Anyone the original buyer/first owner of their e34?

[indierthanthou]

If not, how far down the line are you? Judging from the receipts I have, I'm the sixth.

[g7syw]

My registration document says:

Number of formaer keepers: 3 - so that makes me the 4th (1994 525)

[repenttokyo]

2nd owner - bought it from the original owner's son.

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Second, bought from a gypsy, never towed a caravan,allegedly.`95 525TDS. Anyone know when production stopped?

[bmwrp8]

If not, how far down the line are you? Judging from the receipts I have, I'm the sixth.

i bought my 5er from auction imports from japan...have no idea on how many owner it has, nevertheless don't really care for as long as its in top shape and drives like a champ and does not really give me headaches as much as my friends 1999 e39:D :D

[Russell]

If not, how far down the line are you? Judging from the receipts I have, I'm the sixth.
2nd owner. I purchased it from a Volvo/Cadillac dealer. It was owned by an older couple (wife's car) who traded it in on a New Volvo SUV. Almost perfect condition cosmetically. Bit of deferred maintenance which as been more than taken care of. Way too much to list

However, the car is better now then when I bought it (72,000 miles later). :)

[M20Turbo]

If not, how far down the line are you? Judging from the receipts I have, I'm the sixth.

2nd owner 1990 525i, purchased in 1994 with 33,000 from dealer in Albuquerque, NM. I had the M20/Turbo done in 2001 by Ray Korman and I now have 42,000miles on it with no major issues.
M20 525/7 Bore: 84.50mm Stroke 81mm CR 8.5:1, blue printed/dyno & custom chip.
Garrett Turbocharger, adjustable waste gate, intercooler, oil cooler
Boost @ 6.5psi ~246hp @ 5300rpm / torque @ 269ftlbs. @ 4250rpm The boost comes on nice an early (1100 to 1500rpm) very strong and smooth through RPM curve. I have not adjusted the boost it seems to work well where it is. New redline @ 6900rpm.
Peak Hp. gain 95 @ 4750 to 5000rpm ~ 246hp
Peak TRQ. gain 116 @ 3250 to 3500rpm ~269ftlbs
Dinan intake, Dinan exhaust, Dinan 17”wheels 245/40/17, Dinan stage III suspension, UUC short shift, Rear wing, M mirrors. Shock tower stressbar
Just completed replacing the drive Belt, tensor, camshaft seal & 0-ring, Distributor cap, Rotor, coolant, water wetter, water pump, thermostat, water hoses, front wheel bearings, center bearing, flex disk, vibration damper, centering sleeve, Replaced differential, engine & transmission oil (Redline). Front and rear brake pads and rotors, brake fluid, front & rear sway bar links, rear trailing arm link (dog bones), Sub frame bushing plates (Racing king). New Tires Yokahama AVS ES100.

Not a bad car for 17 years old......

[whiskychaser]

Cant find the log book but I think I'm about 10th. I also think 1-9 were lazy b...s judging by what I've had to put right :)

[Denton]

Nope, 3rd owner. Bought from the 2nd owner a year ago who bought it CPO at 20k miles.

[Torque]

Very possible that I'm the 3rd owner. Guy before me had it since 98 and 61000 miles up until last month. Before that ... I don't know.

[BFEINZIMER]

3rd owner here...

[attack eagle]

Looks Like I am the 4th owner since 95-96.

[semiretired]

If not, how far down the line are you? Judging from the receipts I have, I'm the sixth.
2nd owner. Bought it from my father

Dear ole dad had it serviced regularly by the stealer. He drove it 187K miles in about 9 years. I took it off his hands for cash and have owned it for 7 years and 60K miles.

Still like it. Plan to give it to my son for college. So it will be a 3-generation Bimmer.

[timandbim]

4th i think... the first had it for a long time and took care of it but it has been neglected for a few years (and badly driven) since... i bought it in july and have been working on it a lot, this forum and bruno's site are a huge help... finding you guys was a big reason why i bought the car as i don't know much (thanks again!) ...and it fits a cello hardcase in the trunk... i'm lovin' it!

[Torque]

2nd owner. Bought it from my father

Dear ole dad had it serviced regularly by the stealer. He drove it 187K miles in about 9 years. I took it off his hands for cash and have owned it for 7 years and 60K miles.

Still like it. Plan to give it to my son for college. So it will be a 3-generation Bimmer.that's fantastic.

[nirvana19]

I'm the fourth owner. First was a canadian doctor, second was a bimmer nut in canada (the maintenance records for that period of time indicate that the car was driven almost 200,000km in about 6 or 7 years and had almost $25,000CDN in maintenance service and minor upgrades/mods), third brought it down to nova (nova=NoVa, Northern Virginia) and is a friend who i bought the car off of after he went to iraq.

MY NEIGHBOR however is the first owner of his 95 schwarz 530im and hasn't put 100,000 miles on it yet. dealer serviced its entire life but just had $11,000 (yes, thats right) of work done after a water pump failure (he decided to have EVERY possible maintenance/wear item replaced any now has a car thats mechanically like new).

[kev535i]

2nd owner here

[Zeuk in Oz]

I have a feeling Phil Sanderson might be.

[Sam-Son]

2nd man depreciation is ridiculous...in my favor:D

[Claude]

If not, how far down the line are you? Judging from the receipts I have, I'm the sixth.

2nd owner. Got it 5 years ago at 195000 km now at 288000 km

[Denton]

Forgot to add that I bought my car from Jon Voight.

I found his pencil in the glovebox...

[indierthanthou]

ROFL! Seinfeld!

