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Nasty
Newbie Joined: 25-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 16 |
Topic: what car is it ? Posted: 25-March-2003 at 15:05 |
hi can any one help me , ive just bought a bmw 535i se or thats what it says on the log book but it looks like an m5 full colour coded body, lowered suppension, m steering wheel & gear knob, m badges front and back looks superb but i have paperwork with the same chassis number and some refer it to being an m5 and some 535i se and some m535i se and some receipts say 535i e34 now this is my first bmw and dont really know much about them, the car as leather seats ,E/W, E/S/R, E/M, AIR CON,CD PLAYER, ABS, REMOTE LOCKING, COMPUTER, traction control ,manual box and so on are these standard ? if any 1 could help me i would be greatful as i need to get this car insured and declare any mods but i dont what is standard and what is modified i hav photos of this car if any could tell from them what the hell it is..... thanks.. |
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bennotech
Newbie Joined: 24-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 11 |
Posted: 25-March-2003 at 15:25 |
what year is the car?. pre '88' there was a M535 old old style ( E28 I think ), post '88' there is a M5 ( E34 model ) which has around 315 bhp ( latest model 340 bhp !! ) with all the goodies as standard. Where did you by it from , dealer or private? Ben |
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Nasty
Newbie Joined: 25-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 16 |
Posted: 25-March-2003 at 15:44 |
hi m8 sorry i forgot the year its `88 and i bought it private the guy i bought it of cant help me either, there `s loads of paperwork with it but none for any of the mods if they are mods ..... thanks |
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bennotech
Newbie Joined: 24-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 11 |
Posted: 25-March-2003 at 15:57 |
have a look at the engine, if it is an M5 then it will have 'M POWER' on the top case. If not then it probably is a 535i and a previous owner has put the M5 bits on. Maybe an idea to trace the previous owners and ask what mods they have done, Ben |
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Nasty
Newbie Joined: 25-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 16 |
Posted: 25-March-2003 at 16:33 |
no mpower on engine , ok ben thanks 4 ur help wayne..... |
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Nasty
Newbie Joined: 25-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 16 |
Posted: 25-March-2003 at 19:34 |
oh by the way heres a pici of the beast 535i se , if any 1 knows of any none standard bits on it , wheels,spoiler,bumpers e.t.c. please let me know ....tnx |
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bennotech
Newbie Joined: 24-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 11 |
Posted: 26-March-2003 at 10:58 |
Wayne, I cant open the pics that you have posted, could you email them to me at ben.bartlett@cgey.com, I would love to have a look, cheers Ben |
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micky_h
Really Senior Member II Joined: 17-February-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 798 |
Posted: 26-March-2003 at 12:59 |
535i Sport? Ur car is probably standard.
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Nasty
Newbie Joined: 25-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 16 |
Posted: 26-March-2003 at 13:55 |
cheers micky_h |
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