And the Winner Is…
June 27th, 2011 1:31 AM
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A BMW has taken the overall win at the Pacific Northworst 24 Hours of LeMons, but it wasn’t yet another dime-a-dozen E30. Nope, the winner this time was the bigger and more dignified E28 5 Series.
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About ten years ago, the NJBMWCCA had a guy who aced autocross in his e28. I thought it was an anomaly. Any idea which engine this had?
I have driven a series of 528e s for 15 yrs. I entertained entering my son's college beater, a twice totaled 86 in the nearest LeMons I could just trailer it down along with its stablemate, another 86 for parts. Alas, I was too broke and the Grape was too rusty. I was confident, that I could make it last a weekend of roundy- round. The car was no stranger to weekend enduros conducted on interstate highways. The 528e is the commuter version. Keep the timing belt good and they will run fine for 3-400K miles. They could top 100 mph and run at 80 all day with 350K miles on the clock, BTDT I drove my first one 11 yrs and added 200k to the 150 that was on it when I bought it. I maintain the cars in the driveway. They can take a licking crash wise too.