540i/6 E34 in New Zealand

[Stephan735i 1]

The following cars was exported to New Zealand;

314 Hellrot; 3 cars, 1 MY 1994 and 2 MY 1996 (the later both with M Pack)

276 Avusblau metallic; 3 cars (all with M Pack and all MY 1995)

299 Techno-Violett metallic; 3 cars (MY 1995)

303 Cosmosschwarz metallic; 2 cars (MY 1995)

305 Petrol-Mica metallic; 2 cars (MY 1995)

324 Oxfordgrün metallic; 1 car (MY 1995)

237 Granitsilber metallic; 1 car, MY 1994)

309 Arktissilber metallic; 1 car (MY 1996 with M Pack)

This means that all the six RHD M Sport Package went to New Zealand.

Every car except the 2 last doesn't have Catalyst converter.

I run the VIN:s on http://www.carjam.co.nz/

And found the following cars;

BK35011 -940328 (MY 1994) Hellrot/Black leather - 216873km Oct-09

BK35012 -940407 (MY 1994) Granitsilber metallic/Silvergrey leather - 240177km

Oct-09

BK35029 -940609 (MY 1995) Oxfordgrün metallic/Silvergrey leather - 257427km

Sep-09

BK35033 -940706 (MY 1995) Cosmosschwarz metallic/Black leather - 357174km Nov-09

BK35074 -941031 (MY 1995) Petrol-Mica metallic/Black leather - 160414km +

45746km = 206160km Feb-09

BK35078 -941104 (MY 1995) Petrol-Mica metallic/Parchment leather - 212976km

Dec-04. Yes 2004.

BK35081 -941108 (MY 1995)Avusblau metallic/ Light Silver grey leather - 133322km

Nov-09 (this car has M Sport Package and is the only Avus/Light Silvergrey

leather!)

BK35082 -941109 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Light Silvergrey leather -

405548km Dec-09

BK35095 -941206 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Light Silvergrey leather -

147842km + 16328km = 164170km Jan-10

BK35134 -950302 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Black leather - 92565km Aug-09

BK35169 -950424 (MY 1995) Cosmosschwarz metallic/Black leather - 189947km Oct-09

BK35181 -950508 (MY 1995) Avusblau metallic/Silvergrey leather - 263733km Jul-09

(with M Sport Package, only 6 RHD 540i/6 was built with 337 M Sport Package, all

went to NZ=).

BK35184 -950512 (MY 1995) Avusblau metallic/Silvergrey Leather - 193460km Feb-09

with M Sport Package.

BK35224 -950706 (MY 1996) Hellrot/Black leather - 129273km Jan-10. With M Sport

Package, last car without catalyst converter.

BK35250 -950913 (MY 1996) Arktissilber metallic/Black leather - 231070km Sep-09.

This is the only RHD Arktissilber with M Sport Package, has catalyst converter.

The last car is extrem, I have never seen a lower mileage on a 540i/6=)It also

the very last 540i/6 with M Sport Package, beats my sold LHD #788/797

Arktissilber/Black leather with a week.

BK35261-951031 (MY 1996) Hellrot/Black leather - 17308km Apr-09.

When a car change owners in NZ does it change licence plate? Is that a clue to

know how many owners a car has?

I found a Japanese RHD 540iA Limo in Arktisgrau that was exported to NZ. And

more interesting the VERY first built 540iA Touring RHD is in NZ, never

registered anywhere else before. Even that it's a UK-Version. Unique being in

309 Arktissilber metallic but built Dec-1993. GB64000 is the VIN. EDK83 is the

licence plate. Picture of that car is very interesting. and of course every

540i/6. Got pics from the owner of BK35081 and he help with the link to check

VIN:s.

Regards Stephan

PS; One more question, was there a catalyst converter law in September of 1995

in New Zealand?

The only Calypsorot metallic HE52 540i/6 with Black leather was also registered in NZ, a Australian Limited Edition, but crasched last year (;

The total number of Calypsorot HE52 is 16, 8 of them are Limited Edition. The rest sold in UK.

