1991 BMW 525I M50

well i purchased a 1991 Bmw 525i for 800.00 off of craiglist in 2013, the story behind this car was interesting so i thought i would share it. the person i bought it from his dad had passed away so this car was given to his son. his son drove the bmw for 2 years or so. well when the bmw was parked at the storage facility that i bought it from. he parked it because a repair shop quoted him 4000 to fix the problem that seemed really high to me. i figured it was something small n stupid. ill get to the repair later on. we preceded to jump start the car after it sat for 4yrs in this field at the storage facility. the bmw fired right up after sitting for 4yrs. i was surprised it started at all to be honest well as soon as it started all of a sudden the idle shot right up to 3000rpm and started climbing so i immediately shut it off. the owner i purchased it from wanted 1300 for it but the catch was he was leaving town so he couldn't really mess with trying to sell it any longer. i offered him 800 cash. he talked to his wife and she agreed to the price with a catch i had to keep the car for as long as i could n to make sure if i were to sell it contact him. so i agreed, came back with a tow truck n loaded it on the trailer. the car didnt look good due to sitting in the field. it looked like a chea pet to be honest. i fired up the pressure washer and cleaned it off. looked great after that. i was surprised to find that all the repair history in the glove box dating back to 1991. so i proceeded to check out the idle problem. i fired it up again listening quickly for a vacuum leak n guess what i found? the idle air control vavle O ring to the plastic intake had cracked and broke. as i stood there in shock that a 2.00 fix was the problem the whole time i proceded to contact the repair shop that quoted the son 4000 to fix it. i gave them the owners name and plate number i talked to the repair shop owner and i asked him ( are you serious it was a 2.00 fix, the owner of the repair shop stated thats how i make my money sir, i responded again to him well that explains why people think BMW are expensive to work on its all a price scam as i laughed, the owner of the repair shop hung up on me) the owner of the shop knew this car and the original owners. by this time i was excited i dropped in a new battery and fresh spark plugs and coil boots and valve cover gasket. i drove it down to the emission station along the way the check engine light came on, i pulled over did the gas pedal stomp 5 times it flashed the code and guess what it turned out i had a minor vacuum leak again. i had come to far on expired tabs. i pulled over in a church parking lot, i popped the hood disconnected the battery for 5 mins and reset the computer i knew they had to do a sniffer test on this bmw as they couldnt scan it. so as i pulled in i started talking to the person doing the test he was a cool guy i gave him 20 n didnt get change back..lol
he seen the expired tabs and asked me how i got down here without a trip permit. i told him what happened n how i purchased the car, as he was doing the test i noticed he pulled the sniffer out for a second n slammed it back in. 2 mins go by then he states good new you passed. i responded thanks man. as i pulled away from the emission station i remembered i didnt get my 5 back but then i thought to myself he just made 5 off of me oh well i passed emissions on 4 yr old gas...lfmao

during the time i owned the car i replaced the tires and the brake master and the muffler ended up plugging up so being that i passed emissions anyway. i decided to remove the muffler n have a peice of straight pipe installed. come to find out stock straight 6 m50 non vanos have dual exhaust. the second i heard it fire up without the muffler i loved it. the car had alot more power now. it would get ass happy in the rain. it was a really fun car to drive and yes i do miss it. it went to a good home i wast told but come to find out the bmw was impounded less then 24 hrs after i sold it to him. the person whom bought it waited 3 days to call me n beg me to get it out of impound for him. i told him sorry i dont have 400 to get it out of impound. i asked him what he was doing come to find out he was drifting with it in lakewood wa of all places. as i was hanging up on him i told him sorry cant do that for you. so in closing this bmw was a good running and reliable car. here are some of the videos i took of it