I drove home in 6th gear

[kyleN20]

awsome

[632 Regal]

540-6???

Looks really nice!

Thanks guys! I'll get some better pics today. The car is a one-owner, 92k miles, 540-6. He bought it here in Houston in April '96 so it had been on the lot for a while but only had 152 miles when it went out. I have ALL receipts including the original purchase papers, windows stickers and everyrhing.

Engine was replaced at 30k by Beverly Hills BMW with the alusil block. The thing is like a time capsule, it's by far the cleanest e34 I have seen (haven't seen your's in person JR ). I got 6 keys with it including the light-up key that was in a plastic bag since new and had never been used in the car. It's all stock except a Dinan chip.

I really like the sport seats, one of the reasons I wanted a 540-6. They remind me of my e30 sport seats, just bigger and powered.

[Cactuar]

How much are 540's going for? I paid 7500$ canadian (6,470 USD) 2 months ago for my 525i.

Does a 540 fetch 10k?

I'm inclined to say it's worth it. So much power!! Are those special seats? It looks like the front area (where the part behind your knees touch) is pushed forward a little. Some sort of extra adjustment?

Congrats for a very, very nice ride.

[Tiger]

Believe it or not... they fetch lower than $10K... almost too cheap! Can you imagine buying a 540i for a mere $6000 for auto? I feel so cheap now... but like you said... AWESOME car!

[Cactuar]

What do you mean you feel so cheap, you DO own a 540

Having known a bit about the e34's before my purchase I think I should have waited for a 540 auto!! Ahh well...

[Jay 535i]

How much are 540's going for? I paid 7500$ canadian (6,470 USD) 2 months ago for my 525i.

Does a 540 fetch 10k?

I'm inclined to say it's worth it. So much power!! Are those special seats? It looks like the front area (where the part behind your knees touch) is pushed forward a little. Some sort of extra adjustment?

Congrats for a very, very nice ride.

There're a couple of manual 535s in the Auto Trader, in Ontario. The nicer of the two has a $6500 asking price. The only 540-6 in the Ontario listings at the moment is asking $14k, but that's at a Mazda dealer. So somewhere between those two is the real price of a 540-6.

Those are the sports seats. I love them, too. Wish I had them. I think they were standard equipement on the 6-speeder and optional elsewhere as part of the "sport" package, but don't quote me. Yes, the forward part of the thigh support is adjustable.

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Brodee, what's the mileage? And what's the lower left-hand column stalk? Is that the cruise control? Mine's on the right...

[Cactuar]

Thanks for the explanation, those seats look quite comfortable.

Hmm... 6500 canadian for a 535? And I thought I got a good deal with my 525

[540i/6 rob]

anyway... seems like a very nice car. you'll enjoy her. r.

[mzarifkar]

very sexy car, the pinnacle of german engineering

[onewhippedpuppy]

I've seen decent 540/6 going for between $8-14k or so. A few more and a few less, but that's the range. M-sports, then you're into M5 money.