My E34 M5 (picture heavy)

[D_T_W]

Well, now i've finally got round to uploading the pictures, heres some shots of my M5

The car is a '95 M plate 3.8 6 speed. It was featured in the buying guide for Practical Performance Car in back in July, hence why some of the picutes are of a rather decent quality I haven't managed to take any myself as yet, due mainly to not having a decent camera and not enough time!













PPC shoot pictures















That fabulous straight 6






Future plans include poly bushes all round, a rebuild of the dampers (if i can find anybody to do it!!), a respray of the front bumper and grille to get rid of the stone chips, new set of HID headlights and a throughly detail at some point next year

I have to admit, having never been a BMW fan it wasn't exactly on my short list of possible purchases. However, due to some persuasion by various members (ASBO, Der amongst others), coupled with the highly dangerous and expensive Barge Bargins thread i did a bit of research, looked at a couple, before hiking it down to Stoke on Trent from Aberdeen to have a look at this one. I didn't know what to expect at first as pictures can hide a lot, but once it was out the garage and on the road, i just fell in love with it. Slapped a deposit on it there and then, picked it up a week and a half later, with a 400 mile drive home to look forward to!

It's a great machine, no doubt will cost my a bloody fortune in bills, but it puts a smile on my face every time i drive it.

Cheers

[Jack_Pearson]

I'd say it's a minter

well nice

[Forthright MC]

i love these E34 M5's
yours looks like a smashing example, enjoy!

Edited by Forthright MC on Thursday 6th December 21:02

[deadslow]

Car looks brilliant. Making me very nostalgic for my old 3.8

[ol' dirty]

Am I right in thinking its got 380bhp-why did'nt they slap that engine in the last model m3?

Bloomin lovely nice colour too!

ETA corrected by wiki- 340bhp, but still why did they develop a new motor for the m3 when they had this sitting on the shelves?

Edited by ol' dirty on Thursday 6th December 22:07

[deadslow]

ol' dirty said:

ETA corrected by wiki- 340bhp, but still why did they develop a new motor for the m3 when they had this sitting on the shelves?

iirc this engine was nearing the end of its developable life at 3.8L and they generally struggled to make 340bhp. Hence development of new unit.

But 3.8 in fine fettle is absolutely stonking power unit.

[Bob Loblaw]

[derestrictor]

Just magnificent.

Decision made; now, which one? Oh bugger!

(I know it's a bit unseemly but any indication of ball park for an example like that? What's the mileage, also?)

[jeremyc]

derestrictor said:

Decision made; now, which one? Oh bugger!

In addition, I trust?

[D_T_W]

derestrictor said:

Just magnificent.

Decision made; now, which one? Oh bugger!

(I know it's a bit unseemly but any indication of ball park for an example like that? What's the mileage, also?)

For that kind of condition, i'd hazard a guess at around the £8k mark. I certainly wouldn't pay more for one than that, as if you dig around there are some real good cars out there for not a lot of cash. You need to beware of the last of the line LE's, as some people think these will command a hefty premium over the other models, but in reality they are pretty much identical and hence only worth a very slight margin on top of a normal car.
Mine now has 98200 miles on the clock, it's done overall 30k in the past 6 1/2 years, with the last 18 months only covering 1900 miles. Parked in a garage all it's life, it currently sits outside covered in muck as i haven't had a chance to wash the samn thing yet! It's been polished with Zylmol every weekend, and the guy that owned it was a real fanatic. I've now got 2 DVD-Rs full of pictures, videos, reviews and manuals that he had, plus the original feature in PPC. Extremely chuffed with it

deadslow said:

ol' dirty said:

ETA corrected by wiki- 340bhp, but still why did they develop a new motor for the m3 when they had this sitting on the shelves?

iirc this engine was nearing the end of its developable life at 3.8L and they generally struggled to make 340bhp. Hence development of new unit.

But 3.8 in fine fettle is absolutely stonking power unit.

It was the 3.2 6 in the E36 M3 that struggled to make it's rated power claim (or at least that's what i've read), the 3.6/3.8 that went in the M5 typically made 315/340 without too much bother. I've got an article with 8 E34 M5 owners at a RR day, with all of them making near enough the stated power claims, and that was with the youngest car at 8 years old.

[bob1179]

That is a beautiful looking E34. I've always had a real soft spot for these cars, they look and sound fantastic.

I really fancy owning one too, but my first port of call has to be one of the ultra rare E28 M5's...

[derestrictor]

jeremyc said:

derestrictor said:

Decision made; now, which one? Oh bugger!

In addition, I trust?

Naturellement!

Big question be, 3-5 ou 3-8?

Come on, let's 'av it!

[jeremyc]

derestrictor said:

Naturellement!

Big question be, 3-5 ou 3-8?

Come on, let's 'av it!

I've been might impressed with the 3.8 LE ....



The owner will be along shortly I'm sure ....

[derestrictor]

Jeremy, you are a particularly [Bubbles]dangereux[/Bubbles] bloke, Herr Copp.

[968CSReading]

One of my favourite cars of all time, very very nice

[mattiselvis]

Simply stunning.

[Baldylocks]

Rather like that. Smashing pics too

[TCEvo]

That's a beauty mate & great pics. Nice one.

[CommanderJameson]

That, sir, is a beautiful car.

[okgo]

"It is rumored that the test drivers of the E34 M5 could determine who or what team made each specific M5, due to characteristic quirks of the handbuilt nature of the E34 M5."

Awesome, I want one


Also Just checking out the two special edition ones they made, I REALLY want a Winkelhock m5...check this out...

http://www.junsele.com/m5/bilder/2.JPG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M5_(E34)

Have a read bloody interesting and I bet those racing driver versions are rare as rocking...

Edited by okgo on Saturday 8th December 14:30