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Well I think the time has come. I am ready to move to a different BMW now that the E28 is good to take the DD status. The E34 will be replaced by an S38 powered car.

Whats offered for sale in this thread is a Hellrot (bright red) on parchment 1995 E34 540i with a manual 6 speed transmission, 1 out of 56 (total 1524 HE53).

I have owned the car since 2009. I am the 4th owner. I have converted it to a complete M-Sport clone with original M-Sport front bumper, rear M5 bumper, M-tech mirrors, M3 steering wheel that came in that year.

Mods are as follows (the good):

M-Sport front bumper - brand new
M5 rear bumper
M-Tech mirrors (they came first on the E34 before the M3 so its incorrect to call them M3 mirrors plus they are different in mounting)
E36 M3 steering wheel
Bilstein Sport/Vogtlands
18'' staggered Rondell 58s
Euro bumper trim
Euro Bosch smilies headlights
Clear tails, corners and sidemarkers
3.15 LSD from an 1988 E32 750iL
B&B triflow resonator and Magnaflow 14816 muffler
E36 M3 Mishimoto Radiator
E60 545i Short Shifter
ZHP Weighted shift knob
Rear headrest, map lights, rear storage all out of e32
Black birdeye maplewood trim (came in 1993 E34 M5)
M5 rear plate surround
M5 shift surround
E32 rear manual shade
Shadow line

The not so good:

I would rate the interior at 9/10. There is always more to ask - driver seat bolster is worn out. No seat twist. Pretty clean all around.

The exterior is about 7/10. There is slight surface rust on the doors - yes sadly the car was "born" and lived in the northeast. Clear coat condition is excellent - the Texas blazing sun has no chance of getting to the car since I park in a car port at work and always garaged at home (has been garaged for 2 years now). There are few dings here and there.

Current reading on the odometer is a little shy of 178k. Maintenance is up to date. It was my daily driver. The sound of rumbling V8 made my mornings for sure!

Clean Texas title in hand.

Maintenance as of (02/02/13):

- Motor Mounts
- Belts
- WP pulley
- Aluminium Thermostat Housing
- New oil pressure inlet/outlet hoses
- New oil return hose
- New o-rings on those hoses and new WP gasket
- Fresh oil, coolant and power steering fluid.
- Brand new battery

Maintenance as of (12/05/2013):

- New Water Pump
- New Alternator
- New Serpentine Belt

With that said the car is not for sale anymore. The right offer was not made so I am keeping the car for now.

















2012 E34 bf.c calendar submission - currently on display for December.



2013 E34 bf.c calendar submission - July.



Above two photos are courtesy of my buddy Jay Lane.

http://jlanephoto.smugmug.com/Other/M5- ... 345_Fgrbfb#

Flying into Austin tomorrow for the F1 race, staying in Round Rock. Hmmm, how far to drive to see this beauty, and how hard would I have to work to convince the wife to drive home to Seattle....

Interested in a 1991 e34 M5, ~172K...

Very nicely done, Sir. GLWS! I'd love to hear a clip of that M44 V8.

@ brannman:
I was due to be flying in to Austin for the F1 race as well but had to give up my ticket and spot in our gruppe due to a work conflict. Have fun out there!

brannman wrote:Flying into Austin tomorrow for the F1 race, staying in Round Rock. Hmmm, how far to drive to see this beauty, and how hard would I have to work to convince the wife to drive home to Seattle....

Interested in a 1991 e34 M5, ~172K...

You don't have to drive too far away - just downtown Austin I will be at the F1 race as well turn 11W.

Just wondering how I am going to get back to Houston hah

And yes E34 M5, especially if its that red one in the signature!

Ironically, you are the second person from Seattle to be interested in the car.

Tim in N FL wrote:Very nicely done, Sir. GLWS! I'd love to hear a clip of that M60 V8.

@ brannman:
I was due to be flying in to Austin for the F1 race as well but had to give up my ticket and spot in our gruppe due to a work conflict. Have fun out there!

