Well, I just don't have the time to commit to this car and either I throw a new transmission in her and sell, or just start tearing her apart and selling off the goodies and then let the junk yard take her.
Looks like parts would fetch more cash then the whole car and so I'm leaning towards ripping her to shreds.
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Too good to part.
Don't choose the easy way out.
TRPCHGE - '01 740i Black/Black 230k'ish - Power folding mirrors, Mk.IV Nav, 16:9, M-pars, Sport seats, Sport wheel, Steptronic, Euro rear fog switch, 2.50" X-Pipe, Shadowline, E53 4.6is Cluster, Lacewood interior, Chromeline, 3.15, Bilstein B6+H&R Stage II's. - SOLD 06/21
BSKCASE - '98 740il Arctic Silver/Black 175k'ish - Face-lifted, 3" Projectors, Shadowline, 01 Tails, Hydro Trunk, Sunshades, 750il Full interior retrofit, Sport Seats, Steptronic, Face-lift Steering Column, X5 Steering wheel, E53 4.6is Cluster, Euro E66 Piano black/Chrome Grab-handles, Chromeline, Suede Pillars/Headliner, Auto wipers/Lights, Lighted Handles interior/Exterior, Dual battery retrofit.
WIP: Custom Style 42 18x9.5" ET12, 18x10.5" ET8, 3.15 LSD Rear diff.
Just sell it, don't eviscerate it.
Oh, and quite the looker...always had a soft spot for Black on Black...
You could throw a trans in her and drive her....damn shame I'm 3,000 miles away, I'd do a Knight move and save her.
If u part it I take the tail lights buddy
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El Cid 1999 ILDUDMD Tune/DINAN CAI/19 in Style 95 Rims/Bilstein's Shocks/Eibach Lowering Springs/OEM Folding Mirrors/Custom Cupholder/Custom Wood Sunshade/Sport Steering Wheel/Euro Center Console/Leather Shifter/Rearview Camera /Luke Custom 10 in Sub Box/Cross Drilled Rotors/Rear view Camera/BMW OEM Monitors/BMW E38 Picnic Tables/Vanity Headrests/OEM Roof Rack/Strut Bar/Dinan MAF and Dinan Throttle Body and Dinan tunning /BM53 Radio upgrade /Custom Innovadrive NXG39 modify and Alpine ILX-W650 touch screen radio.
Also take the sunroof shade
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El Cid 1999 ILDUDMD Tune/DINAN CAI/19 in Style 95 Rims/Bilstein's Shocks/Eibach Lowering Springs/OEM Folding Mirrors/Custom Cupholder/Custom Wood Sunshade/Sport Steering Wheel/Euro Center Console/Leather Shifter/Rearview Camera /Luke Custom 10 in Sub Box/Cross Drilled Rotors/Rear view Camera/BMW OEM Monitors/BMW E38 Picnic Tables/Vanity Headrests/OEM Roof Rack/Strut Bar/Dinan MAF and Dinan Throttle Body and Dinan tunning /BM53 Radio upgrade /Custom Innovadrive NXG39 modify and Alpine ILX-W650 touch screen radio.
That is one clean car
Pics of the interior Raudi?
-2000 iL Individual. VF Supercharged at 12psi, Dinan MAF and TB, 6spd 420g swap, Euro under body guards, strong strut, N62 engine cover, Hydro trunk, Full suspension mods, Brembo F+R big brakes, custom headliner/interior, Bi-Xenon headlights, wide screen nav/mk4, Custom splash screen (I make them), coded video module with custom made harness, reverse camera, Intravee II, factory rear screen entertainment console, rear comms armrest, rear blower, seat back tables and writing tablet, all euro options coded on etc.
-1997 iL. Pioneer 8500nex double din/Avic navigation, swc and dsp still functional. Reverse camera, full suspension upgrades, leather dash, console and door cards, rear blower, Re-upholstered seats, facelift sport contour seats, heated steering wheel, 750 front brakes, custom cup holder replacing the front ash tray, all euro options coded, headliner in black, rear headliner MID console.
