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Never worth doing for a 520i at any price. (archive)
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Posted by Andrew Fischer on May 14, 2001 at 10:10:15:

In Reply to: 1988 German 520i Worth the hassle? posted by doolaga on May 13, 2001 at 19:52:38:

Never worth doing for a low end model:

1. Car will be underpowered. Even worse than a 525.
2. Car will need DOT / EPA cert. since 520i was not imported to USA by BMW.

3. Insurance will be hard to come by. --

Do some searching on 745i to get an idea of what it is like owning a European only version of a BMW in the US.


Hi All:

I'm looking for a little expertise. A good friend has located a 1988 520i with 65,000 miles. I have yet to determine if this is an E28 or an E34. The only hitch is, it's in Germany. This guy has family over there, and speaks fluent German; so no problems with that. He has the seller agreed to $3300 US.

Questions:

1. Is it even possible to bring this car to the US leagally?
2. This has the M20 engine right? Even though it's a German model, it's going to be doggy compared to a US 535 right?

Thanks for your help in advance. I think he's going to be much better off with a US 535i, either an E28 or E34.

What do you think?

d




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