Regards

Stephan

[Wom 0]

When a car change owners in NZ does it change licence plate? Is that a clue to

know how many owners a car has?

No, the licence plate stays the same.

Exceptions to this are if the previous owner had a personalised plate and they wanted to keep their personalised plate.

In that case they would change the personalised plate back to a Government issue plate.

[twisted 45]

Cats were required from 1996 on if i remember rightly.

[Guest Ari Gold]

Wow, that's some serious info for the archives!

Anyone got a pic of a petrol mica E34? I've seen an E36, and it's to die for.

[greenday-rulz21 6]

Not E34 but Petrol Mica goodness! Very rare on E34, even rarer than it on E39 or E46.

[bellicose 9]

Interesting.

But Paul Hackett had a Hellrot 540/6 with cloth seats in front.

So how does that fit in?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=172913725

[Guest Simon*]

UK car

BK35026

See Q's at bottom of auction John

[bellicose 9]

DOH.......

[BM WORLD 1286]

Wow, that's some serious info for the archives!

Anyone got a pic of a petrol mica E34? I've seen an E36, and it's to die for.

my mate has a e34 excutive 1994/95 520i in that colour ,.

has an unusual inside colour too. sort of green/grey leather with the gloss wood trim black door cards with matching greenish inserts

[ssbmw 223]

The following cars was exported to New Zealand;

314 Hellrot; 3 cars, 1 MY 1994 and 2 MY 1996 (the later both with M Pack)

276 Avusblau metallic; 3 cars (all with M Pack and all MY 1995)

299 Techno-Violett metallic; 3 cars (MY 1995)

303 Cosmosschwarz metallic; 2 cars (MY 1995)

305 Petrol-Mica metallic; 2 cars (MY 1995)

324 Oxfordgrün metallic; 1 car (MY 1995)

237 Granitsilber metallic; 1 car, MY 1994)

309 Arktissilber metallic; 1 car (MY 1996 with M Pack)

This means that all the six RHD M Sport Package went to New Zealand.

Every car except the 2 last doesn't have Catalyst converter.

I run the VIN:s on http://www.carjam.co.nz/

And found the following cars;

BK35011 -940328 (MY 1994) Hellrot/Black leather - 216873km Oct-09

BK35012 -940407 (MY 1994) Granitsilber metallic/Silvergrey leather - 240177km

Oct-09

BK35029 -940609 (MY 1995) Oxfordgrün metallic/Silvergrey leather - 257427km

Sep-09

BK35033 -940706 (MY 1995) Cosmosschwarz metallic/Black leather - 357174km Nov-09

BK35074 -941031 (MY 1995) Petrol-Mica metallic/Black leather - 160414km +

45746km = 206160km Feb-09

BK35078 -941104 (MY 1995) Petrol-Mica metallic/Parchment leather - 212976km

Dec-04. Yes 2004.

BK35081 -941108 (MY 1995)Avusblau metallic/ Light Silver grey leather - 133322km

Nov-09 (this car has M Sport Package and is the only Avus/Light Silvergrey

leather!)

BK35082 -941109 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Light Silvergrey leather -

405548km Dec-09

BK35095 -941206 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Light Silvergrey leather -

147842km + 16328km = 164170km Jan-10

BK35134 -950302 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Black leather - 92565km Aug-09

BK35169 -950424 (MY 1995) Cosmosschwarz metallic/Black leather - 189947km Oct-09

BK35181 -950508 (MY 1995) Avusblau metallic/Silvergrey leather - 263733km Jul-09

(with M Sport Package, only 6 RHD 540i/6 was built with 337 M Sport Package, all

went to NZ=).

BK35184 -950512 (MY 1995) Avusblau metallic/Silvergrey Leather - 193460km Feb-09

with M Sport Package.

BK35224 -950706 (MY 1996) Hellrot/Black leather - 129273km Jan-10. With M Sport

Package, last car without catalyst converter.

BK35250 -950913 (MY 1996) Arktissilber metallic/Black leather - 231070km Sep-09.

This is the only RHD Arktissilber with M Sport Package, has catalyst converter.