[Steve's5]

2nd owner bought 6 months ago
< 30,000 k's- good as new.

[Ferret]

My problem 525i I was the 12th owner of - it was changing hands faster than god knows what...

I'm the third owner of my TDs.

[Morgenster]

I'm 27 years old, so what do you think?

[repenttokyo]

hmmmm, i'm 27 as well, so are you second owner too?

[Ross]

3rd on the '89, 2nd for the'94, 4th?? owner of the '95. 2nd on the '99, 3rd( first 2 were family) of the 3er.

[Black 535i]

...bought it from a guy in Muncie, IN who was the original owner. Had 120,000 miles on it then and after 5 years has 203,000 miles now. Still runs great!

[mamilapon]

Both my 535's I bought from original owners.:D

[Paul in NZ]

4th registered owner 5th actual owner,the guy i bought it off was the nephew or something of the guy who was the registered owner.It may have been owned bu a dealer betwen the 1st and second and maybe second and third owner too.

[henryw525i]

If not, how far down the line are you? Judging from the receipts I have, I'm the sixth.

I still remember when my car came home from the stealer brand new...it still had all the little stickers and tags all over it. For the first 5 years of its life I used to sit in the back as a kid and get really car sick because the new car smell was overwhelming.

Picked it up off my Dad with 180,000kms on the clock and in mint condition. I'm 22 now and it will have its 20th Birthday in Oct 2008...birthday celebration supercharger planned...not...

[Morgenster]

hmmmm, i'm 27 as well, so are you second owner too?

I'm guessing 4th. I just bought the car as is, as a daily driver.

[Alpinewhite]

I have records from two previous owners. First one bought brand new and drove about 30k. Second one bought it Pre-Owned from dealer and drove about 40k. I have it now for a year and half with about 10k on the clock.

Arun

[Rusty Bavaria]

I'm the second owner - completely dealer serviced until I got my ham-fisted hands on it.

The PO even paid the dealer $13 to put his new plates on it (no joke).
Now if he would have just paid someone to wax the paint and clean the interior...

[Stephan735i]

Second, bought from a gypsy, never towed a caravan,allegedly.`95 525TDS. Anyone know when production stopped?

June 1996 for almost all Touring (not US versions) and Jan 1996 for one (1) Dingolfing built RHD 540iA + a bounch more built in South Africa (all versions 525i, 530i and 540i).

Stephan

[Stephan735i]

#631; 5:th, first was BMW München, the guy before me was a traffic cop = never changed brake fluid during his 4 years, spent a lot on fixing it to perfect condition, it's getting Carbon black 18" Style 5 this week, instead of the "boring" silver 17" Style 5 it has now, will sell it to be able to buy back #794, which I could have all E34 540i/6:D

#736; 4:th, extremely good condition, never repainted will having driven 200 000km and looking good every were, sold to Norway July 1 2007:( Had to many but I have of course first right to buy it back, like always:)

#768; 3:rd, first was BMW M GMBH who used it as a test car with a 4582cm3 engine with 350BHP, probably prototype engine for S62 in E39 M5, second was Polizei (German police) in Stuttgart from 1996-2007 who used it as a under cover car for special services I bought it from a police auction a rare car with Nürburgring chassis, M5 brakes, M System II wheels, the most special E34 I know, probably together with it's sister car in Cosmosschwarz.

#774; 4:th, first was BMW Dingolfing, had it since March 2002 (never selling) just like #768

#788; 3:rd, First was BMW München, second owner a private person had it from Sept 1996-April 2007 when I bought it, last HE51 with M Sport package

#794; 4: th, First was BMW München, sold it in Nov 2006, buying it back and becoming 6:th owner next month:)

540iAM Individual; 4: th and 7: th, sold it in April 2006 bought it back this month.

All cars except the last bought in Germany by me, the 540iAM was imported from there by the guy before me.

No 540i/6 E34 was sold new in Sweden and no E34: s at all with M Sport package regards less of engine, we had to stick with M5 6speed which we bought four Sedan and one Touring, harsh times back then.

Stephan

[Macv]

540iAM Individual; 4: th and 7: th, sold it in April 2006 bought it back this month.

Why?

[94_e34_525i]

Dude you currently have 5 540's?!! WTF? Someone has got it real bad.

[SC David]

Numero dos. Car was originally bought at BMW of Honolulu, then shipped over by the previous owner in '92. Then it looks like it was driven fairly regularly for a few years, then maybe used as a weekend car for about 5 years until I bought it in 2002 with less than 90k miles.

[Stephan735i]

Why?

Cheap (sold it for $9000 and bought it back for $2500) and needs someone (read me) to get it in to good shape (was ok when I sold it, a little worse now), so new windscreen, 18" Style 5, new A/C Condensor, new paint almost everywhere and insp2 is coming, a special car here is a link http://www.garaget.org/?car=61196

Stephan

[Stephan735i]

Dude you currently have 5 540's?!! WTF? Someone has got it real bad.

And yesterday 792/797 came up 4-sale with only 182 000km a almost fully loaded Orientblau for a low price, but I can't buy:(

You can call me the crazy Swede, love E34 540i/6:D

Stephan

[uscharalph]

3rd Owner.

[yy101]

And yesterday 792/797 came up 4-sale with only 182 000km a almost fully loaded Orientblau for a low price, but I can't buy:(

You can call me the crazy Swede, love E34 540i/6:D

Stephan

Just one word mate> RESPECT! ;)

[Sweetwater]

Second owner, 81K miles today, original condition with some Bilsteins in the trunk waiting for an install opportunity. I got all receipts with the purchase of the car.