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Re: Newbie - Thinking of buying a 1988 M5 (archive)
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Posted by Jeff Warden on December 14, 2001 at 21:26:26:

In Reply to: Newbie - Thinking of buying a 1988 M5 posted by MattR on December 14, 2001 at 16:52:40:


She's asking around $12K. Blue Book says $5,800. Am I missing something, or is she insane?


No, but the blue book is. She seems to understand that she has a very rare vehicle. FYI about 1200 of these cars were imported into the US. The car uses a modified version of the engine found in the BMW M1. It is a collectors item.

The cars are very well made so if it has been cared for as advertized I would say it is a fair price.


Also, any general advice, warnings, etc. associated with this car?


Yes. Don't buy it unless you are comfortable spending $1k+ per year maintaining it.



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