The last car is extrem, I have never seen a lower mileage on a 540i/6=)It also

the very last 540i/6 with M Sport Package, beats my sold LHD #788/797

Arktissilber/Black leather with a week.

BK35261-951031 (MY 1996) Hellrot/Black leather - 17308km Apr-09.

When a car change owners in NZ does it change licence plate? Is that a clue to

know how many owners a car has?

I found a Japanese RHD 540iA Limo in Arktisgrau that was exported to NZ. And

more interesting the VERY first built 540iA Touring RHD is in NZ, never

registered anywhere else before. Even that it's a UK-Version. Unique being in

309 Arktissilber metallic but built Dec-1993. GB64000 is the VIN. EDK83 is the

licence plate. Picture of that car is very interesting. and of course every

540i/6. Got pics from the owner of BK35081 and he help with the link to check

VIN:s.

Regards Stephan

PS; One more question, was there a catalyst converter law in September of 1995

in New Zealand?

The only Calypsorot metallic HE52 540i/6 with Black leather was also registered in NZ, a Australian Limited Edition, but crasched last year (;

The total number of Calypsorot HE52 is 16, 8 of them are Limited Edition. The rest sold in UK.

Regards

Stephan

I actually asked Stephan to send this question through to us as he asked the same question of a M635 mate of mine in Melbourne who forwarded the query to me.

Do you guys know where some of these cars are?

This is what I know:

2 of the avus blau cars are in Auckland -one has the plate blu m5 and has a huge, noisy, tunnel-like exhaust and was for sale in Glenfield 4-5 years ago. The other blue Auckland car has around 260 kms and gets work done at BM workshop in Botany. The last avus blu car is a minter and was documented on this site when it came up for sale in CCh recently at A & S. All have Style 5's and only have a solitary m badge on the rear.

The three technoviolet examples - Simon's in HB, the one in Auckland which was ex -WBOP and is also owned by one our members here (is it Hell BM?), and wasn't the other violet car owned by someone's uncle in Auckland and discussed some time in the last year?? (Without the Style 5's).

I know of a beautiful hell rot example that was for sale at Beech European 4-5 years ago, and there is one in Hamilton as well - not sure if it is the same car......style 5's and 540i badging on the rear. Stunning in red too.

Does anyone know of the the freak low km hell rot example? 17,ooo kms - it would have to be an ocassional weekend driver.... Wow!

I knew of Cain's old Calypso 540 LE as well.

It will be interesting if any of you know where some of these other cars are around the country....

SS

[kiwi535 538]

I actually asked Stephan to send this question through to us as he asked the same question of a M635 mate of mine in Melbourne who forwarded the query to me.

Do you guys know where some of these cars are?

This is what I know:

2 of the avus blau cars are in Auckland -one has the plate blu m5 and has a huge, noisy, tunnel-like exhaust and was for sale in Glenfield 4-5 years ago. The other blue Auckland car has around 260 kms and gets work done at BM workshop in Botany. The last avus blu car is a minter and was documented on this site when it came up for sale in CCh recently at A & S. All have Style 5's and only have a solitary m badge on the rear.

The three technoviolet examples - Simon's in HB, the one in Auckland which was ex -WBOP and is also owned by one our members here (is it Hell BM?), and wasn't the other violet car owned by someone's uncle in Auckland and discussed some time in the last year?? (Without the Style 5's).

I know of a beautiful hell rot example that was for sale at Beech European 4-5 years ago, and there is one in Hamilton as well - not sure if it is the same car......style 5's and 540i badging on the rear. Stunning in red too.

Does anyone know of the the freak low km hell rot example? 17,ooo kms - it would have to be an ocassional weekend driver.... Wow!

I knew of Cain's old Calypso 540 LE as well.

It will be interesting if any of you know where some of these other cars are around the country....

SS

At least two are(have been) in Wellington,I have the vins somewhere,neither were in particularly nice order,(i reckon my 535 was nicer than both of them)

BK35012

BK35074

I think I saw the 540 Touring today has a PP

Edited January 21, 2010 by kiwi535

[turbolizard 38]

Do you guys know where some of these cars are?

