How much is an E39 540i Sport worth?

[The Stiglet]

Since the recent Shed of the Week article on E39's, I've been perusing the classifieds wondering how much my E39 540i Sport is worth. I came across this interesting quote and wondered if it was true?

"According to `How Many Left', in September 2011 there were only 47 540I Sport Automatics registered for the road in the whole of the UK!" http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3696097.htm

Mine is a 2001 in Titanium Silver with a black leather interior and dark wood finish. It's an automatic Sport with 18" M-Parallels. It has angel eyes, wide screen tv etc etc. Circa 108k miles with a warranty that runs out in October. It's in very good condition and has been taken care of.

This isn't a sales pitch but how much is it worth??

Cheers

P.S. Please don't say, "What anyone is willing to pay for it." I'm looking for a general figure because the Shed of the Week price is really getting to me!

[The Stiglet]

bump.

Was thinking £4,500-£4,900?

[belleair302]

I was thinking closer to £4,000. You may be lucky to get that from certain buyers....

[The Stiglet]

belleair302 said:

I was thinking closer to £4,000. You may be lucky to get that from certain buyers....

Thanks for that and yes, probably more accurate. It's kind of hard to tell given that prices are all over the place and I'm not sure what they sell for.

I remember popping into a BMW dealership not that many months ago to test drive a 645i and asked what they would part-ex mine for - £1,500

Another specialist offered me £2,000 against a C5 RS6 - don't worry, I wasn't serious!

[pat_y]

same here, 4k would be my guess, there doesn't seem to be much diffrent pricewise between 530 and 540 sport cars, 520 and 525 seem to be a little lower. If yours wasn't a sport you would probably be looking at 2.5 to 3K (if that). I guess your biggest enemy is going to be the M5, with good facelift cars advertised under 7K it almost makes sense to just buy an M5 instead.

[roofer]

Heavy metal makes little money, and it would need to be a minter for an enthusiast. I know of a very tidy (sought after) manual with all the spec that went for 2k ish recently. I don't see yours worth a lot more.It is a credit to you though.

[The Stiglet]

roofer said:

Heavy metal makes little money, and it would need to be a minter for an enthusiast. I know of a very tidy (sought after) manual with all the spec that went for 2k ish recently. I don't see yours worth a lot more.It is a credit to you though.

Ouch!

Just FYI, the car in the Pistonheads advert isn't mine. But yes, I appreciate the comment about a well looked after car being a credit to the owner

[cheadle hulme]

Problem for you is that E60 545 and 550 are down to sub 10k.

Market for these cars isn't exactly mass market, therefore buyers tend be cash rich and savvy.

IMO, anything near a £4k asking price gets near to the sweet spot where buyers will look to the e60 as an easy upgrade.

[Max M4X WW]

roofer said:

I know of a very tidy (sought after) manual with all the spec that went for 2k ish recently.

Manual 540i Sport?

Just popped in here as I basically own the same car as you, just with a couple more options and 20k more miles!

[Tonberry]

The Stiglet said:

bump.

Was thinking £4,500-£4,900?

A trader / dealer would attempt to sell it for around £4000 - £4500.

Private sale? Depends how quickly you need to sell.

£3500 would be a nice place to start.