My First 540i V8, How good is this? Opinions

[bimmerkid88]

Hey what's your thoughts on these performance and detial wise? and what should i look out for?

[digitaldragon03]

Just press on the gas and find out.

[SharkmanBMW]

rough idle problems?

shimmy at 60mph?

[angrypancake]

post up some pictures, a description, any mods, auto/manual, and were you really born in 1988? the young contingent is really growing these days

[bimmerkid88]

It's a white 1995 540i w/ a V8
And yes i really was born in 1988,i've driven hooked up hondas and imports for a while and felt like i needed a change so i switched to the BMW,
i only have one picture from when i bought the car,but i will post more up l8er.

[rob101]

It's a white 1995 540i w/ a V8
And yes i really was born in 1988,i've driven hooked up hondas and imports for a while and felt like i needed a change so i switched to the BMW,
i only have one picture from when i bought the car,but i will post more up l8er.

my first car was a bmw, but then again that was last year I was too slack to buy my own car during university. My dad drives that bmw now.
glad i didn't buy a jap car, i mean jap cars are okay, but a bmw has a bit more its like the way average cars should be made. Not that i really call a 540i an "average" car.

[632 Regal]

performance wise you might want to get a computer chip and a lower rear end gear, as in details these cars look hotter with a spring and shock kit, lower all around, better handling but if you live in a shitty road region then stock might be the way to go.

thats just my oppinion as such you will get a world of oppinion here.

[Alexlind123]

It's a white 1995 540i w/ a V8
And yes i really was born in 1988,i've driven hooked up hondas and imports for a while and felt like i needed a change so i switched to the BMW,
i only have one picture from when i bought the car,but i will post more up l8er.

I was born in 1988 as well. It sounds like you have aquired some good taste of late

[bimmerkid88]

bump

[1995 525i]

It's a white 1995 540i w/ a V8
And yes i really was born in 1988,i've driven hooked up hondas and imports for a while and felt like i needed a change so i switched to the BMW,
i only have one picture from when i bought the car,but i will post more up l8er.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/img_po...r_id=193956454

Alright, you lost some points my admitting you drove "hooked up" hondas, however you are redeeming yourself with the E34 purchase. Now, don't go "hooking" it up. Follow the basic guidelines for tastful modifcations and upgrades (search the forums). You have now entered a whole new arena, where we don't hook up a car (unless it's to a tow truck) but upgrade them.

Once again, welcome. As a former Honda owner, I can say that after I drove my E34 for 1 mile I knew I would never own anything other than BMW for as long as my bank account would allow.

Michael