Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)

ChrisO

Jdesign said:

You guys remember this one that got away? It may not have

How much was it listed for on craigslist originally?

Rekpoint

ChrisO said:

How much was it listed for on craigslist originally?

4,500

ChrisO

Rekpoint said:

4,500

About 5 years ago in a poor Milwaukee neighborhood, one of those little sub-$5000 used car dealerships had a e34 M5 with cloth M interior and like 325,000 miles for $3900. I'll never forget that.

m42b32

ChrisO said:

About 5 years ago in a poor Milwaukee neighborhood, one of those little sub-$5000 used car dealerships had a e34 M5 with cloth M interior and like 325,000 miles for $3900. I'll never forget that.

I remember something like that! Was it silver on m system turbines?

ChrisO

m42b32 said:

I remember something like that! Was it silver on m system turbines?

I think it was, the front seats were in very poor condition

straight6pwr

that car was not real.

Jdesign

Sorry guys. Im still trying to figure in logistics. The story is the current owner bought the M5 at an estate sale and has been dealing with titling nonsense since. Thus the buyer in front of me moved on and bought a different project car leaving me next in line for the M5. The current owner now has a clean title in hand and said that he was told it needed a fuel pump to run. He installed a fuel pump and it still doesn't start. He also mentioned that its turning over but not firing and the oil looks "murky".

Earl

No spark, causing the fuel to wash out the cylinders and get into the oil?

straight6pwr

i hope for your wallet's sake the engine, trans and edc suspension are in working order.

really, the s38 is a cool factor, but the e34 m5 is really not a better car than a 540 with a couple tweaks.

don't get me wrong, I love the m5, but i wouldnt touch one with a 10ft pole if it needed any work.

Jdesign

straight6pwr said:

i hope for your wallet's sake the engine, trans and edc suspension are in working order.

really, the s38 is a cool factor, but the e34 m5 is really not a better car than a 540 with a couple tweaks.

don't get me wrong, I love the m5, but i wouldnt touch one with a 10ft pole if it needed any work.

I sadly agree. The DINAN stroked E34 M5 a buddy and I built for a client was sadly slow compared to more modern cars. Im only interested in touching this with my pole because I know I can make some money on it. If it requires more than $1500 in parts, I will sadly strip the car and part it out. It seems to have rust and dents so paint is totally over the $1500 mark.

straight6pwr

Jdesign said:

I sadly agree. The DINAN stroked E34 M5 a buddy and I built for a client was sadly slow compared to more modern cars. Im only interested in touching this with my pole because I know I can make some money on it. If it requires more than $1500 in parts, I will sadly strip the car and part it out. It seems to have rust and dents so paint is totally over the $1500 mark.

"If you touch it will your pole, its going to be expensive."

- Me