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funkyrobot said:
In relation to the above post, I've found an e39 520 for sale for about £900. Last owner had it for 12 years, 118k on the clock and is a 2002 vintage with cloth and manual gearbox.
Are the 520's rather wheezy and not worth pursuing? It seems like a nice thing and to be honest, I only want it to pootle around in like an old person anyway.
Nowt wrong with a 520i. It sounds a daft thing to say, but you'll only notice any difference when accelerating relatively enthusiastically, which you do perhaps 5% of the time? Everything else is a comfortable, quiet, smooth, etc as a 530i.Are the 520's rather wheezy and not worth pursuing? It seems like a nice thing and to be honest, I only want it to pootle around in like an old person anyway.
Nice cars.
funkyrobot said:
Whistles.....
Why go skimmed when you can have full fat?
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C889732
funkyrobot said:
In relation to the above post, I've found an e39 520 for sale for about £900. Last owner had it for 12 years, 118k on the clock and is a 2002 vintage with cloth and manual gearbox.
Are the 520's rather wheezy and not worth pursuing? It seems like a nice thing and to be honest, I only want it to pootle around in like an old person anyway.
i have one, very smooth and quite torquey. mine has clearly been looked after. my next car will be an e39 again, just need more power for when i am in the mood Are the 520's rather wheezy and not worth pursuing? It seems like a nice thing and to be honest, I only want it to pootle around in like an old person anyway.
culpz said:
r129sl said:
Cricket Green, I believe.
I like it. The engine wouldn't be my choice but the rest of it is civilised. I remember having one of these for a week on long-term test (what on earth has happened?) and being pretty impressed.
I was going to say Java Green but that's the newer one i believe. I like it. The engine wouldn't be my choice but the rest of it is civilised. I remember having one of these for a week on long-term test (what on earth has happened?) and being pretty impressed.
It's lovely either way, IMO! I love garish and bright colours, especially on German cars. Makes a nice change from the usual bland white, grey and black for sure
MOT successfully passed on the Lex with a marginal handbrake and minor exhaust leak - happy days.
Have ordered a new denso aircon compressor from Rockauto in the US for £200 + shipping/duty, which should remove the horrible rumble i get at present.
loving this manual e32 735 with velour just outside top budget
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C889617
Have ordered a new denso aircon compressor from Rockauto in the US for £200 + shipping/duty, which should remove the horrible rumble i get at present.
loving this manual e32 735 with velour just outside top budget
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C889617
gaziusclay said:
guy in my area selling this, he wants £700 but says there's a gearbox issue, it wont go in to reverse, claims it's a small thing but doesn't sound small to me, still though lovely car
It's not a rare enough car to bother with the not inconsiderable cost of restoring it, and once an old BMW reaches that "stage of it's life" it'll change hands for a few hundred quid until some medium scale mechanical failure will send it to the knackers yard.
cornershop said:
MOT successfully passed on the Lex with a marginal handbrake and minor exhaust leak - happy days.
Have ordered a new denso aircon compressor from Rockauto in the US for £200 + shipping/duty, which should remove the horrible rumble i get at present.
loving this manual e32 735 with velour just outside top budget
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C889617
I love that e32. I bet with the manual gearbox and 35 engine it would be a great car to do my regular 330 mile journey south. Have ordered a new denso aircon compressor from Rockauto in the US for £200 + shipping/duty, which should remove the horrible rumble i get at present.
loving this manual e32 735 with velour just outside top budget
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C889617
I received a message from my mechanic today re the Jaguar - it has decided to go into restricted performance mode a couple of times:
"the car reqs a throttle position sensor which only comes from the main dealer at a cost off £700. Do you want to have a look on eBay as you may get the sensor only there. It requires a o2 sensor also (bank 2 sensor 1) and which appears to be difficult to get also. That's the part no in the image. Cheers"
Hmmmm.
kiethton said:
funkyrobot said:
Whistles.....Why go skimmed when you can have full fat?
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C889732
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