Another daily driver thread: E34 525i
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Looks like a nice car! I have used Griot's Garage leather rejuvenator. It works well and has a pleasant smell. Nothing will penetrate where the sprayed on finish of the leather is still perfect but anywhere there are micro cracks the rejuvenator will penetrate.
I’ll have to look into it. The leather isn’t really stiff, but it’s a little dirty and the product the previous owner used kinda smell odd, so smell and cleaning ability are what I’m looking for, along with not damaging or shortening the life of the leather.
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Wow, 61k miles is pretty cool. If EAG got there hands on it it would probably have a $15k price tag
Yeah, we ended up paying around 2k less than what it was originally listed at, so I think we got a pretty good deal.
Those EAG markups are really pretty insane, you’re right. Same with BaT, but I guess that’s how it goes.
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Yeah, we ended up paying around 2k less than what it was originally listed at, so I think we got a pretty good deal.
Those EAG markups are really pretty insane, you’re right. Same with BaT, but I guess that’s how it goes.
Can I ask what you guys paid for it?
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Can I ask what you guys paid for it?
$4100. It went up originally for $5900, dropped to $4800 or so, and ended up paying $4100 for it. Not a screaming deal, but we're pretty happy with it. It had some preventative maintenance done and was well taken care of, three owners, and the last owner only had it for a year before selling it. It sounded like it was pretty consistently driven around 3,000 miles a year and didn't really sit.
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$4100. It went up originally for $5900, dropped to $4800 or so, and ended up paying $4100 for it. Not a screaming deal, but we're pretty happy with it. It had some preventative maintenance done and was well taken care of, three owners, and the last owner only had it for a year before selling it. It sounded like it was pretty consistently driven around 3,000 miles a year and didn't really sit.
Considering the condition, mileage, and lack of rust I'd say that's not a bad deal!
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I’ll have to look into it. The leather isn’t really stiff, but it’s a little dirty and the product the previous owner used kinda smell odd, so smell and cleaning ability are what I’m looking for, along with not damaging or shortening the life of the leather.
I just got some leather cleaner from Griots, I am going to try it out tonight. Will report back.
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Picked up a thing today:
It’s an OE BMW roof rack for the e34, e32 and e38. I wasn’t on the hunt per se for a rack, but I got a good enough deal that I didn’t want to pass it up. I don’t have an OEM ski bag so I don’t really want to put my skis in the interior, especially i I have a bunch of people with me. It’ll also be nice for fishing poles and other random crap I don’t want inside.
I was pretty impressed with the condition as well, I saw one set that was in worse shape that sold for over twice what I paid. End have some scratches and nicks, but I honestly don’t think much of anything has been put in the crossbars themselves.
Pics of them on the car will come next week when I go back home.
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100kg rating is pretty impressive.
All of the cross bars I've had were rated for less than half of that, at about 100lbs. (100kg = ~220lbs)Should look good! They are super convenient to have!
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Parfrey’s Glen?
Nope, Honey Creek state natural area. It's out in Sauk county, about a half hour west of devils lake. Super cool, but definitely an early spring/late fall kind of place. It'd be miserable in the summer with the bugs. And the first hiking pic is devils lake, as you probably could've guessed.
Great weekend for some hiking. Couldn't have asked for better weather considering it's late November.
It was amazing, I got super lucky that this was the week of my break.
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Spring Update:
Up to 66.8k miles. Sadly, a tiny spot of rust formed over the winter on the bottom edge of the passenger door, gonna pull the trim strip and the door card off within the next few weeks to attempt to stop it, or at least prolong the life of the door. Changed the oil today and got my first good look underneath it, looks very clean so I think there might have already been some paint damage at the bottom of the door that kick-started the rust.
Couple things I noticed:
- Very small oil leak at the from corner of the oil pan. Doesn't drip, just weeping a bit. Not gonna worry about it, but notable.
- There appears to be a fairly significant leak on the back of the transmission somewhere, I can't tell if it's the selector shaft input or the output shaft seal. I took some pictures and will post them up tomorrow morning.
- There's been a small clunk in the rear end since we bought it, almost like something binding then popping free (it almost sounds like it resonates a little). Doesn't happen with any regularity, i.e. every bump or on/off throttle, but it is exacerbated by extra weight in the backseat or trunk. Thoughts?
A light paint correction is next on the list, along with fixing that clunk and the lower lip of the bumper my brother chunked on a snowbank. A DSSR and shifter rebuild will come as soon as I get time in the machine shop at school.
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If the clunk happens with on/off throttle it's likely the rear subframe mount bushings.
Throttle doesn’t cause it, is usually a large leading or unloading of the suspension, like in and out of driveways. Doesn’t always happen, and sometimes it happens driving at regular speeds, but it’s loudest and most consistent on big changes in suspension loading.
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