[ba] lovely german sport sedans ;-)

[robert weinberg]

hi all, i'd like your opinion if any, concerning the
bmw 540i 6 speed cars.

read the below listed email for my baysho group. the
founder also has a 2000 M5. he loves bimmers.

lots of interesting info concerning the nikasil
fiasco.

would you go 2000+ A6 2.7T or save some cash and buy
an older 540i. keep in mind, once i hit the 1997+
models, they are pretty much the same price as a 2000
A6 2.7T.

Robby

--- robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> you see john, this is why i needed your input. you
> are
> quite the bmw aficionado!
> 
> this is some very important info. i'm assuming, i'm
> on
> my own if i buy a car with bad nikasil bores. no
> more
> help from bmw. question is, will the bores have
> limited lifespan anyway. even if the leakdown is
> fine.
> such as, the car will be fine, but expecting 200k
> miles with no blowby would be asking too much.
> 
> this model is still in the running. audi has their
> own
> problems. mostly with the dinky oil passages in the
> early KKK K03 turbos. as long as the car wasn't
> abused
> and runs 0 weight synthetic, they seem to be fine
> though.
> 
> from my limited research, seems the A6 2.7T is
> getting
> unduly creamed in the resale department due to the
> turbo and electrical issues. the S4 seems more
> resilient, despite using the same engine. probably
> because it has that big ass S-car logo on the back
> of
> it ;-)
> 
> bottom line, dig the bimmer, dig the A6. seems the
> A6
> will be reliable. the climate control, guages,
> radio,
> seats, a/, cv joints will crap out more than once,
> but
> it should be mechanically sound. 
> 
> see ya,
> Robby
> 
> > > wow, we are talking sho potential in resale
> value
> > ;-)
> > 
> > Most expensive cars take a BIG hit in resale
> value.
> > 
> > > another car i was thinking of is a 1994-1998 BMW
> > 540i
> > > 6 speed. resale seems pretty strong though.
> around
> > > 16-19k with 75-85k on the clock.
> > 
> > They all hit a floor sooner or later.
> > 
> > I think you sent me a note on this a little while
> > back, but it caught me 
> > while I was in the middle of a bunch of other
> things
> > and never got around 
> > to replying.
> > 
> > The '94-95 models are the E34, '97-98 are the
> later
> > E39 body.  There was no 
> > '96 5er in the US.
> > 
> > The '94-95 540i (and 740i) has the M60 engine, and
> > as it came from the 
> > factory it had Nikasil-plated bores.  They didn't
> > test enough with US 
> > gasoline, which is higher in sulfur content, and
> > they had massive problems 
> > with bore deterioration on those engines.  Odd,
> > since other mfrs (Jag, BMW 
> > motorcycles to name two) never had any problems
> with
> > Nikasil-plated bores.
> > 
> >
>
http://www.koalamotorsport.com/tech/misc/v8shortblock.htm
> > 
> > Many of those cars had the longblock replaced
> under
> > warranty, some multiple 
> > times.  Back East, none of 'em will still have the
> > original engine.  The 
> > later replacements are cast from a high-silicon
> > aluminum alloy called 
> > Alusil (basically the same stuff that was used in
> > the Vega engine 
> > way-back-when; the problem wasn't the technology,
> it
> > was GM's application 
> > of it) as are the later ('96-98) M62 and
> > ('99-present) M62TU engines.
> > 
> > Note that California gasoline has always been
> lower
> > in sulfur, though not 
> > as low as Europe or upcoming US requirements. 
> > Consequently a 
> > Nikasil-engine car used and run in California may
> > have a long, happy life, 
> > and Steve Dinan for one was once quoted as saying
> > he'd never seen a case of 
> > pitted Nikasil bores here.
> > 
> > Otherwise, the E34 may be the best-built BMW ever.
> 
> > The E39 is good, but 
> > there's a few areas where it's evident money was
> > taken out.  Both have a 
> > short-to-moderately-long list of problems and
> issues
> > but are pretty 
> > well-known by now.
> > 
> > > on that note. the salesman asked what i drive,
> > when i
> > > told him, he asked what i planned on doing with
> > it. i
> > > replied, "don't know. i have so much money
> > invested in
> > > it as far as mods and no holds barred upkeep, i
> > might
> > > just park it in my parents house in la and just
> > leave
> > > it." he said to give him a call if i want to
> sell
> > it.
> > > ah, the sho!
> > 
> > Can't afford to keep 'em, can't afford to sell
> 'em. 
> > Sounds a little like 
> > marriage, too, sometimes...
> > 


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