1) Model Year, 1990
2) Model Number , 535i
3) Design generation (E34)
4) Color (Lazurblau)
5) Major options (A/C ,ABS/ASC ,cruise control (not working now) ,manual 5 gearbox
6) Modifications angel eyes ,eagle eyes back ,xenon fogs lows and highs ,audio system
7) Use: all time use
8) Awards or Accomplishments ( this is not a rally car )
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it, etc ( 2 years )
1.1988
2.528e
3. e30
4.black diamond
5. electric everything except heated seats camel cloth interior
6. no performance goodies all economy small e30 do have the euro foglights on it tho
7.drive it to work daily braving the roads here in california
8. got it home (thought it may have had stealth mode as 2 different drivers nearly creamed me on the freeway on the way home from buying it )
9.bought it for 1800 from a person that had garaged it for most of its life
1) Model Year: 2003
2) Model Number: 530i
3) Design generation: E39
4) Color: Jet Black on Black
5) Major options: Sport / Premium/Cold Wx
6) Modifications: Cheapo Floor Mats from the previous owner. Would like to get some 18"s on it.
7) Use: I work from home so I do no need a daily driver, this is going to be a fun car that I can haul the kid in when I need to.
8) Awards or Accomplishments: Talked my wife into buying it?
9) Ownership history: Two previous owners, both meticulous. Interior is flawless but the exterior has some minor flaws.
1) Model Year: 1987
2) Model Number: 535is
3) Design generation E28
4) Color: Diamond Schwartz
5) Major options: Sport | M Wheels | M Shift Kit | Power Everything | Non-working AC
6) Modifications: Peformance Ignition Wires from BAS
7) Use: Daily Beater
8) Awards or Accomplishments: I got yelled at when I bought it
9) Ownership history: Summer '09, from a Craigslist ad for $1600
10) Picture in signature
1) Model Year:1994
2) Model Number 525TDT Touring
3) Design generation: E34
4) Color: Bmw Orientblau Metallic Dunkelblau
5) Major options: Shadowline, LSD 25%
6) Modifications: Hella black turn signal glass, M tech steering wheel, factory sport seats.
7) Use: Everyday in-use
8) Awards or Accomplishments: None, yet.
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it: Bought it on 1st november from a person. It's a 3rd BMW in our home ''bimmer family''
Last edited by Caspar280; 12-28-2009 at 04:31 AM.
1) 1985
2) 524td
3) E28
4) Burgundröt metallic
5) Not many options, power windows, sunroof, and seats.
6) None
7) winter beater/daily driver
8) 283k miles, all original!
9) 3rd owner, bought in May 09. 1st owner had it from 1985-96, 2nd owner from 96-09. Full service and repair records.
1) 2007
2) 550I
3) E60
4) Titanium silver
5) loaded
6) factory stock
7) daily driver
8) understanding the speed limit
9) bought with approximately 7000 miles from Leith BMW.
1) Model Year----------------------------------1995 (built August 1994)
2) Model Number-------------------------------525i
3) Design generation--------------------------- E34
4) Color----------------------------------------Dark Green
5) Major options--------------------------------ASC+T, Vanos
6) Modifications-owned 4 months-gimme time----17" Borbet Type E's, Slotted/drilled rotors w/ceramic pads, 10,000k headlight bulbs, 2,500k fog bulbs
7) Use-----------------------------------------Daily Driver, "Enthusiastic/Spirited" driving, after more mods i plan to join SCCA
8) Awards or Accomplishments------------------not yet
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it, etc---traded my 2002 chevy blazer for it about 4 months ago. PO was a douchbag. Id like to punch him in the face for how badly he treated this car. Now i have to fix all the stuff he effed up. Theres enough soda spilled around the shifter to fill a 2-liter. more burn marks than an incense holder. Mismatched headlight bulbs, etc.
what i traded for it...
heres what my bimmer looks like now minus the brakes i just installed (before it was bone stock)...
1) Model Year:1990
2) Model Number 535i
3) Design generation: E34
4) Color: Silver
5) Major options: Car Phone
6) Modifications: n/a for now
7) Use: daily driver
8) Awards or Accomplishments: None.
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it: Bought it last week
pics to come with 15 posts
1) Model Year= 1993/4
2) Model Number= 540i/A
3) Design generation=E34
4) Color= Alpine White, with Black Interior
5) Major options= everything but the kitchen sink...and mobile phone
6) Modifications= BavAuto springs, Cold air, 17x9 2 piece Japanese rims (special made, not sure of the vendor), 3600K HID, Smileys
7) Use: DD
8) Awards or Accomplishments=None yet, but im working on it
9) Ownership history=Bought 1 month ago, and its already modded.
