1973 BMW 2002

• Cream paint is glossy and even in the front and rear showroom photos, panels line up straight, the rear chrome bumper is bright and the round tail lamps are clean — no paint budget from these photos.
• The nose wears Hella driving lamps instead of a front bumper, and the removed bumper pieces photographed separately show pitting and rust spots — budget for bumper chrome or refitting if you want the stock look.
• Alloy wheels are polished and clean and the tyres look fresh in both full views — no wheel or tyre budget from these photos.
• Black vinyl rear seat and door cards look taut and unworn, and the footwell carpet and pedals in the close-up look honest and tidy — no rear-trim budget from these photos.
• Underside tells a different story: the differential, mounts and surrounding metal show heavy surface rust in the close-up — budget for a proper underside inspection and rust treatment, not just a clean, from these photos.

Money: At $29,900 the top side photographs like a dearer 2002, but the rusty underside close-up and the loose, pitted front bumper explain why it did not make tii money — the discount is underneath.