1989 BMW 535i

• Grey-blue paint is glossy across the hood and trunk in the garage photos, panels line up straight and the lights and badges are bright — no paint or body budget from these photos.
• The sampled photos are mostly tight rear and detail shots, so the car's full sides are never really shown — budget for a full walk-around check from these photos.
• A close sill photo shows rust eaten through the metal at the bottom of the front fender and rocker, with flaking, holed steel — budget for sill welding and then check the other side, not a touch-in from these photos.
• Dark multi-spoke wheels look clean in the close-up and the brake disc behind shows surface wear — no wheel budget from these photos.
• The cluster photo shows 216,021 miles with warning lights lit at key-on — high miles visible in the photos, so budget for a full mechanical inspection, and photos cannot judge how it runs.
• Rear bumper trim shows a small crack near the corner and the exhaust tip is an oversized aftermarket piece — budget small trim money, or stock-exhaust money if you want it original, from these photos.
• Dash top and console look clean and uncracked in the interior photo, with an aftermarket cupholder added — no dash budget from these photos.

Money: Shiny E34 paint at a $4,000 ask, but the photos themselves show a holed sill and 216k on the clock — welding and mechanicals, not cosmetics, are the real price here.