So I've (almost) decided to sell the BMW, unfortunately real life is starting to kick in and I need to buy a house and stuff at some stage in the next few years which means that the money spent on this would serve me better in the bank instead. In most ways its a perfect car for the driving I do but my commute is so long I really need to try max out my economy and minimise my road tax to make some savings. I had planned on keeping this for longer than usual so I've been trying to look after it. So anyway, on to the sales pitch.

IMG_1521 by John Kearns, on Flickr

Its a 2002 E39 530d MSport Touring with an automatic gearbox which is quite a rare car in this spec. I only bought it in October

I have a small project thread here http://www.bmwhaus.ie/vbulletin/show...-Sport-Touring
And the previous ad is here http://www.bmwhaus.ie/vbulletin/show...-Sport-Touring
184,200 Miles (Will increase as I'm still using it)
Taxed until the end of April (Worth €400 ish on its own)
NCT due 24/Sept/17
4 Previous owners

The car has a partial service history, as I'd planned on keeping the car I went through it all so I'll list it here. Bit of a gap from 09 to 15.

Stamped service history

26/03/03 – 13,393miles – Oil service (David Prentice BMW)
14/11/03 – 26,776miles – Inspection I (David Prentice BMW)
30/07/04 – 40,155miles – Oil service (David Prentice BMW)
18/04/05 – 52,149miles – Inspection II (David Prentice BMW)
25/01/06 – 64,256miles – Oil Service (David Prentice BMW)
17/11/06 – 75,477miles – Inspection I (David Prentice BMW)
12/05/08 – 85,747miles – Inspection II (Hollybrook Motors Clontarf)


Reciepts

04/02/09 – Parts – Front pads, Front Discs, 1x Brake caliper, Foglamp(David Prentice BMW)
17/02/09 – 90,445miles – Fitting above parts (Hollybrook motors Clontarf)
10/09/09 – No Mileage – Front wheel bearing, Left engine mount, suspension arms (David Prentice BMW)
24/09/09 – 94,831miles – Oil Service + Fitting above parts (David Prentice BMW)
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09/09/15 – Parts – Front Shock, Coil Spring, Rear wheel bearing(Premier auto parts Cork)
27/10/15 – Parts – Warranty cards for front and rear control armkits??????
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05/05/16 – No Mileage – Replace lower rear ball joints, NS drive shaft replaced, O/S/R Wheel bearing replaced, Front pads and discs replaced, Exhaust downpipe flexi pipes replaced + Tracking (FionnSport Cork) €819

There is also some old NCT's there back as far as 2011 which confirm the milage.

28/01/11 – 109,105Miles
12/10/12 – 133,939Miles
12/10/13 – 145,187Miles
08/11/14 – 153,261Miles
17/10/15 – 164,683Miles
06/10/16 – 175,916Miles

Then there's the work that I've done

22/12/16 – 181,647miles – 2 x Michelin Pilot Sport 3 245/40r18 Fitted to rear
16/12/16 – 180,500miles – Cylinder No.1 injector and sealing washer replaced with refurbished item from GSF
21/11/16 – 178,000miles – Eng oil, Oil filter, Air filter, Fuel filter, Main thermostat, Coolant, EGR delete,Swirl flaps removed and blanked.

20170203_215759 by John Kearns, on Flickr

Interior has all the usual stuff in an E39, electric windows and mirrors, digital climate control, full black leather with heated sports seats and steering wheel, automatic lights and wipers.
I've redone the trim in a brushed aluminium wrap, not a perfect job but I feel much better looking than what was in it (see other thread)
Also has the black headlining and a dog guard and load cover is in good condition.
Also has a OEM look touch screen radio/dvd/sat nav, it is an unbranded unit but works well, has bluetooth and aux inputs, sd card slot and the nav is up to date and pretty good. I had planned on changing it to a unit running android if I was keeping it as you can do a bit more cool stuff with them, these are available for about €300.

IMG_1499 by John Kearns, on Flickr

IMG_1492 by John Kearns, on Flickr

IMG_1498 by John Kearns, on Flickr

IMG_1496 by John Kearns, on Flickr

IMG_1488 by John Kearns, on Flickr

IMG_1486 by John Kearns, on Flickr

IMG_1489 by John Kearns, on Flickr

IMG_1482 by John Kearns, on Flickr