E39 540i Manual

[Foxhole Norman]

I know of two cars that were stung for €3k bills recently.

They're not bound by the VRT calculator, I certainly wouldn't trust it nowadays.


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My 540i was €720 to VRT last May, Frank's 535i would've been the same but he was caught for "late fees" as he couldn't prove he brought the car into the country that month so ended up paying over double the 720 figure!

[Dave]

My 540i was €720 to VRT last May, Frank's 535i would've been the same but he was caught for "late fees" as he couldn't prove he brought the car into the country that month so ended up paying over double the 720 figure!

I never thought of checking what you paid


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[Foxhole Norman]

I never thought of checking what you paid


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Look at you there, your V8 E39 is superior so always looking down on us peasants

[Dave]

Look at you there, your V8 E39 is superior so always looking down on us peasants

nonsense. Who's V8 was in top of the pops in the VAGE show.


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[Peter-E36]

@dergside: thanks a million Diarmuid, incredibly knowledgeable and helpful as always! That dealer looks really promising and I also have a couple of “backup” examples in mind so hopefully things work out.

@kdevitt: thanks Ken, a manual would be nice but I’ve no problem with an auto at all, in fact it probably makes more sense seeing as it’ll be the daily/family car, not sure I could live with an SE though, feels like a completely different car.

@Ross: I’ve been looking at everything with a V8 including Mercs and in a moment of madness - a Maserati quattreporte - but nothing really “hits the spot” quite like an e39 V8, love the styling inside and out, it’s the right size, and those V8s are the best sounding IMO. On the BMW side, E38 is too big, X5 V8 would take away from the experience for me being a 4x4, e60 545i/550i is the next best thing but I’m not a fan of the interior - looks dated whereas the e39’s looks elegant and timeless (maybe it’s just me)... also with other owners’ struggles with random issues that aren’t even engines related, it’s kind of off putting, and while they’re more powerful V8s they don’t sound as good as the M62 engines, and that’s obviously a huge part of the reason I’m bending over and taking all the associated costs!

@ginoc: thanks for the offer! I’ve driven Dave’s M5, fantastic car but it’s out of my budget, and also might be more stressful to daily one as a family car if you know what I mean.

[JohnH]

I’ll leave this here
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-540i-v8...&ul_noapp=true

[Curran]

I’ll leave this here

I'll return the favour....granted, not the 530i that you'd probably want!

http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/used...001/index.html



Damn it!! I think I need a Touring too!

[ecooney]

It’s an auto but looks clean




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[Ketron]

You could get an auto and convert to manual?

For example the below:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E39-BMW-5....c100009.m1982

[Dave]

You could get an auto and convert to manual?

For example the below:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E39-BMW-5....c100009.m1982

Foxhole Norman would disagree with you. The box is proving expensive to find.


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