re: 525i-12v and 24v engine prod. dates?

[Phil Marx <BMW@xxxxxxx>]

"Rob" wrote:
>I'm looking at buying an '89 or '90 E34 525i but I'm a little confused as
>to >exactly when they went from the 12valve (M30?) engine to the 24valve
>M50.
>Was there an exact prodution date change or did they just put in whatever
>was available on that day?  I really want the M50 equipped car !

Then you'd better start looking at '91 models, 'cause that's when the M50
engine started in the US.  1991 525i was the first use of that motor in the
US.  '92 was much the same and '93 introduced the M50TU w/vanos (variable
valve timing).

- -Phil Marx  BMWCCA #6021

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