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Parts are still available. They are cheap because nobody wants to spend the money to fix the little things on these cars that add up rather quickly. Namely, suspension items, cooling system, engine and subframe mounts... etc..
They are pretty easy to work on, although the suspension needs a few special tools. Very nice cars to drive when sorted. Plus there's a ton of them in Portland.
528e's are gutless. Even with the 5 speed.
535i and is are nice cars with a manual. plenty of power tweaks to the M30 as well.
the M5 is wonderful as expected. ECU tweaks give it a incredible power boost.
Try to find as new of a 535is as you can find. It has more refinements, better ride, etc. A really nice one to find would be a 524td. I dont believe any came to the states with a manual.
I also think that some of the E28s came with self-leveling suspension. (might be wrong about that) You can easily retrofit regular shocks in.
PM me if you find a particular car. I can go look it over if you like.
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