nirvash
Well-known member
Hi all,
Here's a little (not little) intro for my new car,
I wouldn't necessarily call it the "replacement" for the E39 540i/6, the reason for that is because the replacement was acquired for very different reasons, and in many ways, to "save" the 540i.
Why I say that, is because there are many cool, fun, engaging, thrilling and exciting cars from BMW, but some in my personal opinion, are just special. For me, and with my current 540i being the second one I've owned, they fit the bill of very special, at least in my eyes.
Their rarity locally, the E39 being one of my favourite BMW platforms ever, the timelessness of the design, the way the 540i does things that other models just can't or things that have elements they lack, the package as a whole is just very uncompromising and complete.
This is where one of the issues comes in for me, as an OEM or OEM+ product, the 540i is perfect for me, but I want to fiddle, I want to modify, I want to customise, I want to have fun, that's just where I am at this point in time, and it's one of the things I love about cars.
That's where selling the 540i comes into play.
If I could store the 540i away somewhere, for once I am ready to drive a car as was intended by the manufacturer, or even I guess you could say mature enough to do so, whichever you want to cut it, I would keep the car for a long time, maybe forever!
However, the fact is, I already have too many cars and projects to do that, and I don't have the space or resources.
My daily is basically a highly modified, off-road oriented 4x4: https://www.youtube.com/@symmetry4wd/featured
Which I really don't mind driving everyday, but it's not "fun" so to speak on the road, nor suited to it.
So the daily and fun road car duties were meant to fall to the 540i.
But with my need to fiddle and fettle I would likely ruin one of the best cars I've ever owned, the 540i.
So it's a tough pill to swallow, but I think it would be better letting go of the car to an owner who would enjoy the car for what it is, and become a better custodian to the 540i than I would have, in nutshell.
Those are my thoughts, my confession and sharing moment.
Moving on,
I've always had an E46, E36, E39 or E34, but it's time for something a bit different, variety is the spice of life, or so they say!
I have always wanted one in this specific spec, and fits the bill for what I need rather well, as a tuneable yet usable and practical platform.
Introducing my:
09 BMW E90 LCI 330D M Sport Manual in Le Mans Blue on Black Leather
The details and spec are:
S0169 - EU3 EXHAUST EMISSIONS STANDARD
S0249 - MULTIFUNCTION F STEERING WHEEL
S02MF - BMW ALLOY WHEEL, M SPIDER SPOKE 193
S02PA - LOCKING WHEEL BOLT
S0302 - ALARM SYSTEM
S0321 - EXTERIOR PARTS IN VEHICLE COLOUR
S0322 - COMFORT ACCESS
S0337 - M SPORTS PACKAGE
S03AP - WINDSCREEN WITH GREY WEDGE
S0403 - GLASS ROOF, ELECTRICAL
S0423 - FLOOR MATS VELOURS
S0428 - WARNING TRIANGLE AND FIRST AID KIT
S0431 - INTERIOR MIRROR WITH AUTOMATIC-DIP
S0441 - SMOKER PACKAGE
S0465 - THROUGH-LOADING SYSTEM
S0470 - ISOFIX-SYSTEM
S0481 - SPORTS SEAT
S0497 - CENTRE ARMREST, REAR
S04AE - ARMREST FRONT, RETRACTABLE
S04MG - INT. MOULDINGS ALUMINIUM GLACIER-SILVER
S04UA - PARTIALLY ELECTRIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT
S0502 - HEADLIGHT CLEANING SYSTEM
S0508 - PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC)
S0520 - FOG LIGHTS
S0521 - RAIN SENSOR
S0522 - XENON LIGHT
S0524 - ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS
S0534 - AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING
S0544 - CRUISE CONTROL WITH BRAKE FUNCTION
S0548 - KILOMETRE SPEEDO
S0563 - LIGHT PACKAGE
S05AC - HIGH-BEAM ASSISTANT
S05DS - EMERGENCY RELEASE, LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
S0609 - NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL
S0620 - VOICE CONTROL
S0644 - PREPARATION F MOBILE PHONE W BLUETOOTH
S0672 - CD CHANGER FOR 6 CDS
S0698 - AREA-CODE 2 FOR DVD
S06FL - USB/AUDIO INTERFACE
S0704 - M SPORTS SUSPENSION
S0710 - M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
S0715 - M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE
S0760 - HIGH GLOSS SHADOW LINE
S0775 - HEADLINING ANTHRACITE
S0823 - HOT-CLIMATE VERSION
S0853 - LANGUAGE VERSION, ENGLISH
S0861 - DATA RECORD WITHOUT EOBD
S0864 - DEALER LIST OVERSEAS
S0877 - OMISSION OF NON-COMBINED OPERATION
S0880 - ON-BOARD LITERATURE, ENGLISH
S08S3 - AUTOMATIC LOCKING DURING STARTING
S08SD - UNDERRIDE PROTECTION, NATIONAL VARIANTS
S08SL - TRAILER COUPLING PREPARATION
S08SM - CAR IDENT. NUMBER VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE
S0902 - GENERAL SPECIAL INSPECTION
S0984 - MAINTENANCE INTERVAL ENCODING
*165 000 KMS
The car has an almost complete service record/history.
