#BMW 540I MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER#

I have had all repairs done at the dealer to make absolutely sure it is taken care off right. It ran fine, but it was not the same 540i I was used to. A sense/chip in the enginer was mulfuntioning, definitely affecting the performance of the vehicle. The one major repair I had was went it reached 105k. I had a couple of recall/warranty repairs done - interior cooling system defect. It does not have all the gadgets a 2009 car has, but it has really everything you need: Performance, Great Effeciency for a V8 vehicle, Style, Reliability and Security.ДЄs far as issues, they have been minor. I had not expected to still be driving the car, but I truly love it and do not see the need.

#BMW 540I MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER#

But the quality and incredible driver feel of this car makes it worth owning, and the classic lines of the E39 (1997-2003) 5-series in my opinion are far more beautiful than anything BMW has produced since. If you are more cautious, aim for the 530, which has a more reliable 6 cyl engine, and is generally easier to maintain. If you are looking for one of the finest sedans ever made, find one of these in perfect condition (often they are owned by enthusiasts who maintain them immaculately), and just eat the maintenance costs as they occur. Not bad for a huge, heavy V8 monster with nearly 300 HP. Around town in mixed driving I get 23 MPG. And it gets around 28 MPG on long highway trips. However, there are a lot of $2000 repairs to incur before this splendid car will cost me as much as a Toyota Camry, which it would absolutely blow off the road. So you can hardly give these things away these days. The fact is that the public is afraid of the BMW 540i, because it is a V8 like the 7-series, and when things go wrong, it inevitably costs $2000. I figure that it has another 50k before the really horrible expenses start to kick in.Д«ut the big picture is, I paid $13k for a $50k car that is in showroom condition - and I probably overpaid. These are the salad days - the time period when the car is as good as new, but has all the irritating failures behind it. But now it has 50k miles on it, it is in mint condition inside and out, and all the well-known foibles of the E39 have been addressed by the previous owner. It cost something north of USD $50k when new, and it drove the first owner crazy with warranty service. It is incredibly beautiful, comfortable, ergonomic, fast and quiet. The thing that is most striking about this car is that it is nearly perfect.

Bmw 540i manual transmission