| I am Teh Edumacator.
Join Date: May 2005 Location: ATL and NYC and CO Car: 1999 Dinan 540i/6, 1995 Dinan 749
Posts: 3,978
| 1997 528i: bought for 12,600, replaced water pump, thermostat, power steering lines, headlights (projectors), shocks and struts. Overall pretty cheap to own.
1997 M3: water pump (twice), radiator, power steering lines, shocks, struts, springs, sways, wheels, headlights, fluids maintenance. Cheap to own by M car standards.
1999 E39 540i/6: bought for about $14K from Eric S on here.
driver's door handle, timing cover gaskets, valve cover gaskets, VF Engineering supercharger, $3500, kit for supercharger, $6500
heater water valve assembly, $568
fluids maintenance, carbon removal, injectors, filters, $1281
Dinan front and rear strut/shock tower braces, Dinan exhaust, $2,179
Escort SRX system, $2018
radiator cap, $14.40
radiator, radiator hose, crank case vacuum plate, crank case vent tube, valley pan, valley pan gasket, rear window regulators and vapor seals, $2730
Wheel expenditures 4000+2800+1100+lots o' tires=over 8000
Intake manifold gaskets $135
Dinan big brake kit, Dinan flywheel, Dinan clutch, Dinan monoball kit, thrust rods, fender well liners, Dinan pedals, $14,000
Spare Dinan wheel $1000
fan clutch, fuel injection clean, spark plugs, differential fluid, trans fluid, $1400
BMW roundel $37, grommets $3.28
Plus more...
Total around $57,000.
E38: Bought for $20K, and have only performed about $1100 maintenance on it so far. Needs new tires, tho.
__________________  1999 E39 540i/6-VF Stage 1 S/C, Dinan exhaust, Dinan strut+shock braces, Dinan ltwt flywheel + clutch, Dinan Brembo BBK, Dinan monoball, H&R Springs, Koni Yellows, M5 sways, Dinan forged 18" wheels, &c.
1995 E38 740iL. Highly modded. Faster than you.
Sold 2-28-07: 1997 E36 M3/4, 8-30-05 RIP 1997 528i
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