What's an exceptional E34 535i manual worth?

[Bogracer]

I am venturing forward with this 'rolling' restoration of pretty much a one owner since 1994, 90,000 - 535i SE in black, factory de-chromed, grey leather, A/C climate, without a thought for what it might be worth when finished?

I am planning to spend initially on the suspension and drive train, stripping down and replacing all the 'tired' components, bushes, then the brakes, disks, callipers, pads, brake pipes, fitting a limited slip diff . . . the list goes on so it could be £4,500 as I am not skimping using OEM parts or better. I am going to keep the car stock looking as original as possible.

Someone give me a voice of reason!

[Nigel Worc's]

Whatever you can convince anyone to pay for it mate, you can get an E39 for a grand now ..... in reasonable condition.

It'll have to be a labour of love I'm afraid

[Bogracer]

A similar car was on at £3,500, without leather or A/C and that seems to have been sold. I was reckoning on £2,500 to £3,000. Good manual cars sell quickly and I suspect they are starting to get squirreled away. It took me two years to find this one. Most 535's are totally rogered being 'maxed' or have become drift/track war horses.

I also love e39's I agree useable ones from a grand, nice stuff is still £5,000+

Even after jumping out of my contemporary daily BMW, it's a cracking drive.

It's a labour of love and will keep me out of mischeif.

Biting down on the bullet.

[Nigel Worc's]

I wish you luck, I am the type of chap who would buy it, or any other decent car for that matter.

Some of the E39's you can get now for silly money are not rough, ten or eleven years old, one or two owner, full service history, 80,000 miles or so, all for between one and one& a half grand, maybe not always the higher models, but nice usuable cars just the same.

[Bogracer]

I am just resisting the tempation to bodge the car as it is too good for that or use cheap parts. The same disposable fate awaites the E39. Thanks for you support on this, much appreciated!

[v8 racing]

The price will only go up, the e30 and e34's are the ones worth collecting for the future.

[E38Ross]

if you take good care of your E34 as it seems like you will, it will last many, many years yet. keep it serviced and that M30 will just keep going and going. the whole car is very well built. they have their pitfalls, but then all cars do.

[Bogracer]

According to the DVLA data there are only 21 535i SE Manuals left! How many of those would be in 'Ronin' metallic black?
Great app on the iPhone "how many left?" yep it's a keeper.

[E38Ross]

Bogracer said:

According to the DVLA data there are only 21 535i SE Manuals left! How many of those would be in 'Ronin' metallic black?
Great app on the iPhone "how many left?" yep it's a keeper.

here's a picture of one of them. on just over 230k miles now, in daily use and still going.