BMW E28 525e (M5 Replica)

[Rafeabrook]

Hi all,

First Forum post but been following Pistonheads for years and even bought this car through the classifieds on here in April 2012.

It’s a 1987 BMW E28 525e, made into an M5 replica.
I use it as my daily driver, and it has had the following mechanical mods besides what’s obvious from the photos:

• 325i Corey Motorsport Head conversion, ECU and chip
• 520i manual gearbox (nice long gear ratios for economy)
• Fritz M5 replica exhaust system to headers
• Bilstein lowered springs and shocks
• 186bhp and 195lb/ft, now revs to over 6000rpm

Had a full 6 page feature in March 2012 BMW Car Magazine, and is one of the BMW Car Club Magazine’s Running Report fleet.

The car was nailed together when the big German manufacturers were handing the rest of the world their asses when it came to build quality (before standards and costs dropped in the nineties). It feels indestructible and should clip 200k miles early next year.

Already have a Porsche 928 in my sights to replace it next spring (when the missus says I can change!) but will struggle to let this one go!

[SirSamuelBuca]

looks awesome really love this era of bmws

[epom]

beauty

[Rafeabrook]

Thanks. The best way of describing it’s (in my opinion) timeless looks is that it looks like how I used to draw cars when I was 6 years old.
Probably doesn’t sound very flattering but then it’s a 70’s design at heart that changed very little through into the 80’s.

[bmthnick1981]

Very nice.

[ChrisT]

Where is it now…..stratospheric mileage but no MOT