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Re: Interested in buying a '91 E34-M5..any tips? (archive)
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Posted by Gary Derian on May 14, 2002 at 09:25:38:

In Reply to: Interested in buying a '91 E34-M5..any tips? posted by Kelvin on May 14, 2002 at 00:17:15:

Keep the self leveling as long as you can, but at 100k miles the shock damping has degraded greatly. Koni shocks have better wheel travel. Springs, shocks and adding a loop of hydraulic line to bypass the high pressure circuit before the control valve.


Hi folks,
I'm interested in purchasing a '91 E34M5. I have my eye on one right now. Is there anything in particular I should be looking out for on this car? I know about the rear self leveling suspension issues. (this car has the self-leveling in it still -- but owner says no problems/leaks). If I was to do away with the self-leveling setup, it's basically 4bilstein and 4 springs right? Nothing crazy to do right?

Also, the owner says that he replaces "throw out bearings" every 10k. I would imagine that it would be quite labor intensive to replace, so i'm thinking the owner isn't 100% sure what the proper name of the part is.

What should I look out for? The car has 100k on it. What's a fair price for car in this condition in california?

TIA!

-kelvin

PS: I owned a E30M3 before, but I sold it. I wanted something with 4 doors (ie, 528/540), but this M5 seems like a "catch"! :D




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