e34 M5

Post Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:30 pm

Looks ok. A little too good to be true??? Would love to have owned one of these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-BMW-E34- ... 1425046%26

Post Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:03 pm

Looks nice and the owner seems to have looked after it and knows about th cars

Post Wed Jan 16, 2013 1:15 am

"Chipped to 340BHP" what a load of rubbish.

Post Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:53 am

Love to own one of these. I've seen a few go for that price recently. Reckon this is as low as they're going to go?

Seems to be in nice condition though.

Post Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:19 pm

That looks a very nice straight car - in the pics. But he seems to have done the right stuff to it and if it's as good as it looks, it's worth £3500.

Post Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:05 pm

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Post Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:17 am

I think some drift action in the vid would help to sell the car.
Looks like a good car from the vid.
How easy are parts to get for these?
And how much?
Always fancied one but like any old M are they financial ruin?

Post Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:51 am

Though the work done on this one should keep costs steady for a while. The suspension delete is a godsend.

Post Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:55 am

its the 3.8's with EDC that really cost, these have SLS which can be pricey.

Only problem is everything on these is M-specific and only the main dealer sells the bits.

Post Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:10 am

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I'm lost for words. See what you think, poor car takes some epic abuse here

Post Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:21 pm

Holy fcuk! And I thought the Russians were mad!!

Post Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:48 pm

Think this car has been discussed over on forum5....

Post Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:13 am

yeah thats where i stole it from Andy!

Post Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:35 pm

ha ha! oh must get you some money Simon.

Post Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:33 am

Poor car owned by a Fool.

Post Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:04 pm

Osamam3 wrote:Poor car owned by a Fool.

Please share?

Post Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:52 pm

Simon13 wrote:its the 3.8's with EDC that really cost, these have SLS which can be pricey.

Only problem is everything on these is M-specific and only the main dealer sells the bits.

ALL E34 M5 have SLS......... but 3.8 cars ,, had EDC,, and some of them the NÃarburgring suspension,, that cost minimium 2 kidneys

Yes it is true that the EDC fails.. but it is not the suspension,, in most cases IMO its the EDC module itself thats goes in to somekind of LIMPMODE,, or the system is not working as it should

a friend of mine is an electronic wizard and owns a 3.8,, he took the module apart and fixed the braze,, and voila,, the car is like it should be

Post Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:39 pm

S38B38 wrote:
Simon13 wrote:its the 3.8's with EDC that really cost, these have SLS which can be pricey.

Only problem is everything on these is M-specific and only the main dealer sells the bits.
ALL E34 M5 have SLS......... but 3.8 cars ,, had EDC,, and some of them the NÃarburgring suspension,, that cost minimium 2 kidneys

Yes it is true that the EDC fails.. but it is not the suspension,, in most cases IMO its the EDC module itself thats goes in to somekind of LIMPMODE,, or the system is not working as it should

a friend of mine is an electronic wizard and owns a 3.8,, he took the module apart and fixed the braze,, and voila,, the car is like it should be

as i said but you took 4 paragraphs to say it. 3.6 SLS. 3.8 EDC easy.

Post Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:10 pm

S38B38 wrote:
Simon13 wrote:its the 3.8's with EDC that really cost, these have SLS which can be pricey.

Only problem is everything on these is M-specific and only the main dealer sells the bits.
ALL E34 M5 have SLS......... but 3.8 cars ,, had EDC,, and some of them the NÃarburgring suspension,, that cost minimium 2 kidneys

Yes it is true that the EDC fails.. but it is not the suspension,, in most cases IMO its the EDC module itself thats goes in to somekind of LIMPMODE,, or the system is not working as it should

a friend of mine is an electronic wizard and owns a 3.8,, he took the module apart and fixed the braze,, and voila,, the car is like it should be

He will need more than a soldering iron to repair the four leaking foooked shocks that are 1k each to replace

This is the reason most 3.8s have their EDC deleted. The electronics side of things is very reliable.

Re the Nurburgring option. All that entailed was wider rear wheels and a thicker rear antirollbar, both of which the superior

touring, came with as standard, and a dashboard switch.

All 3.8s have the wiring etc in place and the switch can simply be retrofitted as I have done on several occasions.

Post Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:29 pm

Simon13 wrote:
as i said but you took 4 paragraphs to say it. 3.6 SLS. 3.8 EDC easy.

I am not sure that EVERYBODY knows that ALL M5 had sls

but maby i am wrong