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1988 BMW E28 M5 with 12k for Sale
That’s right, twelve thousand miles. I will take a second and let you wrap your head around that. I have to think this car is one of the lowest mile and best preserved examples in existence. Just take a look at these pictures and try to find a serious flaw.
From the seller -
“This is truly the rarest of rare finds in the vintage BMW marketplace. A 100% original E28 M5 with only 12,700 original miles(this is not a misprint, its 12 thousand seven hundred). This car is undoubtedly one of the best of the best of vintage M5′s and without question one of the lowest mileage in existence anywhere in the world. Extensive research indicates only 1 car exists with lower mileage and that one recently sold to another collector last year.
With the exception of only the tires, everything on this car is 100% original and absolutely perfect. It has been collector owned since new and meticulously maintained by professional Motorsport specialists.The original paint still shines like new and is completely free of dings, scratches, and any imperfections whatsoever (with the exception of a miniscule door ding just below the drivers door handle which is not even visible in the photos and difficult to find in person). This car is truly the most flawless example of this highly collectible and increasingly rare edition of BMW’s legendary Motorsport performance sedan. The photos do not do this car justice as it looks even better in person. The interior is 100% original right down to the floor mats. And the pristine condition of the leather and carpeting certainly reflects the extremely limited use this vehicle has seen over the past two decades.
Everything in the vehicle operates as it did on the showroom floor when it was purchased new in 1988 including the lights in the visor mirrors, the power seats, heated seats, and even the power headrests. The air conditioning is all original, leak free, and considerably colder than the systems found in new BMW’s.
As incredible as this car looks, its performance and mechanical condition is even more extraordinary. It is truly like driving a brand new one out of the BMW dealers lot. With its minimal and pampered use since new, this true time capsule provides the same level of world class acceleration and handling that made BMW’s Motorsport cars legendary in the sports car market in the late 80′s.
I purchased this car last year to add to my private collection from another vintage sports car collector from New England. My plan was to keep this car long term but a few months ago I purchased some new property and am building a new home there and have decided to down size my collection. I will also be listing a few other cars from my long-time collection over the next few weeks.
The car includes the original owners manuals, BMW glove box flashlight, and original BMW tools in trunk. This is a true investment grade collectible and arguable one of the top 3 vintage E28′s in existence today.”
I won’t bore you with all the reasons why this car is so special. What is interesting is that the car sits at $29k with a few days to go. There is no reserve so this car is going to have a lucky new owner. If you are in the market for an E28 the selling price of this car will give you an idea of the price range would be at it’s most extreme.
I am beginning to think that no reserve eBay auctions have become the true barometer for determining value on a car. While many still use the values associated with KBB, those numbers are arbitrary. These auctions define what a car actually sold for, a much better determination of value. /End rant.
In terms of this E28, if you have been waiting for the perfect E28 M5 this is the car for you.
~Aaron.
Low-mile E28 M5 for sale
The early M cars are the purest of the line, and it’s great to find them in original, unmolested, and unabused condition. There isn’t a whole lot of info on the listing about this M5, but the pictures and mileage point to a very clean, very original example. The interior and exterior look practically new, the only aspect reflecting its 22 years of age being the engine, but that’s more of a nice reminder that there was time when engines weren’t hidden by anonymous sheets of black plastic. You just don’t find the early M-cars with 50k miles very often, and it’s especially tempting when it’s an M5 with the robust S38 powerplant.
Priced just under $17k, it’s not a cheap car, but I really think it’s a good value. I like that it sits on the original wheels and as I mentioned, is extremely clean top to bottom. Not only a good buy for the growing historical value, this is a car that could be a ton of fun through another 150k miles.
-NR
No-Reserve BMW E39 M5 for sale
Here’s a chance to steal the quintessential super sedan from Bavaria without repercussions from the law. The E39 M5′s design and performance has held up extremely well in the decade since its inception, the muscular shape still catching eyes and 400hp 5.0L V8 still scaring children, animals, and uninitiated lead-feet. A minor fender-bender knocks this one’s AutoCheck score down a bit, but this is balanced out by fairly low mileage, just over 90k miles. What isn’t balanced out is the garish interior, an unfortunate choice in this otherwise classy and handsome beast.
Overall this looks like a fine example that could be had at a great price. I would seriously consider eBaying at least the seats if not the door panels too and finding something more… restrained. Other than that, this is a great chance to snag one of the best BMWs in recent memory, one of those (sadly) increasingly rare instances of a Bimmer that truly is an Ultimate Driving Machine.
-NR
High mileage 1988 BMW M5 Dinan E28
Sometimes we find cars we posted before return to the blog much later for sale by a different owner. Sometimes we don’t remember this. So that said I don’t think we have seen this particular M5 before, but we have seen a number of black E28s move through this blog.
