Snap! just spotted it too.

if its cosmos blue I or selephant will be interested as we both have cosmos E23s

don't fret Mark, I wouldn't break it if it was a goodun

some panel swapping thats all.

you can have the leather & I will put a cloth set in.

728i make a lovely everyday classic - really nice cars

I live no were near there but Philip duse

bmw1066 wrote: I live no were near there but Philip duse

Cheltenham, not Chelmsford Mark, a long way from me, Gloucestershire, towards Welsh Wales, way down the M4

Andy's right about Hiab's buffalo interior - why not buy it for the RB? would look really cool man

Andy is wrong about 728i's, they're OK to drive. I used to drive to Brands for those Sunday BMW and also Alfa race meets around 1992/3 in my Opalgrun 728i sharknose, cruising on the M25 ton up - Evenin' All. whats the statute of limitations on speeding?

Andy - I accuse you of liking Alfa Romeos!!!

728i does 20 mpg, 735i does 19.6 .

motronic 735s are WAY better on juice than any 2.8 distributor M30.

like you've said many times, 2.8i are TERRIBLE on juice. lovely engine though.

I dragged my E28 528iA out of the garage today, I'm so looking fwd to my 17 mpg gentle sunday drives

Do you like the new 3 series then?

board member Selephant is buying the 728i - let us know how you get on with it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-BMW-728-I-AUTO-FULL-LEATHER-NO-RESERVE-BARGAIN_W0QQitemZ4577866433QQcategoryZ31357QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-BMW-728-I-AUTO-FULL-LEATHER-NO-RE SERVE-BARGAIN_W0QQitemZ4577866433QQcategoryZ31357QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Per the seller, the colour is Baltic blue, not Cosmos Blue like your 735i.

Not really woried about the colour. Although the sticker in the engine compartment says "Cosmos Blau", & the logbook says "Blue", my car is a silvery gray.

I'm certain it hasn't been resprayed (unless it was a very thourough job). I can only guess the paint has er "gone off" for want of a better description over the last 20 years.

By the way I have picked up four doors for an E23. I only want the OSR. So if anyone wants the others E-mail mailto:secretsales@aol.com - secretsales@aol.com .

are they the Burgundy doors from Dave in Leicester?

Sod's Law states the day after you sell the doors your car will get dented and need one of them - keep 'em in your parts hoard.

Are you gonna keep the 728i and sell the 735i or keep 'em both?

the 728i will look lovely when you've sorted the stove-in rear bumper.

looks like it sold for £236

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4577866433&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=457 7866433&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Keep an eye out as these cars often re-appear as "re-advertised due to timewaster"

In the sellers' description:

Much nicer than a Vauxhall Senator-damn cheek.

the blue A regd looks lovely for the money and not too far from me

keep these links coming spokey!

Well, after having it as a bridal car and "borrowing" her for the weekend my neighbour was so impressed with the 732 she's off next door to make room for the 735 from Brum. Not a million miles away and I'll see her regularly.

Went to have a look at 735 today, needs more work than I had hoped for, due to being stood. Both rear doors starting to go at bottom, couple of tyres (Dreaded metric alloys) cracked on sides, slight blow on rear exhaust box, windows sticking. hole in front bumper.

Nothing of consequence, seller happy for me to crawl all over it, even lent me long handled mirror for underneath. Lots of toys to play with so I'm well happy, hoping to see it here in week when transport arranged so I can get stuck in.  Looks like 528 going back into daily use - what was that about "gently driving" and 17mpg Philip? Sounds like my "gentle driving"........

Good news Ian, I have a set of 5 15"BBS going,

sticking windows and door locks hum just like mine was

Philip wrote: the blue A regd looks lovely for the money and not too far from me keep these links coming spokey!

Go en get her then Philip, I need a projet for when I am up in at AJR

rubberknees50 wrote: Looks like 528 going back into daily use - what was that about "gently driving" and 17mpg Philip? Sounds like my "gentle driving"........

2.8 being non-motronic and lower geared than 3.2/3.5 is terrible on juice, a lovely motor though, as smooth as you like, with reasonable power.

drove 200 miles today to brighton & back in my 528i = 24.2 mpg overall.

country trips at low speed = 17 mpg  as you never get into lock up top.

congrats on the 735i

bmw1066 wrote: Go en get her then Philip, I need a projet for when I am up in at AJR

no need to buy another one as the silver surfer is awaiting your TLC

Drew540i wrote: Anybody need a set of Buffalo leather for an E23? A mate of mine is breaking a LHD 745i Turbo for the engine to go in a CS Coupe and the complete interior is for sale - won't be dear.

