wtb e34 I've had it with this one

[tim eh?]

ok so 'I give'.

I am shopping for an '89/'90 to swap all the good parts over to. I just can't deal with this car anymore. I'm convinced that all of this is related to this mysterious electrical problem that I have been chasing ever since the car overheated but I just can't be bothered anymore and neither can anyone I try and take it to it seems.

On top of it needing 3 or 4 attempts to start, it runs very well/poorly intermittently. Sometimes I think it is running on only 3 or 4 cylinders I get such a serious collapse in power, especially when I 'floor' it, although sometimes flooring it gets rid of the problem and it will run perfectly. Really awful fuel consumption when it is running poorly and the exhaust stinks of gasoline. I used to get cel but not so much these days sometimes it just flashes and goes off. No codes stored.

Battery good, alternator good, cps good, cap/rotor/wires/plugs good, fuel pressure good, dme swapped, starter good, no vacuum leaks, injectors replaced, engine grounds replaced, main and fuel relays replaced I just don't want to do this anymore and if I take it to my mechanic he'll say "So where do you want me to start?" and this car just isn't worth that kind of a bill, especially with a cracked windshield, copuple rustspots, iffy driveshaft and who knows when the transmission is going to give?

One thing I have always wanted to test is if the [dme]-->[ignition coil] wire is good but I have no idea how to do that and I'm just too fed up and it's -15'c outside and I'd rather watch the football.

So somebody sell me a nice rust-free 89/90 525i please, preferably a black one and I think I would prefer a manual. I promise to take extra good care of it... will travel for fold down seats.