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I think there was a 524d too (non turbo). Also available as 324d and td. These models never produced in rh drive.

Parts should be no problem whatsoever. You see loads of these car in mainland Europe. I think BMWGB keep the oil filters for the few that are in the UK. Other mainstream specific parts would be 48/72 hours from back order.

I knew a guy with a 524td (e28) auto who said the economy and performence were fantastic.

I'm tempted to enquire about the m535, but if you say it's a scrapper it's gotta be bad!! I just want an e28 to smoke around in. I'm trying to move away from the e23, lovely old cars, but I can't stand the abuse!!

Hiabboy, you haven't got any worthless e28s' for sale, have you?

You are one lucky chappie!!  I wish I was that lucky when I first bought mine

Paul

Quick very happy update on the 525e - Doive one happy chicken. Turns out the oil pressure switch is faulty, causing the oil light on the dash to flicker on. The last owner just kept on chucking oil into it, of course it had nothing to do with oil pressure! My specialist drained SEVEN LITRES of oil out of the car - the sump holds three and a half. He said the oil was everywhere, blocked the breathers and the idle control valve, and completely coated the spark plugs so causing the severe misfire. After all his work draining the oil, cleaning the plugs and sorting out the idle valve she runs as sweet as a nut, and pulls like a train. Big brutal old school power, not much off the line but absolutely loads when you put your foot down. And the noise is fantastic. Best of all, he valued the car at two and a half grand. Not bad for 150 quid.

are there any 524t's still around? I saw one on eBay last year, looked sound, but was told parts are almost impossible to find over here!

The 525e is definately the 'small 6' M20 cam belt engine.

There was a 325e (saw one in Australia) but not for the UK market. So, if the car you saw advertised was in the UK, it could be an import, or someone has fitted the wrong instrumentation.

The 520i and 525e have identical bhp's, but the 520 with an auto box was a bit of a 'slug' - the 'eta' was just so powerful by comparison which shows bhp is not the be all and end all.

Excuse my ignorance, but is the head being talked about the M20 engine ?

I know the later E28's and early E34's like mine shared the M20 engine.

Please don't tempt me to take more pics, I only have 15Mb web space!! I would completely fill it with pictures of the car if I had the chance. I'll get some more pics of the car some day when the sun comes out, or else when I get a chance to polish her all up. I'll take a picture of my flatmates face when he comes back this evening to see the big beast parked in our space. I like photography, so over the spring/summer I'll try and get pics of her in scenic locations across Scotland.

Unfortunately I'm a bit of a stickler for originality, so if possible I'd like to keep her standard. Of course as a last resort I'd put a 520i head on (nothing to do with that 25hp extra), but will the valve duration not be completely different so changing the power delivery? Been told the 2.7 is a lovely lazy torquey old beast, with decent fuel economy when you are taking it easy. This is all speculation at the moment, as we haven't had the head off her yet.

I found myself last night at 2am sitting in the freezing cold inside the car, staring around in mild to medium disbelief at what I'd bought. It's addictive. Went out this afternoon, opened the bonnet and stood staring for about ten minutes. It's very sad. Thanks for the encouragement guys, although as you can probably tell from my posts I had no intention of ever letting her go back to the scrapyard!

  Boing!