Thank you sir. I hope she finds a nice home (preferably far away from here, it will be heart breaking to see it around).

You asked and you shall receive:

http://youtu.be/R1Qf4dbOC-w

Just fooled around one afternoon. Santa knows I want a GoPro

P.S. if its a cancellation, my detailed album of F1 race will be shared

beliq wrote:Ironically, you are the second person from Seattle to be interested in the car.

Make that the third. What an absolutely gorgeous car. Too bad I don't have a proper garage to keep it in.

I'm gonna be in T5 grandstands, row 30 or so. My # is 206 356 5620, and if you and the car are anywhere close to the track fri/sat/sun I would love to see you and the car.

I love my M5, don't get me wrong. We would need to chat about condition, arrangements, etc so everything was out in the open beforehand.

Wow. What a stunning car.

I've been looking for one of these. Beautiful example. GLWS!

Thank you gentlemen. It's really not an easy move but I can't have more than two cars in the garage/driveway and I am ready to move to ITB world

ssf1342 wrote:

beliq wrote:Ironically, you are the second person from Seattle to be interested in the car.

Make that the third. What an absolutely gorgeous car. Too bad I don't have a proper garage to keep it in.

Well its a sign

@brannman you got a PM. I will see you in Austin.

Bad azz car. It wouldnt last a minute in my hood.

H///Mmmmm... What am I doing over here?

GLWS

I'm used to seeing you on bf.c, but figured I'd scoot over and give it 2 thumbs up! Wish my kids were a couple years older and my wife's X5 was paid off

Yes i recently joined this community and its a blast a lot of cool ppl plus i have an e28. Bfc e34 starts to look more and more rice/e36 these days.

Thanks for the thumbs

What a gorgeous e34 with your tasteful upgrades and the stunning color!

Beautiful, I've had the pleasure of owning 2 95 540/6's. One of my all-time favorite cars. Good luck!

Appreciate the comments gentlemen.

OMG... want!

I boycott this thread.

Its rare to see a great car and a even better guy having to part ways.
Anyone who picks this up will be very very pleased.

GLWS

Beautiful car! If I had my E46 sold I would fly out and drive her home. If it's still around in a few months i'll get in touch with you.

It could still be up for grabs in a few months. I am not actively selling.

The E34 is officially off the DD status. The E28 is performing strong and it carries me around town now.

Working on some of the maintenance.

beliq wrote: Working on some of the maintenance.

Between helping friends.

1st 5er wrote:

beliq wrote: Working on some of the maintenance.

Between helping friends.

Great price, imo, and great looking car!

Cool car, I love the red... I wish my e34 m5 was that color!

tsmall07 wrote:Great price, imo, and great looking car!

Always nice to hear from a fellow M60 E34 owner

bkbimmer wrote:Cool car, I love the red... I wish my e34 m5 was that color!

The color grew on me as soon as I saw it in person. At first I wasn't sure that I want a red car. And yes red M5s look awesome!

bkbimmer wrote:Cool car, I love the red... I wish my e34 m5 was that color!

I know of a great painter up in your neck of the woods.

Everything is perfect on this machine, up to and including the wide kidneys/hood that I prefer. Would someone please hurry up and buy this before I end up putting my Wrangler up for sale.

Karl

1st 5er wrote:

bkbimmer wrote:Cool car, I love the red... I wish my e34 m5 was that color!

I know of a great painter up in your neck of the woods.

A color change is out of the question!

AT8M5 wrote:Everything is perfect on this machine, up to and including the wide kidneys/hood that I prefer. Would someone please hurry up and buy this before I end up putting my Wrangler up for sale.

Karl

Thanks Karl.

I have always felt that the wide grill belongs to the V8. Its definitely weird to look at a wide grill '95 M5. That is one of the great debates that has troubled the mind of famous philosophers - E34 narrow or wide grille.

Well i guess its time to remove the feeler part of this and bump it up for sale for real.