1997 e39 540i auto m-sport suspension For Sale

Summary:
1997 e39 540i with factory-spec m-sport suspension. The 4. 4 litre v8 underwent a £7, 000 engine rebuild by a local bmw and mercedes specialist ~20, 000 miles ago. Completely unmodified. In the last 12 months it went down to munich legends who were instructed to look through the car in detail and sort out all issues they could find (including bodywork, wheels etc.) resulting in a bill of £8, 400!

no expense has been spared to maintain the car throughout its life. Full black leather in excellent condition. Recent unfortunate bodywork incident has resulted in o/ s doors being replaced, hence the low price. Car is 100% hpi clear. Only selling due to new ulez restrictions coming into force in local london area making it impractical to drive. 137, 700 miles. Uk car.


mechanicals:
there are two folders full of receipts from us and previous owners, receipts totalling £10s of thousands. Mostly from bmw at h r owen, vines and berry. All road tax discs present until paper discs were discontinued.

the previous owner was a mclaren technician and performed as much work as he could himself using only genuine bmw parts. We’ve owned it nearly 12 years since then and also only ever used official bmw parts.

it has been serviced regularly every year with an inspection 2 nearly every time (new spark plugs, air filter etc).

the car has been waxoyled twice in its life to prevent corrosion and rust on the chassis.

the gearbox is in top condition with silky-smooth gear changes. The gearbox oil has been changed despite not being a requirement from bmw - very rare to see any owners doing this.

always used super unleaded fuel.

all 4 michelin tyres replaced in september ’19 only 5, 000 miles ago.

car passed its mot just recently in December 2021.

all electrics work, including the cd changer (except for warning light on airbag, see below).

complete toolkit available, including the rare bmw torch in glovebox. Spare wheel is present and in mint condition.

work performed at munich legends:
• replaced front suspension arms and bushes
• new rocker cover gasket
• new a/ c belt
• new radiator
• new thermostat
• 4 wheel laser alignment
• wheel refurbishment
• bodywork polished
• all rust on chassis repaired
• front brake pads and discs
• new seat belt buckle

the engine rebuild was performed in 2013 at around 115, 000 miles and included the following:
• new timing chains;
• new piston rings;
• new sprockets;
• new tensioners;
• port polishing;
• new valve seals;
• new gaskets;
• all official bmw parts.


bodywork and externals:

factory original bbs split rim wheels were refurbished by munich legends at a cost of £800 including sourcing new bolts from bbs themselves in germany.

front and rear bumpers were resprayed a few months ago, o/ s doors replaced (see section below)

all leather in excellent condition for the age.

car has amazing spec for the age including:
• parking sensors;
• dual zone climate control including for rear passengers;
• rear seat boosters for kids built into the rear seats (very rare option);
• cruise control;
• steering wheel controls for cd and radio;
• there is a carbon fibre insert denoting the special nature of this car (no m5 available in 1997, so this was top of the range).

i’m the fourth owner and have had it for nearly 12 years. The car has only had 3 long-term owners. Details of all owners available in the files.

bad bits:
the car is now 24 years old and so there are some minor issues to note:
• the car was involved in an incident on a slip road which resulted in the o/ s (right hand side) of the car suffering some damage. This needed some bodywork repair and two new doors. The doors were painstakingly sourced from a 1998 e39 which was the same colour and trim combo (kosmosschwarz with shadowline trim). a chassis number of donor car available to provide an audit trail. The work was carried out by a local bodywork specialist who also works on new aston martins, range rovers, mercedes and classic cars. No insurance claim was made due to the market value of the car so the car is still 100% hpi clear.
• there is occasionally a rough idle from the engine for the first couple of minutes when cold, but it always goes away once warmed up and idles very smoothly thereafter. Munich have looked into this (swapping coil packs, running compression tests etc) and not identified anything unusual.
• a few minor car parking dings that are visible under certain angles of light, but bumpers have been resprayed recently and are flawless.
• there are some pixels missing on the dashboard display but this is a common fault on e39s and messages are still legible.
• the airbag warning light is switched on, on the dashboard. This is an intermittent issue from one of the contacts on the airbag fuse. Munich looked into this and after replacing the driver’s seatbelt clasp and resetting the error, it disappeared but has come back. It just needs a quick reset and will disappear again.
• paint coming off the windscreen wipers. But they are aluminium so no issues with rust.

more pictures available on request, sensible offers considered.

these are getting extremely hard to find and appreciating in value - you will not find another like it.

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