Re: <E28> 87 M5 Buying advice needed

["ra rabmw" <rabmw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike ,did you get my post that your friend may be buying the wrong car??? 
The M535i,while rare,IS NOT an M5 and DOESN:T have the euro 296 hp 
engine!!!!!!,or other M5 special equipment!


                                o/______\o "RA"/Bob G.
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>From: "Mike Theuri" <mikesoft@domain.elided>
>To: "BMW" <bmw-digest@domain.elided>
>Subject: <E28> 87 M5 Buying advice needed
>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 21:24:27 -0500
>
>A friend of mine has come across what he thinks is a relatively good
>deal. He located an 87 M5. I looked at it with him while it was with
>the previous owner briefly and he will pick it up tomorrow. In the
>meantime I would like to seek buying advice from the list. Its a 5spd,
>120K on the clock, european spec, the sticker from its original dealer
>in Germany is still there on the trunk. The twin exhaust is in the center
>of the rear bumper. It says M535i on a metal plate on the side of the
>engine bay on the edge where the hood rests. What puzzled me and
>what I didn't have time to look at for carefully was the //M  sign on the
>engine. Did this early model M5 have one on the engine ? Where is
>it located ? So far the description I have of its accelaration capabilities
>is that it will hit 100+ easily while in 3rd. My 93 318i will do 80 on 3rd
>if you step on it. Is it possible that the //M spec engine might
>have been swapped with a 535i engine ? Would this be possible without
>changing the tranny/drive line ? I heard from another friend that
>87 was the first year the M5 was produced, are there other things to
>watch out for ? Any views will be very much appreciated. Thanks
>
>Mike Theuri
>93 318i
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