This one has 214,000 miles, but only 25,000 on an engine rebuild and 1,000 on a valve job. The engine rebuild also saw the car see some go fast additions including, a lightweight flywheel and 3″ exhaust. The car also has a Dinan chip and Dinan Stage 3 suspension. 17″ rims and Euro headlights complete the nice look.
There are a few bits that need to be found, replaced, and fixed, but nothing that would prevent instant enjoyment from the purchase.
The car is sitting at $5,655 with bids and reserve not met.
Seller description:
There were only supposed to be 500 handbuilt BMW M5′s but BMW ended up making about 1270 total cars due to demand. This is car # 126 of the first 500. E28 chassis M5′s are the last of the handbuilt M/// cars.
It has 214k on the odo but only about 25k on the engine since a full rebuild by Fall Line Motorsports in the Chicago Illinois area. A good rebuild on these engines will run upwards of $10,000, which is why you never see them rebuilt. Timing chain and guides replaced, a lightweight flywheel was used in place of the stock unit for faster revs, a Fahey crankshaft hub was used for greater strength. SCCA style exhaust was custom built with high flow cat, 3″ mandrell bent pipe and stock M5 muffler.
http://www.fall-linemotorsports.com/Valve adjustment just done 1k ago.
The head work was done by Chuck Stickley from CSS Motorsports http://www.cssmotorsports.com/
Chuck builds BMW engines and races professionally in SCCA competitions. The headwork alone ran $3,500 and is fully ported and matched with a full angle job. A Dinan exhaust cam gear was used in place of the factory peice for better torque response.The car was also converted at Fall Line to a Split Second Mass Airflow system with both ARM1 & ARC 2 systems replacing the stock airflow meter. There is also a custom aluminum air filter cover included that was fabricated to shield the filter from engine temps. It is easily removable and secures with a Dzus fastener. More info here regarding the Split Second conversion:
http://www.splitsec.com/spike/bmwm5s/spikem5.htmlThis system allows for manual overide of air and fuel levels and is easily adjusted to account for intended driving conditions.
Dinan 10 Point car and has been “Badged” as such by Dinan Engineering.
Stage 3 suspension system: SLS delete, adjustable sway bars, Dinan springs and fixed negative camber plates front and rear set the camber at about -2 degrees. Rear struts are also Dinan Bilstein peices that are height adjustable.
Dinan exhaust cam gear.
Dinan ECU Chip. Car also comes with factory chip.
~Evan
Clean 2000 E39 BMW M5 Red Dinan S1
This is quite a clean looking M5 for being a three owner car. The seller says it has never seen winter roads and has been in a garage all its life. With only 40,000 miles those three owners sure didn’t use it to commute very long. The car has some mild upgrades including the Dinan S1 package, with exhaust and intake. It also has a set of deep dish 20″ rims and aftermarket angel eyes. The clutch and flywheel have been replaced at 30,000 so they should be good for awhile. The engine bay looks amazingly clean.
The car is at $22,000 reserve not met. As long as the reserve isn’t set more than $10,000 from this, you could take this car and drive it for a few years and then sell it with out much depreciation as long as you take care of it.
~Evan
1988 BMW M5 with 79,000 miles
Here’s a clean example of a dying breed, the E28 BMW M5, sold only in 1988. These are among one of the rarest M models, with the BMW M1, E34 M5 Touring and E31 850CSi being the only models sold in lesser quantities.
1988 BMW M5 on eBay
The seller states:
I am selling my beautiful and rare E28 M5. This is the finest possible example, in my opinion, that you will find. Why? It’s not a garage queen that you’ll feel guilty driving, but it’s not a thrashed junker that won’t perform to your expectations. It is a very, very nicely kept and maintained example of a true sports sedan. Somewhere around 1200 of these cars were ever imported to the US (all with black paint and beige leather). Nobody knows how many are still roadworthy, but very few are in daily driving condition with less than 100K miles. If you are considering this car, you likely are familiar with its history and stats. Here’s a brief summary of stats and recent upgrades:
Engine: 3.5L inline 6-cylinder; 256hp stock; 0-60 6.5 secs
Transmission: Getrag 5-sp Manual
79,7xx miles
**Passed Oregon DEQ March 2010**
New OEM Exhaust system
New catalytic converter
New oxygen sensor
New OEM electric antenna assembly
New upper and lower control arms
New Sway bar link, tie rods, center link
New power steering pump
New Alternator
New fuel filter
New brake pads and rotors
Most all hoses replaced
New Bilstein shocks front and rear
I have all records and receipts for the above.
–BMW business CD player
–AC blows cold
–Driver and passenger seat heaters
–current wheels are the black ASA’s shown in the photos. The OEM wheels will be for sale separately once the car is sold.
The car has the flaws you’d expect for it’s age: minor dash cracks, paint blemishes, minor leather cracking. None of it will keep you from loving this car as much as I do.
While E28 M5s are rare, I’m thinking $13,500 might be a bit optimistic for an E28 M5, unless of course it had under 50,000 miles. These cars just don’t seem to have the lust after factor as much as the E30 M3s and E24 M6s have. I could be wrong, though. As real estate agents will tell you, there’s an a** for every seat.
