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Old 02-06-2009, 23:41
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Default 1995 E31 840ci - new owner, party tricks?

hi everyone,ive just bought a '95 840ci.im 19(yes insurance is what you expect it to be) and ive gone from a car with hardly any electronics on it,to the technical maze that is the 840 and i was wondering what the car is capable of.the things i know are,
windows/sunroof going up down with key turn/high speeds
wing mirror turns down in reverse
anything else that isnt obvious to me(leccy seats etc)
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Eh, read owner's handbook...?
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i dont have one,need to get one.
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have a look on here for a manual mate, you can download one whilst you searchg for one on ebay etc.
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You can get an e31 owner's manual here:

http://www.wuffer.net/_mgxroot/page_e31_downloads.html

As an e31 owner you want to know Wuffer's site anyway. I think this is an 850 manual but most of the stuff is the same for an 840 (except the bragging rights of course ).
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doh, that was the link i thought i posted getting old!!
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hi everyone,ive just bought a '95 840ci.im 19(yes insurance is what you expect it to be) and ive gone from a car with hardly any electronics on it,to the technical maze that is the 840 and i was wondering what the car is capable of.the things i know are,
windows/sunroof going up down with key turn/high speeds
wing mirror turns down in reverse
anything else that isnt obvious to me(leccy seats etc)
hmmmmm, Welling eh? Would yours be a green one that parks next to a red 5 series?

I drive past that all the time!
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hmmmmm, Welling eh? Would yours be a green one that parks next to a red 5 series?

I drive past that all the time!
nuh mines the silver N reg
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