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The shell looks remarkably okay given where its parked but I imagine the underside is hiding all sorts of horrors. Its matters not though; I managed to get hold of the owner over the weekend - "the car is not for sale". Not even interested to hear what I might offer him.

I should have made a bet him that it'll still be there in a year. If he moves it I'll pay him £500, if he doesn't I get the car.

Went to look at the 405 again this afternoon. Looks like it was last on the road in 2004 based on the tax disc and a peek inside shows its on 140k miles. I'm guessing theres a probably a (mechanical) reason why it was parked up in 2004 and doesn't look to have moved since.

Found a few clues as to who might own it so will see if I can get in touch to find out more.

howmanyleft tells me there are only 7 of any variant of the 405 mi16 taxed and on the road.

I think the 2.0 was introduced in 1992 and this one was registered in Oct '91 so may well be a series one. Been doing some reading over night and I do really like the idea of restoring it... that would mean figuring out who owns it and them agreeing to sell it to me for a reasonable amount.

There's no MOT information about it online which means the earliest it was last on the road was 15 years ago.

The drivers window was open so I'll stick my head in today to see if there any clues.

Speaking of old french tat.. Found this on an extended walk with the dog this afternoon.

If the former isn't dependent on the later why not.

Guess its similar for any big powerful german barge of similar age.

No ones buying them new with cash either are they.

E63's look to be phenomenal value at the moment.

£80k+ cars new 5 years ago with sub-50k miles now at £27k.

15% depreciation a year for those lucky 1st/2nd owners.

Wow - I thought 'clocking' cars was a thing of the past, especially in the more specialist end of the market. Doesn't something like this show up on the MOT history?

Yours sounds a sensible price but as you've said, your challenge will be finding someone who appreciates the extensive work thats been done.

So hard to value, especially with so little stock for sale in the second hand market right now to be able to compare. If I wasn't piling money into a knackered old e34 I'd be interested.

I know you've spent a boatload and I'm not sure there's a better person to buy a car from so good luck with the sale. Does this mean you're set on the E63?

Don't think its any faster and from memory the gearbox is made of cheese.

The 182s seem to have jumped in price a bit but I wouldn't be scared of higher mileage cars as long as the maintenance record stacks up. I bought mine mid-2019 for £1,200 with 130k miles. It was well maintained and the most comprehensive service history I've had on any car I've owned.

Boot (with seats down) is big enough for two bikes with front wheels off and two blokes up front.

I've got a 182 and would never want it as my main driver; got the 95% depreciated german barge for that.

Its loud, cramped and very much a tin-box but its brilliant fun to drive so very happily keep it is a second car. You can pick up a good one for £2k and have £1k left over to spend on track days and track day upgrades/consumables.

Love these - pic?

Car recommendation time - my brother's car has finally got to the point of no return after years of neglect so he's after a replacement.

Ideally an estate, mostly used for longer drives from London to the countryside, he lives in camberwell so ULEZ compliant please, budget... not a lot £1.5-£2k.

What's he getting?

Did the brake lines get picked up on the most recent MOT or a case of out of sight, out of mind?

I got the front-to-rear brake lines and fuel lines done on my e34 last week - costly but worth it for peace of mind (and in the case of the brake lines, to get it through the MOT).

e34?

Most need work but I hear they're cheap to repair... :|

PM incoming

Thanks - good timing, its coming back from the garage after an extended stay to get a bunch of stuff sorted... fuel and brake lines, suspension, emissions and some welding...

Very interested in the CD43. How much would you want? And would you mind pointing me in the direction of the plug-in... been googling but can only find US based companies and costing $150+.

Doesn't the owner of driftworks have these on his turbo?

My new E34 went in for its MOT. I knew it was going to fail on a couple things (namely corroded brake pipes) but there are a few other things that need sorting that are beyond my driveway axle stand level of mechanics. I normally try and seek a really good independent that specialises in the mark (e.g. MRC for AUDI S/RSs)... my default would have been Munich Legends for older BMWs but recent stories on here have made me think otherwise.

Anyone got any other recommendations? Preferably SW of London - Surrey/Sussex way.

Hmmm, in a weird way very glad to hear this as it might make the decision a lot easier.

Can you make outgoing calls from the Continental? Or just answer when called?

Heart says Blaupunkt Bremin SQR but wallet says something more like the Continental.

Picked this up yesterday. Bit of a project with a fair list of to-dos already.

Cracking on with the oily bits but also want to upgrade the stereo as the current one is a bit shagged. First the head unit - question is what is the forum approved period looking head unit? Needs Bluetooth connectivity for Spotify, calls, waze from my iPhone.