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Euro on a Budget – 1983 BMW 525e

May 7, 2014

As conversions to European bumpers become more popular among enthusiasts to clean up the looks of their aging E28 BMWs, it’s good to remain aware of some affordable alternatives to all that work. Like many cars with large picnic bench bumpers (and BMW were far from being the worst offenders), the European specification trim really does a lot to make them look trimmer and also reduces the weight slightly. Now these cars are moving into the collector/occasional driver phase of their lives, the practicalities of the bigger bumpers are less important. Check out this 1983 BMW 525e for sale with bidding at $1000 and 6 days left to go, in Durham, NC.

1983 BMW 525e left front

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Rot ist schneller – 1987 BMW 535is

April 4, 2014

For anyone who grew up in the 1980s, particularly in the coastal states where European cars are more popular, it’s hard to believe that the once-ubiquitous E28 BMW is slowly disappearing from our roads. The occasional beater 528e is still around, and if you’re lucky, you can spot the odd 535is that’s clearly owned by a devoted BMW nut, but finding a 533i or 524td is like finding a needle in a haystack. Futhermore, in a testament to these cars’ durability and lasting appeal, most have well over 200,000 miles on them. So finding one with low miles in decent driver condition is a pleasant surprise. You can find this 1987 BMW 535is for sale for $4000 in Austin, TX.

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Who Wants…A Crusty Euro E28? 1985 BMW 520i

March 14, 2014

If you grew up in the time when the North American car market was only able to access foreign automakers’ full menus via the gray market, and later not at all, being limited to underpowered, big-bumpered versions of those cars, you can’t help cast a longing glance at a gray-market car. And if you’ve really got it badly, you’ll look at any gray market car that way, even the most clapped out heap of an example. Interestingly, the more worn out they are, the more they represent how they would be likely to look in their home markets, if they were even still alive and on the road. You can find an authentic piece of Euro-scrap in the US – the E28 interpretation being fairly rare compared to its E30 and Mercedes W123 brethren – if you look hard, which is how you’ll find this 1985 BMW 520i for sale for $995 in Emeryville, CA.

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