E39 520i Touring

[Lima 9]

Hi folks

My first E39 picked up just before Christmas as was needing another estate for family/house chores etc.

Unfortunately just a 520i however only 98k on the clock and it only cost the price of a few tanks of fuel.

Has been off the road since April due to failing the MOT in rather fine fashion with previous owner carrying out a large amount of work and passing over the remaining amount of spares to get it back on the road. It's currently in for its MOT and will be picking up in the next day or so.

Immediate plans are to sort paintwork, which is in reasonable shape apart from slight bubbling in rear arches are and a full wheel refurb.

Car located in West Lothian if anyone is nearby.

Absolutely love the look of the thing and can't wait to start driving it

Cheers

[g3org3y]

Nice facelift model, I do like the alloys. Congrats.

(PS I think you need to take down your Christmas lights)

[BFleming]

Looks nice! Long list for the MOT though - to the point where I'm surprised you had to pay anything for the car (sorry).
The rear suspension will be the age-old air springs; the rest of it - replace those worn components (the brake pipes are a nasty job), code reading & see what the faults are (assuming the ABS light will be someone being clever & covering the glowing bulb & not addressing the fault). It'll probably serve you well for a while once it's all ship shape - but I guess you'll need to get a return on your investment somehow. Keep us posted.

[Lima 9]

Thanks folks. As I said, most of the parts came with the car so including the purchase, it's came in at £820 to get it back on the road. Happy with that.