-Paul
Custom 1990 BMW 550i E34 with M70 V12 swap
Like the big hairy American winning machine Ricky Bobby, some people just wanna go fast. So when you have a perfectly quick E34 535i what’s the only logical thing to do? Answer: stuff a M70 V12 under the bonnet.
Well that’s what Tim Milner decided to do. At the said cost of over $100K, this BMW has seen some major surgery. To help get the new heart really breathing, the 5’er received stainless steel headers and a custom fabricated Borla exhaust. The rest of the engine upgrades, including cams and software, bring the car beyond the 400hp mark and 6 gear has been tested at over 160mph.
I want to personally thank the owner for keeping the aesthetics mostly unchanged. A true BMW enthusiast will appreciate the M5 throwing star wheels, M5 seats, Eibach suspension and modest aero package.
I’m curious to see how high biding will go for this shake n bake Bimmer.
-Ben
1995 BMW M5 E34 Touring Wagon Supercharged
This beautiful, rare, find comes from reader Peter.
Euro sport wagons have a cult following. The top of the line performance models, Audi RS, Benz AMG, and BMW M wagons, are scarcely available at bargain prices. This is in part because they are made in such small numbers, but also because they take the idea of the Q ship one step further, by hiding the wolf in a sheep’s clothing of a station wagon. People love these, practical, easier to convince a significant other that they are a good purchase, but loaded with all the horsepower and road handling of their standard brethren.
The Euro only M5 Touring Wagon model would be fantastic had been bone stock, but it even includes some more impressive additions.
This is one of only four built in the splendid Orinoco Green Metallic paint. It also has the two tone interior.
What sets this car even further out from the crowd is the Albrex supercharger attached to the 3.8 liter six. The car has been tuned by Diebold and dynoed at 440 horsepower at the fly wheel.
The 18″ M-parallels look good with the classic lines. The manual will certainly provide for plenty of entertainment and keep the boost up.
Parts listed by the seller:
Double sunroof (front and rear)
BMW Traffic Pro (Becker) GPS, upgraded with full Infinity speakers throughout and sub.
Nuerburgring package, with dual mode adaptive suspension, massive 345mm two piece aluminum hat rotors
Euro “smiley” headlights retained with “city lights” and upgraded with 50w HID.
Aero roof rack
Kmac camber plates
rear window retractable side shades
UUC short shifterNew parts:
New Michelin PS2s (less than 1000 miles)
New Sachs sintered clutch
New Boge OE Nuerburgring adaptive struts
Brand new aluminum radiator with electric fans
Brand new water pump
New HR springs
Brand new Nuerburgring front brake rotors
Such a great car, I think it would fit just fine in my garage. $23,900 buy-it-now with 73,993 miles. Seems fair priced to me for a rare vehicle catering to a niche market.
~Evan
Beautiful E28 BMW M5 for Sale
Oh my. Yes, I’ve switched back to thinking E28 M5s are the best generation (though that blue E39 that flew by me yesterday was evil in the best way). As we’ve said before, there’s no replacement for the original of a German classic. This gorgeous one owner (!!!) example may be the best-looking E28 M5 I’ve seen with a recent respray and the awesome 17″ 15-spokes from an E39 540i.
Cons: 22 years old isn’t young, 132k miles isn’t zero, $15,800 isn’t cheap.
Pros: One owner, dealer-maintained, all service records. Tastefully updated with restraint. 1988 was an awesome year for BMWs. 132k miles isn’t that much. That new coat of black looks dead sexy, as do the wheels, and the interior and… Everything.
You could make an offer on the eBay listing, but it deserves full price. It’s gorgeous, and though it’s covered some miles, this is an exceptionally maintained M5. If you’re in the market for an E28 M5, buy this one. I’ll go to bed tonight wishing I could.
-NR
Red BMW E34 M5 doppleganger under $14k
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A couple weeks ago I blog-drooled all over my computer when I found a red E34 on BMW double-spokes on eBay. While perusing MunichEvo, I saw another red E34 on the same wheels and thought “oh cool, it’s for sale somewhere else and cheaper!” A closer look revealed that this is, in fact, NOT the same car, as it has the black M5 body bits and about twice the miles of that first pristine example. It also has some nice Dinan bits, and leaves me painfully torn as to whether I think the black or body-color aero bits look better. You be the judge:
Red E34 M5 for sale at MunichEvo.com
I think if it came down to it I might go body-color, but the black has an attractive just-another-5er quality to it. Either way, these owners have the same impeccable taste in wheels, not to mention cars and color. Some well-chosen Dinan bits (chip, cam sprocket, brakes, suspension, and a thankfully unused trunk badge) make it a little extra special, and while it’s not a 55k-mile cherry like the first, it certainly doesn’t show its 119k.
Someone’s getting lucky at $13,995.
-NR
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