by "Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
Published 04/13/2017 at 13:44
by "Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
Published 04/13/2017 at 13:44
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Been rewatching some of the fast and furious movies before seeing the new one tomorrow. Forgot how much I loved this thing. I believe they’re 540i dressed up as m5s.
"djmt1" (djmt1)
04/13/2017 at 13:48, STARS: 0
Are E39 M5's still cheaper than manual E39 540is? I haven’t checked in a while.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/13/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 0
I would love to rehab an E39 like this.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0
I’m not sure to be honest. Manual 540i are proper unicorns.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0
They sold a couple off after the movie was finished, they probably went to collectors who didnt want to unmodify them though.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
04/13/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 1
No. You can pick up a manual 540i anywhere from 3-10k depending on the condition/mileage. Cheapest M5 I’ve seen is 12k. There’s been quite a few on BaT lately going in the low 20s.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/13/2017 at 14:07, STARS: 0
I missed the spot about them not being actual M5's. If they were I think the collector would be better off reverting back to sock, even with it being a movie car.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 0
They weren’t a major character in the movie so you’re probably right. That said even 540i are worth a bit these days. Djmt says 540i manuals go for m5 money sometimes.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/13/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 1
Yea a couple have come across BaT recently and gone 18+
"djmt1" (djmt1)
04/13/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 2
We’re in the UK where at one point M5's were at £5000 and 540i manuals were at £15,000.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
04/13/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 4
_
I was literally just commenting to somebody about how the 5-series has mostly been safe from douchery and then you go and post this.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 14:13, STARS: 0
:D
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
04/13/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0
I want to do an LS1/T56 swap in one of these. One of the best looking cars of all time.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
04/13/2017 at 14:17, STARS: 0
Definitely not. Where I live, a decent E39 M5 is around $15k and a clean later one is easily over $20k. An equivalent manual 540 goes for less than half that, and often more like 1/4. You can get a rough 540i with a manual for $2500 all day.
To wit, here are some decent ones from five minutes on Craigslist: 2000 M5, 102k miles —asking $15k. 2001 Dinan M5, 98k , asking $34k. Dinan-tuned 540i, 148k —asking $6k. 540i M-sport , 152k—asking $5k. Another 540i manual, 129k —asking $6600.
The cheapest M5 around is
this somewhat questionable one
around $10k.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 14:17, STARS: 0
I was reading an lsx, t56 e39 wagon build thread again the other day. Incredible car.
"Tapas" (tapas)
04/13/2017 at 14:18, STARS: 0
Are you secretly 12 and am I in 2005?
Please tell me I’m in 2005. The future sucks :(
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 1
I’m actually a decade older than that. I have the brain of a 12 year old though.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
04/13/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 0
There are eight of them on my local CL right now and the
highest
asking price is $6600. There are two under $3000. Not exactly unicorns, or unicorn money. By contrast, there are 10 E39 M5s, ranging from $10,800 to $19,000, not including two supercharged ones asking $25k and $34k.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
04/13/2017 at 14:24, STARS: 0
Man my brother in law always tries to get me to move out to seattle, and its tempting because of all the old BMWs I see on craigslist. But the traffic out there is terrible.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 14:34, STARS: 0
As djmt says, it seems prices differ hugely between the US and the UK.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
04/13/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 0
It’s the best chassis for that swap. There’s a few websites selling mounts for it. Also the forums have figured out how to connect the BMW canbus to the GM ECU. There hasn’t been a finished e38 though.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
04/13/2017 at 14:49, STARS: 0
Interesting!
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
04/13/2017 at 14:50, STARS: 0
Interesting. I’m assuming you get them in RHD—but for that, you could probably make a tidy sum importing them from the U.S.
"djmt1" (djmt1)
04/13/2017 at 15:15, STARS: 1
Pretty much the only reason to export cars here is for other people’s parts cars.