Selling my car - buying a bike - 1998 BMW 540i

[Indiana_Jones]

But being a BMW car, everyone loses....

-Indy

[Crasherfromwayback]

I had a 735iL for years, loved it to bits and had a great run out of it!

[imdying]

So was it a 4 or 4.4?

[sil3nt]

So was it a 4 or 4.4?

I will put my money on 4.4!

[onearmedbandit]

Same, sold a few of them now, drove an 840i coupe for a while, looked at plenty for sale, all had the same looking engine (3 bolts across the rocker cover) and all were 4.4l. However the 4.4l under the hood of our X5 looks the way that sidecar describes, leading me to believe there is the first gen 4.4 and (obviously) a second gen 4.4.

[imdying]

Well I'm dying to know after the fuss sideshowbob made...

[Indiana_Jones]

Who would of thought 400cc difference would cause such a fuss!

You know my B series is the 1800, not the 1500!

-Indy

[avgas]

Last I heard was that the 4L bmw motor was never sold here.......

Much like the 1998 BMW 735i I have been told.

FYI the 4.4L also came in a 210kw variant (in the 90's)......this is actually the most common version.

I miss the 850i though. Still the best production BMW ever made......just needed tweaks

[avgas]

Who would of thought 400cc difference would cause such a fuss!

You know my B series is the 1800, not the 1500!

-Indy

Is there a power difference. Or do you simply shovel more coal into it to make up the speed?

[onearmedbandit]

Well I'm dying to know after the fuss sideshowbob made...

Ba-doom tsssshhh.

[Indiana_Jones]

Is there a power difference. Or do you simply shovel more coal into it to make up the speed?

Goes like a steam train up the hills!

Mean on the corners though, very little body roll

-Indy

[Virago]

...Mean on the corners though, very little body roll ...

Hydrospastic gone down again, huh...?

[Indiana_Jones]

Hydrospastic gone down again, huh...?

Funny you mention that, took her to my mechanic fora check/top up. Didn't need anything done so I'm happy

It's like driving on a cloud.....a slow, leaky, cloud lol

-Indy

[avgas]

Mean on the corners though, very little body roll

I can imagine

[Indiana_Jones]

-Indy