PM ME with you price, and were you are.

bmw1066 wrote: Good news Ian, I have a set of 5 15"BBS going, sticking windows and door locks hum just like mine was

Hmmm, very interesting Mark! Give us a pm as to what sort of money you want for them - do they have tyres and if so any tread? Wendy says I can have her spare set of 15" bbs to finance 735 bits but they're off E30, won't fit either of mine.

Door locks ok, windows need tlc, good clean and lubrication should help. Oh, leccy aerial ok but not working, but I have a good bottom needing mast in garage.

Cheers for comments everyone, he mentioned talking to AG while down there, seemed nice straight bloke!

          I'm the 745 interior man. I've got a non electric buffalo trim in dark grey out of a 50000 mile car and an electric nutria one , this trim is full leather i.e glovebox consoles doors etc. Both trims have fixed rear seats so aren't sad to fit. Come on men get rid of that council cloth and upgrade your chariots !.

ooh, I love 'em in white.

look how clean the engine bay is.

looks a well kept example.

slow & thirsty in comparison with a 3.5 but for all that, they're not a bad drive. a comfy cruiser for sure.

Well I can go and look if you would like, as I got my old heap from Worthing Sussex and as I work in Lansing

Philip I don't like wight but that looks SO nice on e23's

Spokey, best of luck with the new venture. If the bidding stays at that, you'll have got a bargain.

Drew540i wrote: ....Why is it that there are endless ebay links to old E23's but nobody EVER does anything about them?

Time, money, and space (which is already filled with old E23s awaiting attention anyway )

That's just wicked Andy.

Just been watching a crap film on Channel 5, 'Atomic Train'.

They just bulldozed an e23 off the road with a firetruck.

There was an episode of Miami Vice where the bad guy was chauffered arround in a white E23.

Needless to say Crocket kills him & shoots out the NSR window. Holigan!

        The end is nigh !, the blue 745 is about to die , i 've got it all up and running and went for a spin in it today and it flies. Tomorrow the victim is supposed to be bringing me a bag of money , then the gas axe gets lit and it will be disembowelled. Its running gear is then off to aus to be fitted in a 3.0 cs!

          Don't worry fellow e23 fiends the white 745 turd won't be fragged ,i'm going to go for the $350 350 bhp chip and wastegate mod and see how long the gearbox will last !.

Hiab,

send your unwanted E23s to Lagos! The Nigerians love 'em.

they will send you some oil and a mail order bride in return.

       Phillip , nigerians are lots of things but they ain't stupid,  a stolen 02 s500 or a stolen e23 mmmm difficult choice ?.

       yes i am trying to sell 3 e23 buffalo trims, one manual one electric, one  memory, i have had a couple of enquiries but when i suggest to people i will not deliver it and fit it for £20 they seem to get put off . I hate waste but if no hero comes up with dollars there will be  special edition  chinese rover 75s with e23 buffalo leather trim ! 

No really Hiab, Tony sent his e23 to the crusher, but the crusher boys sold it to the Nigerians who patch 'em up and use 'em. As Govt limos (possibly).

Can you remind us nutters one final time, the colours of each of your buffalo sets please.

the manual set is of interest to me if the fronts have those dinky little armrests.

Mark should grab one of the electric sets. Keep his cream elec rear seat and install the buffalo fronts!

     Sorry Phillip the manual interior has no front armrests, is dark grey with stitched leather door handles. The car has done 50000 miles, the seats are undamaged/not worn but are faded at the top of the rear seat. The electric interior is an executive model with full leather door panels, consoles etc fixed back seat and is nutria brown. The memory trim is a dark grey interior with full leather consoles door panels etc and a fixed back seat . I want £100 each interior or there off to china !

COME ON YOU NUTTERS

you know you want a spare buffalo set in your parts hoard.

hiab, do you know if armrests on their brackets can be attached to the non-armrest seats? people say its an easy retro fit.

shame about the rust, very few early ones left now.

will make a good engine donor for an E9 or E3 project.

hey Spokey, have you been bidding on a couple of cheap E34s? I keep seeing someone like SpokeyEB on the bids list.

what are you up to?

