1988 BMW 5-Series

M5 Sedan

3.5L Straight 6 Cylinder Gasoline Fuel

Manual

WBSDC9303J2791678

Clear

Gasoline

I have so much time and money invested in this car over the last 2 years and I know there is no way I can get it back. I bought the car from the previous owner just under 2 years ago. The car was in North Carolina and I had it shipped to MI. I paid $10000 before shipping. At the time the values were high and there weren't a lot on the market. The previous owner had put thousands into it before I got it. Incuding quite a bit of work by Kormann. I have invested over $6000 in upgrades within the last 2 years. I have barely driven it in that time. A few thousand miles. Right after buying it my wife got pregnant with our first child and I got a promotion which included a company car. I built it to be a summer driver and occasional track car. I have had it to the track twice and made one nice road trip to the 5er fest at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. Other than that a couple trips around town here and there. Un fortunately for me but fortunately for you prices are low right now so you can get a great deal. They will go up again! Suspension:The self leveling has been removed and it has Bilsteins Sport shocks with H+R 1.5 inch lowering springs. only a few thousand miles on them. I also installed Ireland Engineering adjustable front camber plates. All other front end suspension components are new as well. I also installed a RaceSkids skid plate to save the oil pan. I installed Ireland engineering urethane rear subframe bushings and the PO had already had the diff bushing replaced. Brakes: I rebuilt the M5 four piston front calipers and painted them with gloss black ceramic caliper paint. The front rotors are 750iL brand new. Rear calipers are rebuilt and painted and are off of an E34 540i. Rear rotors are vented and brand new. This is a popular and very effective upgrade for these cars. Stainless steel braided lines all around. Porterfield R4S pads. Motul racing fluid. Stops fantastic! Huge upgrade over stock. Motor: The timing chain, guides, and tensioner were done within the last 10,000 miles and the valves were adjusted and throttle bodies synced. I have records to prove. The timing chain service had actually been done once before according to the records. The PO just wanted to be extra sure. Compression numbers were taken at like 228K and are great, 180 and 5% leakdown. When I got it, I installed the Miller Mass Air Conversion and programmable WAR chip when I got it and after a lot of tuning really maximized the power and smoothness. If you are not familiar with the Miller system check out their website. http://www.millerperformancecars.com/ To make sure everything was tip top I replaced the fuel pressure regulator, throttle position sensor, O2 sensor, both fuel pumps, and had the injectors flow tested and cleaned. New thermostat. K&N air filter. All done within the last 5000 miles. I also installed the polished stainless steel Billy Boat tri-flow cat back exhaust. I installed an Innovate wide-band O2 with data logging and analog dash mounted analog AIr fuel ratio gauge. This is a very useful tuning tool. It is mounted in a removable vent and can easily be put back to stock (see pic). I will include a nice little Net Book running windows XP and all the Miller and Innovate software with the sale. I also installed a new Diehard Battery last year. Car runs and sounds amazing! Wheels and tires: I have 3 sets of wheels. I am selling the Style 42 BBS with the car (pictured). They have custom BBS center caps. Currently have 235/45 General UHP Acclaim tires on them (80% tread). I also have a set of clean Borbet type A 16" with brand new dunlops and Style 5's gold with polished lips and Falken Azenis track tires. Just the style 42s go with the sale. Others available seperately. I no longer have the stock wheels. They were in perfect shape but I sold them to fund other upgrades. I didn't think I would be selling the car. Exterior: The car has been repainted some where along the way and it looks very excellent. Probably the nicest E28 N5 in MI. The windsheild is 2 years old as is the gasket. The sunroof seal is brand new. I replaced the trunk seal and coated the tray it sits in with POR15. Underside is very clean. Windows are tinted. Transmission: The trans was rebuilt at some point.The housing looks clean as brand new. Clutch feels perfect. Shifts perfect. UUC short shift kit and ZHP Knob. New reverse light switch as well. Driveshaft was replaced with a rebuilt unit including new center support bearing and Guibo. Drivetrain is rock solid! Interior: The PO had an awesome leather wrapped Euro dash installed by Kormann BMW in NC. Stock seats needed recovering when I bought the car so I replaced them with Corbeau CR-1 sport seats. I really like them. Some people don't. If you don't, you can find some stock ones. I replaced the stock wheel with a Momo Monte Carlo. I love it, again, some don't. Rest of interior is in decent shape. I no longer have the stock wheel or seats. Acessories:-Previous owner put a bunch of money in the A/C system. Worked great when I got it. The AC compressor clutch started making noise when it was not engaged, I pulled the belt. I haven't messed with it beyond that. -Radio doesn't work. -Everything else works great. Cruise, trip computer, heat, speedo, odometer, all guages, all lights. No ABS light or any other warning lights are on.-Tool kit is missing spark plug tool. I have an aftermarket one that goes with it. Records:I have all my records and all those of the previous owner. Many receipts from Kormann. I also have some from the previous owners before that.Car is registered on the M5 registry. It has a clean MI title. I have it insured for $12,500 with Haggerty. It only costs me $500 a year!! I also won the Bavarian Autosport Photo contest last year for "Classic 5 series" This car handles, stops, accelerates and drives fantastic. Looks great but really should be driven to be appreciated. Car has 232K miles on it. But obviously, a lot has been upgraded and/or rebuilt. I'm sure I am forgetting some stuff. Please feel free to call with questions. Steve at 313-269-6090 Link to more pics: http://photobucket.com/StevesM5