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Chas C 
Really Senior Member II
Nothing new under the sun
Joined: 15-December-2004
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Points: 1620
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 Posted: 11-January-2006 at 04:15 |
Prices of E38s are coming down fast because they're a lot more expensive to run than an E32 and not as reliable. E32s and E34s can be maintained at home a lot more easily than the E38/E39. It all depends on what you want from your wheels and how much you're willing to plough into them each year to keep them on the road.
A good E32/34 can be had for less than a grand and can be kept on the road for a few hundred pounds a year. That's very cheap motoring and huge value when you look at what you're getting, especially with the 7. A lot of new cars don't have the kit that a 15 year old 7 has.
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
Status: Offline
Points: 661
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 21:00 |
just buy them all son 
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II
The Last of the Few
Joined: 21-August-2003
Location: 55 � North
Status: Offline
Points: 1365
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 20:36 |
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From the tone of the comments posted I get the impression the E34 is move loved than the E39.
I keep toying with the idea of getting another E34 but common sense says the E39 would be more sensible.
Then again, E32's are cheap as chips - but prices of E38's are really coming down too!
What is a man to do???
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AndyS Live each day as if it's your last - one day it will be. 
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
Status: Offline
Points: 661
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 18:45 |
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no pro registerd any way will pm u tracker number
just see were the bint (wife) put it
dazz
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e34-520iSE
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 22-December-2003
Location: Gateshead, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 453
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 18:41 |
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Hi Dazz,
Not yet mate - It'll probably be in tomorrow's post. Though I think
sometimes the postie round here drives a horse & cart cos I can go
days without any post and then WHAM! 30 letters all arrive at once!
Cheers,
Shaun
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Self confessed madman
1990 Brilliantrot 2 ltr M20.
Air force definition of explosives: A loud noise followed by the sudden going away of what was once there a second ago.
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
Status: Offline
Points: 661
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 18:33 |
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shaun get ur tourch yet
dazz
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e34-520iSE
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 22-December-2003
Location: Gateshead, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 453
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 18:18 |
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Daily update:- There's even more dead E34's on ebay. Couple of 535's too. Must be some useful bits there!
Cheers,
Shaun
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Self confessed madman
1990 Brilliantrot 2 ltr M20.
Air force definition of explosives: A loud noise followed by the sudden going away of what was once there a second ago.
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
Status: Offline
Points: 661
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 17:17 |
he hahehehehehe lol
thats if u need to work lol 
but i do b£$%^&*
Edited by bmwcrazy
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Drew540i
Really Senior Member II
Available from all good newsagents!
Joined: 15-August-2005
Location: The Mansfield Massive
Status: Offline
Points: 632
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 17:10 |
I think you mean 'hear hear' :-)
When petrol does go over a pound (gallon/litre??) I'll
still be charging 40p a mile and laughing at you
walking to work......... 
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e34-520iSE
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 22-December-2003
Location: Gateshead, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 453
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 16:43 |
 bmwcrazy wrote:
E34 MAY NOT BE A CLASSIC YET ,just proud to own one still get that happy
feeling every time i hear her start vooooooooom
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Here here!
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Self confessed madman
1990 Brilliantrot 2 ltr M20.
Air force definition of explosives: A loud noise followed by the sudden going away of what was once there a second ago.
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
Status: Offline
Points: 661
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 16:08 |
E34 MAY NOT BE A CLASSIC YET but she will be around for a long
time best car bmw ever made i have had 5 sure i have had my
faults but still rate it very high much better than my 7 and my 3
who cares if it will be a classic soon we will all be walking when
petrol goes over a pound ,just proud to own one still get that happy
feeling every time i hear her start vooooooooom
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jamie (e39)528i
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 03-January-2005
Location: chafford hundred essex
Status: Offline
Points: 1093
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 14:50 |
I believe the e34 is probably one of the last over engineered cars BMW made,the others being the e30 and e32.I have owned two of the cars mentioned and enjoyed every minute with them,in a way i wish i hadn't sold the e34 and bought the e39 but thats life!
I dont think the E34 will achieve classis status but to those in the know i think it will remain a good usable classic as the e32 is.
Just my opinion.......
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fingerman
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 31-May-2005
Location: Stockport
Status: Offline
Points: 564
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 14:10 |
Just thought I'd add my little bit! I've just come back to an E34 after owning an E32 for a few months and I have to say I've missed it! Picked it up off EBay over the weekend - a 530 auto H reg 91. It's a fairly old one, but it still works - front window air vents look a bit warped, steering a bit dodgy but apart from that - not bad . Just needs a bit of TLC to get it back to tip top condition then I'll sell it and get another! Long live the E34 
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Current: E34 1996 525tds 113-125k
Previous: 9xE34s, 5xE30s, 2xE39s, 1xE32, 1xE36.... phew!
My Ebay bits: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZseany69ukQQhtZ-1
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 13:21 |
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II
Original and STILL best
Joined: 26-March-2004
Location: East Sussex/Kent border
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Points: 2098
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 12:27 |
E34 535is - best car I have owned to date.
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Chas C
Really Senior Member II
Nothing new under the sun
Joined: 15-December-2004
Location: Aberdeenshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1620
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 12:21 |
Drew540i wrote:
the E34 535i felt like
a slightly shrunken E32 which is really what it was. |
I don't disagree with what you say but there's nothing wrong with a slightly shrunken E32, especially if it's a manual
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
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Points: 661
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 12:07 |
fair one then stop talking rubbish !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Chas C
Really Senior Member II
Nothing new under the sun
Joined: 15-December-2004
Location: Aberdeenshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1620
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 12:06 |
I don't think they get Chewin the Fat down south
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bmwcrazy
Really Senior Member II
1995 M5,1995 318ISE,1997 325
Joined: 24-October-2005
Location: (glasgow the wee apple) big dazz
Status: Offline
Points: 661
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 12:02 |
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i smell sh.t
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Drew540i
Really Senior Member II
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Joined: 15-August-2005
Location: The Mansfield Massive
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 06:51 |
The E34 will never be a 'classic' as such, just an old
BMW that's not worth much. Look at the E28 which
has now just about vanished. The E34 is now going
through it's 'worthless banger' phase and it will never
have the appeal of the E30 because they're different
cars, but nice ones with the right bits will always
have an appeal - white 520i Automatics with grey
cloth will just be foundry fodder. The only E34 bits
worth having are decent leather interiors but even
they aren't worth a lot (Recaro stuff excepted) and
panels are valueless because E34's just don't seem
to rot. Don't expect to become rich on E34 parts!
I was at my local scrapyard yesterday when a Lapis
blue (very dark non metallic) 520i came in. It was an
E plate with an Oxfordshire 'BUD' number plate and
the North Oxford garage numberplates. She was
wearing Metric alloys and blue leather and I
remember seeing such a car at the E34 launch in
June 1988 when we got an invite - I wonder if it's the
same car? Back in those days it was still Thatcher's
Britain, lots of money and optimism and the E34 was
just the car for those times. I can still recall the 'buzz'
following the unveiling of the E34 that evening nearly
18 years ago - even a base 520i on plastic
wheeltrims looked good. Now they're in scrapyards
and Ebay for £50. Sad really!
Personally I think the M535i E28 was a much more
fun car to drive and a lot faster - the E34 535i felt like
a slightly shrunken E32 which is really what it was.
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E34’s in decline!
