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Body Type:4 door sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:4.0 liter V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:owner
Make: BMW
Model: 5-Series
Trim: 540i (e34) with 43,800 miles
Options: Rear Sun Shade, Dual Climat Control, Sunroof, Cassette Player, Leather Seats, CD Player
Safety Features: Wooden Three Spoke Steering Wheel, Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Drive Type: rear wheel drive
Power Options: Memory Power Seats, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Mileage: 43,800
Exterior Color: Silver
Interior Color: Balck
Disability Equipped: n/a
Number of Cylinders: 8
Warranty: n/a
Silver on black 1994 BMW 540i with a 5sp automatic transmission. This car has only 70,000 accident free kilometers on it, yes only 70,000 km or 43,800 miles. Originally out of Japan, this second hand left hand drive 540i has an upgrade dual climate control, keyless entry and a rear roll up shade just to name a few extras that were not available in North America. The car also has the upgrade BMW three spoke wooden steering wheel with airbag to match the wooden trim interior. The black leather is in great shape, no rips, tears or fading.
It does come with the stock BMW sound system with 6cd changer, which never quite works perfectly, a long time BMW problem which plagues many BMW drivers. I haven't got around to changing out the original deck.
I bought this car with 37,000 km (23,000 miles) two and a half years ago. It has served as my daily driver since then.
The following items have been installed during my keep:
new front shocks and springs in 2011
new 8 ignition coils in 2012
new catalytic converter in 2012
new upper and lower control arms in 2012
new trunk shocks in 2012
new front brakes in 2012
new mass air flow sensor in 2012
new rear brakes in 2013
new hood shocks in 2013
The car comes with service records from its time in Japan (approx. 15 years). The vehicle is offered locally here in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, however I can meet at the US/Canadian border if neccessary.
All in all, this car drives like the day it came out of the BMW factory, all options work! You can call me at (604) 318 1034 to get further detail.
You will not be disappointed.
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Automotive April Fools' joke roundup [w/videos]
Mon, 01 Apr 2013Happy April, everyone. And we all know what this first day of the month means: April Fools' Day. Today is a national holiday for pranksters with the Internet acting as a serious enabler, and it's always fun to see what kind of vivid imaginations exist out there in the automotive world. The abundance of fake news gets a little old as the day rolls on, but we did manage to get in a few chuckles thanks to a handful of major automakers and automotive news outlets that got into the pranking spirit this year
Some of our favorites this year includes Subaru showing what happens when you combine a bunch of rumors, a Corvette some may have already thought was a joke or Honda providing some in-car innovation circa the late 1980s. Honestly, we're still waiting for official confirmation from Mitsubishi that the recently introduced 2014 Mirage is an elaborate April Fools' joke using a failed design intended for the 1995 Geo Metro. We dug up as much "official" OEM foolishness we could find, as well as some of our other favorites, and posted them all below.
Auto execs surveyed say VW, BMW most likely to grow
Thu, 17 Jan 2013A new survey of top global automotive executives indicates both Volkswagen and BMW are the most likely to grow their market share over the next five years.
Tax advisory firm KPMG LLP has released its 14th annual Global Automotive Executive Survey, which includes responses from over 200 executives. A total of 81 percent of respondents said they expect to see Volkswagen make gains, compared to 70 percent last year. BMW, meanwhile, saw 70 percent of those surveyed say they believe the company will increase its market share. That's a jump of 7 percentage points over last year. This is the first time in the history of the survey that BMW has claimed the second-place spot.
Meanwhile, Hyundai has seen its perceived market share potential slacken for the third year in a row. Around 61 percent of those surveyed predicted gains for Hyundai, down from 63 in 2012. Toyota also has a surprising year, but for just the opposite reason. While the manufacturer had slipped in ranking since 2011, it enjoyed the largest increase of any company in the 2013 survey, jumping to 68 percent from 44 percent last year.
BMW offers M Performance Power Kit for 2012 335i sedan
Thu, 28 Mar 2013BMW has let loose a new M Performance Power Kit for its F30-generation 335i and 335i xDrive sedans. Starting at $1,100 for the kit - installation is extra - your car will be fitted with a new ECU and air intake on the functional side and an M Performance engine cover and rocker panel stickers on the decorative side. The Power Kit raises the 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder's horsepower rating from 300 to 320, and on automatic models, torque gets a boost from 300 pound-feet to 332 lb-ft - manual transmission models get a smaller bump to 317 lb-ft.
According to the Bavarian automaker, you'll be able to hear the change in the overrun exhaust note, and 0-60 mile-per-hour times drop by 0.2 seconds. The package is available now at all BMW Centers in the US, and if you get it installed when you purchase the car new, it will get the same four-year, 50,000-mile warranty as the vehicle. Have it done after the fact and the kit will be warranted for two years and unlimited miles. There's a press release below with some more details.