Highlights
- Recent £11,000 investment including servicing, clutch and £2,332 exhaust system
- Beautifully presented car currently part of a BMW collection
- Regular star of local classic car shows
- Thick history file of ongoing maintenance
- Attractive Macao Blue over grey leather in very good order
- Long MOT to April 2025 with no advisories
- Very good example of these electrifying 315bhp saloons
The Appeal
The E34 was proof that even captains of industry can let their hair down. At the end of a tiring working day, when the spreadsheets and strategising were over, they could jump into their M5s, hear the reassuring clunk of a carefully engineered door thud shut, and firmly wig out.
The E34 is a four-door luxury saloon with the heart of a sports car. Brutally quick, supremely nimble and genuinely engaging, it is also one of the best ‘analogue’ versions of BMW’s M cars. No surprise then, that good examples are sought after.
And this is a very good example. Recently released from a BMW enthusiast’s collection, it is beautifully finished in attractive Macao Blue - which shows blue, purple or black depending on the light - with a linen grey leather interior. The condition belies the passage of 33 years since it left the showroom.
That is thanks, in part, to £11,000 of recent fettling. That work includes servicing, a new clutch and slave cylinder, a new exhaust system—costing £2,332 alone—attention to the gearbox oil, electrics, diagnostic repairs, and a new heater fan switch and blower motor. This car has wanted for nothing, earning plaudits at many local car shows.
If you’re in the market for a E34 M5 then this is the kind of car you want to find. Enthusiast-owned, evidence of considerable maintenance and very good factory specification. There is even a long, advisory-free MOT to April 2025. A great example of a great car.
The vendor tells us:
The vendor tells us:
“Great to drive, wonderful engine note and pulls well in all gears. Star of several local car shows, gets great attention wherever it goes.”
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 1st August 1991
- Factory built in September 1990
- Current keeper since May 2023
- Factory handbooks
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- HPI notes a colour change but this is likely to be a reclassification of the Macao Blue colour
- MOT to 20th April 2025 with no advisories
- 157,654 miles on MOT test and now showing 157,976 miles
- Recent maintenance work summarised below
- Part of a BMW enthusiast’s collection
- Always stored in a secure storage facility by current keeper
- Reported to have been the star of several local classic car shows
- Thick and well organised history file as shown in photographs
Recent maintenance which can be inspected in photographs:
19th July 2024 at 157,654 miles costing £8,589 including:
- Service
- Gearbox oil replaced
- Electrical repairs
- New £2,332 exhaust system
- Heater fan switch replaced
- New blower motor
22nd September 2023 costing £1,731 including:
- Service
- Clutch
- CLutch slave cylinder
5th June 2023 costing £845 including:
- Diagnostic repairs
The Condition
- Popular factory Macao Blue paintwork that changes colour in the light
- Paintwork presents very well with few indications of age or mileage
- Due to the age and mileage some deterioration of exterior should be anticipated such as stone chips
- Grey side skirts and front spoiler neatly accent the exterior style
- Bodywork presents very well particularly arches, sills and panel edges
- Exterior fittings are factory standard except for upgraded Alpina multispokes
- Glassworks, trim and lights are all well kept
- 17in Alpina alloy wheels in very good order with quality Continental tyres fitted
- High specification linen grey leather interior in very good order with only minor wear
- The cabin aging is of the type that includes very light driver’s seat bolster wear
- Well kept carpets, switchgear and dials all in working order
- Door cards are complete but show some light aging
- Factory specification includes electric front seats with heating and memory
- Electric tilt/slide steel sunroof and period JVC radio cassette system
- No structural advisories on current MOT
The Mechanics
- 3.5-litre (3,535cc) S38 straight six 315bhp naturally aspirated engine
- five-speed manual gearbox
- High end recently fitted new exhaust system
- Recent new clutch and slave cylinder
- Recent service and gearbox oil replaced
- Further recent maintenance work summarised above
- No reported running or driving issues
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on MOT
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