Philip why don't you get the trim with all the door cars and consols, Would be mutch better in the ss than cream with the blue cloth door cards, I would buy but have not the space it is bad enouth with 4 doors, can't keep it high and dry 

I don't thinks buffalow would go with my creem trim, and I like my working electric rears.

 what good is and engine and gearbox less 745 to me then. now if it were all there then maybe, because I do Fancy a 745 if it were going to the scrapper to rescue it but the price would have to be right, and I have me old e23 to fix yet and when the steering stuff come to 300 quid ,and 25 quid for a wheel Bering. I must be mad but its sooooo nice and I am soooo stupid  

So if a 3 speed auto 733 go's well Duse a 3 speed 735 go better

Andy why, how do you stop this manic depression on e23's. It's a good job I don't have space

bmw1066 wrote: Philip why don't you get the trim with all the door cars and consols, Would be mutch better in the ss than cream with the blue cloth door cards, I would buy but have not the space it is bad enouth with 4 doors, can't keep it high and dry

I have cream leather door cards for the SS and I like the cream leather with the blue carpets.

Would still love to have one of hiabs buffalo sets though, as my lounge suite is getting knackered

you could erect a shed in your back garden & fill it with E23 bits!

Drew540i wrote: Even I might be swayed by that S plate 733i. I would have thought £99 is more than enough for it but it (almost) wants saving. They used to go like a rocket, 3 speed auto, manual heater controls and the clock in the centre of the heater fan dial. What a great old smoker - and (thankfully) rare. The colour is Granatrot. It wants rescuing - as worthless and useless as a 1978 733i is, it would be a pity to see that die. Hmmmmm...........

Andy, I expected you to really slag the 733i, and now you wanna save it and sell it to a nutter for £575 after you've put scrunched up newspaper & a skim of filler over the rust holes

             I can't wait to see Andys 'new' 733 , looking at them arches and sills i don't see it lasting for many laps at our e23 derby. That is 6 e23s lined up , 4 more and  the 'race' is on . E23s are the new mk11 granny ! .   We'll take lots of  'money shots' for you fiends !.

Drew540i wrote: It's called humour :-) I've had more E23's than anyone else here! Eight in total and I drove and used every one of them - into the ground Four were driven into the scrapyard by me when they were finished, two were sold on and two were destroyed in the 'Lock Stock' spin off TV Series 4-5 years ago. About £140'000 worth, dead. When I had them, there were plenty about so I'm not guilty!

HUMMM, Well I have just had 3 cars a mk4 escort e30 touring and me old e23, and its 2 years older than me  you must be well old andy

the advert wording:

"

The Good Bit's

  Recent new parts fitted in the last 12 months ,  Radiator,          Viscos Fan , Internal Metrix . Back Brake Discs, Brake Master     Servo Unit , Both Front tyres , Fuel Pump , Fuel filter ,  Injection Module ,

  Recently Fitted , New Gearbox £1200 . + Sports Alloy wheels £250 ,

  All Electrics work . ie , Windows , Central Locking , Sun Roof , Ect .

  Also comes with Lot's of old MOT's , Bills , Ect . + a Box of Spares ,.

  The Bad Bits ,

  Needs New Part Mid Exhaust , for MOT ( Not the exhaust itself but the pipework, can be repared for about £100 ) ,Can be driven away , but noisey due to exhaust Blowing . Some rust on the wheel arch's + normal marks for age of car

 Reluctant Sale ,  Spares or Repair ."

its had a LOT of dough recently spent, now needs exhaust for MOT. there is a complete excellent 728i exhaust system for £40 - its in Leicester.

could be an innocent reason AG. could have replaced the car, and simply lost interest in it.

as you say, why not sort the exhuast and sell the car with a new MOT for £300 to 400 ish?

looks v.nice in the pics - you can't see them from work, hee hee

M3AG wrote: Hi Rob Did you sell all of that green e23? AG

he's got some bits on fleabay this week

Hi all, been off camping in Wales, last in a tent around 30 years ago.

New E23 735 arrived safely tonight, put to bed and ready forgood check over tomorrow. Spookily the neighbour who has the 732 has taken a fancy to Wendy's 320, which would give him a silver E23 732 and a white E30 and me a silver E23 735 plus a white E28 528.

Think I've converted him to the world of BMW! I noticed Rob had a lot of stuff on ebay, I'm watching some of it while plotting how to get down to visit Philip and Mark.

Guess I'll be cleaning Metric wheels up in the hope of rehoming them if Mark still has the BBS's!