2001 525iT MANUAL - lower miles than mine, black over beige. Has the simple, cable actualted HVAC controls, the 2-piece BBS wheels, factory sport/lowered suspension by the looks of it.
2001 525iT MANUAL - lower miles than mine, black over beige. Has the simple, cable actualted HVAC controls, the 2-piece BBS wheels, factory sport/lowered suspension by the looks of it.
Damn, there's 3 e39 manual wagons on autotrader right now. I looked for a decent on for over a year.
But it's in Rustsconsin... 
Not trying too hard to sell the car if they're using 6-month-old photos and have a description written like it was meant for pay-by-the-word classifieds. Also, even though Pleasant Prairie is in the southeastern corner of the state, why IL plates?
secretariata wrote: But it's in Rustsconsin...
It's okay, now they salt their roads with cheese!
Have you seen what cheese does to the people of Wisconsin!?!?
Nice color too.
I do like that color ! But do I really want a BMW ...
The thread title sounds like you're selling a car.
Mazdax605 wrote: The thread title sounds like you're selling a car.
That's what I thought too.
Have you seen what cheese does to the people of Wisconsin!?!?
Say what? 
The reason they are using 6 month old pics for the first one is the crack smoking asking price. $8.5k really. For a 13/14 year old 85k mile car
T.J. wrote: 1999 BMW 540it 6 speed rare!!! - $11000 (Anderson, SC)
More of a horse with a horn glued to his forehead.
Bear in mind, regarding price that there were about 190 e39 manual wagons imported in 2000, fewer each successive year. You can buy e39 automatic wagons w/o sport pack all day long for $3500.
Also, I'm not trying to sell anything. I've noticed when I mention my 525iT someone often says "That's so cool, I'd love to find one". So when I noticed a few - I haven't seen one in a while - I thought it would the friendly thing to do.
So berkeley me for daring to mention a car that costs more then someone thinks it should cost from a state that could have been more desirable. How about this: if it was the perfect color combination, low miles, full service history, and California, inland, for $3500 I'd have PayPal'd the seller and set up shipping already so I could flip it for $10k.
motomoron wrote: So berkeley me for daring to mention a car that costs more then someone thinks it should cost from a state that could have been more desirable.
Wow, less coffee there dude. No one is criticizing you for posting it, it's just banter around the ad.
In reply to motomoron:
Dude... complaining and arguing are what we do.
Ian F wrote: In reply to motomoron: Dude... complaining and arguing are what we do.
No it isn't! 
My buddy has an '03 525iT manual Sport. He bought it sight-unseen (paid for a not-particularly-well-done PPI) in FL and had it trucked to NJ about 5 years ago. Loves it.
bludroptop wrote:T.J. wrote: 1999 BMW 540it 6 speed rare!!! - $11000 (Anderson, SC)More of a horse with a horn glued to his forehead.
That made me LOL. It may just have a glued on unicorn horn, but all the pixels are good. Says so right in the ad.
And a salvage title ? I'll have whatever the owner is smoking please .
motomoron wrote: Also, I'm not trying to sell anything. I've noticed when I mention my 525iT someone often says "That's so cool, I'd love to find one". So when I noticed a few - I haven't seen one in a while - I thought it would the friendly thing to do. So berkeley me for daring to mention a car that costs more then someone thinks it should cost from a state that could have been more desirable.
Chill man! Re-read your thread title and tell me it doesn't sound like you're selling something. Woody and I can't be the only ones who read it that way.
mazdeuce wrote:Ian F wrote: In reply to motomoron: Dude... complaining and arguing are what we do.No it isn't!
I had a 97 540i with factory six speed (= sport package back then) that I bought with 40k miles. The thing was a nightmare in terms of maintenance even with that low mileage, but drove great. There are a long list of things that go wrong with them that would make me never want another one.
Basically if you go down this list you're gonna have all of these things happen before the car makes it to 100k.
http://www.540i6.com/probsfixes.html
At 90k miles I sold it for around $7500. The car was in very good condition overall with clean title.
In reply to Mazdax605:
To me it was a GRM member selling off one of his prized possessions. I remember thinking "isn't there a FOR SALE section here.
Either way it's no biggie.
I personally couldn't care less where it was from or how much it sells for. I'd ride that unicorn like a boss (just realized I've never typed nor said "like a boss" in my life and now I know why!)
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