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Trevby

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Trevby last won the day on July 24 2013

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    318D M Sport Touring
  • BMW Year
    2012

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  1. I am looking for some help and advice please. My son-in-law Tom was a BMW fanatic and owned a number of BMWs but his desire was always to own an E39 540i M sport Touring. He achieved his aim a few years ago and over the last couple of years spent a large amount of money having the car renovated - most critically he had the V8 engine completely rebuilt by an independent BMW specialist and the auto gearbox completely refurbished, as well as improving many other aspects of the car. Since then, it has only been driven a few thousand miles and is in generally very good condition. From what I can gather it is now quite a rare vehicle. My reason for writing is to ask for advice as to whether you think there is a market for this car either as a complete vehicle or for spares. Unfortunately, Tom died in April at the age of 41 as the result of a two year battle with a brain tumour and he has left his wife (my daughter) and three young children. My daughter clearly has priorities in starting to rebuild their lives and devoting time to trying to find the best thing to do with this car is not one of them! I have therefore promised to help but have no real knowledge or experience of this sort of thing. I am hoping people will be kind enough either to give me an opinion as to what to do for the best (clearly I need to try and get the best value I can as my daughter needs the money for the family) or point me in the right direction to someone who you think might be able to help. Many thanks in advance.
  2. Thanks for the feedback Guys. You have confirmed my gut feeling! Looks like an oil and filter change next weekend!
  3. Congratulations! Enjoy! Tell me more about Guard X!
  4. Help! The engine's worn out and my Specialist tells me I need a new one but they are as rare as hen's teeth. Using lots of oil and running rough, low compression etc etc. Any ideas or suggestions anyone ..... Please! Thanks for the suggestions Guys. Think I've almost decided to get a new block and rebuild, though looking for a 7 series engine is tempting.... Wish me luck!
  5. I bought my first BMW - and my first diesel engined car last year - an E91 318d M sport Touring. We love the car but after 5000 miles I see the engine oil is really black yet the service indicator and schedule shows first service and change after due after 15k miles next summer! Can this be correct? I've always thought that diesel engined cars need regular oil changes to keep them in good shape. Anyone got any experience to share please?
  6. Welcome to the BMW Owners Club Trevby :)

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