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Re: 2001 540iA steptronic (archive)
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Posted by awong on August 27, 2000 at 21:47:51:

In Reply to: 2001 540iA steptronic posted by Mike on August 27, 2000 at 17:21:01:

You pay gas guzzler tax on the 540i because of the steptronic tranny. The steptronic on the 540 gives you the 3.15 diff and gas mileage goes down to 15/21 mpg, hence the gas guzzler tax. So you're still subject to the $1300 gas guzzler tax even if you could get the steptronic without the sport package on the 540.


Does anyone know whether or not you can order a 2001 540iA with the steptronic trans without ordering the sports pkg? All I want is the steptronic without the $4,000 cost of the sports pkg and the ensuing gas guzzler tax. Steptronic is a $1200 option on the 530 but doesn't appear to be an option (outside the sports pkg) on the 540. Thanks for the info.




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