I have already had the follow done:
Oil and oil Filter
Air Filter
Differential Oil
New Battery
Crank Pulley/Damper inspected
The things I wanted in an E90 330D were:
LCI
Manual
M Sport
Manual
Black Leather
Manual
Interesting Exterior Colour (not Black, White or Silver)
Manual
IDrive
This one ticked all the boxes, and it's been years that I've been eyeing them out when they come up for sale, and had to pull the trigger sometime.
I collected the car yesterday, I have been enjoying it since.
It's not the most perfect example I've ever seen or driven, but it's great in all the areas that matter to me, and overall a clean car.
I've driven them in auto form, and while the box pairs really well with the engine's characteristics and feel, it was manual or nothing for me, and I am not disappointed.
The only "issue" and red flag with the car is:
When I got a vin check done on the car, in 2018 on the NATIS system, the car was recorded at change of ownership with 199800KMS.
Thought if you noticed the * above regarding mileage, the car's odometer shows 165000kms, right now, in 2024...
This obviously raises some questions, as to mileage tampering or rollback etc
The problem is:
I see no tamper dot, but this can easily be removed anyway.
The 199800km reading is from the previous owner/dealership, not the owner I bought from at 165000km.
BMW can't run a full diagnostics on the car, to see that the mileage recorded on the key, cluster and DME all line up and match. (according to them, there diagnostics machine and software is new and updated, which messes with older models it is used on, and in the E90's case, can fry the FRM module, which is a R10000 part)
The car doesn't have it's original service book, so I have the service records from BMW while the car was under plan (up to 88000kms), then once when it visited BMW in 2015 (at 131000kms), then the book since the last owner has had it and was serviced at HD Auto from like 138000kms - now.
Any advice on this, or ideas on how I could verify the actual mileage?!
All things considered,
I bought the car based on the way it drove and its condition, not what the mileage is or was. These cars and engines are tough, so am I 😅 so I took the plunge regardless.
But I would still like to get to the bottom of it and figure out what its mileage is!
Anyway,
here are a couple pics from the ad and when I picked it up, and went window shopping for new shoes (it's raining so can't take pics at the moment)
:
Here's a little (not little) intro for my new car,
I wouldn't necessarily call it the "replacement" for the E39 540i/6, the reason for that is because the replacement was acquired for very different reasons, and in many ways, to "save" the 540i.
Why I say that, is because there are many cool, fun, engaging, thrilling and exciting cars from BMW, but some in my personal opinion, are just special. For me, and with my current 540i being the second one I've owned, they fit the bill of very special, at least in my eyes.
Their rarity locally, the E39 being one of my favourite BMW platforms ever, the timelessness of the design, the way the 540i does things that other models just can't or things that have elements they lack, the package as a whole is just very uncompromising and complete.
This is where one of the issues comes in for me, as an OEM or OEM+ product, the 540i is perfect for me, but I want to fiddle, I want to modify, I want to customise, I want to have fun, that's just where I am at this point in time, and it's one of the things I love about cars.
That's where selling the 540i comes into play.
If I could store the 540i away somewhere, for once I am ready to drive a car as was intended by the manufacturer, or even I guess you could say mature enough to do so, whichever you want to cut it, I would keep the car for a long time, maybe forever!
However, the fact is, I already have too many cars and projects to do that, and I don't have the space or resources.
My daily is basically a highly modified, off-road oriented 4x4: https://www.youtube.com/@symmetry4wd/featured
Which I really don't mind driving everyday, but it's not "fun" so to speak on the road, nor suited to it.
So the daily and fun road car duties were meant to fall to the 540i.
But with my need to fiddle and fettle I would likely ruin one of the best cars I've ever owned, the 540i.
So it's a tough pill to swallow, but I think it would be better letting go of the car to an owner who would enjoy the car for what it is, and become a better custodian to the 540i than I would have, in nutshell.
Those are my thoughts, my confession and sharing moment.
Moving on,
I've always had an E46, E36, E39 or E34, but it's time for something a bit different, variety is the spice of life, or so they say!
I have always wanted one in this specific spec, and fits the bill for what I need rather well, as a tuneable yet usable and practical platform.
