Ive owned this car for about 10 years already. Current mileage as it sits is 126,449k. Purchased it with around 122K. I did a bunch of work to get it road worthy cause I wanted back into an E28 at the time and wanted to keep miles off my E36 M3. I daily drove this for a little while and while trying to change out the gasket for coolant gooseneck on the back of the head, one of the heads of the bolts snapped. That might have been 2015..... I haven't driven it since. I kept putting off fixing it and one thing after another would happen and it just sat, covered.
**The car no longer runs.** The hard lines in the rear of the car are leaking and the gas itself is old. I had it running as late as last year, but would not keep it running longer than a minute or 2 since that coolant piece was not longer connected properly.
I replaced a few things in it when i first got it just as general maintenance: (Even though this was a while ago, there may have been 3,000 miles if that put on the car, when the bolt snapped)
Trans Filter
Trans Line to Cooler
Fresh Fluid
New Coolant System (T-Stat, T-Stat housing, Water Pump, Radiator, New Expansion Tank ,Coolant Temp Sensor, Heater Valve Hoses )
Driveshaft Center Support
Motor Mounts
Diff Mounts
Belts
Plugs (Bosch WR9LS)
Continetal Extreme Contacts DWS on 16" Basketweaves of an E38
Distributor Cap/Rotor
Bosch Heater Valve (I actually bought this new)
Fuel Lines off the rail
New Speed and Ref Sensors
That's what I can think of but there was probably stuff i missed as well.
Cons:
Has rust underneath. Will work on uploading pictures of this during the week.
Needs speakers and headunit. Rewired however and ready to go should someone choose to put a radio back in
Its been outside covered, but still outside for a few years now. I keep moisture things inside, and try to keep the area as controlled with traps and peppermint for any critters but I'm sure its not 100% effective in keeping everything at bay. Car would/should be gone through.
Interior is rough, seats are dry and cracked and dash has a few cracks as well.
I would hate to see it go as just parts, but it may be to that point now. This was my 3rd E28 but only one i ever let sit. I do regret letting it get to this point.
$2000 obo. It would need to be towed.
The last picture is what it looks like cleaned up after a wash, not too horrible from 20ft. Aside from the pictures of rust I'm also going to work on getting some interior pictures as well. Just wanted to get a few up with the thread.
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1987 535i Auto - 126,449 Miles Northern New Jersey
1987 535i Auto - 126,449 Miles Northern New Jersey
Last edited by Nick C. on Aug 01, 2024 6:58 PM, edited 3 times in total.
Re: 1987 535i Auto - 126,449 Miles Northern New Jersey
Here are some pictures of the rust. I tried my best to get these photos while trying to crawl underneath. They aren't the best. If there are any specific requests for any areas on the car, lmk and ill do my best to get them.
While any and all the rust is pretty bad in my opinion, this part is the worst I feel. Passenger Side rear
While any and all the rust is pretty bad in my opinion, this part is the worst I feel. Passenger Side rear
Re: 1987 535i Auto - 126,449 Miles Northern New Jersey
I know the rust is going to be a deal breaker for most. I'm open to offers, i really didn't know what to price it at cause I never had an E28 with rot like that.
Re: 1987 535i Auto - 126,449 Miles Northern New Jersey
Is it still available?