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Im running bump steer plates in mine and they do help but like is said above recheck the alignment before doing anything else.

Yep no doubt but i was more referring to adjustment side of things, alot of places i found put way to much front toe in(like 5-6mm total) which feels like crap.

March was along time ago so a proper wheel alignment would be the obvious first choice. I agree with the above up wheel alignments but since you can only adjust front toe in on E34's i just tell them what to set it to(2-3mm total toe in is what i use)

I think poo is bit of overstatement, i mean its not like its a Renault next to it

Guess you got caught slipping literally. Hopefully the trailing arms and\or subframes are ok. Best of luck though

E24's like this one remind me that no modern BMW can ever really come close to the style and presence of a classic like this.

Only real downside to the M30 in the 535i is fuel economy, but for a engine the came out in the early 80's and based off an even older design it still holds up very well against the far newer 528i and 530i 3L engines power wise while imo being more reliable and cheaper to replace\fix. Really comes down to 530i or 540i of which both have their advantages, but at end of the day as much as i like E39's i still prefer my E34, so If anyone's in the market for a 540i manual i will be selling mine shortly.

Just racked up 900km of highway driving on a 540i from Christchurch to Hamilton and used bit less than 2 tanks of fuel(approx 70L per tank). It was mostly cruising at 110kph with the occasional high speed passing maneuver when required, pretty decent i thought.

Auto trans benefits are nothing compared to manual, i know its easy forget the superiority of a bmw manual when you been driving autos for awhile haha.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/gear-boxes/auction-667997916.htm

Love the body shape but the cabin layout and interior and the rims to a point put me off ever wanting one

All im going to say is ive never see so much bs in one auction. Motorsport center and M-Sport Muffler made me laugh tho

Ive never driven a E39 V8 manual so i may end up selling it shorty depending on how much i like it. I do like E39's but ive always preferred E34's and ive just collected another 535is to fix up. Cheers. I get to put 1000km on it over tomorrow and Friday so will see

Probably bad\worn suspension and\or tyres. Mine is solid as at 200 even on not so great roads

Hard luck getting caught at the end of the day, plenty of people have put the hammer down on a straight road at some point in their life.

The driver has alot of influence come track day. I just like a bigger car myself If i recall the Lotus Carlton Omega was the fastest sedan in early 90's

This. Never owned a console in my life, nothing against them but PC's are just generally superior in most ways. Loved BF1942\Desert Combat too its the only battlefield i enjoyed.

E39 540i seem to be quite cheap these days so not much point.

This should be in Hamilton next week if all goes to plan. Whether i keep it for any length of time is a different story, easy decision if it was an E34 haha.

Sounds like you wanting to sell it. How much haha

Haha the rims are pretty horrible i will admit, they would be the first thing to go if i ever bought it, but for a stock <10k car it punches far above it weights when it comes to straight line power, even alot newer of bmw's couldn't match it.

Yeah. You can it either way but i do it from dead cold as ive usually just refilled the cooling system.

The way i always bleed if i dont have a compressed air source\fittings available: Remove the the expansion tank cap, draw breath & put your mouth over it and blow whilst having a finger blocking the expansion tank vent hose and the other hand opening the bleed screw, its like bleeding brakes as you need to close the screw before releasing pressure and repeat. It usually takes me <30s to get all the air out then i will recheck once its a operating temp just to be sure. So much easier and faster than open\close bleed screw, tilt car etc method and it works well on E30's due to the expansion tank location

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=662051615 I may not have time to check it out this week so if anyone doesn't mind having a look on my behalf flick me a PM

In my experience its usually just pretty std ones that sit up peoples rear ends, obviously bad driving not just limited to BMW but i think people tend to notice bad BMW drivers more. For me its the Ford\Holden drivers that i notice more than others - sitting up my ass, sitting in right lane etc but they will always bitch out when it comes to going around a corner at speed then proceeding to try to catch back up.