No.39 - 1995 BMW E34 M5 UK Limited Edition #39/50
Discussion
My first PistonHeads discussion!
I'm delighted that earlier this year I managed to get my M5 back in one piece after two and a half years of being apart on the driveway. I decided to undertake a 'rear end underside refresh' back in 2017 which I was hoping to complete within a few months but of course various things got in the way and I must say I lost motivation at a couple of points, but I stuck with it and triumphed in the end. Looking back there are things I would've done differently but overall I'm proud of what I've achieved. I'm fairly handy on the tools but I've never done work this in depth before, of course I've learnt a great deal and overall I thoroughly enjoyed it.
In a way Covid19 worked to my advantage with having three months of furlough which gave me the time needed to get it back together. It's by no means 'finished' as there's still a lot I'd like to do before getting it back on the road, but for now I'm pleased that it's running again and moves under its own power. Plus now it doesn't have to ensure another winter out in the elements as whilst off work I also completely stripped the garage, painted it, put up new shelving and reorganised...and filled an entire skip with rubbish so there's now space for two cars.
Please feel free to click on the link and check out my Dropbox folder, I have sorted it in chronological order so hopefully it comes out correctly;
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sggh6qavd7m8kjk/AABtjRt...
Cheers.
I'm delighted that earlier this year I managed to get my M5 back in one piece after two and a half years of being apart on the driveway. I decided to undertake a 'rear end underside refresh' back in 2017 which I was hoping to complete within a few months but of course various things got in the way and I must say I lost motivation at a couple of points, but I stuck with it and triumphed in the end. Looking back there are things I would've done differently but overall I'm proud of what I've achieved. I'm fairly handy on the tools but I've never done work this in depth before, of course I've learnt a great deal and overall I thoroughly enjoyed it.
In a way Covid19 worked to my advantage with having three months of furlough which gave me the time needed to get it back together. It's by no means 'finished' as there's still a lot I'd like to do before getting it back on the road, but for now I'm pleased that it's running again and moves under its own power. Plus now it doesn't have to ensure another winter out in the elements as whilst off work I also completely stripped the garage, painted it, put up new shelving and reorganised...and filled an entire skip with rubbish so there's now space for two cars.
Please feel free to click on the link and check out my Dropbox folder, I have sorted it in chronological order so hopefully it comes out correctly;
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sggh6qavd7m8kjk/AABtjRt...
Cheers.
I had a 1993 Avus blue M5 with the 3.8 but 5-speed and the throwing stars
I still miss it, it was a fantastic car - well done!
I’d love another but the price ship has sailed. Mine went for 3.5k and the engine ended up in an E30 as the rust looked uneconomical with the values back then (around 2008-9)!
I still miss it, it was a fantastic car - well done!
I’d love another but the price ship has sailed. Mine went for 3.5k and the engine ended up in an E30 as the rust looked uneconomical with the values back then (around 2008-9)!
nebpor said:
I had a 1993 Avus blue M5 with the 3.8 but 5-speed and the throwing stars
I still miss it, it was a fantastic car - well done!
I’d love another but the price ship has sailed. Mine went for 3.5k and the engine ended up in an E30 as the rust looked uneconomical with the values back then (around 2008-9)!
Love the throwing stars, 17s I imagine are a little more compliant as well.I still miss it, it was a fantastic car - well done!
I’d love another but the price ship has sailed. Mine went for 3.5k and the engine ended up in an E30 as the rust looked uneconomical with the values back then (around 2008-9)!
£3,500 seems nothing but then I suppose that was at their lowest point and like you say a fortune can be piled into them sorting corrosion issues. I've certainly noticed the prices being asked over the last couple of years have increased as fewer and fewer survive.
e28525e said:
Mate! So glad you have posted on here, at long last! The car is a credit to you. By the way - you forgot the best picture 
Oops how could I miss that one...?! https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/imgs/2.gifJames Hay said:
Love the throwing stars, 17s I imagine are a little more compliant as well.
£3,500 seems nothing but then I suppose that was at their lowest point and like you say a fortune can be piled into them sorting corrosion issues. I've certainly noticed the prices being asked over the last couple of years have increased as fewer and fewer survive.
I had paid 6.5k 3 or 4 years years earlier, took it round the ring and used it as daily for most of that time and 30k miles so I wasn’t unhappy, as back then depreciation was still a thing for all of these modern classics, plus we were moving to Australia and all my car’s got sold£3,500 seems nothing but then I suppose that was at their lowest point and like you say a fortune can be piled into them sorting corrosion issues. I've certainly noticed the prices being asked over the last couple of years have increased as fewer and fewer survive.
I love your stable even more as I’m a fellow Honda nut and had two heavily modded DC2 ITRs (at the same time as the M5), I’d probably have bought an NSX when we came back from Oz four years ago, but two youngish kids so have to make do with a comparatively sterile 996 turbo instead ;-)
The days of 35K NSX:R imports are long gone!!
nebpor said:
I had paid 6.5k 3 or 4 years years earlier, took it round the ring and used it as daily for most of that time and 30k miles so I wasn’t unhappy, as back then depreciation was still a thing for all of these modern classics, plus we were moving to Australia and all my car’s got sold
I love your stable even more as I’m a fellow Honda nut and had two heavily modded DC2 ITRs (at the same time as the M5), I’d probably have bought an NSX when we came back from Oz four years ago, but two youngish kids so have to make do with a comparatively sterile 996 turbo instead ;-)
The days of 35K NSX:R imports are long gone!!
I've never been around the ring but of course it's on my list of things to do one day! I believe one of the UK Limited Editions was exported to Australia, wonder if it's still alive.I love your stable even more as I’m a fellow Honda nut and had two heavily modded DC2 ITRs (at the same time as the M5), I’d probably have bought an NSX when we came back from Oz four years ago, but two youngish kids so have to make do with a comparatively sterile 996 turbo instead ;-)
The days of 35K NSX:R imports are long gone!!
The NSX isn't one that belongs to a friend, no chance I could afford both...!
Of all the cars I've owned, only 2 I really miss. An S14 200 SX and a stunning E34 525i I picked up for £500 in 2007. Absolutely fantastic cars and I can only imagine what they're like with the M performance. An acquaintance has the Alpina version of this going slowly green on his driveway but won't entertain any offers on it.
Yours looks fantastic, and it would appear you have your own pit crew of grease monkeys to help keep up the maintenance!
Yours looks fantastic, and it would appear you have your own pit crew of grease monkeys to help keep up the maintenance!
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