1988 528e Alpine white--sold and off to Prescot AZ

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Dec 20, 2009 1:14 PM

photobucket link removed

tavern gnome · Post by **tavern gnome** » Dec 20, 2009 2:02 PM

What a gorgeous car. Good luck with the sale!

m-racer · Post by **m-racer** » Dec 21, 2009 3:05 PM

Can't tell from the pics. Sports seats or comforts?

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Dec 21, 2009 3:10 PM

m-racer wrote:Can't tell from the pics. Sports seats or comforts?

comfy cosy

Phillyflyboys · Post by **Phillyflyboys** » Dec 21, 2009 4:13 PM

I have been looking for an e28 for months and this is the exact color combo my dream e28 would be and...

It's a super eta auto?

Bump for a stunning car, can I live with an auto???

Son of a · Post by **Son of a** » Dec 21, 2009 4:26 PM

Phillyflyboys wrote:I have been looking for an e28 for months and this is the exact color combo my dream e28 would be and...

It's a super eta auto?

Bump for a stunning car, can I live with an auto???

Hence the phrase, "five-speed swap." A few hundred bucks and a weekend fixes that auto problem. Even if you went G265 w/ the M20 bellhousing (which is overkill IMHO) you're still well under $1k for the total swap.

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Dec 21, 2009 4:40 PM

This is really a pretty car. I'm a sucker for a white car anyway. Those "comfort" seats hurt my bad, old back, though. Courtesy bump for a good-looking car!

What a great candidate for a 5-sp. swap!

m-racer · Post by **m-racer** » Dec 21, 2009 6:21 PM

gray635 wrote:This is really a pretty car. I'm a sucker for a white car anyway. Those "comfort" seats hurt my bad, old back, though. Courtesy bump for a good-looking car! What a great candidate for a 5-sp. swap!

With you on the old back, comfort seats and the swap. Pretty car for sure.

a · Post by a » Dec 22, 2009 4:04 PM

Phillyflyboys wrote:I have been looking for an e28 for months and this is the exact color combo my dream e28 would be and...

It's a super eta auto?

Bump for a stunning car, can I live with an auto???

I have the 5 spd parts from a 150k 82 528e. But first, I wanted to kill the 4hp22. Well, I put 200k on the Borman6 and 14k sofar on B6II's AT. Just 'cuz an AT is s'posed to be put in drive ,etc. You can put it in 2 and take it to 70 mph if you want. . 3 likewise. No, it it doesnt have quite the feel of a real manual. BFD, I also dont have to mess with a hydraulic clutch that only has a 20 yr service life. So I wouldn't convert a perfectly good AT. I consider the AT to be an essential part of what has been an ideal DD/ commuter car. If you are after a useful car, get the auto. If you are after a weekender, go for a stick.

Phillyflyboys · Post by **Phillyflyboys** » Dec 23, 2009 8:07 AM

I'm with you "a", I'm not pulling a perfectly running tranny out of a car with an econo engine. Full drive train swap maybe but that car is too pretty for that much plastic surgery. She's beatiful as is! Plus I think she's already gone...

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Dec 23, 2009 10:11 AM

Phillyflyboys wrote:I'm with you "a", I'm not pulling a perfectly running tranny out of a car with an econo engine. Full drive train swap maybe but that car is too pretty for that much plastic surgery. She's beatiful as is! Plus I think she's already gone...

She is not gone yet but interior pics to very serious buyer in Seattle today for final decision.

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Dec 23, 2009 3:38 PM

photobucket link removed

thanks for looking and Merry X-mas

Snakeyestx · Post by **Snakeyestx** » Dec 23, 2009 11:24 PM

Wow... the guy who has the thread about "should I buy a 535" in General should see this.

Phillyflyboys · Post by **Phillyflyboys** » Dec 24, 2009 12:13 PM

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Dec 26, 2009 4:10 PM

I didnt want to, but now the huddled, non-enthusiast masses are given a shot. Jim and I were both hoping it would go to someone here. Happy New Year!

e24mpwr · Post by **e24mpwr** » Dec 26, 2009 5:42 PM

How much are you asking?

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Dec 26, 2009 6:04 PM

Lee in NC wrote:How much are you asking?

PM sent Lee.

5280 JB · Post by **5280 JB** » Dec 27, 2009 1:13 PM

FYI: I was the previous owner of this car. See the link below for some pics of the cars history and upgrades:

http://s618.photobucket.com/albums/tt26 ... =slideshow

Good luck with the sale, Mark!

Jim

edlocke · Post by **edlocke** » Dec 29, 2009 5:04 AM

5280 JB wrote:FYI: I was the previous owner of this car. See the link below for some pics of the cars history and upgrades:

http://s618.photobucket.com/albums/tt26 ... =slideshow

Good luck with the sale, Mark!

Jim

Stunning!!!!

I would think it would be hard to let a car like this go down the road....?

rost · Post by **rost** » Dec 29, 2009 9:06 PM

I cant beleive how beautiful this car is,good luck with sale.

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Jan 01, 2010 10:51 AM

bump because reserve has been met with 24 hours to go on Ebay. Happy New Year guys!

Mark

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Jan 01, 2010 4:56 PM

Complimentary bump for a very pretty car. Good on Mark for setting the reserve at a VERY reasonable level and having enough faith in the car to be optimistic about it selling for a fair price.

Would be nice for someone around here to snag this one.

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Jan 02, 2010 3:52 PM

thanks for all the well wishing and compliments--car is off to Prescott AZ.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jan 02, 2010 7:01 PM

Never thought it would end up in Prescott. Interesting.

Why edit your posts to remove all the info? That's ridiculous.

alpinamotorsport · Post by **alpinamotorsport** » Jan 02, 2010 7:36 PM

wkohler wrote:Never thought it would end up in Prescott. Interesting.

Why edit your posts to remove all the info? That's ridiculous.

Chris--it is not ridiculous. It chose to remove the link to my personal photobucket, because it frequently contains pictures of my wife and daughter, both of which I choose not to share with the forum. I left a picture of the car in the thread and here is a link to the Ebay ad for many more pictures and a complete description of the car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MESOX%3AIT

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jan 02, 2010 9:10 PM

I understand deleting the photo link - in fact, that's why I figured you did. I didn't like having to search for the ad in completed items on eBay to find the ad.

Congrats on the sale. I think that was a fair price with the bottlecaps.

gray635 · Post by **gray635** » Jan 02, 2010 11:17 PM

Mark: Hard to believe this car only brought $5,700.

Looks like somebody in Prescott really got a bargain.

SD45T-2 · Post by **SD45T-2** » Jan 03, 2010 2:13 AM

Prescott is a interesting town.

A four seasons type of place.
congrats on the sell.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jan 03, 2010 2:15 AM

Vatoloco wrote:Prescott is a interesting town.

A four seasons type of place.
congrats on the sell.

Not that interesting anymore now that Californians have loaded it up and loaded it up with cookie-cutter houses and shopping centers.

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