My new 2 me 540i/6, pics and comments

[brosher]

Flew down to North Carolina on Saturday and picked up the car. Negotiated price over the phone so it was pretty much take it or fly home. The paint was no where near as nice as he described it. Lots of scuffs and marks. All panels have original vin stickers on them but I think there may be paint work on the rear passenger quarter. It got a good exterior wash, wax and rinse today so it is starting to look much better.

The good is he had lots of receipts for recent work done. New cooling system, new clutch, new tires, new coilpacks among other stuff. Bought from the second owner, original owner had it for 9 years and was always serviced at BMW. 124,000 on nikasil.

I've already started work on fixing a few little probs:
pending:
-drivers power seat is intermittant. I think there is a short in the leg rest extension switch.
-shift knob broken and comes right off when you pull up
-passenger seat has twist problem, my gf thought it was a "feature"
-odometer bulbs burnt out
-heater core will need to be replaced

fixed:
-brake light message even though all lights lit up (fixed by putting proper watt bulb in 3rd brake light)
-one touch not working (should be called one "tap", i was pushing too long)
-radio code found and entered, we be jammin

[brosher]

Interior is pretty clean, minimal wear on the sport seats. Were arm rests standard cause mine has none?

[brosher]

Here are some shots of the bad areas on the passenger side lowers. Looks like some tar or something has been on there forever. Paint is also peeling in some spots. :-\

[Macv]

P.O.G. (Paint, Oil, Grease) will take that all off instantly. It's not something you can get at the store but something to that effect might work. Make sure to rinse rinse rinse and wax afterwords, as POG will turn your paintjob dull if not cleaned off. VERY nice 540/6. Im envious.

[saj3n]

It doesn't look too bad. How much was the finaly price?

P.S. I'd do a leakdown test, just to be certain on the nikasil. Mine had 140,000, when the nikasil issue finally killed it. Had to replace with Alusil... Just my opinion.

[Evan]

sweet ride... enjoy!

[Wyn]

Ultimate sleeper.

[632 Regal]

Nikasil dont just die...Nice ride dude! Most that ugly will wash off with a solvent type cleaner.

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It doesn't look too bad. How much was the finaly price?

P.S. I'd do a leakdown test, just to be certain on the nikasil. Mine had 140,000, when the nikasil issue finally killed it. Had to replace with Alusil... Just my opinion.

[Eric Clark]

It doesn't look too bad. How much was the finaly price?

I'm curious about the price as well. I just picked one up with similar milage and nikasil but I am flying out Saturday to pick mine up.

[brosher]

Thanks for the tips, I'll get that crap off but may end up having to repaint the lowers on that side anyways. The front lip looks pretty hurting too. The pictures are very flattering. It looks real nice from 5ft, but up close in the sun you can tell definitley was not a garage queen. I want to learn how to use a buffer but need to beg my friend for lessons. For now a coat of zymol has done pretty good.