Re: BMW purchase advice wanted . . . buy my 540!!

[Brett Schiftner <bschift@xxxxxxxx>]

> Sorry about your car.  I've was there about 10 years ago and it's not much fun.

The following, however is a gratuitous act of self promotion.  I hope the forum doesn't mind.
I have a 1995 540i that really rocks.  It's in excellent shape including a new Alusil short block just installed by a BMW dealer in the last 2000 miles.  (The old block was the Nikasil alloy and was replaced under extended warranty.)  There are only 72K miles on the whole car and it's it outstanding condition in and out.  Dark green, tan leather, sunroof, window tint, factory CD changer, and all
the other stuff that comes on the 5er.  It is an automatic but unless you've driven the 540 with this transmission you probably don't want to put it down too much, especially if you want to use it as a daily driver as well as a track car.

The prior owner (I bought it in 1996) had it on the track a couple of times and really loved it there.  I'd like to get about $19.5K out of it but will deliver it if someone doesn't want to have to drive it back from Texas (although I don't know why they wouldn't.  Driving it is a blast!!)

Anyone out there can call me (254.694.0095) or email me (bschift@domain.elided) if interested.

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Thanks.

> Well gang I have some bad news.  I drove my 325es off a bridge during
> an ice storm a couple of weeks ago.  There were no injuries, but my
> beautiful driving school (and college student daily driver) eta was
> totaled out.
>
> Sooooo, I'm looking for a new car.  One easy option is to buy an e30
> with the 'i' motor.  It's a little more power than I had before and I
> can transfer my springs and shocks and such to it from the corpse of
> the eta.  Quick and cheap.
>
> However, I was also thinking of an early e36 325, 328 or 318ti.
> They'd offer a moderate power increase and still fit in a decent
> budget (under 10,000$).
>
> My last option is an M3 of the two older generations.  An e30 m3
> would be nice for the track, but it doesn't really shine as a daily
> driver.  The more expensive e36 m3 would be fun all around, but even
> with the price coming down to as low as 18,000$ It would still be a
> stretch to afford and the insurance costs would be crazy.
>
> Whatever car I get will have to fill the role of both a daily driver
> and a regular driving school car.  I've been doing about 4 a year so
> it will definitely get a workout.  If anyone has any thoughts on the
> matter, or know of any killer deals, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert Phelan
> Webmaster, St. Louis BMW Club
> http://www.stlbmwclub.com
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