E23 728i Last Driven 1998 Owner deceased.

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senna
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I bought this. The owner died and it was left in a garage.

One owner 728i Manual. Cronk FSH.

Winched out of the garage.

The fuel tank had sediment in. The petroleum based residue wound not combust!

Oil/Filter replaced. Fuel filter about to be.

Lets see if it starts today and if so it can go for an MOT.




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Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:42 am

Lovely. Whats the mileage?
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:03 am

Steels and hubcaps FTW!

One of the last 23s. Good find. :)
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:05 am

Nice find!
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My first E30 was a cronk redhill car. D***VPK
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:09 am

Good find :)
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Good find :)
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:42 am

wow that's a late one ! Great find chris unusual to see a manual :)
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:16 pm

nice one :D
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:32 pm

..that's brilliant :D How do did you hear about it?
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:41 pm

rh306 wrote:..that's brilliant :D How do did you hear about it?
That's an interesting one...for some reason people at work let me know these sorts of things
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:46 pm

Nice find :cool:
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Well, it has covered 8 miles. No issues. Everything works as it should even the electric aerial. (but not the phone)

Probably keep this and sell the 325iA [/img]
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Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:15 pm

Wow, nice fine there, looks really good also
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Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:29 pm

..that's a rare car :cool: Needs taking up to the city for a photoshoot outside the Lloyds Building :D
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Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:34 pm

Nice find!

At least the owner can Rest in peace knowing its being taken well care of!

Good luck with it :thumb:
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Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:02 pm

The only really bad point is that it is an 80s car
Despite being unused for nearly 20 years it still smells of cigarettes
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Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:39 pm

senna wrote:The only really bad point is that it is an 80s car
Despite being unused for nearly 20 years it still smells of cigarettes
some people pay for that odour!
you have had a lucky find there some decent suspension and that will be great to drive as well as look at.
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It already has decent suspension. The E23 is a very good handling car, better than the E28 and smooth riding.

Please don't ruin it on some shit coilovers.
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Awesome!! 8)
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Beaut :cool:
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Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:04 pm

Andyboy wrote:It already has decent suspension. The E23 is a very good handling car, better than the E28 and smooth riding.

Please don't ruin it on some shit coilovers.
i doubt chris would do that lol

all this needs is 16" e38 BBS's, hell even the 15" from the e34 will do but i think they may need a 5mm spacer to clear everything on the front strut
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E34 BBS will fit without a problem, but will need E34 front bearing dust caps to allow the centre to fit.
Tbh it looks fine on steels. I'd resist all attempts to deviate from how it left the factory.

May have wheels like this under the trimzzz:

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Andyboy wrote:I'd resist all attempts to deviate from how it left the factory.
+1 shame these are TRX, they look great on a facelift..

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Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:05 pm

MOT +ve
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Will tax it 01/04 after I SORN the M3
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That's a nice car
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Ready and in the post Mr Senna

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Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:06 pm

Wonderful

Thank you Pukar!!!

Perfection as usual
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Thank you Pukar

Spot the difference

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Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:02 pm

Such a cool old turd, they drive great don't they ? :)
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Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:22 pm

e30topless wrote:Such a cool old turd, they drive great don't they ? :)
So so smooth.

Very relaxed. Going to SORN the M3 and use this for the motorway.

It's actually quite economical too.
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senna wrote:Thank you Pukar

Spot the difference

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Job Well Done if i say so myself :D
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