1999 540i/6 Dinan 5 Signature Car Serial No. 03685

[Parkhaus]

Its time to put the 540i/6 Dinan 5 up for sale. I've owned this car for about a year, and have only put about 7k miles on it. It's a great car, pulls very strong, and has been well sorted and taken care of its entire life. I myself am a former German car technician turned engineer, and although I like the executive feel of this car and the available power, I'd like to move in to something a bit better on gas. Also, having this car makes me want to tinker with it and mod more, but I need to focus on my project car!

The GOOD
The car runs great and and drives like a dream! It is a true Dinan signature car with its own serial number that is shown in the pictures. It started its life in California where it was sold as a Stage 1 (S) Dinan 5, so its been serial numbered its entire life. It then lived until ~140k miles in the southwest, mostly in Arizona, before the owner moved to Pennsylvania. This is where it was upgraded to stage 5, see performance mod list below.
In the past 5 years it has had a ton of preventive work done. It was not done because it was needed but because the previous owner liked to have peace of mind that everything is in top shape. The interior leather is in great shape except some wear to be expected on the driver's seat (no cracking, just could use some dye to be perfect. All stitching is intact as well, see pictures). The front tires have about 17k on them and are all seasons with plenty of tread. The rears have been replaced in the past month. Everything works as it should. NO RUST as its lived most of its life in Arizona, and never saw salt during my ownership. You'll be hard pressed to find a cleaner example of an e39 540i/6 let alone a Dinan 5 signature car!

The BAD
It's an 18 year old car so some wear and tear is to be expected. The front of the hood has some paint chips and there's some dings in the doors from parking lots over the years, but you can't see them unless you really look. There are NO paint damage or knicks on the doors from this. The interior trim panels have some cracks in them, and were repainted a nice grey flake color at some point. Pixels are out in the dash (Common for these cars). There are a couple of knicks on the rear bumper.

Performance parts:
Dinan catback exhaust
Dinan cold air intake
Dinan mass air flow meter
Dinan throttle body
Dinan stage 5 software
Dinan short shifter
BMW M60 intake (Dinan equivalent)
BMW M5 rear swaybar
BMW M5 LSD 3.15 gears
BMW M5 Halfshafts
Turner Motorsports driveshaft
ZHP factory weighted shift knob

Options:
M5 front bumper
M5 functional brake cooling inlets
Xenon self-leveling lights
New Depo lenses front (Euro M5 style) & rear
New Depo facelift (Celis style) tail lights
Bimmian LED halos
BMW E38 M parallel offset forged wheels w/ polished lips
Dynavin touch screen radio, cd, dvd, navigation unit, Bluetooth phone connect, w/iphone cable, unit looks completely factory
Driver and passenger power sport seats, Split rear folding seat with ski pass through
M5 HighFi OEM subwoofer system

Maintenance done at approximately 140-150k:
Front and rear wheel bearings
Powerflex front bushings- Control arms, lower tie rods
Rear suspension refresh New- 10 piece lemforder kit
Cooling system New- Radiator, water pump, expansion tank, valley pan, Front hoses
Timing chains and guides New- whole kit
Vanos rebuild kit from Beisan systems, new distribution housings, rings, oil valves
Valve cover gaskets
Engine mounts, Trans mounts
Spark plugs, all eight plug coils
Belts
Idler pulleys
New headlight adjusters
Guibo, drive shaft support bearing
Royal purple fluids in 6speed and rear diff.
Clutch was done at 144k
All associated seals and gaskets

Maintenance done since I've owned it 174k-182k (current mileage):
New Radiator and BMW Blue Coolant
New Expansion Tank
New Front Brake Rotors and Pads
New Rear Tires 275/35R18 Pirelli P6 All-Seasons

I'm sure I've missed something lol More detailed pics available upon request. No trades, and I don't need help selling it, thank you. If I don't get enough interest during the initial postings, this car will headed to BaT (bringatrailer.com).

Asking $7.5k obo, please feel free to throw me offers. I have my eye on something else.

Thanks for looking!

[NarenTeQ]

My god, what a beauty! Even better with th3 Dinan upgrades. Best of luck with you sale.

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[Parkhaus]

Thank you! I really hate to have to get rid of it, but the m3 needs my affection/attention lol

[NarenTeQ]

Lol well, she's a M car. I bet she will be more fun!. Enjoy!

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[Parkhaus]

Lots of sniffs no bites, bump!

[ImplicitFiber]

What are you looking to get?

[Billyj]

Can we talk asking price?

[Parkhaus]

Oh wow, I can't believe I skipped that part. Asking $7500 obo! Editing post now.

[Parkhaus]

BUMP.. This would already have been submitted to BaT, but I keep getting local interest.. If it doesn't go this week, its being submitted to BaT for real... lol

[Teggy6]

Is this still available?!

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[Teggy6]

Also are service records available?!

And this will be my first bmw. But is it normal to change the radiator and expansion tank when they have less then 30k on them? Seem pretty low millage. Other wise very interested

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[Parkhaus]

Replied to PM Yes it's still available!

[Parkhaus]