bought an e28 coupe to see what they're all about
Posted: Mar 24, 2018 6:59 PM
I have been looking for a euro e24 for a couple of years now and finally found one recently, somewhat local to me. I picked it up in Austin from Terry Sayther.
Prod. Date 1984-07-05
Type 635 CSI (EUR)
Series E24 (6 Series)
Body Type COUPE
Steering LHD
Engine S38
Displacement 3.50
Drive HECK
Transmission Manual
Colour SONDERLACKIERUNG (490) blauschwarz
Upholstery (0180) anthrazit buffalo
S291A BMW LA Wheel Cross Spoke 2section
S320A Deleted Model Lettering
S350A BMW Composite Wheel Star Spoke 108
S401A Liftupandslideback Sunroof Electric
S498A Headrests Rear Mechanically Adjustable
S500A Headlight WipewashIntensive Cleaning
S530A Air Conditioning
It is a decent looking car that needs quite a bit of love, but a great starting point none the less. The car spent the majority of its life in California and the last decade or so in the Austin area. I was hopeful that the result of the car living in CA and TX would be a relatively rust free car. I was pleasantly surprised once I got it on to the lift that the car appears to be very dry. Initially, I have replaced little things like hood struts and fixed little stuff like turn signals, fog lights and with the help of M.Holtmeier figured out the brights/low beam issue. Mike bent the contact inside the switch so it doesn't always engage the high beams no matter what position the switch is in. Between his fix and some electronics cleaner and compressed air, the lights are fixed. Next on the docket is figuring out the A/C. More on that later.
picking it up from Sayther's
introducing roomates
After getting it a little more cleaned up, and swapping on some different wheels. These wheels fit WAY better on the e24 by the way! 17x8.5 and 17x10.
I will post updates as I dig deeper in to this car. It runs and drives fine so for now just trying to enjoy driving. I know that there are those folks on this board that don't care for e24s and those that love them. I appreciate everyone's insight here!
Prod. Date 1984-07-05
Type 635 CSI (EUR)
Series E24 (6 Series)
Body Type COUPE
Steering LHD
Engine S38
Displacement 3.50
Drive HECK
Transmission Manual
Colour SONDERLACKIERUNG (490) blauschwarz
Upholstery (0180) anthrazit buffalo
S291A BMW LA Wheel Cross Spoke 2section
S320A Deleted Model Lettering
S350A BMW Composite Wheel Star Spoke 108
S401A Liftupandslideback Sunroof Electric
S498A Headrests Rear Mechanically Adjustable
S500A Headlight WipewashIntensive Cleaning
S530A Air Conditioning
It is a decent looking car that needs quite a bit of love, but a great starting point none the less. The car spent the majority of its life in California and the last decade or so in the Austin area. I was hopeful that the result of the car living in CA and TX would be a relatively rust free car. I was pleasantly surprised once I got it on to the lift that the car appears to be very dry. Initially, I have replaced little things like hood struts and fixed little stuff like turn signals, fog lights and with the help of M.Holtmeier figured out the brights/low beam issue. Mike bent the contact inside the switch so it doesn't always engage the high beams no matter what position the switch is in. Between his fix and some electronics cleaner and compressed air, the lights are fixed. Next on the docket is figuring out the A/C. More on that later.
picking it up from Sayther's
introducing roomates
After getting it a little more cleaned up, and swapping on some different wheels. These wheels fit WAY better on the e24 by the way! 17x8.5 and 17x10.
I will post updates as I dig deeper in to this car. It runs and drives fine so for now just trying to enjoy driving. I know that there are those folks on this board that don't care for e24s and those that love them. I appreciate everyone's insight here!
