Highlights

Desirable six-speed manual example
Advisory-free MOT until May 2025
Professionally stored during winter months during current ownership
Recent servicing by a BMW specialist
Supersprint stainless exhaust from cat-back installed

The Appeal

The advent of the E34 marked the first use of a V8 in BMW's 5 Series range. In four-litre M60 form, that gave it 280 horsepower and if you ticked the right box, you got a six-speed manual box. It was, in a word, brilliant.

In the UK, highly-specced examples of the 540I are vanishingly rare, so we're delighted to offer this one from 1995. Having been professionally stored during the winter months and benefitting from regular servicing by a BMW specialist, it's a fine example of the mark, offered in impressive condition for its age. Complete with a long, advisory-free MOT, this BMW is ready to enjoy.

History and Paperwork

Bought in July 2023 from a reputable classic car broker in Hertford
Car has had 8 registered keepers
MOT until 1st May 2025
Since purchase, has received regular servicing by a BMW specialist
Last service was a 'Service I' in May 2024
Invoices available for significant work
Up-to-date service book
Professionally stored from December to April each year
94,000 miles indicated
This was a factory automatic but was converted to a manual
The vendor notes a mileage discrepancy at 2016 MOT as a replacement speedometer/odometer unit was temporarily fitted while the usual unit was undergoing repair - invoices present for the purchase of this unit

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The Condition

Oxford Green over Bison Black leather and Fine Wood Trim
Shadow-Line package
Equipped with climate control
Factory Sports leather steering wheel
Commendably original inside and out
Very smart paint with only minor road rash on bonnet and a small stone chip on nearside front of the roof to note
The vendor also notes a dent on nearside front door
Offside rear electric window does not go down at present
Headlight washers are inoperative
Original and well-preserved interior
The leather looks to be in very good condition for its age with minimal wear
No sagging to the headlining
Minor stains on boot liner, but otherwise, the carpets present very well throughput the car
Besides those faults mentioned above, we understand the cabin electrics to be in good order

The Mechanics

4.0-litre NA V8 petrol engine (M60)
Six-speed manual gearbox
Factory M Sports suspension
New front springs [OEM] installed
Supersprint stainless exhaust from cat-back installed
No MOT advisories
Reportedly in very good running and driving order
We're not informed of any known mechanical faults or untoward noises

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