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      05-17-2018, 06:20 AM   #62
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In the USA market, it couldn't have been a 530i either. The E12 was only available as a 528i from 1979 through 1981. Since it was a 4 speed manual, that would mean it had to be a 1979 528i as the 5 speed showed up in 1980.
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He didn't say he was in the USA.
It doesn't matter...there was no E12 530i except in the US marketplace (1975-1978) and a very small quantity for Japan (1977). If it was a 1979 or 1980 model, it was a 528i regardless of location.
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