Any BMW owners here?

[Team LR]

Got a 97 528 decent cars, I'm always hearing the v8 are a pain once they start giving trouble but good luck with your project

[bboarder711]

this is my good friends E36 4 door and its a blast to drive

[Canadian144]

My dad owns a ton of E24 6 series, E28 5 series, and 4 2002s haha. All as project cars. If you look at most of the pics of my car I post up on this site you can see them in the background.

Right now I'm trying to convince him to buy this (or at least go 50/50 on it with me):
http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ376358289

[Aking]

Yea, when I get the motor back in the sedan. I think an e39 will be my next project.

[Aking]

Originally Posted by Team LR

Got a 97 528 decent cars, I'm always hearing the v8 are a pain once they start giving trouble but good luck with your project

Team LR, do you do your work on your bimmer yourself? What major jobs have to you done to it? Just wanted to get a feel on how it is to work on one compared to a Legend.

[Crash477]

I used to own a 89 325is coupe, red, 5mt. I loved that car. Had to sell it when I joined the Army.

[hustlav6]

oh my god, 1200$ for 540?? in my country such price would mean that car looks nice but is a total wreck inside, or maybe you had a deal of your life

540i is very reliable especially with manual 6 gear trans , don't know much more than that about 540, they are pretty rare in Poland because of very high fuel consumption

[Aking]

Originally Posted by hustlav6

oh my god, 1200$ for 540?? in my country such price would mean that car looks nice but is a total wreck inside, or maybe you had a deal of your life

540i is very reliable especially with manual 6 gear trans , don't know much more than that about 540, they are pretty rare in Poland because of very high fuel consumption

Read earlier posts and u will understand why it's only $1200.

[LegendaryKA8]

Chiming in once again... to make a long story short, traded the 740iL, got sick of what I traded it for, sold it and picked up this beauty:



'95 540i with 6-speed manual. Ultra-rare car with only about 3,200 made. Only 25 were made in this color. Got it from the original owner's son and besides a wrecked interior it's pretty well kept. It has the most fun factor out of anything I've owned, my old KA8 being second on that list. Even has a factory M-Technic suspension package, and is nearly as quick as the E34 M5, believe it or not.

OP, if you can swing it cost-wise and work-wise I'd seriously consider a 6-speed manual conversion. The auto boxes in those are pretty decent(same as the one on my E38), but the M62 feels like it's born to be bolted up to a manual. Do that and I'm pretty sure you'll have a permanent grin on your face.

[ManOfBusiness]

^^^ Pretty cool back story... the 540's are always fun to drive because they move pretty quick too but with comfort and ease.

I myself am a fan of the E39 535i Or the round nose era as I call them.