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1985 Bmw 635csi E24 Five-speed Manual 170k Miles on 2040-cars

Year:1985 Mileage:170000 Color: Black /
 Tan
Location:

Santa Monica, California, United States

Santa Monica, California, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Manual
Engine:3.4L inline six
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: WBAEC740XF0605858 Year: 1985
Exterior Color: Black
Make: BMW
Interior Color: Tan
Model: 6-Series
Number of Cylinders: 6
Trim: 2-door coupe
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 170,000
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

1985 635csi 5-Speed Manual Black/Tan e24 170k miles


This fun to drive car was my daily driver until I replaced it with a Fiat 500 for fuel economy reasons.  It's been very reliable and I used it to commute about 50 miles a day.  If I had the space to store it, I would keep this car.  It is a blast to drive.  I've owned a couple of other 6ers and the 5-speed really makes the car a lot more fun to drive than the automatic that's in most of them (other than the Ms).

The body is in good shape, you can see there's a scrape/gouge on the rear quarter panel on the driver's side and the usual scrapes on the air dam.

My research when I bought the car told me that it had been owned by two Beverly Hills surgeons.  It has been a Los Angeles car for all of its life as far as I can tell.  It was purchased in the South Bay (I have the window sticker somewhere).  It has been well maintained, and as you can see below, I took care of a number of the wear items.  It's a great car that needs to be loved and driven.

Significant work done in the last two years:
(1) New fan clutch.
(2) New starter.
(3) Set of Kumho Ecsta 4x tires.
(4) New heater core.
(5) Water pump / thermostat.
(6) New cylinder head / gasket.
(7) New timing chain guides.
(8) New pitman arms (rear).
(9) New heater core.

Like any 28-year-old car (or person!) this car has some flaws.  Issues that I know about:
(1) Heater blower motor only blows on HIGH, it is quite noisy and probably needs to be replaced.
(2) A/C was removed when I replaced the heater core; will include the A/C unit with the car.
(3) Paint on trunk and roof is oxidizing.
(4) Seats have the typical seatbelt wear pattern/hole in the leather and the passenger sear is very worn (I swapped with the driver's seat)
(5) Not all of the seat adjustments work.

Some other e24 and old-BMW specific facts:
(1) The windows and sunroof all work.
(2) Dash is in good shape.
(3) Does not have the rear A/C or rear speaker pods.
(4) Odometer works fine (no broken gears).

Included with the car:
(1) Replacement 635csi badge.
(2) Bentley shop manual for same-era 5 series.
(3) A/C blower unit

The car is located in Santa Monica, CA.  I am pretty busy, so I'm only interested in showing it to people who are really interested.  I can take/post/send pictures of more specific aspects of the car if you have questions.

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