E34 530i purchase

[bmwcrazy]

I'm thinking of buying a 1995 530i with 93,000. The guy is selling it for $4,500. The engine and tranny seem fine but there are other obvious problems. Like, the driver window wont go up, tires are bald, seats are cracked a little, headlights have moisture inside, and other smaller problems. Just wondering what you guys think.

[Storamin]

Seems pretty decent... doesn't look like any major problems. All used cars have little niggles. Well, ALL cars have little niggles.

[c1apton]

Doesn't sound like a bad deal at all. E34s are pretty easy to fix & maintain. You might check to see if he has the records on the car. When the 530 & 540s came out they had the nickasil problem w/engines. (US fuels have sulfur addititives that were eating cylinder walls) BMW had a recall and supposedly fix the problem under warranty. They actually extended the engine warranty to 100,000 miles for these engines. If he doesn't have the records take the VIN # to any BMW dealer and have them run a history on it and make sure it's clear.

[bmwcrazy]

I did a carfax and it came up with one accident involving a pedestrian. Im still thinking about it. Its on ebay right now anyway but its local.

[xsperf]

if you looked at it, i dont know if you did, make sure the tires are bald just b/c they are old, not an alignment problem, or a control arm problem

[c1apton]

Originally Posted by bmwcrazy

I did a carfax and it came up with one accident involving a pedestrian. Im still thinking about it. Its on ebay right now anyway but its local.

CarFax isn't going to tell you of major factory adjustments, take that VIN to a dealer and have them run the history - you DO NOT want the headache of motor replacement

[xsperf]

yea you want an alusil engine btw, i think its the same deal for the 540s, right c1apton?

EDIT: crap didnt read your post up there c1apton, my bad

[bmwcrazy]

Decided not to get it. I think it give me a lot of pain and suffering. Thanks for your inputs.