Bought another old BMW.

Is that the one with the mad suspension, or the previous model?
 
Nice! On the original alloys as well, so I guess it's an early car from 1988/89?

This one's a '91 - I don't know when the throwing stars became standard but I'm guessing it was about '92 going on the pictures.

DM, this one doesn't have the EDC suspension but it does have the self-levelling hydraulics at the rear :)
 
They can be, indeed - but it depends on how you do it and where you source the bits from :)

The SLS self-levelling at the rear, for example, can cost about £250 a side to refurbish - which isn't too bad every 80,000 or so miles - but you can 'delete' it and replace it with a conventional setup for about £250-500 a corner depending on what you go for :)
 
They can be, indeed - but it depends on how you do it and where you source the bits from :)

The SLS self-levelling at the rear, for example, can cost about £250 a side to refurbish - which isn't too bad every 80,000 or so miles - but you can 'delete' it and replace it with a conventional setup for about £250-500 a corner depending on what you go for :)

I was thinking of this thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=981083&i=20&mid=0&nmt=E34+M5+Ronin

Reading it again it's the dampers which are expensive (£10K+ for a suspension refresh all around expensive), but only on the larger engined cars, so you are spared that :)
 
Aye, again it's just a case of where you go. You can get the EDC dampers rebuilt for £245 a corner for the fronts, £205 for the rears - but some people just either don't bother to look around, or don't know where to look :)
 
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Still, you both have equal balls of steel in the car purchasing department :p

Considering average ownership is under a year and he's obviously got no tie downs its not that ballsy, however I am still jealous of all these cars he has owned..

Looks lovely, truly awesome machine.
 
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