1993 BMW 535i

• White paint is glossy in the showroom photos, doors and fenders line up straight and the chrome 535i badge and taillight lenses are bright — no paint or body budget from these photos.
• Black leather front seats show creasing and wear on the cushions and bolsters in the cabin photo — budget for leather treatment, not a full retrim from these photos.
• Wood trim on the doors and console looks glossy and intact, and the centre-console switches and shifter boot look clean — no console trim budget from these photos.
• The underside photo shows a dry-looking floor and tank area with surface discolouration on the exhaust only — no underside cosmetic budget from these photos, though photos cannot judge mechanical condition.
• Cross-spoke wheel in the close-up is clean with a Michelin tyre showing good tread — no wheel or tyre budget from these photos.
• A photographed service invoice lists recent fluids, ignition parts and an A/C recharge — helpful paperwork in the photos, but it does not replace checking the car itself.

Money: A clean, dry-looking E34 in the photos with worn-but-honest front leather — leather feed money, not retrim money, is the cosmetic spend here.