New pics of my 540 manual

[oakey]

Sorry for the black bars accross all the pics, I had to pull them from my piston heads ad as photbucket didnt want to upload them.

[toby]

Nice car - shame about the 'wood' though. I love the wheels!

Is this the same 540 you've had for a while?

[Blitz]

Perfect! Nice discrete unmolested pre facelift with sport seats.

Whats going to happen to the other 540i?

[oakey]

Nice car - shame about the 'wood' though. I love the wheels!

Is this the same 540 you've had for a while?

Yes it is. Just never taken any decent photos of it until now that I'm selling it. I never liked the wood myself but I reckon if it were sprayed with some black tint it would look cool.

Perfect! Nice discrete unmolested pre facelift with sport seats.

Whats going to happen to the other 540i?

The e34?? It's for sale at the mo also.

[Blitz]

Nice car - shame about the 'wood' though. I love the wheels!

Is this the same 540 you've had for a while?

Yes it is. Just never taken any decent photos of it until now that I'm selling it. I never liked the wood myself but I reckon if it were sprayed with some black tint it would look cool.

Perfect! Nice discrete unmolested pre facelift with sport seats.

Whats going to happen to the other 540i?

The e34?? It's for sale at the mo also.

Oh I thought you had a E39 540i touring.

[march109]

I'd love a 540i but it would have to be the manual box too.

[oakey]

^ Blitz, Jon_bmw has a e39 manual touring....

March109

If any zoners are interested in buying I will happily do a good deal for an easy sale

[gatesy23]

What you been getting to the gallon?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1757349.htm

[Jon_Bmw]

Where is the link Oakey. I couldn't find it on pistonheads, there are so many e39's!

As someone asked you for the link, I think that is ok to post it.

[oakey]

Cheers gatesy! The obc at the moment is claimin 21mpg with an average speed of 18mph. Which I have to say is VERY good for a 4.4L V8!! It is better on fuel than my e30

Looks like someone beat me to it Jon

[Jon_Bmw]

Good price that. A LOT of car for the money.

[Blitz]

Reminds me of when Autocar first tested the E39. The newer ones were never as perfect as the E39.

Timeless design.

[Cook318IS]

What are the 540i e39's like to live with? Looks like you got a good buy!

[oakey]

What are the 540i e39's like to live with? Looks like you got a good buy!

I love em and ill have another manual at some point, or an m5. Surprisingly good on fuel and if you get a good one they're not expensive to maintain.

I haven't just bought this by the way, I'm selling it.

[oakey]

It just sailed through an mot! Woohoo! So now has a year on it. Good old bus

[B7]

I got 32mpg today out of my 530i sport on a round trip of 127 miles. they are surprisingly good on fuel.

nice car that Oakey. Liking the colour.

One of the first thing I did was get rid of the wood.

[fingerman]

Very nice and original, I'd peal off the 540i badge - proper wolf if sheep's clothing

[325isporttech1]

It will also have mtech suspension as its got the 'sport' package alloys, seats and steering wheel so a very nice buy

[B7]

It will also have mtech suspension as its got the 'sport' package alloys, seats and steering wheel so a very nice buy

The original sport package had antracite headlining and style 49 alloys. like my 2000 523iSE had.

[325isporttech1]

It will also have mtech suspension as its got the 'sport' package alloys, seats and steering wheel so a very nice buy

The original sport package had antracite headlining and style 49 alloys. like my 2000 523iSE had.

I thought only the M-Sport and M5 had the anthracite headlining? i had a e39 with the sport package and it had the same alloys on as oakey's 540 and seats/steering wheel/suspension and was confirmed as the sport package by Bmw. Style 49s were SE optional wheels i believe?

[oakey]

It's got dark grey/black headlining . That anthracite?

Now on ebay with no reserve:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-BMW-540I-6SP ... _500wt_930

[oakey]

Sold to a nice chap this morning

I'm an ebay amateur.... How do you remove a listing from ebay???

[B7]

It will also have mtech suspension as its got the 'sport' package alloys, seats and steering wheel so a very nice buy

The original sport package had antracite headlining and style 49 alloys. like my 2000 523iSE had.

I thought only the M-Sport and M5 had the anthracite headlining? i had a e39 with the sport package and it had the same alloys on as oakey's 540 and seats/steering wheel/suspension and was confirmed as the sport package by Bmw. Style 49s were SE optional wheels i believe?

Nope. The sport package had the black headlining and the style 49's on a pre faclift and a different rim on the post facelifts. it's in the brochures in 97, 99, 00 and 02.

Quite a few demonstrators in 99 and 00 had the sport package fitted as they brought the "official" sport on line.

The rims on Oakeys were found on loads of 530's and 540's of that era.

[gatesy23]

The original sport package had antracite headlining and style 49 alloys. like my 2000 523iSE had.

I thought only the M-Sport and M5 had the anthracite headlining? i had a e39 with the sport package and it had the same alloys on as oakey's 540 and seats/steering wheel/suspension and was confirmed as the sport package by Bmw. Style 49s were SE optional wheels i believe?

Nope. The sport package had the black headlining and the style 49's on a pre faclift and a different rim on the post facelifts. it's in the brochures in 97, 99, 00 and 02.

Quite a few demonstrators in 99 and 00 had the sport package fitted as they brought the "official" sport on line.

The rims on Oakeys were found on loads of 530's and 540's of that era.

Being pedantic here but there were no 530s between 1996 and late 2000

[toby]

Sold to a nice chap this morning

I'm an ebay amateur.... How do you remove a listing from ebay???

Congrats on the sale.

There's an 'end early' type option on ebay.