Introducing my:
09 BMW E90 LCI 330D M Sport Manual in Le Mans Blue on Black Leather
The details and spec are:
S0169 - EU3 EXHAUST EMISSIONS STANDARD
S0249 - MULTIFUNCTION F STEERING WHEEL
S02MF - BMW ALLOY WHEEL, M SPIDER SPOKE 193
S02PA - LOCKING WHEEL BOLT
S0302 - ALARM SYSTEM
S0321 - EXTERIOR PARTS IN VEHICLE COLOUR
S0322 - COMFORT ACCESS
S0337 - M SPORTS PACKAGE
S03AP - WINDSCREEN WITH GREY WEDGE
S0403 - GLASS ROOF, ELECTRICAL
S0423 - FLOOR MATS VELOURS
S0428 - WARNING TRIANGLE AND FIRST AID KIT
S0431 - INTERIOR MIRROR WITH AUTOMATIC-DIP
S0441 - SMOKER PACKAGE
S0465 - THROUGH-LOADING SYSTEM
S0470 - ISOFIX-SYSTEM
S0481 - SPORTS SEAT
S0497 - CENTRE ARMREST, REAR
S04AE - ARMREST FRONT, RETRACTABLE
S04MG - INT. MOULDINGS ALUMINIUM GLACIER-SILVER
S04UA - PARTIALLY ELECTRIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT
S0502 - HEADLIGHT CLEANING SYSTEM
S0508 - PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC)
S0520 - FOG LIGHTS
S0521 - RAIN SENSOR
S0522 - XENON LIGHT
S0524 - ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS
S0534 - AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING
S0544 - CRUISE CONTROL WITH BRAKE FUNCTION
S0548 - KILOMETRE SPEEDO
S0563 - LIGHT PACKAGE
S05AC - HIGH-BEAM ASSISTANT
S05DS - EMERGENCY RELEASE, LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
S0609 - NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL
S0620 - VOICE CONTROL
S0644 - PREPARATION F MOBILE PHONE W BLUETOOTH
S0672 - CD CHANGER FOR 6 CDS
S0698 - AREA-CODE 2 FOR DVD
S06FL - USB/AUDIO INTERFACE
S0704 - M SPORTS SUSPENSION
S0710 - M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
S0715 - M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE
S0760 - HIGH GLOSS SHADOW LINE
S0775 - HEADLINING ANTHRACITE
S0823 - HOT-CLIMATE VERSION
S0853 - LANGUAGE VERSION, ENGLISH
S0861 - DATA RECORD WITHOUT EOBD
S0864 - DEALER LIST OVERSEAS
S0877 - OMISSION OF NON-COMBINED OPERATION
S0880 - ON-BOARD LITERATURE, ENGLISH
S08S3 - AUTOMATIC LOCKING DURING STARTING
S08SD - UNDERRIDE PROTECTION, NATIONAL VARIANTS
S08SL - TRAILER COUPLING PREPARATION
S08SM - CAR IDENT. NUMBER VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE
S0902 - GENERAL SPECIAL INSPECTION
S0984 - MAINTENANCE INTERVAL ENCODING
*165 000 KMS
The car has an almost complete service record/history.
I have already had the follow done:
Oil and oil Filter
Air Filter
Differential Oil
New Battery
Crank Pulley/Damper inspected
The things I wanted in an E90 330D were:
LCI
Manual
M Sport
Manual
Black Leather
Manual
Interesting Exterior Colour (not Black, White or Silver)
Manual
IDrive
This one ticked all the boxes, and it's been years that I've been eyeing them out when they come up for sale, and had to pull the trigger sometime.
I collected the car yesterday, I have been enjoying it since.
It's not the most perfect example I've ever seen or driven, but it's great in all the areas that matter to me, and overall a clean car.
I've driven them in auto form, and while the box pairs really well with the engine's characteristics and feel, it was manual or nothing for me, and I am not disappointed.
The only "issue" and red flag with the car is:
When I got a vin check done on the car, in 2018 on the NATIS system, the car was recorded at change of ownership with 199800KMS.
Thought if you noticed the * above regarding mileage, the car's odometer shows 165000kms, right now, in 2024...
This obviously raises some questions, as to mileage tampering or rollback etc
The problem is:
I see no tamper dot, but this can easily be removed anyway.
The 199800km reading is from the previous owner/dealership, not the owner I bought from at 165000km.
BMW can't run a full diagnostics on the car, to see that the mileage recorded on the key, cluster and DME all line up and match. (according to them, there diagnostics machine and software is new and updated, which messes with older models it is used on, and in the E90's case, can fry the FRM module, which is a R10000 part)
The car doesn't have it's original service book, so I have the service records from BMW while the car was under plan (up to 88000kms), then once when it visited BMW in 2015 (at 131000kms), then the book since the last owner has had it and was serviced at HD Auto from like 138000kms - now.
Any advice on this, or ideas on how I could verify the actual mileage?!
All things considered,
I bought the car based on the way it drove and its condition, not what the mileage is or was. These cars and engines are tough, so am I 😅 so I took the plunge regardless.
But I would still like to get to the bottom of it and figure out what its mileage is!
Anyway,
here are a couple pics from the ad and when I picked it up, and went window shopping for new shoes (it's raining so can't take pics at the moment)
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