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02-13-2004, 04:06 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Burlington, ON
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Car: 2003 M3
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This is such a no brainer. 540 all the way. You will love the big V8.
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10-28-2004, 08:20 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Fort Worth TX, Rolla MO
Posts: 47
Car: 2001 BMW 330Ci
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Originally Posted by STALKER
This is such a no brainer. 540 all the way. You will love the big V8.
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Yea, with its craptacular top end 
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10-28-2004, 08:24 PM
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7th Gear [SMG III] Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: location location
Posts: 9,989
Car: back in mother russia, cars drive YOU
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540
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10-28-2004, 10:03 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 295
Car: 2007 BMW 328i
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considering you're Canada, those are Canadian $s. it seems awfully cheap for a 540 or 330. 30s?
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10-28-2004, 10:14 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Fort Worth TX, Rolla MO
Posts: 47
Car: 2001 BMW 330Ci
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Well I was in the same predicament and I ended up getting the 330Ci. The 330Ci handles SO much better will small susp mods than an E39 ever will.
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10-29-2004, 12:20 AM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Montreal
Posts: 780
Car: 1998 540i/6 Biarritz Blue/Beige SPP
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Quack.. how do you drive your car to be changing clutches so often? I still have the original in the car and I'm over 130K Kms...
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'98 (04/98) 540i/6 Biarritz Blue / Sand Beige
Options: 17" Style 32 Staggered / Sport Seats / Xenons / Sport Suspension / 6 Speed / Cold weather Pkg
Mods: M5 Grill, CDV, AE Xenons, Rogue Engineering Octane Short Shifter w/ WSR, Rogue Engineering Performance Transmission Mounts, Royal Purple Synchromax Transmission Fluid, Gruppe M Filter Ram Charger
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10-29-2004, 12:24 AM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Fort Worth TX, Rolla MO
Posts: 47
Car: 2001 BMW 330Ci
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BTW-any of you 540 guys have timeslips?
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10-29-2004, 12:26 AM
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BMW Individual
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 2,816
Car: 540
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Quack.. how do you drive your car to be changing clutches so often? I still have the original in the car and I'm over 130K Kms...
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he has an auto lol
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10-29-2004, 12:34 AM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Fort Worth TX, Rolla MO
Posts: 47
Car: 2001 BMW 330Ci
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Autos dont have clutches, they have torque converters...
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10-29-2004, 09:15 AM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Burlington
Posts: 651
Car: E30 M3
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Is this question real?  IS300? Geezus.
Obviously he has never driven a 6spd 540i(or the other cars for that matter)...get him to drive one...then you won't have to post something insane like this. The 540i is a freight train, that seems to never stop pulling in the acceleration category. It's downright fast.
Anyone who would want a 330 after driving a 6spd 540(and could afford either) is mashed in the head. It's 5 times the car.
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10-29-2004, 09:23 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 3,524
Car: Granitsilber E36 325i
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540 . . . . all the way ! !
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10-29-2004, 09:31 AM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Montreal
Posts: 780
Car: 1998 540i/6 Biarritz Blue/Beige SPP
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Originally Posted by vaio76109
BTW-any of you 540 guys have timeslips?
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I have to dig for it but I clocked a 14.01@101.2mph w/ a 2.0 60 footer. I am positive that with a very good launch (ie. 60ft around 1.7~1.8) I can get her in the 13's. (13.8~13.9) as I have the speed for it.
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'98 (04/98) 540i/6 Biarritz Blue / Sand Beige
Options: 17" Style 32 Staggered / Sport Seats / Xenons / Sport Suspension / 6 Speed / Cold weather Pkg
Mods: M5 Grill, CDV, AE Xenons, Rogue Engineering Octane Short Shifter w/ WSR, Rogue Engineering Performance Transmission Mounts, Royal Purple Synchromax Transmission Fluid, Gruppe M Filter Ram Charger
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10-29-2004, 09:40 AM
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http://fuelly.3440.ca
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lakefield, ON
Posts: 1,889
Car: doesn't use Gasoline
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I've got a 540i/6. It's a blast.
You people who seem to be complaining about gas cost with the 540... do you people put $2 of fuel at a time or something???
I fill my tank, and get around 400-450km/tank - AND I push the car hard all the time!
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10-29-2004, 09:42 AM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Burlington
Posts: 651
Car: E30 M3
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Gas is overrated. 
G$
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10-29-2004, 11:34 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 187
Car: BMW 540
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damn conservative BMW specs 
if i get a used 540 for $22k, and has like 130clicks, would that be a money hole?
love every bit of that car, but damn... it aint cheap....
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