My new old 540i
Discussion
Kinky said:
daninsidious said:
How many of us have pondered about getting a V8 'barge' to waft about in? Thumbs up mate and I'm now searching the classified for a V8 barge of my own.
How about a V12 ..... 
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/773339.htm
How reliable are these V12s ??
Been watching a few to get an idea for prices, not sure what happened with this one - it appeared to sell but has now been relisted:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Wrong body style and transmission for me unfortunately.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Wrong body style and transmission for me unfortunately.
sniff diesel said:
Been watching a few to get an idea for prices, not sure what happened with this one - it appeared to sell but has now been relisted:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Wrong body style and transmission for me unfortunately.
Sounds good if its as he decribes it - shame hes taken photos of it in the dark !!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Wrong body style and transmission for me unfortunately.
Did they do manaul versions as well or were the majority autos ??
Time for an update....
Brian now has a set of proper wheels. The E60s were sold on eBay and allowed me to buy them, and pop some tyres on. I am now saving to get them refurbed (have a local contact who may do me a super deal)
The washer bottle was fixed with silicone seal.
The rust was worse than I thought and ended up with a chunk of welding for the MoT along with rear discs and pads. The new alarm also needed work as it decided to kill the hazards and permanently immobilise the car. Whoops!
New aux belt solved a charging issue. The squeaking from it was a sign of wear.
The boot lid was proving a nightmare to keep open on anything other than a level surface (plus far to heavy when I'm not so well) so off came the spoiler. Problem solved. Although that is easier said than done as the nuts are up inside the boot panel.
The bodywork - ah, yes, every door bottom has had work, along with the rear bumper being taken off a sprayed. O/S/F wing and both rears had signs of worm too. A couple of holes in the rear panel have been seen too while the bumper was off. I may have cheated with a bit of stone chip here and there but at least the old bus looks tidy. It still needs finishing as it's a rattle can job done to patch it up. Paints came from these jolly people:
http://www.paints4u.com/
A couple of clips and one door trim later it looks okay. I have found lots of small scratches over the car but as it stands I'm not bothering about that as they don't show too much on the silver. I may have a respray in a couple of years as I plan to keep this long term.
The PAS started leaking too. Luckily it was just a connection.
The adjustable steering column wouldn't adjust so I spent a happy time in the footwell undoing the overtightened nut on the steering column. I now have adjustment
It's proving wonderfully comfy, fun and very relaxing to drive. I'm getting better at being economical - the weight provides enough momentum to throttle off well in advance of junctions etc without holding people up.
The Torqueflow exhaust is great. A gentle rumble or full on howl (will film it soon). It does, however set off car/van alarms at low revs due to the rumble (sorry to the owner of the van who I woke at 5.50am on my way out the other day, I was only doing 1k revs.)
So the painful bit? Yeah, it's cost nearly what I paid for it in servicing, MoT and all the bits and bobs I've bought. The tranny oil weep will add to that this week, but you know what, I love it. I had planned to budget £4k-£5k for a new car. Buying this one and using the spare cash to get it all up together mechanically doesn't really hurt, especially when I look out of my window and see a shape I still get excited about.
Oh and I bought some PH stickers - one for the boot and one in each rear quarterlight.
A few recent pics...I think he looks far more subtle now
Brian now has a set of proper wheels. The E60s were sold on eBay and allowed me to buy them, and pop some tyres on. I am now saving to get them refurbed (have a local contact who may do me a super deal)
The washer bottle was fixed with silicone seal.
The rust was worse than I thought and ended up with a chunk of welding for the MoT along with rear discs and pads. The new alarm also needed work as it decided to kill the hazards and permanently immobilise the car. Whoops!
New aux belt solved a charging issue. The squeaking from it was a sign of wear.
The boot lid was proving a nightmare to keep open on anything other than a level surface (plus far to heavy when I'm not so well) so off came the spoiler. Problem solved. Although that is easier said than done as the nuts are up inside the boot panel.
The bodywork - ah, yes, every door bottom has had work, along with the rear bumper being taken off a sprayed. O/S/F wing and both rears had signs of worm too. A couple of holes in the rear panel have been seen too while the bumper was off. I may have cheated with a bit of stone chip here and there but at least the old bus looks tidy. It still needs finishing as it's a rattle can job done to patch it up. Paints came from these jolly people:
http://www.paints4u.com/
A couple of clips and one door trim later it looks okay. I have found lots of small scratches over the car but as it stands I'm not bothering about that as they don't show too much on the silver. I may have a respray in a couple of years as I plan to keep this long term.
The PAS started leaking too. Luckily it was just a connection.
The adjustable steering column wouldn't adjust so I spent a happy time in the footwell undoing the overtightened nut on the steering column. I now have adjustment
It's proving wonderfully comfy, fun and very relaxing to drive. I'm getting better at being economical - the weight provides enough momentum to throttle off well in advance of junctions etc without holding people up.
The Torqueflow exhaust is great. A gentle rumble or full on howl (will film it soon). It does, however set off car/van alarms at low revs due to the rumble (sorry to the owner of the van who I woke at 5.50am on my way out the other day, I was only doing 1k revs.)
So the painful bit? Yeah, it's cost nearly what I paid for it in servicing, MoT and all the bits and bobs I've bought. The tranny oil weep will add to that this week, but you know what, I love it. I had planned to budget £4k-£5k for a new car. Buying this one and using the spare cash to get it all up together mechanically doesn't really hurt, especially when I look out of my window and see a shape I still get excited about.
Oh and I bought some PH stickers - one for the boot and one in each rear quarterlight.
A few recent pics...I think he looks far more subtle now
Edited by Six Fiend on Saturday 13th June 21:01
That's a very nice example! I would change the wheels though. I thought this would make a good project http://pistonheads.com/sales/1011494.htm I'm thinking of getting it, What do you guys think?
Cheers!
Original wheels are the way forward tho'
Spares or repair...that could be a monster wallet breaker or something really quite easy if you know what, how and who. Any idea what's up with it?
It's prob worth the thick end of £1k in bits
Original wheels are the way forward tho'
Spares or repair...that could be a monster wallet breaker or something really quite easy if you know what, how and who. Any idea what's up with it?
It's prob worth the thick end of £1k in bits
Edited by Six Fiend on Saturday 13th June 23:18
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