What does the A stand for?
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Printed Date: 26-June-2024 at 02:29
Topic: What does the A stand for?
Posted By: 328i
Subject: What does the A stand for?
Date Posted: 05-April-2007 at 20:49
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Just got myself an E39 540i Sport, after searching for right car for about a year got one with every conceivable extra on it & its tops. Still working out all the gadgets etc but am confused about the official title of the car. Its a 540i Sport but the service book delivery page calls it a 540iA sport, Hence my question what does the A stand for? £50's worth of V power only filled her three quarters full which was worrying, Thought the E36 328 was thirsty!!! ------------- 2001 540i Sport, Silver, Black Leather |
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Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 05-April-2007 at 20:59
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Auto??
Fill up on my old 535 using normal unleaded used to come in £65-£70 and the mpg on the 328 is averaging 28.4 at minute, used to be circa 23.5 on the 535 if careful! Still I'd go back to a V8 in an instant! ------------- Gentlemen I may not have a brain but I do have an idea Past; E39 540T/E46 328CI/ E39 535/ E39 520/ E36 M3/ E36 318iS jet black Mtech/ E46 320d/ E36 318iS diamond black/ E36 318iS blue Mtech kit |
Posted By: fingerman
Date Posted: 05-April-2007 at 21:11
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A = Auto ?
------------- Current: E34 1996 525tds 113-125k Previous: 9xE34s, 5xE30s, 2xE39s, 1xE32, 1xE36.... phew! My Ebay bits: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZseany69ukQQhtZ-1 |
Posted By: ps003
Date Posted: 05-April-2007 at 21:32
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Yes A does stand for auto, mine's got it on the service book too. ------------- 
Current - 2001 E39 530i Sport Auto Previous - 1995 E34 525i SE Manual |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 06-April-2007 at 08:23
It's got 1600cc more capacity than your 328 so it is going to be quite a bit more thirsty  ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 06-April-2007 at 12:41
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And remember the fuel tank may be a bit bigger - unsure whether the e39 carried on with the 80 litre fuel tank the e34's had! Paul -------------  95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: flyingalexf68
Date Posted: 06-April-2007 at 18:12
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70 litre tank. Too small for a V8 though. You'll be very friendly with the staff
in the petrol station.  ------------- 1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel. 2000 530d Steptronic, Poverty Spec, 18" Alloys. |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 17-April-2007 at 08:28
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I'm in the process of trying to find a nice 540i Sport Auto (A = Auto)myself. Big problem is that up here in Scotland there are none. It is worrying for me if you in West London took a year to find one when in and around London you have more population than the whole of Scotland, how long is it going to take me. The stuff I have seen on fleabay looks a bit iffy and very cheap even at buy in now prices. BMW handbook says 70 litre tank in the E39, Haynes say 78 litres and I have put in over 67 litres of V Power in my tank. I must have been right down to virtually fumes! Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: Mick525i
Date Posted: 17-April-2007 at 10:17
Funny I put 67 ltrs in mine this morning and was thinking the same.  If your in no hurry then hold out for the car you want. 540 sounds really nice. A 530i 03' Mtech with only 15K mils came up last week.... I was tempted..... but a quick talk to my wife "fixed" me. Mick ------------- Cheers Mick 
BMW E21 318 1980 BMW E39 525i 2002 MTech VW Golf Gti 2003 |
Andrew Rolland wrote:Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 17-April-2007 at 17:26
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Wouldn't rule out a nice 530iA Sport with spec like the one you mentioned Mick. It would be cheaper to run and with 231 bhp probably quick enough when considering my Vauxhall Senator had 204 bhp and it was fast, basically just raw power! Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: Rossi
Date Posted: 17-April-2007 at 20:14
aren't you forgetting the reserve tank? ------------- |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 18-April-2007 at 08:36
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There is a reserve tank? Is that the 8 litres difference then?
Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 19-April-2007 at 16:37
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I put 69L into my one 2 days ago, with 9miles range on the OBC. But I've had that to reading blank (once out of curiosity - not something I do regularly cos of dirt in the bottom of the tank) ------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254"> 
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |