The difference between a regular BMW and an M model is that little extra that the company’s performance division puts onto and into its versions of the ultimate driving machines. The 1991 BMW M5 for sale that you see here has it — plus a little “extra extra”.
Before you get too excited, just know that the I6 in this 145,590-mile car hasn’t been upgraded. However, it did have its valves adjusted 6,000 miles ago. According to Bring a Trailer, “Other recent services include a new driveshaft flex joint (giubo), new cruise control cable, new shifter bushings, new A/C condenser and drier, cleaned coolant level sensor and new hood struts.”
The “extra extra” is the bits and pieces that have been added to this clear-titled, straight-bodied, fast 5. It wears “Throwing Star” wheels surrounded by Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires. It’s also been lowered on Dinan springs and fitted with Bilstein shocks.
Inside, the stock steering wheel has been replaced by the one from an E36 M3. You might recognize the shift knob from a later 3 Series with the Performance Package code-named ZHP. The seller had the headliner, sunroof shade, and all the pillars recovered in Alcantara. The AC blows cold and has been converted to run on R134.
If you want to be this M5’s new owner, you have about a day to put your bid in. As of right now, $7,000 is the amount to beat.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
