Boxer in Houston for Sale

Nice add, nice pics - interior and underneath pics are close up which the car shows well. Not sure about the 10 feet away paint pics. Have you seen this car up close ? I would call Bob who did the work on this car and see what he recalls to confirm or deny. Pricing isn't bad , ask how old the trx tires are ......throw a decent offer at them and see how they bite, the worst they can do is say "no".

 

What's the deal with the parking light on the front passenger's side? It looks like the front corner got wacked.

 

Radio and equalizer are not original.

 

Look like a pretty nice car. I wish they woudl straighten the front right rectangular light built into the bumper; stuff like that drives me crazy. These cars have a fair amount of space from the body over the rear tires but this one seems to be sitting a bit high; maybe not, hard to tell for the pictures. Left rear camber does not appear to match right. These cars run a fair amount of rear camber so might need a quick check - not a big deal.

Its hard to go wrong with these cars at where they are priced so long as you don't fight major mechanical/cosmetic bills.

My favorite car.

Regards,

Drew Altemara

 

From the ad, it looks like a nice but not great car.

In addition to others, I can't figure out the front bumper cover and those cock eyed lights. Even moreso, that lower front piece just doesn't seem to fit right, like it has been tweeked. Could be the pictures, but something just catches my eye wrong. I am with Drew, looking at that front light would drive me nuts, and even more glaring on a Boxer bottom.

Also, where is the "Ferrari" on the rear deck? hmm. Wonder if it was eliminated on a repaint? I have never seen a Boxer without it, as far as I know it came from the factory as in the pic below.

Seems the door panels are separating from the door, from the underneath view. Don't see the spare tire or cover for it, just might not be in the pics.

Murph already pointed out the radio and equalizer. Equalizer looks similar to original, but didn't the earlier BBi's have the 5 band rather than the 7 band?

Lastly, I'm guessing the seats have been recovered. They have more of a 400i overstuffed look rather than the commonly less padded original.
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It's probably my imagination, but the driver's side front wheel seems to be strangely placed within the wheel well.

 

flipped the pass side in same pic, not easy to say without checking the car but rear seem off as well.
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I would not give up so easily!

(But the crooked turn lamp lens in front is inexcusable....)

Does this VIN show up on our "known cars"???

 

remember, its good to find flaws but as Big Tex says don't throw in the towel so easily. this car is 30yrs old - there may be a lot that's good and the fixes are easy. nothing is turnkey.

 

I would see this car and make a few measurements before spending south of $120k, a huge offset on both front and rear is strange, maybe its just the angle the photo was taken.

 

Investor1 was trying to sell BOTH of his 512s in FerrariAds) "by end of 2012"...so that's three on the market I know of...

 

I know a place with a Bear Alignment Machine, one hour there would tell you what it is "set to.."

 

i agree. i hate to see this car get too badly shot down from pictures alone. it may be a decent car...we tend to quickly throw the baby out w/ the bath water.

pcb

 

just looked at the pics of the car on the rack...right and left side. camber front and rear looks similar and not out of whack. i think a call to gary bobileiff would give any prospective buyer the info they need.

shark...conduct your due dili w/ those that can or have had their hands on the car.

 

It's so difficult to see what's really going on with the wheels; it could easily be an optical illusion caused by the way the light is striking the tyres.

 

yes. he is a great guy and posts on this site at times.