One of them is in my garage...

[Stephan735i 1]

Interesting.

But Paul Hackett had a Hellrot 540/6 with cloth seats in front.

So how does that fit in?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=172913725

This car is VERY strange. It doesn't add up. UK car imported from Japan with kilometer reading.

The equipment list says that BK35026 is an 317 Orientblau metallic with Silvergrey Leather

Build date; 1994-05-31 (it's the second build MY 1995 RHD 540i/6 Limo)

214 ASC+T

255 3spoke sport steering wheel

339 Shadowline

428 Warningtriangle

438 Walnut wood

472 Armrests driver/front passenger

498 Head rests in rear seat

500 Light Cleaners + intensive cleaning windscreen

530 A/C

537 Park Ventilation

540 Cruise Control

687 Radio prepartion

704 M Sport suspension

812 England-Version

850 Extra fuel for export

900 EWS I Immobilizer

The NZ records;

BMW 540I 1994 (in Red)

Plate: WBAHE52070BK35026

Vehicle details

* Make: BMW

* Model: 540I

* Year: 1994

* Main colour: Red

* Vehicle type: Passenger Car/Van

* Body style: Saloon

* No of seats: 5

* CC rating: 3,982

* Fuel type: Petrol

* Assembly type: Imported Built-Up

* Country of origin: Germany

Vehicle Identification

* VIN: Find out by purchasing the report

* Plate: ERU691

* Plate type: Standard

* Engine no: UNKNOWN

Basic facts

* VIN: Find out by purchasing the report

* Reported stolen: Find out by purchasing the report

* Is odometer reliable?: Find out by purchasing the report

* Imported with structural damage: Find out by purchasing the report

* Water/fire damage: Find out by purchasing the report

Buy CarJam report to find out:

* Reported stolen to the Police?

* Imported damaged?

* Water and/or fire damaged?

* Is odometer reliable or suspicious?

* VIN

Ownership information

Buy CarJam report to find out:

* Full New Zealand ownership history

* Who is selling the vehicle?

* Find out more about a company that owns a vehicle.

Security interests

Buy report to find out if there is money owing on the vehicle. If there is a security interest registered, another person or company may seize a vehicle to pay off the debt.

Licence

* Licence expiry: 2010, February 25th (expires in 1 month)

* Latest licence issued on: 2009, November 26th at 20:48

* Licence type: X (Exemption)

* Continuous licence: Yes

Registration

* Registration status: Active

* Vehicle usage: Private Passenger

* Cause of latest registration: Used

* Date of first registration in New Zealand: 1999, May 3rd

* Date of last registration: 1999, May 3rd

* Was registered overseas?: Yes

* Previous country of registration: Japan

Plates history

Plate Effective date

ERU691 2008, October 9th

WARP10 2001, March 2nd

M54OI 1999, May 11th

YA6593 1999, May 3rd

Warrant of fitness (WOF)

The WOF expired more than 10 months ago (16th March 2009). Last inspection was successful on 2nd September 2008.

Odometer history

* Is odometer reliable?: Find out by purchasing the report

* Latest odometer reading: 125,806 Km (on 2008, September 2nd, source: WOF Inspection)

* Estimated current odometer reading: 131,471 Km

* Latest usage: 11.17 Km/day (4,066 Km/year)

