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Originally Posted by Offgrid
Thanks for the concern, but I'm not too bothered if I'm paying scrap value for the car.
I'm hoping that it has got alloy wheels, as I have steel ones on my 740. and there might be some other useful bits. If the welding is not too bad, then I might give it a birthday service with the ultra sonic cleaner, and change filters etc. It looks as if I could make a healthy profit doing that.
I'd also like to get up ro speed with my welding, and it could be a good vehicle to practice on. I need some hobbies now that I have retired.
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Excellent attitude - the cheap 740 is probably just what you need as a retirement project. If you have the space, time and inclination to tackle welding and redecoration then this could be a really good project over the next 5-6 years, then it will be an historic vehicle and you would almost certainly be in the black.
I'm not sure about making a profit in the short term; old (but not yet historic) cars hardly ever do that. It might well be a very satisfying project for your retirement. Post some pictures and words as you progress - we all like project threads.
Alan