1992 BMW E34 M5 saloon - RHD 3.6, rare & original For Sale

This RHD UK-spec BMW E34 M5 saloon is one of only 524 RHD 3. 6 engined cars hand built by BMW Motorsport in Garching between 1989 and 1991, and has covered just over 108, 000 miles since new. J808 VHP is presented in largely original condition and with a detailed record of the servicing and maintenance carried out throughout its life.

The previous owner, a semi-retired BMW mechanic, purchased the car in August 1998 when it was 6 years old with 65, 000 miles, keeping it for just under 20 years until I bought it last month. I have been a long time fan of the E34 M5, having owned a couple of M5 Touring models in the late 1990’s, and purchased J808VHP with the intention of keeping it for the long term. However, in the last two weeks the opportunity to buy back my E36 M3 track day car came up, and despite my best efforts to persuade my wife that you can never have too many M cars, apparently you can… so the M5 is reluctantly back up for sale far sooner than I had hoped.

J808VHP appears to have spent its entire life in the Midlands, having been supplied to its first owner by Alan Kerr BMW of Warwick in April 1992. The car passed through 5 local owners up to 1998, with 9 services recorded in the correct BMW sequence, all at the supplying BMW dealer Alan Kerr. In August 1998, the most recent owner bought the car at approximately 65, 000 miles, and since that time has recorded all the maintenance performed on a succession of hand-written A4 sheets, creating a fascinating service log that reinforces these cars’ need for careful and continuous maintenance. The care and attention given is reflected in a virtually unblemished MOT record, with evidence in the service log of the very few advisories being attended to immediately. In all, 20 old MOT certificates are present in the file.

The car is in very good condition throughout, however there are some cosmetic paint/ interior issues, and the air conditioning is not working currently. The service log shows that the air conditioning was last re-charged in September 2007 along with a new receiver/ drier, so it may need just need re-gassing but could require further investigation.

The Lagoon Green paint and bodywork is generally in very good order, some remedial work to the front wings, sills and door bottoms having been undertaken in 2006. There is a small amount of bubbling to the OSF wing wheelarch edge, a couple of pin dents to the NSR door panel, stone chips to the front bumper, a small ding above the bumper corner on the NSR wing, and a couple of areas where the clear lacquer is starting to “cloud” – bonnet and rear lower bumper.

The interior is in excellent condition, the light silver grey leather to the seats, door cards and lower dash all in lovely supple and clean condition. The glove box door requires adjustment to the hinges, and the car must have had an old style carphone fitted at some point, as there is a small rectangular hole and a couple of screw marks in the leather lined centre console cubby. The fabric covering on the rear parcel shelf is also starting to lift a little.

The original 2-part “throwing star” wheels are in good condition with no kerbing, although the lacquer on the outer rims is starting to lift around the valve stems. The Continental SportContact tyres have reasonable tread depth on the fronts, but the rears will probably need replacing soon.

In terms of the electrics, everything seems to work correctly – windows, mirrors, heating and ventilation (AC excepted), lights, sunroof, central locking (there are two keys with remotes, only one remote working).

The driving experience is lovely. The car fires up quickly and settles to an offbeat idle as all M5s do, the clutch action is positive and the gearchange precise. The feeling of solidity and lack of squeaking/ rattling in a 26 year old car is remarkable, and testament to the six weeks spent hand building the car all those years ago. The whole car feels beautifully tight and supple on the road, with no clonks, crashing or banging through the suspension, and the brakes have a reassuring bite and lots of feel through the pedal. The engine is the heart and soul of this car, and whilst it doesn’t have anything like the low-down grunt of a modern turbocharged oil burner, as the revs rise the power and torque build in a linear fashion, accompanied by the cultured sound that only a race derived, naturally aspirated straight six can deliver.

I have taken a large number of pictures of all aspects of the car, and can also provide copies of the service and MOT records, please email me for details or go to my Flickr pages here

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The car is available to view in North Devon near the town of South Molton, an hour or so south of Bristol on the M5. Our nearest train station is Tiverton Parkway, just over two hours from London Paddington or Birmingham New Street, and I’ll be happy to pick you up from there. Please call me on the details below or email using the button below with any questions or to arrange to come and see the car. I can also provide trailered delivery of the car within 200 miles, at a cost to be agreed.

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