Daily Driver
1) Model Year: 1991
2) Model Number: 525i
3) Design generation: E34
4) Color: Black ext / Black leather int.
5) Major options: 5-Speed, Sunroof
6) Modifications: Mosselman Turbo System - 6psi, Eibach Lowering Springs, KYB Sport Struts, M5 front and rear bushings and control arms, Drilled/Slotted Rotors, Ceramic Pads, Rondell 58 wheels 18X10R 18X8F, I'm sure I'm forgetting things.
7) Use: Daily Driver
8) Awards or Accomplishments: 227K miles on the odometer.
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it: Bought it 1 month ago.
The Antiques
1) Model Year: 1978
2) Model Number: 530i
3) Design generation: E12
4) Color: Light green metallic - baby crap yellow vinyl interior
5) Major options: No-sunroof, AC, Power Windows, Central Locking
6) Modifications: 5-Speed Conversion, Style 32 Wheels 17X8F 17X9R, Bavaria exhaust manifolds, custom 2.75" exhaust, MSD Ignition control, Electronic distributor swap, cold air intake, keyless entry alarm,
7) Use: Hobby/former daily driver
8) Awards or Accomplishments: 32 years old.
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it: Swapped a 1988 Volvo Turbo Wagon for three E12s about 2 years ago.
1) Model Year: 1978
2) Model Number: 530i
3) Design generation: E12
4) Color: Polaris Silver/whore house red leather interior
5) Major options: No-sunroof, AC, Power Windows, Central Locking
6) Modifications: Swap to 1980 633CSI engine, Korman polish/port head and intake, K300 cam, bav manifolds, Eibach springs, Bilstien HD struts
7) Use: Hobby/former daily driver
8) Awards or Accomplishments: Cleanest E12 at First Firstfives Fest, before it turned to rust.
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it: Bought this car 12 years ago from the second owner. Spoke with original purchaser before buying. Car was a screamer, and kept killing transmissions. It is now rusting peacefully in the back yard.
1) Model Year: 1977
2) Model Number: 530i
3) Design generation: E12
4) Color: Polaris silver ext/ whore house red leather int.
5) Major options: Sunroof, AC, Power Windows, NO Central Locking
6) Modifications: None yet.
7) Use: Hobby
8) Awards or Accomplishments: 33 years old, no rust 96K miles on odometer.
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it: Car was being prepped to make an SCCA racer out of it. Interior stripped, drive shaft gone, etc. Engine popped 2 freeze plugs. I plan to use this as the basis for my turbo E12 build, and convert it to manual, using three parts cars to make one great E12.
2001 CLK55 AMG - 223K Miles : 1999 Land Rover Discovery Series II - 259K miles - 4th engine : 1996 328i Convertible 89K Miles (The wife's) : 2005 Outback Wagon 203K Miles (also The wife's)
1) Model Year= 1984
2) Model Number= 528e
3) Design generation=e28
4) Color= black
5) Major options= not sure
6) Modifications= none
7) Use: dd
8) Awards or Accomplishments= it still runs
9) Ownership history= 3rd owner traded a 99 pos cougar for it
heres what i traded for it
1) Model Year: 2004
2) Model Number: 530i
3) Design generation (E30
4) Color: Black
5) Major options: Power, leather, 13 speaker, dimmer mirrors, sun roof
6) Modifications: 7 Series upgrades, back window and front lights.
7) Use: Every day drive
8) Awards or Accomplishments: I raced a 1986 Hyundai Pony and watch him blow his motor. Made me feel like a man.
9) Ownership history: February 1st, 2010.
Hello ... newbie in this forum and my first Euro car.
2002
520i (Facelift)
E39
Hella Angel Eyes 6,000K
Hella Celis Taillights
Gunmetal ??? dark grey ??? - kindly confirm
2.2 Ltr - In Line 6 Cylinder - M?? kindly confirm
Assembled in Germany
First registered in Singapore
Imported to NZ in 2006
122K kilometers
Everything stock and original except for the M-type rims and replaced the angel eyes marker bulb to LED 7,000K (last 2 pictures)
Future upgrade - replace HID lowbeams to 7,000K
- replace Halogen foglights to 7,000K HID
Last edited by hotzter; 04-07-2010 at 09:19 AM.
Newb here. Interested to meet other enthusiasts in the portland/seattle areas
1) Model Year, 1988
2) Model Number (528iT....), 535is
3) Design generation (E21, E34....), e28
4) Color (official, if known), something red
5) Major options, optional leaky tail light
6) Modifications, none yet
7) Use: beater, track car, show car...., currently a beater, but will soon be not quite a show car, but something to take to meets and to the track from time to time
8) Awards or Accomplishments, it's sitting in my driveway
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it, etc...., bought it 3 days ago from a guy with too many bmw projects. I was looking for an e30, when I came across the add and for the priced decided I should test drive it. Test drove it and bought it in the same day.
