I contacted a firm that makes replacement plates that have both KM and miles and found a guy to fit one, and to calibrate the speedo at a cost of £140. The speedo was no problem to convert to MPH. It's a delight to drive even at 20.2 miles per American gallon. On the E38, I spent about £2k (BMW Retailer prices) changing all fluids and the 18 year old tyres (with 7mm tread but too old to use) and installing a replacement starter motor and two new keys. One downside is that the 4.4 litre engine likes fuel. I was so pleased with mine that I bought a Jap E39 for the wife, and liked it so much that I am currently buying another for me, saving the 740i for special occasions. Why buy Japanese? Where else can you buy a 740i from 2000 with 6K miles on the clock and not a spec of rust anywhere and where you could eat your dinner of the underside for under £20K. The reason I am asking is that recently I have purchased 3 cars that were built for the Japanese market, where they use a completely different system for navigation, that is not at all compatible with the one we use in Europe. Has anyone out there tried to replace the Satelite Navigation system on an E38 or E39?
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