MANU'S WINDSURFING BLOG

To begin, I feel honored and lucky to have owned such an incredible vehicle. One of my best friends and former BMW Tech introduced me to the E34 M5 touring and I'm surely glad he did! The build quality and luxurious materials, the thrilling M1-derived engine, the direct handling with surprising comfort, all of it packaged in a classy convenient yet stealthy wagon, what more could we ask for??? Of course, its rarity and the feeling of owning such a unique exclusive automobile adds to the coolness factor. Out of 209 1995 M5 tourings, this particular car is 11 cars off the last touring ever made. Only available to the European market, they came standard with the upgraded 3.8L (340hp) S38B38 engine, 6-speed manual gearbox with reduced effort clutch, 18" M-parallel wheels, wide kidney grille and hood, Nürburgring III package (sports and comfort modes), large Nürburgring brakes 345/328mm calipers with front floating rotors and a thicker rear anti roll bar. More information can be found on the E34 M5 registry. Its build date is July 18th 1995 and was first registered July 22nd 1996. Each E34 was built by a crew of selected 8 mechanics, they each may have left a signature on every car they made :) ! Options ordered:

M-Technic aerodynamic mirrors	3rd brake light	servotronic (vehicle speed sensitive steering)
airbag front passenger	electric steering adjustment	alarm system
shadowline trim	roof rack	double sliding roof
rear sunblinds	self-dimming rear view mirror	electric seat with memory adjustment
heated seats	headlight washers	automatic air circulation
automatic air conditioning	cruise control	radio BMW professional RDS
HiFi Loudspeaker system	M leather steering wheel	rear parking sensors

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Exterior - Orinoco Metallic paint with Granite Silver sideskirts and spoilers
Interior - Two-tone Petrol/Mint Nappa leather seats with extended leather (below the dashboard, glove box + glasses box + center console), Graphite Birds-Eye Maple wood trim The car comes with complete records from its first initial factory services to its most recent tuneups as well as full owner history. Initially custom ordered by a Swedish hockey coach, it was then imported in the US by a Colorado wine merchant, went to New Mexico, and finally to me back in Colorado, therefore only had 4 owners total! I have been spending more time abroad recently and must pass it on to someone willing to care for this jewel. Here are a few items that need to be addressed so that the car is 100% perfect. I am very picky and tend to note every little detail. The rear defrost wire in the hatch needs repairing, the right rear shock is seeping (hardly perceptible, the front ones were changed), the keyless entry remote works intermittently, I scraped the front right fender and personally repaired the area, it's really hard to notice unless under full sunlight and that we know what to look for (it's shown in the photos). A small area of the hood cover insulation foam has started to break down, most of the time owners take it out, it's still all original! Also, service-wise, nothing urgent but I would bleed the brakes (and possibly clutch) and do a coolant flush for a fresh start (I drive very little). The sunroof tilts and opens fully from the back. Once opened it can be slid back and forth freely however from the front it gets stuck sometimes. The center part of the driver's seat leather needs to be re-done or at least touched up, still hard to notice, you can look at photos. There are some minor paint chip on the front part of the roof, this is because the car was entirely resprayed just before my ownership except for the roof which is all original paint. I used different wheels, hood and grille during my ownership so the rest of the car is absolutely mint! It was always parked inside an insulated garage and hardly saw rain. I personally spent lots of time fine tuning the car as well as had several mechanics check it over to make sure it was running 100%. Some of the work included replacing the clutch assembly along with new master/slave/line, rear subframe bushings replacement, valve adjustment, throttle-bodies alignment, vacuum line refresh, new fan clutch, steering adjustment, gaskets, spark plug sockets, various sensors replacement, etc. It was a pleasure to work on this car and a delight to drive it each time. I hardly used the radio at all! Now if you do want to use the radio, it has a cassette player (so awesome!) which can be used with an adapter if you can play music from your phone or MP3 player or simply connect an aftermarket unit (I have a preference for Alpine head units) with a BMW harness adapter. It also has the original 6-CD changer in the back. It is 100% stock except for its newer 3.6 clutch and flywheel (lighter and interchangeable) and a shorter shifter. I will include the stock clutch and flywheel as well as the stock shifter. The Goodyear Eagle F1 tires have lots of life in them and show even wear, 275/35x18's in the back and 245/40x18's in the front. The Michelin spare tire with 18" M-Parallel wheel is of course included along with the factory jack and lug wrench. Brakes are good. Air Conditioning is working and cold. The emissions air pump works. The EDC sport and comfort suspension switch works, front and rear fog lights work. The engine has even compression numbers and good leakdown results. Mileage is a touch over 107k. I just changed the oil (always Mobil 1), the camshafts look great. Also installed a new battery and air filter. The plugs are good. The car starts and idles perfectly even on cold starts. The engine is smooth and strong throughout the whole power band. It does include the first-aid and emergency kits (never used :) !) and the glove box flashlight. It also comes with the rear pull-out privacy cover, the left and right rear dog netted blinds and grocery/cargo net. The car has lifetime warranty 3M window tint (great to preserve the interior from the sun). As I was resting from getting the car ready for the sale, I sat down in front and the reflection on the headlight displayed a smiley face. Was the car telling me something? Well, that's about it. Wow, feeling a bit strange to list this car, who would want to let this car go??... Feel free to click the email icon up top to contact me with any questions. The car is currently located in Colorado.