This report was created by Brad (BNC at MyE28.com) on the condition of a
BMW E28 535i, who examined the vehicle sometime in 2004. The report is
valuable in terms of pointing out what should be looked at when
evaluating an E28 BMW for purchase, or simply to document the condition
of your own E28.

Rod Paine
Rod's BMW 528e web site at: http://tinyurl.com/dosn7
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I made the 2.5hr trip down to Locust,NC, it was a pretty nice day and
pretty good trip really, finally found the place, well Matt came out an
met me at the road, the street sign had been knocked down so finding his
road was a bit harder but I got there anyway...... The Car is.....
really, really nice.

Over All: Like a time warp actually, a bone stocker but WELL maintained.

Car is tight, doors are tight, hood and trunk all very nice.

The Car has the 265 5 speed, not dogleg 262 but the regular 265.

The Car has a 3.73LSD and as you know the 10-1 motor. Couldn't find the
L on the block, but that is hard to see anyway without scubbing it,
couldn't get to the engine VIN, but I am taking it as factfrom the
regular VIN and the owner swears it is, he IS a young BMW tech and also
by my butt-o-meter, it does pull a bit harder than my green motor and
reminds me alot of driving Dukes car.

Car pulls hard to red line, no noises inside or out, no vibrations, no
shimmies. Ran it hard up to 70mph then got on the brakes very hard,
braked nicely and no shimmy as I said before. Stock but nice.

Car is still on the original clutch and suspension, suspension felt good
for a stock suspension, clutch is very light, I have a heavier clutch
(M5) in my car and this one was very light. Since I am used to my
clutch,I really couldn't give an Honest opinion on how it felt but first
impression is it is not slipping now but may or may not need replacing
in the next year. Shifter seems ok, I have a SS so felt like it was
sloppy but I can't give an honest on that one because all my cars have
SS...sorry

Exhaust is stock and in good condition even the chrome twins tips still
look good.

It has a set of good condition,non staggered Alpinas (8" or 7.5), 205's
up front and 225's in the rear, I think they were 16". about 50% tread I
guess, didn't measure them but just guessing....

Interior is very, very clean.Pearl Beige. Seats are in great shape,
bolsters in excellent shape only fault with front seats is where when
the bottom cushion gets flattened sometimes the leather will fold, both
have this but easy fix with new bottom cushion, no cracks though...non
power sports and the frames are still tight, no rocking.....rear seats
excellent even the tops where the stitching starts to seperate are in
good shape. One carpet stain as mentioned. Matts are good too. All Belts
present and in correct position. Do not remember seeing any Headliner
staining???

Euro cluster with US speedo in Excellent shape, euro check console.OBC
new looking as well. Interior, including headliner in really really good
shape as well as the visors, no tears. Only thing I would replace is the
shift boot, just looks worn compared to the rest of the interior. Too
much Armorall on the Dash but besides that crack free, euro top vent on
dash, sunroof slider is good shape too.

All rubber wipes, seals and trims (inner fuzzies) in very good
condition. All Sill Plates are like new. Whole F*cking car is like new,
oops sorry.....love ya...

Clarion Headunit with small amp mounted behind rear seats, nice and
tidy.BMW upgraded rears.

Trunk shows no signs of water damage, would like to check that again but
the bottom of the trunk looked new. Jack-set present with warning
triangle, did not have correct bracket for mounting the triangle, but
they had made a notch in it to fit around lug wrench. I would replace
that with Charles' mounting bracket.

14" spare, kinda the old, style 32 looking, kinda matched the Alpinas,
spare was in good condition. Trunk carpet set very clean and complete.
Power antennae.

Full large trunk tool kit present, no towel, rear trunk lid liner in
Excellent shape, no signs of moisture or water damage, no warping.

Front eurolights, may be the US version??,sorry need to confirm this but
they did have the cloudiness to them, Acetone will take care of that but
in good condition anyway. New Front fog lenses. Rear tailights,
shadowline and in great shape.

