how much, how long..

[stx133]

how much have people paid for their e34s and how long do they own them for.

(i'm not smart enough to set up a poll)

[stx133]

looks like setting up a poll is not that hard after all:D :D

[Morgenster]

2.5K
have her for about 8 months now.

[Macv]

5975, and around a year and a month.

[Ferret]

Bugger man, where's the £100 tick box?

~180USD

Owned it for several months.

[materiamage]

2750$ US
Owned for a year
Had a busted headlamp, as well as tailight.

[Yiorgos]

Owned my E34 for over a year now, paid AUD$15k (that's USD$11k in today's exchange rates)

[JerseySi]

£500 for the white 535i, had it for about 14 months now and, rough that it looks, it's never missed a beat yet.. *touches wood*

£100 for the blue 535i "parts car" - too good to strip for parts, and I now have a new gearbox to go in it so all is good there! It'l need a water pump too, so will owe me around £130 by the time it's back on the road :D

[KenB]

$7k USD 3.5 years ago, had 100k miles on it.

[Gayle]

$8,500 18 months ago. 80k miles and mint shape and already tricked out the way I wanted.

[Russell]

Too much! Bought in january 2003 with 72,000 miles at a bit below wholesale book (about $13,000). However, it was an exceptionally clean local one owner (mature couple with grown children) and dealer properly maintained with new brakes and new radiator and thermostat. Only thing I needed to do at that point was change all fluids

It was the best e34 I had found after looking for 18 months. BTW, it is a better car now after being somewaht over maintained by me. :)

[RichG]

This should be broken into two polls:
How much did you pay for it?
Then how much did you invest in fixing it up?

I spent more than twice what I paid for it into fixing it up in the first two months. Most of it was for necessary maintenance, but some was for treats.

[billb]

...and bought it with 50k on it in March 1999. We bought it for $20k then. Yes, I know that seems like a lot, but that was trade-in value where my in-laws traded it on a '99 528i, and we bought it for the trade price as part of a package deal. It was a good investment at the time, but the depreciation curve was STEEP! Since then, we've averaged about $1225/year in maintenance/upkeep (as high as $2600 in 2002 for full suspension rework, as low as $425 in 2003).

I would definitely say, since 2002, annual costs have gone down as my level of knowledge of the car has gone up.

[Gayle]

Bill--Thanks for knocking me out of the spot of the person who paid the most for their e34. Of course you have had yours much longer, and you didn't pay over book for your like I did, but it still feels good to me that I don't have the highest priced bimmer on the board.

[Triton540i]

Just a little over $16k after taxes, but would have been that much before taxes if I didn't talk them down to the number we agreed on! ;)

I purchased my 5er about 5 years ago, fell in love with it and my passion for BMWs continues to be just as strong to this date... these are AWESOME cars!

-Eric

[Qube]

$4000 CAD. Who is winfred?

[Hal]

I seem to recall paying about US$23,500 in Dec, 1998 for my 1994 530iT with about 40,000 mi.

Isn't there anybody here who bought their car new?

Hal

1994 530iT 158,000mi Nikasil powered
1999 528iT 92,000mi

[Alexlind123]

i have had mine for about 30 months now.

[632 Regal]

missed the who is winfred option, this pole isnt good. lol
8500 3.5 years ago. put 64k miles on it since, Nikasil rocks.

[Montreal525]

$12500 CAD in April 2003 (about $9500 US back then) with 55000 miles. I've put in about $8000 CAD on her since then, $6000 in the last 8 months.... 2 transmissions in 4 months will do that to you...

Jeff

[Fetch]

$6500USD, 3 months.

(Due to somebody rear ending my Jeep, the e34 really only cost me about $1000(and it still hurt to spend my savings))

Jeff: My Nikasil wants to be like yours when it grows up

[Sam-Son]

Had mine since February 10th 2006

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

but regards of what I paid, I expect to pay for them twice over the remaining lifetime of the cars

[31Hertz]

$7700.00 purchased December 2005.

[Antrieb]

Pole?

:)

[nizmainiac]

i paid £350 for mine, and owned it for a year

[DaveVoorhis]

Paid £850 for a pristine '87 E28 520i with 95,000 miles in 2003. Drove it 25,000 trouble-free miles on rough roads until I wore out the suspension and brakes, then parked it.

