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I'll be dismantling one of these soon. Mainly electrical & mechanical parts.

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Sounds like you have a faulty ignition switch.

Interesting auction. Only an early (S1) dog-leg manual (5550180) sold for £6,750. Obviously been off the road for about three years, when it had failed MOT on corrosion, but had had very extensive welding previously. Looks like a restoration project if ever I've seen one! But the selling price. :sho...

Interesting post. I've never heard of this auction site before. And you're located just down the road from me!
Good luck with the auction - I will be following it

A very interesting read. Thank you for posting

Try putting a length of bar against the starter and give it a whack with a lump hammer. That may help shake it loose - and if that doesn’t work, it hasn’t cost you anything

Thanks for the heads-up on this Jose!

So you need both “A” posts, and the lower windscreen surround connecting them? I may be able to help, but will not be breaking the car until next month.

If you were in the UK, it would certainly be worth less than a 635, although in fact a much rarer car! According to www.e-24.ru you have one of 2028 manufactured between 12/81 & 05/87. Rather strangely, the fact it is MT makes it less collectible as there were less than half as many automatics produ...

Shortly after buying my black AVA Turbo from Ron, I was taking it for a test drive and switched the CC stalk a few times to see if anything happened. As far as I was aware, the CC didn’t work and I had already tried it on the way back from Ron’s With no success ☹️. All of a sudden the CC engaged and...

Brian, I know how time-consuming it can be taking on any post of responsibility. Especially if it is essentially unpaid! Sometimes it can be a drag. I think that you have quite probably reached this point. I see absolutely no reason why you should not see a financial benefit from this site. If you s...

A few drops of penetrating fluid, followed by some light oil on the blower motor bearings could work wonders.

In my experience the only way to remove the chrome trim is to cut it out of the rubber surround. This of course ruins the surround. I always use a Stanley knife, but it’s a dangerous operation, so be careful!

Brian,

Having not logged-in to the forum for a few days, I was aghast when I read your post. I too, have benefitted greatly from The BigCoupe Forum and hope you will be able to find a way to allow it to continue. Thanks for operating it for all these years.

Paul.

Oh, so it was you who bought it! I tried to get some details from the seller back in February, but he was very defensive :wink: I hope you got it for less than he was originally asking. Just to put me out of my misery, could you share the last three digits of the VIN please? Welcome to the forum :-...

Or this Highline for a tad under £35k from "Old Colonel" with 150k on the clock?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Superb-BMW-M ... 1438.l2649

Oh, so it was you who bought it! I tried to get some details from the seller back in February, but he was very defensive :wink: I hope you got it for less than he was originally asking. Just to put me out of my misery, could you share the last three digits of the VIN please? Welcome to the forum :-)

Looks like he sold it through the trade in the end. I would imagine he got far less than he expected

If you have non-standard wheels, check the bores. If you need spigot rings and do not have them, this could be a cause of the problem.

From the pics, the rust doesn’t look bad at all. I’m talking from a UK perspective, but most cars have rust even when you don’t see it upon purchase. Once you start cutting it out, it can go on and on...........

I've started my regular patrols with a torch peering up into the corners and rafters searching for newly-started nests. Always best to get them before they get established :wink: I saw just one golf ball sized creation hanging from the ceiling, so went to get the wasp killer spray. Couldn't find it ...

The original owner, Russ G was contacted as per our 'Gentleman's Agreement' and he declined also agreed it be sold on via a Broker here in Qld. He was very pleased that the '6' was beining maintained and driven. There was no deception or skull-duggery. Just to make the case very clear. Comments lik...

Ha ha!

(But I must admit I use Swarfega to this day )

Great story.

I bought my first E24 in 1993 and still have it. Needs restoration now though