How "Black Bastard" got his name AKA the reason people hate BMWs

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So it's the next day and it's time to get a good look at this thing in the daylight.




The paint has swirls all over it but aside from a little rusty "bump" in the back it's in ok shape. The rear passenger door has a little bit of rust developing on the bottom but nothing too major.





The Mrs. plans to use this as a working vehicle so she wasn't looking for "anything too nice". As long as the important mechanical bits are good and it's not too ugly I'm ok with some bumps and bruises.

The interior was in decent shape but the driver's side carpet had some pretty gnarly salt stains.











It comes with these cool AC pedals








The stereo has a spot on the screen but everything seems to work so I don't really care that much.





the little fan groans a little but works





The wheels were looking a bit rough but I think I can get them looking much better








Tail pipes need a good polish but the exhaust is in good shape.

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This is how many rags I found while exploring the interior. I take this as a good sign because anyone with this many rags in the car obviously cared about it at least a little.





Look what else I found in the back. Now I know where all those swirl marks came from





A little wear on the driver's door handle which is to be expected but those window switches need a cleaning ASAP!





Cracked door sill cover, minor but annoying. We'll have to visit the pic n pull yard for those bits.





The rest of the interior is pretty clean. Specially when you think days earlier I was looking at Swampy











Under the hood looked decent as well





The air cleaner housing isn't broken like on Swampy





The intake boot is in good shape





Looking a little closer at the cover panel I noticed something





That doesn't look right





We'll come back to this shortly