Hey Everyone, been on the prowl for sometime now for a 540/6 and finally found one... after some finagling to just be able to arrange our schedules to see the car I managed to finally test drive it and purchase it. It's a 2001 (sport?) 540 6 speed with 160k. Truth is I'm not entirely sure what I got myself into but I checked the car out on cold start, no rattles, no knocking, nothing to be suspicious of other than a slight rough idle on warm up. Drove the car and it felt amazing and I know what a great and sub par 540 should feel like. Anyways, it has the sport steering wheel, non sport seats (whyyyyy!?) sport shift knob, nav, wheels (style 66) that previous owner replaced with something else. It has automatic rear shade and side window shades. Of course upon parking it in the garage I have oil leakage on my floor so I presume valley pan and VCG's are in my future... Anyways, hope to have a restoration thread going here very soon, my goal is to make this thing mechanically tip top and tastefully modify it when maintenance is 100% up to date. I appear to be 3rd or 4th owner and previous owners have for the most part appeared to have kept up with the maintenance. Interior is (black) 9/10 and paint is nearly 8/10.
Quick pic for now until I wash it:
Last edited by RuskiE39; 03-02-2017 at 11:50 AM.
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Congrats!
Nice!
More pictures?
Any plans on the suspension?
Do you like it more than the 530i?
I wish I could afford another BMW...
I can barely afford my lowly 525i... lol.
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Haha I will get some more pictures on the weekend when I have some time to wash it and take day time pictures. I drove it home an hour from where I bough it and all I can say is DAMN, I have been missing a lot driving V8's, it's an amazing experience. Plenty of power in all gears. I still plan on keeping the 530 and only time will tell which one will ultimately get sold before needing an SUV (X5). Eventually i'll want to lower this car to about the height of my 530, i might just even steal the 530 coilovers...
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Congrats!
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I'm planning to install some e38 18-way sports into my e39. Want to buy my e39 sport seats after (Schwartz/black)?
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Yessssss, feel the torque! After a month of driving the 540i you'll never feel the same way about your 530i ever again...
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Welcome to V8 club. Post up some more pics!
98 540i 6, 525 whp, 120 mph 1/4, V3 Si S/C'er @16 psi, W/A I/C, Water/Meth, Supersprint Headers, HJS Cats, 3" Custom Exhaust, UUC Twin Disc, Wavetrac LSD, GC Coil Overs, Monoball TA, AEM FP, Aeromotive FPR, AEM Failsafe AFR/Boost, Style 65's w/275's, M5 Steering Box, Eibach Sways, M3 Shifter, Evans Coolant, 85 Deg Stat, PWM Fan, 10" Subs, B.A. speakers, Grom Aux/BT, Still Rolling as my DD!
Nice Rusko!
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
Yes, welcome to the HO8 club.......next mod should be an LS swap after you get use to the mighty V8 and need more power.
Congrats man
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Are you keeping the 530 or replacing it with the 540?
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Thanks, everyone. No plans to sell the 530 yet, it's still a fun reliable car. I think the best thing is to see how well the 540 will fare for the next few weeks and get a feel for what kind of work it is going to require to keep it on the road.
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Noice. pic didn't show up for me. Some people like the non-sport seats. Vin decoder it and check out how it was ordered from the factory.
You will need to get used to the low oil consumption! That is once you fix all the leaks.
98 540i 6, 525 whp, 120 mph 1/4, V3 Si S/C'er @16 psi, W/A I/C, Water/Meth, Supersprint Headers, HJS Cats, 3" Custom Exhaust, UUC Twin Disc, Wavetrac LSD, GC Coil Overs, Monoball TA, AEM FP, Aeromotive FPR, AEM Failsafe AFR/Boost, Style 65's w/275's, M5 Steering Box, Eibach Sways, M3 Shifter, Evans Coolant, 85 Deg Stat, PWM Fan, 10" Subs, B.A. speakers, Grom Aux/BT, Still Rolling as my DD!
All 6-speed cars came with M-sport suspension. The original buyer could specify seating, among other things, so sport seats were not mandatory.
Oil leak at front center comes from the timing case gaskets. Unless already done, the engine is (over)due for new chain guides.
BTW, what is "HO8?"
Last edited by edjack; 03-02-2017 at 12:24 PM.
Ed in San Jose '97 540i 6 speed aspensilber over aubergine leather. Build date 3/97. Golden Gate Chapter BMW CCA Nr 62319.
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You'll love the fold down seats. You can fit 10 foot long stuff. The rear sunshade is nice at night too for cutting glare.
98 540i 6, 525 whp, 120 mph 1/4, V3 Si S/C'er @16 psi, W/A I/C, Water/Meth, Supersprint Headers, HJS Cats, 3" Custom Exhaust, UUC Twin Disc, Wavetrac LSD, GC Coil Overs, Monoball TA, AEM FP, Aeromotive FPR, AEM Failsafe AFR/Boost, Style 65's w/275's, M5 Steering Box, Eibach Sways, M3 Shifter, Evans Coolant, 85 Deg Stat, PWM Fan, 10" Subs, B.A. speakers, Grom Aux/BT, Still Rolling as my DD!
You have the same options as me, except the seats/heating.
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Ochen horosho!
2001 540 M-Sport (cdn), ST X (KW) coilovers, H&R 15mm spacers, Eibach anti roll bars (28mm/18mm), Beastpower rear antiroll bar brackets, M5 rear chassis reinforcements (traction rods), Strong Strut front upper strut bar, Dinan Stage 1 software, factory M-Audio subs, Bavsound speaker upgrade, Bluebus bluetooth integration, Stop Tech SS brake lines, ATE coated brake rotors, ATE ceramic brake pads.
Yeah my car was a Sport with Comforts. I suspect the dealers asked for / ordered those in a lot of cases. Fat-ass Americans might gripe about the firm bolsters of the Sports ya know. Dealer mindset: "what is going to be easiest to talk somebody into and give me the highest chance of shifting off the lot as fast as possible?" aka "easier to talk a Sport guy into these 'extra special Comfort' seats than to talk a lard-ass into the Sports that pinch his fat-rolls on either side"
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