You arebidding on an absolutely beautiful and original E34 BMW 5 series. I will try to give an exhaustive description of the car to cut down on questions. Here goes:
Who am I? I in Santa Barbara longstanding BMW enthusiast and BMW CCA member. I personally drive an E39 M5,my wife drives an E39 528i, nd we bought this car for my son Jesse. When he turned 21 years old, looked high and low to find him a mint condition inline 6 cylinder E34 because these cars are virtually bulletproof and honestly, ot too fast. We looked for over 14 months nationally until we finally found this car in our own backyard!! This was a one ownercar from SB California, wned bya pilot. The guy was as meticulous as I am with cars, nd as such, bought it on the spot. We took it to the BMW dealer to have it gone through. Car was perfect and they have all the records for day one on their computer" " For posterity, e had all the fluids changed, nd that was quite honestly not even necessary.
Why are you selling? My son just got into Georgetown law school, hich was totally unexpected--honestly we didn't think he was that smart. We alwaysthought he would go to a California school, ut he got in and off he will go next month. He does not want to take a car with him, nd we don't want it to just sit--not good for the seals.
Does it need anything mechanically? Absolutely not--it runs exactly like it did in 1994 when it rolled off theshowroom floor at the BMW dealer in Santa Barbara. It does not leak one drop of anything and runs like a swiss watch.
Does the AC/Heat work? heater perfect/ AC needs to be recharaged (not super cold)
Does it have heated seats? no--this is Southern California.
How are the tires? Brand new matching Michelins that were put on 6months ago. They have 1500 miles on them.
Any cracks in the glass? Not one and all original BMW glass.
Is there anything not OEM on the car? No we only use BMW parts. We were going to put Mparallel wheels on it, ut we decided not tobecause the car is so original and unmolested.
Does it need anything? The back passenger window isinoperable 50% of the time. Our mechanic said it is likely a fuse, ut wehaven't gotten around to looking at it. The driver door panel is loose and needs to be re-epoxy glued by an interior shop. All other panels are perfect. The front and back roundels are original and need to be replaced. Other than that, t needs absolutely nothing.
How are the seats? No rips or tears anywhere. The dovegray leather issoft and supple, ut has some wear marks and dirt that I never gotaround to cleaning for him. Griots leather cleaner and asteamer will make them look brand new.
How is headliner? No sagging at all. Perfectly tight everywhere.
Will it make a trip from CA to Maine? yes --it was essentially made for the hwy.
Body- Is completely straight orginal pain, o rust at all. Slight ding on passger side (look at pictures) but no big deal.
Well that's all I can think of. It isessentially one of the nicest low mileage E34's left. If you are a BMWenthusiasts you know this was one of the best 5series ever made and it should run until 300k miles. The money it will bring is not as important asit going to another enthusiast. We are selling her at NO RESERVE!!! Final bid owns her in 7 days. Good and happy bidding.