1991 BMW 5 Series For Sale by Owner in Portland, OR

Lots of work has been done to this car. I've had it for 9 years, and am selling it because I'm moving and need something capable of driving cross-country while towing a small trailer. I bought it from a friend who was an airplane mechanic, and took great care of the car. His wife was driving it when it was rear-ended, and because of the age of the car and expense of repair, the state of WA totaled it out. I bought it back from the insurance company (cheap!) and had it repaired. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. 

The mechanics who have worked on this car from day 1 suggested asking $3500 for it, which hasn't worked. Because I am leaving for Indiana soon, it needs a new home, so I've lowered the price considerably.

Within the last 2 years:

New muffler and ceter pipes
New ignition wires
New headlights and light assemblies
New windshield
New washer nozzles
Complete tune-up
Rebuilt top-engine: new cylinder head gasket, adjust valves
New Thermostat
New Control arms w/brushings, Pitman arm
New A/C compressor and drier
New radiator
New battery
New paint (Maaco, and not the cheap option. $1600. Has a topcoat and part of the car was sanded down to the metal before it was painted.) However, someone keyed the passenger side--not too bad, though.

Have also replaced the alternator, water pump, front and rear brakes, struts, ACC Mono Valve, and most hoses and belts.

Tires were replaced 2 months ago.

Car has 227,800 miles on it and drives tight. It's been lowered so that it will handle the curves at faster speeds. There are some dings that I've photographed. I didn't take any pics of the interior because I didn't have time to vacuum. There are some quirks and some things that you might decide to repair or not:

*Trunk leaks. This is a result of the rear-end accident. However, there is no mildew- the carpet looks fine.
*Passenger door lock has to be "pushed down" to make sure it locks. Otherwise, power locks are fine.
*Two of the dashboard lights are out: The odometer (you can see it in the right light, though) and the left turn signal. It's $150 to have the dash taken apart to put in the bulbs, so I said no thanks.
*The computer no longer works, except for the mileage, i.e. how many more miles you can drive before you run out of gas. The temperature outside is apparently always -35. This also causes faulty information to be thrown onto the dash regarding the status of the tail and fog lights. A new computer is cheap, but to have it installed would be costly I assume. I don't care what my mpg is so I decided not to fix. The important warning lights are fine. They are in a different part of the dash.
*The heater vibrates (not the fan, specifically the heater).
*The power seat on the driver side is temperamental. It easily moves forward; it is quirky about moving back. The motor is probably going out. I'm the only driver, so I decided not to spend the $150 I was quoted for a new motor.
*The cruise control does not work. It isn't the fuse; that's all I know.
*The "bar" to hold the hood up is missing.
*The power side mirrors aren't working.

There is a AM/FM Panasonic CD Player with input jack. The heated seats work. Seats are leather.

I will consider reasonable offers.

Thanks for looking.