Purchasing an e34

[jhower08]

so i drove an hour away to look at and test drive a car, i called the lady yesterday that owns it and let her know i was coming. she said shed be there ALL day today. i show up, the car looks trashed, the lady is nowhere around and doesnt answer her phone. im fucking pissed/dissapointed/ready to kick this lady in the throat.

[Van Westervelt]

Nice, offer her $20. :)

I am currently on the search for an e34 touring.

[Mot]

Gonna pickup a e34 before I move to FL next year somepoint. I really wanna build a TCD 535i manual.

[Van Westervelt]

Gonna pickup a e34 before I move to FL next year somepoint. I really wanna build a TCD 535i manual.

Build an e30 first.

[bmwpower]

Common e34 issues to alook for are: the notorious 50-65 mph shimmy caused by shitty thrust arms, the cooling system, and delaminating door panels. Bim mer.info is a good site, much valueable information to be found there.




e34>life

Was your car in Ocean City, NJ last weekend?

[Jon325i]

A couple of things I was just thinking about re: variations of E34s. I know the big-6 M30 motor is a torque monster and utterly bulletproof, but its pretty heavy as well. An M50 with mild tweaking (chip, injectors, intake, exhaust) should bring it close to what a stock M30B35 makes but the lighter front end should make for more nimble handling. Also, with the vanos M50 cars ('93 to '95), an S50 upgrade should be a plug-n-play affair....at least in theory.

Jon

Edit: That silver one posted above with those wheels is the business 8)

[Dave]

Also, with the vanos M50 cars ('93 to '95), an S50 upgrade should be a plug-n-play affair....at least in theory.

Yeah, that is one of the things I have been thinking of doing. Looks like engine, trans, driveshaft, diff and chip are all that is needed.

[bmwpower]

Yeah, that is one of the things I have been thinking of doing. Looks like engine, trans, driveshaft, diff and chip are all that is needed.

Wouldn't you just need the engine? All the other stuff is already there, right?

[Dave]

Wouldn't you just need the engine? All the other stuff is already there, right?

In theory, I could, but I have an auto trans and its shorter diff. I'd want a 5 speed and a better ratio diff, preferably LSD.

[Funkmasta]

E34's are awesome...

540 Msport. Oh so rare.
I am on the hunt for a clean red on black 6 speed...