GIGO, if you ask me. interior fixes/paint fixes/appearance fixes are never as cheap, easy as you hope. always easier to maintain an asthetic (sp) condition than to bring something up to one, even if it is a daily driver. id wager you could probably find a nicer 535i than that for less if you could deal with higher mileage, 100k car in 6/10 is not really worth $5k to me. (Usually what i find if i see a combination like low mileage + mediocre care in a car like an e34 is that the repair bills/visits knocked someone on their @ss too much for them to find time to drive the car) if you really want the 35, find a more expensive example in nicer condition and buy it.