RE: SOTW: BMW M5
Discussion
Riggers said:
whythem said:
Great shed! Has anyone on PH ever purchased a PH shed? I'd like a follow up story.
Me (twice) with many follow-up stories. Also I believe pSyCoSiS bought the E30 325i track day car from a few months back, and an E32 &35i from 2009 has been through the hands of vaious PHers......I'm sure there are others, too... if you're out there, and you bought an SOTW-featured car PM me, and we might well do some sort of follow-up feature
BarnatosGhost said:
Jobbo said:
I've just noticed the weird final photo of the seat - why would you screengrab rather than just upload the original?
Do you suspect foul play, Holmes?Possibly.... bit odd though.
pSyCoSiS said:
marc2 said:
At least its a bit different from every other E34 M5 I have seen recently- it doesnt have an (I havent been to) Nurburgring badge on the boot, which is nice
To be honest I get really bored of everyone worshiping the 'M' badge just for the sake of it, Great engine, not feeling the rest of it. Give me the Jaaaag from previous sotw any day, it had real class.
The Jag is pure class, but this is a totally different beast.To be honest I get really bored of everyone worshiping the 'M' badge just for the sake of it, Great engine, not feeling the rest of it. Give me the Jaaaag from previous sotw any day, it had real class.
It is built 10x better than the Jag, everything will be nice and tight with the interior.
If you have owned / driven one, then you will understand it's appeal...
I like to introduce a spelling mistake or two as well...I'm amazed at the PH'ers here who are full of doom and dispondancy. As I previously said, as long as the bodyshell is sound, the rest is just a nut and bolt job. Most of the necessary wearing out and replace bits are available at reasonable cost from BMW specialists or Euro Car Parts (Clutch kit, £282; Pads, £38-£70 Fr; Discs £45 Fr: various supension bits circa £50-£75; Etc). I overhauled the entire Front/Rear suspension and Brakes on my 1995 535 a few years ago, for circa £1500. Then there is Ebay, lots of bits turn up there. I will be a crime to strip this car as long as the bodyshell is ok. The last E34 M5's ever built, the 50 that came with the number on the dash, in mint condition, are getting dam expensive.
robinessex said:
I'm amazed at the PH'ers here who are full of doom and dispondancy. As I previously said, as long as the bodyshell is sound, the rest is just a nut and bolt job. Most of the necessary wearing out and replace bits are available at reasonable cost from BMW specialists or Euro Car Parts (Clutch kit, £282; Pads, £38-£70 Fr; Discs £45 Fr: various supension bits circa £50-£75; Etc). I overhauled the entire Front/Rear suspension and Brakes on my 1995 535 a few years ago, for circa £1500. Then there is Ebay, lots of bits turn up there. I will be a crime to strip this car as long as the bodyshell is ok. The last E34 M5's ever built, the 50 that came with the number on the dash, in mint condition, are getting dam expensive.
I'm sure £1500 to overhall brakes & suspension is an absolute bargain, but I would be (ahem) mildly disappointed to spend that amount on a sotw, £2500 makes it 'a car' not a sotw.... An M5 for my monthly wage? Must. Resist.
I'd be very tempted by that... as has been discussed; it probably needs a fair bit of work, but so what?
Nice winter project to work on at your leisure - with a bit of graft you could have a very cool car ready for next summer. To be fair, if it IS a rolling resto as the seller claims, you might be able to sort it over a few weekends (with enough pennies for the swear box and cups of tea/coffee!).
I'd be very tempted by that... as has been discussed; it probably needs a fair bit of work, but so what?
Nice winter project to work on at your leisure - with a bit of graft you could have a very cool car ready for next summer. To be fair, if it IS a rolling resto as the seller claims, you might be able to sort it over a few weekends (with enough pennies for the swear box and cups of tea/coffee!).
robinessex said:
I'm amazed at the PH'ers here who are full of doom and dispondancy. As I previously said, as long as the bodyshell is sound, the rest is just a nut and bolt job. Most of the necessary wearing out and replace bits are available at reasonable cost from BMW specialists or Euro Car Parts (Clutch kit, £282; Pads, £38-£70 Fr; Discs £45 Fr: various supension bits circa £50-£75; Etc). I overhauled the entire Front/Rear suspension and Brakes on my 1995 535 a few years ago, for circa £1500. Then there is Ebay, lots of bits turn up there. I will be a crime to strip this car as long as the bodyshell is ok. The last E34 M5's ever built, the 50 that came with the number on the dash, in mint condition, are getting dam expensive.
Having had 2 E34s I concur, if the body is sound the rest is easy enough to work on - simpler on this than a 540 auto!Edited by Six Fiend on Friday 2nd September 10:05
when I clicked the link to ad I thought to myself please dont be local to me - and it is. 
Have not read many of the previous posts, so apologies if this has already been said.. But, this is the bargain of the century and the best SOTW i've seen.
If you have some tools and know how to use them, then this is a great find. Wonderful car, incredibly good value, one day we will all wish we could buy them like this. Sadly my collection prevents me from buying, I have been tempted so often, there is no more room currently. But, for the right person, this is a no-brainer, I really wish I had the space.
If you have some tools and know how to use them, then this is a great find. Wonderful car, incredibly good value, one day we will all wish we could buy them like this. Sadly my collection prevents me from buying, I have been tempted so often, there is no more room currently. But, for the right person, this is a no-brainer, I really wish I had the space.
Six Fiend said:
Having had 2 E34s I concur, if the body is sound the rest is easy enough to work on - simpler on this than a 540 auto!
Agree on simplicity, mind you even 286bhp/steptronic brings a smile and life is too short to worry about things that may go wrong (re this M5 pessimists) - I worry about what has gone wrong when it has happened, how do I get out of this one, p.s. I can always leap in RS2 whilst getting sorted on 540i.Edited by Six Fiend on Friday 2nd September 10:05
I nearlly bought one on eBay the other day.
Those of you that say you need deep pockets to repair it..... Don't repair it ! Run it with it's faults as long as it's safe and drivable who gives a s
t if the electric windows and radio etc don't work 
For that price you'd just Cain it every day until it dies and then break it for spares .....
I like to call it "Recycling motoring"
Those of you that say you need deep pockets to repair it..... Don't repair it ! Run it with it's faults as long as it's safe and drivable who gives a s
t if the electric windows and radio etc don't work For that price you'd just Cain it every day until it dies and then break it for spares .....
I like to call it "Recycling motoring"
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