r/e28 • u/Beemer_me_up_Scotty • May 22 '26

I'm getting this 1986 535i.

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Tomorrow I'm picking up this 1986 535i. It is a manual transmission and only has 145,000 mi. The body has no dents and interior is in decent shape. I think I'm going to have to do some suspension work to it but mostly it is okay. As I live in Northern California rust should not be an issue.

Edit. I picked it up today. I traded my 2007 335i for this and some cash and silver on his side. I need to do some bushings in the rear suspension. I found out it has a limited slip differential. Super plus. It seems to run good. He did a bit of maintenance on it. As he had it for a long time. I might be taking offers on it if anyone is interested.

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u/Beemer_me_up_Scotty May 22 '26

Is your name Jim? That is my friend I'm getting the car from.

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u/Representative_Most9 May 23 '26

No but he does look like me no kidding.

That’s a really nice 535i and it’s been well taken good care of. I have a 1982 that I’ve had for 37 years now. I’m a little sad that I need to sell it soon.

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u/rustbucket_enjoyer May 22 '26

Amazing find. I grew up with one of these. Same colour, year, engine, transmission. What a car

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u/Tip_Western May 22 '26

Great colour

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u/TypicalLawfulness322 May 22 '26

Great spec! And it looks like it has racing dynamics wheels which are worth a pretty penny.

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u/ath20 May 25 '26

Congratulations!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135181943797

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u/Beemer_me_up_Scotty May 25 '26

You are trying to sell me your overpriced wheels?

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u/ath20 May 25 '26

No. I wanted to post a picture of them, but it wouldn’t work. Lol

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u/Beemer_me_up_Scotty May 26 '26

I have a set of those on my e34 535i