Test driving a '99 540i tomorrow. Does anyone have anything to say regarding this car? Anything I should look at?

 

why?

 

great car. Do it.

 

yea what he said!

 

These tranny problems are worrying me too much. I had 2 trannies replaced in 15K miles and within 6 months. I haven't even had the car for a year yet. The payments wouldn't be much higher on the BMW and they're offering me $14K for the trade in, which is the best I've heard within the last months.

 

Get a 6 speed with the sport package. THose things rock

 

those things got plenty of trq

 

Dont assume that the bmw will be perfect.

 

There is no such thing as a perfect car, but 3 different trannys in 15K miles is a little too much.

 

true. Just dont be a sucka and buy from Lux Motors.

 

Why not?

 

With that offer and your problems with the car I would do it..

 

haahahah dont tell me thats where you were gonna go. Half their cars have been in wrecks or are in piss poor condition. They just wont tell you, go on different chicago forums and read up. Lots of people have issues from them and they are even being sued.

If you do buy from them, then get the car checked out at bmw dealer before signing anything.

 

that gen of 5series was always on car and driver top 10

go for it

 

Well, good thing you told me. I'll check it out before making any final decisions of course.

 

I'm surprised not everyone's telling you to jump on it....5 series or TL....no brainer

good luck man, do your hw first

 

I love the 540i - x 1 billion. The BMW 4.4 V8 is so silky smooth and strong - I love it. Strongly recommended. I doubt it's a 6-speed..... is it? that would be like, icing on the cake. But the car is still , 6-speed or not.

 

Is this dealership on Irving Park road in Bennsenville?

 

no, this is off of ogden.

http://www.luxurymotors.com/
LUXURY MOTORS
310 OGDEN AVENUE
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515

 

^ okay, there is a used dealership on Irving Park and York Road...they have TONS of hot cars on that lot.. I thought they were lux motors...

 

Ok, well I test drove the 6 speed and it didn't have any options that the guy told me it would have before I drove 30 miles. The car felt sluggish and it had ///M badges everywhere. It also had 20K more miles than advertised.

Then I looked at the automatic with 48K miles and didn't even test drive it. It didn't even have a CD player or heated seats. Plus it was dirty as fuk! When I bought my car from Lexus, those guys made the Acura look brand new. These guys really don't know how to sell cars.

 

I went to Orland Park. There are different "luxury motors" dealerships around Chicago, like 4 of 5 of them.

 

I drove a 6 speed 540i with the sport package yesterday at another Luxury Motors and all I gotta say is WOW! Deffinitely a step up from my 01 CL-S. I got back into my CL-S and it felt sluggish and slow, and I have headers and icebox.

 

yea torque rocks.

 

I'm getting this 540i 6 speed with the sport package on Saturday. It only has 49K miles, so almost 20K less than my '01 CLS.

 

and i bet you buying at lux motors

 

Of course! But seriously, they had 3 other ones and this one was by far the best one. I'm gonna take it to a BMW dealership just to get it checked out though.

 

How if you are buying it on saturday? You have to make an appointment with bmw to get a full check.

Just say you wont get it checked out.

 

You can see the BMW dealership from teh Luxury Motors parking lot. It's probably not even 2 minutes away. But they do have all the service records, it was serviced at Elmhurst BMW.

 

 

BMW of Orland Park • 8470 West 159th Street • Orland Park, Il 60462

Luxury Motors / Mitsubishi Orland Park
8910 West 159th Street ~ Orland Park, IL

 

service records wont show if it was in 5 accidents.

You still need to make an appointment to get the car checked out. Cant just go to the bmw dealer and say "give this car a full check"

just trying to help out

 

Carfax it at least even though they miss stuff.

 

Only if it's 6MT, if not, it's just another boat.

 

a boat that handles on rails

 

No, it was carfaxed and it wasn't in any accidents. And yes, it's a 6MT with a sport package.

 

carfax sucks. It can still have been in 5 accidents and not show up on carfax.


Im suure you are excited about the car but take your time and get it checked out!

 

 

Yes, carfax does suck.. if it's not reported to them, nothing will show up.

 

Picked it up last night and the only reason why I'm gonna miss the CL-S is because of the navigation. But this thing surpasses it in pretty much everything else.