E61 M5, 4 yrs idle and need to start
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Broom246 said:
I think about 35K, it's a UK spec with sat nav on a 59 plate in silver with 5k on clock.
spooky, I was last to post in this threadR60EST said:
Any idea how much he wants for the GT-R ?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
I may be very tempted , seriously . PM me when he's decided exactly how much and I'll arrange a viewing ( having made a phone call to make sure the funds are in place )
It is a beautiful car for sure, have got pic with side view if you don't mind my son in it lol
R60EST said:
spooky, I was last to post in this thread
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
I may be very tempted , seriously . PM me when he's decided exactly how much and I'll arrange a viewing ( having made a phone call to make sure the funds are in place )
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
I may be very tempted , seriously . PM me when he's decided exactly how much and I'll arrange a viewing ( having made a phone call to make sure the funds are in place )
Sorry focus not great
R60EST said:
Please post it . The last time I bought a car on a whim was in 2003 , a 1999 M5 . Drove past it on a car sales lot. I turned around and went for a closer look , 2 days later it was sitting on my drive. I should exit this thread now but something tells me it's just the beginning.....
Edited by Broom246 on Thursday 15th November 10:10
Broom246 said:
uoted 18-21K, car looks ok outside yes but sheltered. Agree with you tho it's what you cant see. Best to let dealer look before selling.
Not really any way to roll it down without using the brakes, but you'll need the engine fired up for that unless the handbrake is free.You have email ref M5
ecain63 said:
Not really any way to roll it down without using the brakes, but you'll need the engine fired up for that unless the handbrake is free.
Broom246 said:
Thks CDP, I'm sure would work, but so near dealership my just call them to send the sales guy & a mechanic to the car
I've just spotted M5 touring. Sufficiently valuable to get the dealer to pick it up I would have thought.CDP said:
Trailer to a BMW dealer? Pretty much all of these activities should be possible without that. Except for the system reset, surely a new battery it should just go back to defaults or can't they design an embedded system properly?
Why would anybody leave a car like that for four years?
How much remission did he get?
ecain63 said:
4 years sat stagnant would have ruined all the hoses, possibly damaged / rusted the insides of the engine where the oil has long since drained to the sump, killed the coolant, killed the plugs, killed the fuel system etc.
Cheburator mk2 said:
Ed, I am sorry to be blunt, but that is totally incorrect. Hoses degrade with heat and sunlight (UV), which would not be present in a car standing still. I had the recent "pleasure" of working on two V8 engines which have stood for about 5yrs. Both of them were pristine - oil degrades, but never disappears. Nothing inside the engine will rust simply because you have left it standing still. Plugs die from firing cycles and not from standing still...
Ok, let yours sit for 4 years and then fire it up. I'll watch! Lol.You may be right, but is be inclined to believe its gonna need some work.
ecain63 said:
Ok, let yours sit for 4 years and then fire it up. I'll watch! Lol.
You may be right, but is be inclined to believe its gonna need some work.
Of course it will need new coolant, oil/filter, fuel filter, cabin filter/air filter, a drained tank and an injector cleaner run through the lines. But ultimately your doom scenario is way off the mark. You may be right, but is be inclined to believe its gonna need some work.
We fired one of the V8s as we were going to rebuild it anyway - 28yrs old engine with 130k miles on the clock and relatively unknown provenance. She fired on the button, and run sweetly.
When I had my Z4MC once I left it outside for 4mths - granted it was not 4yrs, but I just had a trickle charger connected. Fired right up and run for another 2yrs sans problems...
FFS, it's a BMW, not some vintage Ferrari or Bugatti. Just start the feckin' thing, let it get warm and then have a gentle drive to the local Shell station for some V-Power. On the way back, drop in at BMW for an oil filter and order some oil from ECP or Opie. Change the oil once it's hot and then sell it if needs be.
This one say for nearly 8 years,
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
Just needed a full service, belts and battery.
He doesn't mention having to remove rust from the cylinder chambers.
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
Just needed a full service, belts and battery.
He doesn't mention having to remove rust from the cylinder chambers.
Neil.D said:
This one say for nearly 8 years,
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
Just needed a full service, belts and battery.
He doesn't mention having to remove rust from the cylinder chambers.
Have to say that E36 looks stunninghttp://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
Just needed a full service, belts and battery.
He doesn't mention having to remove rust from the cylinder chambers.
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