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Dec 31, 2014 11:57:09 GMT
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Wow, that looks like a pukka 735 Executive with extended buffalo leather interior and sport steering wheel. Leather trimmed dash and consoles etc. I ran one in Bronzit-beige over nutria buffalo from 1996 to around 2002.
we can only hope that a true E23 nut buys it and comes here with it.
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Current:
1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
and various other horrors/classics
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ag
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Dec 31, 2014 15:49:34 GMT
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interesting, looks very nice, but that interior by the pics looks to be in need of a clean. Nice, I like it. Any idea on the reserve?
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Dec 31, 2014 16:17:07 GMT
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interesting, looks very nice, but that interior by the pics looks to be in need of a clean. Nice, I like it. Any idea on the reserve? buffalo leather always fades badly leaving a kind of blotchy look. Needs a lot of TLC to bring it back to the correct clean matt finish. It must not be painted with normal leather dye. I'm guessing either £2.5k or worse for the reserve... Imagine what a LHD one would fetch in Germany these days |
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Current:
1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
and various other horrors/classics
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m102
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Dec 31, 2014 18:22:05 GMT
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Lhd if mileage is correct would hit €25k asking price mark easy
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m102
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Shame that dashboard is cracked so badly never seen anything like it on UK car
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Blimey, that buffalo leather is wonderful...!!!
I nearly purchased a 635csi a couple of years back that had buffalo leather and it was not a cheap option at the time from what the vendor told me...!
That e23 looks a gem, a real beauty...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Dashboard would be a cheap (though not easy, if the dashboard swap in my e28 was anything to go by!) fix. That leather is lovely
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ag
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the dash could be sorted with those filler kits that are around, seem to yield decent results. Mind you its hard to see what damage has been caused.
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ag
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actually looking at it again, it looks out of kilter on the ride heights, the rear dampers have not settled or risen as the rear should be higher and the front lower, and as this has self leveling then I think that may have an issue, especially as the car is obviously running when he's taken the pic, so maybe it has faulty dampers? You could replace those with std ones but on a car like this it would ultimately need those sorting. The ones on my 745 were similar and that was a dodgy fuse, but when sorted it rose to a level ride height. This seems at odds.
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m102
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the dash could be sorted with those filler kits that are around, seem to yield decent results. Mind you its hard to see what damage has been caused. Dash has about 10 cracks in variuos places some big some small i don't think dash filler would help, owner emailed me pics can't figure it out how to upload here |
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ag
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be interesting to see those,
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GT4ME
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Do we think this really has self levelling suspension? I must look out an 86 price list from BMW to see if that was available at that time.
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GT4ME
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Sold for £2151.  |
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Last Edit: Jan 6, 2015 19:49:37 GMT by GT4ME
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Do we think this really has self levelling suspension? I must look out an 86 price list from BMW to see if that was available at that time. It was std fit on the 745 and I imagine it was optional on 735s, but would have been very expensive. Ideal for caravan towing I guess. Shame we have no way of inviting the buyer to join this topic/forum. Perhaps it will reappear on ebay in a fortnight priced at £3750 "bargain rare classic worth £10k easy with some TLC" |
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Current:
1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
and various other horrors/classics
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Do we think this really has self levelling suspension? I must look out an 86 price list from BMW to see if that was available at that time. There is a vague 1984 option called Rear Axle Control priced at £499 for all E28/E24/E23. Would that be full self-levelling? |
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Current:
1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
and various other horrors/classics
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Disaster.... main shaft seal has let go on my ZF box, dumping all the transmission fluid and stopping car from working  Getting it trailored to a 80s BM specialist next week hopefully who change these things all the time and hopefully i wont have killed the valves and torque convertor and can get away with new seal and clutch plate rather than whole new box. Happy start to 2015s 'budget retro' lol |
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JohnK
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That's curse word news Tim - hope it doesn't hit you too hard to get it sorted.
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1999 'T' Mercedes E55 AMG
1997 'R' Ford Probe 24v
1994 'M' Nissan Maxima 3.0
1992 'J' Honda Prelude 2.0iS
1986 'C' BMW 728i Auto
1985 'C' Talbot Solara 1.6 Minx
1984 'A' Talbot Horizon LE Ultra 1.3
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Disaster.... main shaft seal has let go on my ZF box, dumping all the transmission fluid and stopping car from working Getting it trailored to a 80s BM specialist next week hopefully who change these things all the time and hopefully i wont have killed the valves and torque convertor and can get away with new seal and clutch plate rather than whole new box. Happy start to 2015s 'budget retro' lol Aw, thats a curse word start to 2015  Who and where is your 80s BMW specialist please? I'm always trying to hunt down garages/mechanics who don't sneer at my old wrecks. |
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Current:
1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
and various other horrors/classics
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I'll reserve making any comments on my suppliers/fitters until the work is done, and them promote them on here if i'm suitably impressed
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Jan 10, 2015 13:15:19 GMT
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Well the quote (for main seal, if box is still good) is £250 + VAT which seems fine, fingers crossed i don't go all 'man maths' and run up my own bill with loads of added extras being changed lol
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