Reading, Km Date Source or reason Usage (avg), Km/day/year

125,806 2008, September 2nd WOF inspection 11.17/4,066

123,929 2008, March 18th WOF inspection 17.53/6,381

119,407 2007, July 4th WOF inspection no travel for 2 days

119,407 2007, July 2nd WOF inspection 19.10/6,954

114,210 2006, October 3rd WOF inspection 19.91/7,246

110,508 2006, March 31st WOF inspection 9.50/3,458

110,432 2006, March 23rd WOF inspection 17.94/6,530

104,046 2005, April 1st WOF inspection 18.76/6,828

100,632 2004, October 1st WOF inspection 30.09/10,954

95,095 2004, March 31st WOF inspection 23.00/8,372

95,072 2004, March 30th WOF inspection 25.69/9,350

90,217 2003, September 23rd WOF inspection 25.37/9,234

85,066 2003, March 4th WOF inspection 24.77/9,017

78,800 2002, June 24th WOF inspection 32.72/11,910

72,713 2001, December 20th WOF inspection 30.39/11,063

67,426 2001, June 29th WOF inspection 26.98/9,820

62,515 2000, December 29th WOF inspection 29.34/10,681

56,853 2000, June 19th WOF inspection 6.30/2,292

55,669 1999, December 14th WOF inspection 37.29/13,574

47,168 1999, April 30th WOF inspection

Regards

Stephan

[PJWO 2]

I saw BK35033 out in Porirua yesterday she's getting a new clutch. This one has seen better days (would make a good race car).

It has an interesting history between Auckland and Wellington. The workshop say it's a bit of a "Cristine" with more than one of it's owners ending up in jail!!

[Stephan735i 1]

I saw BK35033 out in Porirua yesterday she's getting a new clutch. This one has seen better days (would make a good race car).

It has an interesting history between Auckland and Wellington. The workshop say it's a bit of a "Cristine" with more than one of it's owners ending up in jail!!

Do you have pictures? Or maybe can take?

I'm interested to know about every 540i/6=)

Kind Regards

Stephan

[Stephan735i 1]

Here is one of the 20 built HE51 in 305 Petrol-Mica metallic as an standard color (there are one more, but it's an early 1995 and has the color as Individual, a very special car. It has bi-color Nappa leather black/barbadosgreen + wood panels covered in Barbadosgreen leather, sorry no pics).

Petrol-Mica was only for V8 and Executive E34:s model year 1995 and 1996. No 540i/6 in that color to North America.

Regards

Stephan

Edited January 21, 2010 by Simon*

[Stephan735i 1]

Here are the road test of the South-African 540i/6 E34.

They had a problem with the limiter, hence the low top speed.

[BLACK DORIS 9]

At least two are(have been) in Wellington,I have the vins somewhere,neither were in particularly nice order,(i reckon my 535 was nicer than both of them)

BK35012

BK35074

I think I saw the 540 Touring today has a PP

Is that the silver/grey one? With the PP PAINTR or PAINTER?

Is quite often parked on the side of the road just up from mine.

It is actually used/owned by a house painter.

[HELLBM 1560]

Do you have pictures? Or maybe can take?

I'm interested to know about every 540i/6=)

Kind Regards

Stephan

Hi Stephan,

Check out the showroom.

Regards Ray

[Sick Puppy 1]

Is that the silver/grey one? With the PP PAINTR or PAINTER?

Is quite often parked on the side of the road just up from mine.

It is actually used/owned by a house painter.

I lust after that wagon EVERY time I see it!

[BLACK DORIS 9]

+1000

I've been tempted to leave a note under the wiper, in case he/she ever wanted to sell...

Prob gets harassed at least a few times a week as is!

[Aloe 10]

Hi

New to this forum. Did one of those inane web searches for my chassis number when online using the Real OEM site to search for a part and came up with this discussion.

Thought I'd join up a I have owned e34 540i/6 BK35169 since 08.2006.

Cosmosschwartz metallic, leder bison/ schwartz, ASC, M sport sus, etc.

I love this car. An ongoing project and a keeper. Inside very tidy, outside some paint required but presentable. Mechanically very thoroughly maintained.

It's just turned over 200K km with ease

Keen to share knowledge and parts info on this car with other owners

Ashley

Wellington

[Guest Ari Gold]

Found the 17,000km unicorn:

[_ethrty-Andy_ 2136]

+1000

I've been tempted to leave a note under the wiper, in case he/she ever wanted to sell...

Prob gets harassed at least a few times a week as is!

i was one of those people back when i only JUST brought my 520i. the interior is sadly covered in paint from my peek in the window as i was talking to him. he told me he will just be running it into the ground and wont sell it. its auto though from memory, but its on schnitzers and had the m-kit

[Michael. 2313]

0-100 in 7.33 seconds??

They weren't pushing it were they!