Bought a broken '90 E34 525iA in 2005 for £300. Fixed it and drove it for a year.

Two months ago, I swapped them both for a well-optioned '92 525i 5spd in excellent condition. This one's a keeper.

[granit_silber]

Paid: $6,000.00
Owned: almost 2 years

My wife's cavalier blew up one fine October morning (actually, it sputtered out, but blew up sounds so much more interesting) and we found out later that day that her home church had a 5 series donated by a laywer for them to sell and add money to their budget. We paid a little more than it was worth and I immediatley bought a Bentley and started working.

The mechanicals are almost sorted, fluid, gaskets, etc... now I'm moving towards the comestics. My pillars need some serious love.

-ashley

[Zeuk in Oz]

Hold it guys. Stop everything ! :D

The originator of this poll is an AUSSIE which means the poll is in Aussie Dollars.

You can't answer the poll in US dollars, or Norwegian Crowns or even Pounds Sterling.

For it to have any credibility you have to convert to Aussie dollars (=77c US).

Fair's Fair. ;)

When an American posts a poll about miles travelled or miles per gallon, we others all dutifully convert.

Now its your turn.

I demand a re-poll. :D

BTW, I paid AUD $9,000 for mine 3 years ago.

[Fetch]

Hold it guys. Stop everything ! :D

The originator of this poll is an AUSSIE which means the poll is in Aussie Dollars.

You can't answer the poll in US dollars, or Norwegian Crowns or even Pounds Sterling.

For it to have any credibility you have to convert to Aussie dollars (=77c US).

Fair's Fair. ;)

When an American posts a poll about miles travelled or miles per gallon, we others all dutifully convert.

Now its your turn.

I demand a re-poll. :D

BTW, I paid AUD $9,000 for mine 3 years ago.


wow, didn't even think of this when voting.....my vote still falls in the correct section though :)

[Phil Sanderson]

...on 31 January, 1991. I win!

regards
Phil

[gymkata]

I bought the 95 525i for $6500 out the door with 69K miles on it. Since then, I've spent $400 for a new starter, $300 for tuning it up, $250 new indash stereo, $200 odds /ends ==> $7600 for the car that I want. Not bad. The engine is a little clickity clackity.


how much have people paid for their e34s and how long do they own them for.

(i'm not smart enough to set up a poll)

[spyrot1]

$5000 in 9/05 and added about $6000 in repairs and mods since.

[Zeppa]

9k Aus for a 92 525i , only had her 3 months now

[bigtisas]

Paid $4000 for a 92 525ia M50 in Calilfornia last month. One owner. 151k miles. So far I spent $100 on parts to fix a couple minor things and basic maintenance. I need to do are replacing the stock radio and muffler.

[John B.]

I bought my 535i 4 years ago w/127k for $5800 U.S. Currently has 148K & I expect to be driving it for quite some time to come.

[Chris'91'525i]

how much have people paid for their e34s and how long do they own them for.

I've had mine for 14 months now.
Was lucky to find one in nice conditon for $2800 USD.
Came with all new brakes and rotors,fusable links, new cat and O2 sensor, all new belts and tensioners and the complete level 2 inspection and maintenance repairs.
Car has some nice options as well. Heated seats, ski bag, ft. & Rr. factory mudflaps, tinted windows, nice Pioneer head unit with remote control and disc changer in trunk. I really like the wool (type fabric) seat material too . I thinks this is standard in Germany though, where the PO bought it and had car shipped back to the US.
Reason why it was priced so low was, PO was told it needed A/C repairs totaling $1200-1400. I put a new AC belt on (it was removed due to "noise") and it worked perfectly, no problems at all. So I guess they were being scammed.
I have about $500 in repairs on it, as of now. For new exhaust, water pump/ coolant, fan shroud, fog lights, cabin filter and Misc other small things.
All in all, I'm very happy with it so far.

[GJPinAU]

Hang on!
none of the Oz guys who have ///Ms have registered yet. That'll be a shock!

4years ago and 27K and it was worth every cent. Probably invested another 10K since. :D

[Paul in NZ]

i paid NZ$16200 about three years ago...the worst thing is in that time it has depreciated to about $6000.I dont count the $$$ i spend on it.If i was worried about that i would have a toyota or take the bus.

