Originally Posted by bmwman528e

I know a guy with a cheap E39 540 6 speed for sale if your interested PM me. He is out of PA.

Still considering this swap. It wouldn't kill me to change to RWD only but the purist deep down inside of me would hate me. It would be nice to pickup a 1 mpg or 2 from eliminating the all wheel drive and knowing that the 2 biggest wallet drains are now eliminated. Auto Tranny/ Transfer Case.

My Wife has a 2011 Buick Regal that I'm about to sell and am considering buying a 2006 X5 with lower miles and a 5/6 speed manual. So maybe I will fix the auto in this one and drive the newer 06. Hmmmmm.....

I build E39 LSx Swap Kits so doing this type of modification isn't technically over my head but I think I would have to get use to a christmas tree on my dash if I change it out due to the computer wanting feedback from the automatic.