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Thread: WTB: 2001 - 2003 540iT - M Sport preferred

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    WTB: 2001 - 2003 540iT - M Sport preferred

    I have a great 2000 540iT that was one owner until I purchased her in October. After clocking a few miles, I've decided to commit to the platform and build my ultimate car. It makes sense to start with a 2001 to 2003 car, especially if it's a M Sport.

    I'm open to most cars, but it will have to be special if it has a tan interior. I also require a sport package if it's not a M Sport.

    I can buy or trade. Please contact me at: properhistorics@gmail.com

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    There are wagons in texas, and plenty in California.
    There are wagons up here, heck i just had to stop looking or I'd buy more.
    So go look, and bring a couple home.

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    Links? I'm familiar with the overpriced silver car outside of Houston (the dealer is also super shady).

    I'm willing to purchase from 48 states.

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    Use duckduckgo.com (instead of google's shady-arses) to search "e39 wagon touring estate" + "craigslist"
    (the following is my own opinion)
    If you are looking for power down the road, go pre-vanos, for looks m-sport but you can make all of them look/act like an m-sport so you don't necessarily need to pay big $ for one just because "m-sport" You'll probably change everything to M5 parts in the first year anyway thus "ruining" the concourse score at a car show of your "m-sport". If investing, '03 m-sport, low miles and pretty/functional... $10-25k? VS say a' 99 in great shape for $3-10?

    Be patient, learn what to look for/avoid. WH up there in the thread, he shops a sickeningly, disproportionately wrong-to-the-humans-in-the-group... Ton of e39's. I'd say he's like the NADA of used e39's for projects/drivers.

    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...s-up-for-grabs
    Last edited by Plattus1000; 06-07-2019 at 06:48 PM.

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    Is there such a thing in the US as a 540iT pre-vanos? I thought 1999 was the first year imported and they were vanos cars?

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    Quote Originally Posted by msvphoto View Post
    Is there such a thing in the US as a 540iT pre-vanos? I thought 1999 was the first year imported and they were vanos cars?
    There is no such thing as a 540it pre-Vanos in the US... those were only found in Europe on some of the really early 98 540it's.
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    2003 is the only year for a true M-sport


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    Great post. I have a pretty nice 2000 model car, but I'd like something a bit cleaner with lower mileage. Plus, by the time I start adding up parts, it makes sense just to buy something that has a better baseline value.

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    One of the forum members here posted his 03 M-Sport for sale in the Classifieds section. It's black with a tan interior, but it does have 200k+ miles.
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    Great car, but not for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by m3 bavaria View Post
    Great car, but not for me.
    I've got an '03 540iT M-sport, alpine white on sand, with 130K miles. PM me if interested.
    '95 Avus/Dove M3 Coupe, 5sp
    '95 Avus/Black M3 Coupe, LS3/T56-Magnum swap (in progress)
    '97 Cosmos M3 coupe, 5sp - sold
    '03 540iT M-Tech, Alpine White on Sand (128K for sale, asking $14K)

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