This is my very first post so: Hi there!
So, I was offered a Frankenbimmer.
The seller says he needs money to get an M5 and therefore needs to sell his present car: a 1996 528i sport with a 530's engine.
He says he is the second owner and the first one was his father-in-law, who had the "great" idea of swapping the original 528's engine for the engine of a totaled 530 (2001 model). The first owner also changed the suspension for a Megan Racing coil over euro street series, a K&N filter (inbox), and a short shifter from b&m.
At first I wanted nothing to do with it but the guy convinced me to do a test-drive and it feels pretty solid.
He is friends with an authorized BMW dealer and does all his maintenance there, so the dealer "vouches" for the car and would offer a 3-month warranty on engine and transmission (even though they are not the ones selling the car).
But I have little experience with BMWs and don't know if I should get it or not.
What do you guys thing about? Great potential for future headaches? :dunno:
Other than that, the car is a standard 528 with m5 wheels and body parts (bumpers, sides, spoiler, etc), plus adapted 2003 angel eyes headlights.
So, I was offered a Frankenbimmer.
The seller says he needs money to get an M5 and therefore needs to sell his present car: a 1996 528i sport with a 530's engine.
He says he is the second owner and the first one was his father-in-law, who had the "great" idea of swapping the original 528's engine for the engine of a totaled 530 (2001 model). The first owner also changed the suspension for a Megan Racing coil over euro street series, a K&N filter (inbox), and a short shifter from b&m.
At first I wanted nothing to do with it but the guy convinced me to do a test-drive and it feels pretty solid.
He is friends with an authorized BMW dealer and does all his maintenance there, so the dealer "vouches" for the car and would offer a 3-month warranty on engine and transmission (even though they are not the ones selling the car).
But I have little experience with BMWs and don't know if I should get it or not.
What do you guys thing about? Great potential for future headaches? :dunno:
Other than that, the car is a standard 528 with m5 wheels and body parts (bumpers, sides, spoiler, etc), plus adapted 2003 angel eyes headlights.