Greetings from Sydney Australia! Newbie here my 1st Euro car.
1) Model Year, 1989
2) Model Number 525i
3) Design generation (E21, E34....), e28
4) Color White - needs respary
5) A/c, Leather seats power windows, Stock - re-trim is in the cards!
6) Modifications - Soon to come
7) Use: Daily Hope to fix it up get it to show spec
8) Awards or Accomplishments - None yet
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it, etc... - 2nd owner other owner wanted a evo quick sale! My 1st Bmw
Rx-7 s2, Subaru Liberty Rs, Subaru Liberty Wagon, AW11 88 Mr2,
Now the BMW!!
1) Model Year - 1978
2) Model Number - 530i
3) Design generation - E12
4) Color - Madiera
5) Major options - Auto
6) Modifications - None
7) Use - Fixer-upper (only 98K orig miles)
8) Awards or Accomplishments
9) Ownership history - 3rd owner, originally bought in Dallas, 2nd owner in southern OK, Me, Ibrought it back home to northern Texas.
pic's will follow
__________________
1) 2000
2) 528i
3) E39
4) Titanium Silver
5) Stock package
6) 18 inch wheels, tinted windows.
7) Every day driver
8) N/A
9) Bought the car at the beginning of June.
1) Model Year - 1998
2) Model Number - 540i/6
3) Design generation - E39
4) Color - Dark Blue (color name unknown at the moment)
5) Major options - Sport, heated seats and wheel, DSP
6) Modifications - 545 short shifter, thats it for now
7) Use - DD and resto project.....197k on it!
8) Awards or Accomplishments....it still has 185 psi compression across the board! haha
9) Ownership history - Acquired 2 weeks ago, previous history unknown
10) Future Plans - refinish the wheels and get wider lips front and rear, install M front bumper and 01+ rear bumper, coilovers, make myself an exhaust and who knows from there
pics will come whenever i find the time to detail it and snap some
1) Model Year: 1978
2) Model Number: 530i
3) Design generation: E12
4) Color: Light Blue (?)
5) Major options: Auto
6) Modifications: N/A
7) Use: Just driving around
8) Awards or Accomplishments: N/A
9) Ownership history: Bought it a month ago
1) Model Year,
1980
2) Model Number (528iT....),
528i
3) Design generation (E21, E34....)
E12
4) Color (official, if known)
Safari Beige
5) Major options
Getrag 265, Power windows/sunroof, AC
6) Modifications
Currently doing a 3.2 turbo charged engine conversion, Front/Rear sway bars, Reinforced plate in the rear end, Bilsteins, 16" BBS rims by momo (if anybody could help me find info on these id appreciate it, pulled them off of an L7, they're momo by bbs, i can get pics and id numbers if needed)3" straight exhaust, Soon to have a glass sunroof, Water buffalo interior, Intraxx lowering springs, Retrofitted headlights.
7) Use: beater, track car, show car....,
Daily beater until this month, now its a project car.
8) Awards or Accomplishments
none
9) Ownership history, when did you buy it, etc....
I bought it in Palmdale about 2.5 years ago of a guy named blaine. The Clutch was detroyed, rear end had a ISHY weld job to put it back in, and head was shot.
1) 2001
2) 530i
3) E39
4) Titanium Silver Metallic
5) (from original window sticker) M sport steering wheel, 17" alloy wheels, Steptronic, shadowline trim, Xenon Angel Eyes, In-dash single BMW Business CD, heated power front seats with memory, and other stuff thats probably pretty common.
6) Not much yet. Replaced the broken cupholders with a custom cut trim piece in leatherette texture. More to come, I'm still planning.
7) Daily driver
8) No awards, but its my first Bimmer, thinkin' thats a decent start...
9) 2nd owner. Built in Dingolfing, Germany. 1st owner took delivery in Charleston, I bought it two weeks ago today.
1) 2002
2) 525iT
3) E39
4) carbonschwarz
5) sport package, premium package
6) bone stock
7) Use: Wife's daily driver
8) Awards or Accomplishments: None
9) Bought it in April 2007 w/65k, now has 146k
1) 19998
2) 525tds
3) E39
4) Silver
5) Premium package
6) Original angel eyes and xenon headlights, and hella
7) Daily use
8) Just bought, liked very much, and making some changes yet!
2011
535i
F10?
Alpine White
Stock most options and sport seats but no performance pkg's
Daily driver
N/A
Quiet, fast, amazing handling, 32-34 mpg hiway, Aug 5 delivery - 7000 miles to date!
Last edited by Long Drive; 10-27-2010 at 10:40 AM.
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