage in full disclosure if it would require an expensive repair.\r\n\r\nHopefully it\u2019s something simple and everyone ends up being happy.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1734639921, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16402988, "authorName": "southwind", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/southwind/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Enjoy. I had a 1978 and put a ton of miles and smiles on it! A joy to drive!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734641655, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16404569, "authorName": "tek4tex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tek4tex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wish-I-had-kept-it - Agree totally bids would have been much higher with the misfire low power condition. That being said this can be a frustrating issue to troubleshoot that most likely involved replacing lots of parts some expensive. It's quite possible that the MAF is part of the problem. Some can be rebuilt depending on the condition. Replacements are expensive but less than getting into the head.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1734647088, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16413870, "authorName": "GA_Mccheez", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ga_mccheez/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@bringatrailer, lets make this a super deal and pick me for that free set of tires!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1734735637, "type": "comment"}]