Where in California? I'm in the north by Sacramento.
Let me get this straight, I live only an hour away from you, I offered you I would find the problem, and if its a simple electrical issue (which I'm certain it is) fix it for FREE + parts, and instead you want to part it out?!?!
Dude, I know weed is now legal in CA, but how much of that stuff have you been sucking on???
Sell it whole to the members above that are interested if you're tired of it. A part out will net you $2,500 with plenty of headaches and lots of work you don't want to do anyway. In other words, if you have time to part it out, you have time to tear it up and fix it.
For those of you interested, the car is in great shape, I saw it about a year ago before the trans problem. The leather seats have all been re-upholstered with new leather (and have the M style three colors stitched into them), full suspension work, brand new OE Mpars, Raudi did not spare any expense. Only issue I saw was front bumper had a trim piece missing and a crack. Go to JY, get another bumper and paint it, done for less that $300. Based on his description of the trans problem, its most likely an electrical issue. All the new owner would have to do is sort out the trans issue and drive a super example of an e38.
Last edited by kouks; 05-05-2017 at 06:44 PM.
02 e39 540i Sport (Son), 01 DINAN 7 (Me), 12 e70 X5 x35i (Mrs), 95 e34 525i (Daughter 2), 01 e46 325Ci vert (Daughter 1)
Kouks,
Where you live?
02 e39 540i Sport (Son), 01 DINAN 7 (Me), 12 e70 X5 x35i (Mrs), 95 e34 525i (Daughter 2), 01 e46 325Ci vert (Daughter 1)
The front bumper has been replaced, thanks to michael. It's an anthracite one but it's blends in nice enough to drive around and nobody would notice it unless they actually were looking for it.
I poured about 8 k into the car and paid $7,900 for the car itself. I'v already been offered over $1,00 for the seats. The wheels will sell for another $1000. That's 2k right there. Add in the Intravee and 2 Alpine Modules for Sirius and iPod and that's another $300.
I've then got got the new EDC suspension and all the suspension parts. Move on to the interior pieces and the body panels, I think I can pull over $4,000 for the job then scrap the rest. It would be sad to scrap this one as it holds original paint and no bodywork, except now for the bumper.
Another route would be to fix her but I'd hate to get a new transmission and then have it not be the issue.
If someone showed me 4k right now, I'd let her go as I'd like to recoup some of the money I've invested into it. This car was a hard run for me. To many headaches and issues made this one a very bad venture.
Bill, I forgot what your original offer was but I'm thinking you offered $2,500 for the car. If I hadn't done the seats, wheels and shocks, it would be a done deal. However, I purchased brand new OEM Mpars, EDC struts, and paid out the wazoo for these stupid seats. What was I thinking? I guess the E38 allure got the best of me. I've since moved on to the best car I've ever owned and don't think I can go back to driving the E38, unless it's Brandon's E38.
Oh, and not that it matters but I hate pot.
Last edited by Raudi Driver; 05-07-2017 at 05:34 PM.
Well, I hope you don't part it and it's around in a few months when I start working.
'98 740il | 9/97 build | schwarz 2 | sandbeige | 5AT | 270k
'04 330i ZHP sedan | Mystic blue | Alcantara | 6MT | 120k
'00 540i sport | Titanium silver | Black | 5AT | 152k
'85 Mustang GT convertible | Medium charcoal metallic | Gray | 5MT | 216k | one owner, all original
mods: m-pars | Bilsteins & B&G springs | ValentineOne | StealthOne
retrofits: full nav | MKIV | bluetooth TCU | BM53 w/ AUX input | video module w/ AV input & backup cam | oem sirius xm | xenon | shades | PDC | rain sensor | BMW DWS TPMS | lighted door handles | front seat heaters | heated steering wheel | euro rear fog lights | ski pass | folding mirrors
02 e39 540i Sport (Son), 01 DINAN 7 (Me), 12 e70 X5 x35i (Mrs), 95 e34 525i (Daughter 2), 01 e46 325Ci vert (Daughter 1)
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