What would y'all do with this (including ignoring it)?

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/5060181593.html

LS swap

Love it at 2K - swap in cheap junkyard oem motor and enjoy.

I'd put a coyote crate engine in it.

I'd ignore it, not because it doesn't have potential, but because I don't have the time nor inclination to mess with it.

I'd fix & flip or part it out.

Does everybody seem to think this is a deal? Non-M5 E39s trade hands for about that much these days WITHOUT any running issues...

1) Offer $1200 because it's a 6 cyl 5 series auto that does not run
2) If the motor is not running for a serious reason, JY swap otherwise, fix
3) flip

But, at $3500 or thereabouts, ignore.

Ignore it because that price is 110% insane.

ignore. That would be an ok price if it was in good working condition.

Non-runners are worth $1K or less (more like $500).

$3500 is crack-head

Ignore

I was reading the first few comments thinking....man...is there something I'm missing? Is this car special and I don't know it? 3500 is crazy money. To me, non-running is craigslist speak for "The engine is toast but I don't want to admit I know it." That said, 1k seems reasonable, but I'd start lower than that.

This thread is EXACTLY what I was looking for: gives me perspective from more knowledgable guys.

The extra set of wheels and tires is worth $500. But yeah, this is a prime part-out candidate but it would be hard to get $3500 or even $3000 out of it.

And then there's the whole thing of deciding how much your time is worth, parting out a car yourself takes a lot of time.

Looks nice, but hits the ignore button. Every week the local CL will have 2-3 e39s for about $1500 - equivalent condition - good body that's either a cooling system or auto transmission issue. Selling prices are more like $1,000. Most likely scenario is that they've priced out the fix and it's 1.5-2x the value of the car.

That's actually pretty sad. Poor guy has a pretty nice looking car that's broken, and it's not worth fixing.

I would ignore. Too pricey. There is one in my neighbor's yard almost identical to this one for $1995 and he'd take $1750. And it runs and drives.

This guy's ad DRIPS of "I broke the timing belt so I'm going to unload it on some sucker."

What is it worth if it were running perfect?

If you really plan to do LSx swap, it really don't matter a couple of grand either way since you are about to burn a bale of $$$ anyways.