where to find E39 manual diesels

[anonymous-user]

Hi all,

Searched auto trader,pisronheads all the usual suspects.

Struggling to find a manual diesel e39.

Any help appreciated.

[helix402]

You can always convert an auto if you want one badly enough. I converted an E46 330d auto to manual.

[anonymous-user]

helix402 said:

You can always convert an auto if you want one badly enough. I converted an E46 330d auto to manual.

Don't want to convert need a cheap shed for shedding!

Cheers

[sasquartch]

Just looked and there were at least half a dozen manuals on there

[anonymous-user]

sasquartch said:

Just looked and there were at least half a dozen manuals on there

Correct, 2 of them are 3 series.

[helix402]

There are a few on eBay too, even E60s are dropping to near shed money for early high mileage cars.

[Mike-tf3n0]

Why do you want a manual? I've got an E39 530d Auto Touring facelift and it works just fine, more than enough grunt for normal road use and the Tiptronic if you really need it. Just remember to get the swirl flap vanes removed from the inlet manifold as they have been known to break off and pass through the engine doing no end of damage. The car runs just the same except for a tiny flat spot for the first two minutes from cold and goes through the MOT without problems.

[anonymous-user]

Mike-tf3n0 said:

Why do you want a manual? I've got an E39 530d Auto Touring facelift and it works just fine, more than enough grunt for normal road use and the Tiptronic if you really need it. Just remember to get the swirl flap vanes removed from the inlet manifold as they have been known to break off and pass through the engine doing no end of damage. The car runs just the same except for a tiny flat spot for the first two minutes from cold and goes through the MOT without problems.

I've had a e39 528i auto so know the bmw box well, I want a manual.