Engine compartment....clean for not being detailed, all stickers
present,correct VIN plate, Zinnerberot (sp), criuse control present,
forgot to check that, sorry, but AC is fabulous, 39degrees and original.
No LEAKS!!! OIL or PS, Oil cooler present and in GC. Cap for diagnostics
plug, present. Oil seemed clean, synth. Reservoirs present and holding
fluids,LOL. PS reservoir missing the big nut on top, the big rounded
one, but they had a regular nut if you will. I really don't know how to
describe it but you know what I mean. Lid was present.

Firewall insulation in GC. Hood insulation needs to be replaced, as well
as the rear vent insulation and front seal that runs across the top of
the radiator. Slight , very slight wine in PS when turned to lock
position, don't know if you need to worry about that or not, doubt it.

Paint, was in good condition. Top of hood, roof and rear deck looked to
be buffed out. Texture, lack of factory orange peel(??), was different
than the sides. This maybe where it was detailed or to remove first
signs of oxidation. I would buff,color sand, the entire car to even the
textures, basically removing all orange peel. Slight Signs of Sunroof
drain stains near the C-pillars, the buffing would take that out.

AND, Only seen with my Sunglass's on,Oakleys,you can't see it without
them, the Mtech kit has slight color difference than body. This could be
due to the fact that people do not wax their spoilers/bumpers as much as
the body of the car and over the years the color slightly changes. Car
still has factory Mtech Stripe, thin, 2 stripe, orange and red I
think???? down the body line. One ding found in the front passenger side
fender, slight dent, coming from the inside out, smaller than a dime,
paintless dent removal could take care of that. One other paint issue,
but I won't post on that until I confirm it...not too big but do not
want to report misinformation.

Front Mtech bumper has pretty good scrapes to it, you can't see them
from straight on, but if you get underneath they will jump right out at
you. Missing the belly pan, but some of us were missing that too. rear
in good shape, flares in good shape, sideskirts too, all present and
accounted for on all four sides. Paint over all is in Good Shape, very
shiney, has swirls and some scratches but a good detailing will take
care of that. No it does not need a new paint job, unless you are
looking for show quality. This car is a survivor, leave it that way.

Overall, cleanest original, untouched car I have seen. Gave me a
chubby!!!

Upsides.... you don't find them like this anymore mit 76K too!! very
original stock car,very complete and CLEAN!!!! Runs really well, really
can't say anything bad about the car really. This car is and should stay
a Sunday driver, it has been stored in his garage/basement for a long
time and you can tell it, all this meant in a good way. the
undercarriage does have some scrapes on the frame rails but all do. The
underneath was so clean and original, not recently cleaned, that I could
read the diff tag from the rear tailpipe area with just a flash light,
it showed no signs of being cleaned, just being original and low
mileage. NO RUST ANYWHERE FOUND ON THE CAR!!!!

Downsides... Euro car, if you live in a emmisions check area you will
have to do the Enchanter conversion on it, basically add an O2 sensor to
the euro system, Tim can give you the details on that. $$$...??? Low
option car, we all know what Tim paid but his was loaded, this car is
euro with 4 PW,a Sunroof,OBC and AC besides the Mtech options that is.

Did I like the car, you betchur nads I did, so much that I made an offer
on the car..... somewhere between Toms bid and the owners asking price
or what he is hoping for based on The M535i.org site........you know..we
really need to hide all that info for just us guys...LOL

Here's the price

ready,

sit down,

$10K.....but that price does include a new windsheild and new top trim
piece, not installed but delivered with it.

If the car had the dogleg trannie, bronze tint, moonroof,headlight
washers and rear headrests then I might go that high but that is me and
that is a maybe....

This car is the real deal and very good example, the reason he is
selling??? He has ordered a new Mini Cooper S, he sold his motorcycle
already and needs to sell this to buy the mini, his father owned the car
before him and he bought it from him. I wish that I had seen the ad his
dad saw years ago because this is one really nice car.....

If you want to call me and discuss this car, wait about 30 mins, I need
to run to the store but I will be right back....

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Overall, a very nice day...... :))))