I'm looking for advice on the most effective method of selling my modified r53 (for financial reasons). My last car was modified and pleasantly sold however it was under 30k miles and very subtly modified, mostly bolt ons. My Mini has been dedicated to AutoX and as a weekend fun-machine and has the mod list below.

I'm juggling the ideas of using the typical Craigslist, hoping to connect with a fellow enthusiast from these forums and visiting the local car meets. Any advice on finding the right buyer in those areas would be appreciated as well as any other ways to find a fellow enthusiast.

Thanks.

In case it's informative to post a full mod list:
Thumper TPR-1 ported head
1320 CAT cam
Ported intake manifold
550cc bosch injectors
Adjusted cam gear
15% pulley
OBX header /w retained OEM cat
Milltek Exhaust
DetroitTuned BPV
DDM Works Cold Air Intake
GP Intercooler
DDM Works diverter
ByteTronik tuned
AEM AFR gauge
19mm rear anti-sway bar
IE Fix camber plates
JCW springs
Koni Yellow shocks
Poly bushing for lower engine, front sway, LCA, steering rack & RTA
RPF1 wheels with Direzza ZII tires

edit: Multiple issues have been fixed with the car as the ByteTronik CRM was completed and some settings tweaked.

 

Difficult situation...wondering if going to an Auto-X and doing very well with a for sale sign might work out for you? Also have you considered parting out the modifications and taking it back to stock so that is runs normally? It will definitely not appeal well to anyone but an enthusiast and even with that they will wonder what serious issues await with a car that keeps stalling out.

 

PM sent

 

parting the aftermarket parts out and getting stock ones back would get you more money. it would take longer and involve more of your time. selling as is your looking for the niche buyer which in itself could take about the same time, longer, but if your lucky and reach out to the right people could be quickly. less net income i would imagine.

also with the listed mods, im not sure why you say it idles rough, ive seen much more aggressive builds run like a charm

good luck, if you do decide to part out, i would be interested in a few of the items on there =)

 

Salty

That is exactly what I said in a PM to him, its the only way to see anything back on the car, and well I would love to get that GP intercooler!

 

+1

That or take the gamble on Fleabay and know that you will most likely lose a lot of money.

It's the curse of project cars/bikes

 

hah, well im glad im open about it, cause i would enjoy the head, cam, intake manifold and GP

 

He's asking advice on the best way to sell the car.
He is not asking who to blame for its faults.


There may be plenty of racers/Cali folk who would buy as is dependent on price, but
unless you can restore it to OEM you will loose much $$$.

 

If I remember correctly, we never completed your CRM session. Tune file #6 was sent to you on 12/9/2013 and we are waiting for the logs from you so we can finalize your tune.

The cold-start warm up cycle is build into the BMW code, and there is no way to by-pass that routine (unless you convert over to a stand-alone ECU).

cheers.
BT

 

I have a question about the Bytetronik tune, can you convert the DME/ECU back to stock after it has been flashed with your software/firmware?

 

Advice on selling. Advertise anywhere and everywhere you can. On here, Craigslist, Auto-trader, local paper..

 

Yes, there are two options. When FA is loaded initially onto your ECU, it generates two files (stock_tune.srf and stock_rom.srf); the "Stock tune" file is a 64k calibration file and the "stock rom" is 512k file and it is a complete image of the ecu.

So if you don't like the current tune inside the ecu, you can flash the "stock tune" back into the ecu and it will be the same tune as what you have in the car originally (while still keeping the ability to data-log b/c FA remains loaded in that ecu).

Or if you want to completely remove FA from the ecu, simply select the "Stock rom" and do a "Return ECU to stock" and that will completely remove FA from the ECU and return it back to your original configuration.

BT

 

SNIP . . .

One of the things I might suggest is a more timely followup to your ad, been several days and nothing back from you even though several people have shown interest, sometimes you have to strike when the "Iron Is Hot".

I understand that 'life' happens, but you are going to have to have a better follow-up, if you really want to sell the car/parts.