My New Beast

[DaveVoorhis]

Im confused
535...V8?

explain please

Yup, it's got a 3498 cc V8 that wasn't sold in North America. All the power of the 530i with the fuel consumption of the 540i...

[DaveVoorhis]

Look like someone updated the taillight lenses and front to clear... in 1997 to 2000 they had amber tails.

Yup. The previous owner updated the fronts to Angel Eyes and the rear to (supposedly -- I haven't looked) LED clears. Very common upgrade here in the UK; maybe everywhere?

[DaveVoorhis]

Not normally a fan of the e39 but that thing is sexy.

Thanks! I'm not (or, er, wasn't) a big fan of E39s either but they're getting too cheap to resist.

[Sam-Son]

that sounds like the M60B30 we were lumbered with here in the states
all the power of an M50 with none of the performance

[Omega]

Im confused
535...V8?
explain please

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_E39

535i V8 32V 3498 84/78.9 1:10.0 Multiport fuel injection 180 kW (245 PS/241 bhp) @ 5800 345 N·m (254 ft·lbf) @ 3800 7.4 (aut) 1996–2003

Sweet car Dave. Never seen that colour combination before though! The green seats would take some getting used to...

[DaveVoorhis]

Sweet car Dave. Never seen that colour combination before though! The green seats would take some getting used to...

Thanks! The green is subtler in reality than the software-enhanced flash photo makes out, and I manually adjusted the white balance because I forgot to set it before I took the pics. It's almost black with only a hint of green.

[nizmainiac]

Nice car dave

[Rick L]

Looks nice. At first, I thought 3.5 I6 is back? But it's V8.