1997 BMW 540i 6MT Black/Black

1997 BMW 540i 6MT 198k - $4000 OBO - theoretically open to trades for V8-powered SUVs of European or Japanese origin (or like the most awesome M54 X5 I've ever seen, I guess...)

Clean Title, in hand.
I also have the carfax from just before my purchase in Fall '15.
4.4L DOHC V8 (M62B44) - 198,762 mi
Six-Speed manual transmission
Note that this is a '97, so no VANOS to break - this car has an M62B44, not an M62TUB44

Black exterior
Black Leather interior
Front Seats: Manual Sport
Rear Seats: Sport (no folding rear seats)

Runs very well. Lots of power. Nearly as fast as my '05 M3, and much more torquey.
22-24 mpg is possible. I have large, heavy feet so I usually get 20mpg.

Two keys - both with keyless entry - both function. You can hold the button to roll the windows down.
Interior is in good to great condition. Seats are great. Door cards are great. Some of the wood trim is cracking.
Original floor mats
A/C and heat work very well
Full trunk toolkit

BBS Style 19s, 17", in good shape. These will clean up very nicely with some polishing.
Full-size spare (OMFG another Style 19! Has centercap too)

Since Fall 2015, in no particular order:

Installed Aux Jack (you hit the CD button)
New front wheel bearings (FAG)
New front tires
New radiator (Nissens)
New camshaft position sensor (BMW)
New front passenger window regulator (Dorman)
New spark plugs (cannot recall. Bosch I think)
New trunk shocks (Magneti-Marelli)
New kidney grilles (china)
Catalytic Converter Delete - they were clogged. It did not make the car loud.
K&N Air Filter
Silverstar highs & lows
PO did timing maintenance
PO did Water pump/t-stat/fan clutch. No overheating issues.

Issues:

Needs Rear tires

Needs New steering idler arm bushing, or the whole arm if you don'd have a press
(BMW P/N 32211136452, 32211141592)

Sunroof nonfunctional.
The motor works and the sunroof will tilt up and down. It will not go back.
It makes a clacking sound when attempting to retract the sunroof. I like to use the keyless to open
the windows, so I pulled the fuse to the sunroof motor.

Cracked windshield - I have not determined if this can be repaired or if the whole windshield will need to be replaced.

Drips the tiniest little bit of oil from the oil pan gasket.

Driver's side Seat Recline spring is either broken or detached. This has proved to be a nonissue in daily use, but the PO did NOT tell me about it ;)

List Date: 4/14/2017

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