[93 525 Paul]

...that we bought the '93 in '99 (7 years ago already) with 84k mi on it. We paid $12,320 Australian (well, the US equivalent anyway) and were happy with that. Private party one owner local deal with dealer service and full documentation. Picky owner who never let the kids put crap in the back seat - insisted that they put their book bags and the like in the trunk.
I drove 8 different cars in Fresno and Sacramento and determined this was the best combination of a well-maintained and documented car versus the price. In the 7 years I've done the front end bushings then the full front end flush, a couple sets of tires, new radiator, new water pump, hoses, front struts, new dash lcd unit, new battery, couple of guibo disks, had the stereo reconditioned, new idler pulley, O2 sensor, pads rotors pads, tuneups, fluid changes, had the original wheels rechromed, hood struts, fuel pump. I'm probably forgetting a ton of stuff.
It's my wife's car and she just loves it. Particularly the brilliant red.

[Nikosx]

1992 M5 bought in August of 2006 with 70k miles. Now, its got 71k miles.

Not telling the $$$. Whatever pristine turn-key low mileage 92 M5's are going for. haha

I paid $3,000 for my 1990 Brilliantrot 535im with 108k. I bought it in January, and sold it in August for $7,000 after investing $10,000 to make it perfect. Then I stumbled on the M...

Nick

[Nick.Hay]

I paid $23,000 AUD for mine, in 2002 when I bought it.

It was a one owner with 134,000kms on it.

I will have her for a long time yet!! (I ticked the 10-15k box, as I imagined they correspond to USD)

[SC David]

Bought mine for something like $6000 in late 2002 I believe with 85k miles.

Now, four years later it has 130k, so I've put on 45,000 = ~11k miles a year.

[liquidtiger720]

Car was purchased by family for ~$25,000 in 1999 with about 50,000 miles on it.


Now, it has 164,000 miles! :)

[DigitalRelay]

I bought my 1995 540i/6 on eBay for $4850 from a small dealership in PA in August. The car had a 5-speed shift knob, so the dealership thought it was a 5-speed. They were wrong.

[t_marat]

Bought by my brother 4 years ago for 9000$.

[Antrieb]

I bought my 1995 540i/6 on eBay for $4850 from a small dealership in PA in August. The car had a 5-speed shift knob, so the dealership thought it was a 5-speed. They were wrong.
Damn thats a good deal. Nikkie or Allie?

[mikell]

Bought my 95 in 97 as a CPO with 30k miles for US$30k - so, AUS$38k (?). So, I have had it for 9 yrs and 90k miles.

[calmloki]

Ok - recomputing..... $4944 AU and a few pence or 'roo dew claws or bob or coppers or whatever. December 26, '05 with 152,000 er, 244,620km. Fairs fair.
Tom in Oregon

[QUOTE=Zeuk in Oz]Hold it guys. Stop everything ! :D

The originator of this poll is an AUSSIE which means the poll is in Aussie Dollars.

You can't answer the poll in US dollars, or Norwegian Crowns or even Pounds Sterling.

For it to have any credibility you have to convert to Aussie dollars (=77c US).

Fair's Fair. ;)

[Omega]

The e34 was £3k ($5.7 US/ $7.4 AUD / 4500 Euro) in 2000.....

Ran it for 6 years, it owed me nothing over that time and chopped it in when it failed the MOT for a few hundred quid.

On behalf of Zeuk in Oz who wants prices in Aussie Dollars, you can convert your currency in Google. Type "convert {amount} {your currency} to AUD" in the search box. For example: convert 3000 GBP to AUD or convert 3000 USD to AUD

Are you going to take into account regional variations? For example in the UK big engined e34's are pretty worthless. If it's nickasil you will pay for someone to drag it away.... And that's only if they're desperate.

.

[scott540]

Bought mine in 11/99 for 26,000 US. 38,000 miles on it. The dealer was a buick dealer who took it on trade and it sat on their lot for 3-4 months. I kept driving by every once in a while and finally decided to check it out. The sales guy thought it was 5 speed because he didn't know there was 6 speed. I had to show him the knob on the stick. The heater core was leaking bad so the salesman said they would fix it so he took it to the BMW dealer down the street. Man was the sales manager pissed.

[Atl530i]

I paid $5700 for my 530i three years ago with 112k miles on it. I think I got it for a steal back then :)