Oh myyyyyyyyyy

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein) 04/04/2017 at 16:31 • Filed to: None

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Nothing to see here, just a fastidiously maintained, US (and California!) legal, british racing green over full brown leather and green carpet !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that’s one of 20 “Elekta” special editions originally sold in Italy.

These pictures show the color rather darkly but if you go to the video at the bottom the green is much more apparent.

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ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 16:37

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Perfection. Good god, that interior color!

Vicente Esteve > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 16:42

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I saw this earlier and could not believe how unbelievably perfect it was.

avalonian > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 16:45

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I would tamper with 4 waffle Irons for that to come into my possession.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 16:46

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That brown is the most brown brown I have ever seen.

Chariotoflove > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 16:48

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I don’t generally care for BMWs, but this I find appealing.

WiscoProud > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 16:52

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I saw that this morning. I’ve never been a huge fan of the E34 M5, but that is perfect. I love it.

Textured Soy Protein > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2017 at 16:53

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There’s also the baseball glove interior on the original Audi TT Roadster.

My dad had one in this color combo back in the day. I’m sure the BMW Individual leather in the M5 is higher quality.

WilliamsSW > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 17:05

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Think the owner will take all of my monies plus all of my extra internal organs in exchange for this?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 17:06

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1. That car is perfection.

2. That price is obscene.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/04/2017 at 17:11

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Last E34 M5 Touring BaT sold went for $56k and dare I say this one is even nicer. http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-bmw-m5-touring/

So, not without precedent, but still obscene.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/04/2017 at 17:14

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I figured with the modern-classic BMW market on the rise that it was actually a fair price. If I were absurdly wealthy I might pay it, but not if I just had the budget for one $60,000 car.

Tazio, Count Fouroff > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 17:26

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OMG

Hnnnnggggg!

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 17:34

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Mercedes did that color with the ultra rare, $13,000 Designo option.

Apparently mine is about 1 of 30 like it for 2004.

Party-vi > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 17:51

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“US (and California!) legal”

This is a 1995. To qualify, the car must have been originally sold in the US, and the engine and emissions equipment must be approved by the EPA. The ad says the car has been “federalized” meaning it has been brought into compliance with EPA and DOT regulations, but clearly if the ad states the car is producing 340hp that is not the case, as BMW never had the EPA evaluate this engine because it (S38B38) was never sold here. So at the least it would need the same emissions equipment as required by the S38B36 engine. Also consider that the S38 was not sold in the US after 1993 so the EPA would need to grant an exemption. NHTSA states the 1995 5-Series is eligible for importation, but not the M5. The speedometer being in KM instead of miles also shows that the car was not federalized, and FMVSS requires OBD-II diagnostics for 1995 vehicles as well, which this is lacking if it has the S38B38. Someone is going to be very upset when this gets crushed.

Textured Soy Protein > Party-vi 04/04/2017 at 18:00

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I don’t know the details but the listing says,

“Documentation also includes ownership history from three collector caretakers, the second of whom imported the car to California in 2005 before it moved on to its current owner, a longstanding BMWCCA member, in 2015. Factory build sheets are included as well as a copy of BMW Car Magazine containing a feature on the car. Federal and California compliance paperwork is also included, and the car last passed a California emissions check in November 2015.”

Somehow it’s been registered and passing emissions in California for 12 years.

I do know that FMVSS requires OBD-II for 1996 , not 1995, as there are plenty of 1995 model cars that were sold in the US without OBD-II.

Although this sticker, upon closer inspection, says 3.6L motor, not 3.8L, so there may be some fudging going on.

Party-vi > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 18:25

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But again, the feds don’t care what California says. It was imported in 2005, so it’s been here illegally and un-federalized for over a decade. The speedo and engine are proof.

Textured Soy Protein > Party-vi 04/04/2017 at 18:39

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There’s also this federal sticker!

Not saying it’s legit, but this G&K Automotive Conversion does in fact have a website . Their yelp reviews aren’t exactly promising.

Who knows? It’d be a (potentially costly) adventure!

Party-vi > Textured Soy Protein 04/04/2017 at 18:42

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That’s a pretty awesome sticker to have on it. First-blush I would have second guessed it except for the engine and speedo. I wonder if they have the EPA sticker/paperwork for it.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/04/2017 at 19:27

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And that’s the likely buyer here, methinks.