1973 BMW 2002tii

• Blue paint is glossy in both the showroom and outdoor photos, chrome bumpers and waist trim are bright, panels line up straight and the front spoiler sits evenly — no paint or chrome budget from these photos.
• Cross-spoke wheels are clean and bright in the lift close-up and the tyre shows deep tread, with a tidy arch and sill below it — no wheel or tyre budget from these photos.
• Blue Recaro sport seats are taut and unworn with clean ribbed inserts — supportive and tidy, though a buyer pricing originality will note they are not the standard seats — no seat budget from these photos.
• Dash top looks smooth and uncracked around the clock and gauges in the close-up, and the headliner is clean, tight and unstained — no dash or headliner budget from these photos.
• Boot shock tower is painted and solid-looking with no rust staining, a key 2002 check — no boot tower budget from these photos.
• Underside floor is painted body colour and looks solid in the lift photo, with only surface rust on the exhaust silencer — budget for an exhaust tidy at most, not floor work from these photos.

Money: At $38,900, about half the $76,900 blue tii in the same data, the photos still show glossy paint, clean towers and a solid floor — the discount in the pictures is spec and detail, notably the Recaros, not visible condition.