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Tag: EU Market Find

  • EU Market Find: BMW Individual Dakar Yellow M5

    EU Market Find: BMW Individual Dakar Yellow M5

    What: 2000 BMW M5
    Color: BMW Individual Dakar Yellow 2 (dakargelbii; non-metallic uni; 337; BMW)
    VIN: Unknown
    Mileage: 285,000 km
    Price: €32,000
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Jihlava, Czech Republic
    Listing: Link

    One of a claimed 11 produced over the span of production, and one of 4 said to be in Europe, this E39 M5 represents peak BMW in more ways than one. Tailored brilliantly in Dakar Yellow 2 paired with the incredibly cool M Texture cloth and without a sunroof, it’s an emphatic book-end to what some traditionalists call the golden era of BMW. And importantly for us, the price point is seemingly reasonable- even once you factor exchange rate, shipping and whatever tariff awaits its arrival.

  • EU Market Find: Audi exclusive Santorin Blue RS 4 Avant

    EU Market Find: Audi exclusive Santorin Blue RS 4 Avant

    What: 2001 Audi RS 4 Avant
    Color: Audi exclusive Santorin Blue Metallic (santorinblau; metallic UNI; LZ5K; Audi)
    VIN: N/A
    Mileage: 207,000km (128,623mi)
    Price: €39,000
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Suhl, Germany
    Listing: Mobile.de

    It’s not hyperbole when we say the staff of Tailored Driver has been waiting 25 long years for the B5 generation RS 4 Avant to be importable, and while we’d need to hold off for another year for this MY2001 example, it just may be worth the wait. Now admittedly Santorin Blue is not at the top of our list, the simple fact that this was painted at the factory by a still incredibly under-the-radar Audi exclusive team should not go un-noticed. While we can speculate for what VIP thought Santorin usurped Nogaro, we’ll just be thankful that Audi’s Tailored division breathed on one of our all-time favorites. Expect more European-based Audi exclusive finds to grace the pages of Tailored Driver in the coming years.

  • EU Market Find: BMW Individual Santorini Blue 316ti

    EU Market Find: BMW Individual Santorini Blue 316ti

    What: 1997 BMW 316ti
    Color: BMW Individual Santorini Blue (santorinblauii; non-metallic uni; 327; BMW)
    VIN: N/A
    Mileage: 229,000 km
    Price: €2,100
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Salzgitter, Germany
    Link: Mobile.de

    Tailored Driver strives to be of the people and by the people. So while it’d be really easy to just post blank-check Porsche GT variants all day long, we’d rather dig in the proverbial crates for stuff you can actually attain. The latest example of that is this E36 316ti, finished in Santorini Blue and currently on offer for a scant €2,100. Is it rough? Depends on your definition, but we do spot some rust near the rear driver’s side wheel arch. Does it need some ‘help’? Yeah, save for an M3 front bumper, some wheels, and suspension. Will it be slow? If you have to ask… yes, painfully. But an iconic color at a budget price doesn’t come around every day.

  • EU Market Find: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic 520i Touring

    EU Market Find: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic 520i Touring

    What: 1999 BMW 520i Touring
    Color: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic (atlantisblau; metallic uni; 399; BMW)
    VIN: Unknown
    Mileage: 298,805 kilometers
    Price: €3,500
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Selb, Germany
    Link: Mobile.de

    While it’s easier to attain a Tailored Driver if your wallet is thick enough to require chiropractic intervention, we think it’s more fun when Tailored status is within reach of the everyman or woman. At €3,500 (about $3700 USD, plus shipping) this E39-generation 520i Touring painted in BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic and paired with the frankly wild Boa Boa cloth interior and a timeless 5 speed manual transmission is exactly that- fun. Consider it more of a starting point though, as the 520i isn’t exactly going to win any awards in the speed department, and the rear hatch will challenge even the most recent of tetanus shots, but the point remains. Some elbow grease, maybe a different motor, and this could be a sub-$15,000 Cars and Coffee award winner.