Home > Cars & Motorcycles > Cars (By Manufacturer) > BMW > BMW 7 Series BMW > BMW 740i > Review

User Review

for BMW 740i
See next review "Upgrading..."
3 Stars BMW 740i as a second-hand car
2 of 9 Ciao Users found the following review helpful See ratings
Recommendable: Yes

Advantages Comfort, power, luxury

Disadvantages Unreliable, gas-guzzler, expensive to maintain/fix

Detailed Rating

Road Handling
Comfort
Features
Fuel consumption
Looks

The Author

algis100

Author's newest reviews

I bought a 1995 BMW 740i less than a year ago for £2,690 in a private sale. Very little service history but looked in good nick and price was lower than the official valuation of these cars of this age.
Since purchase I have had to visit a mechanics at least a half-dozen times, for amongst other things:
1. Steering wheel tremor (due to buckled alloys).
2. Power-steering fluid leak.
3. Air-con not working.
During one visit the key no longer started the car so I had to order a new one from BMW - £81 plus some terrible customer service (from BMW Nine Elms in Battersea, London).
Now recently it overheated as there was mysteriously no fluid left in the radiator hence yet another visit to the mechanics is due.

There's no doubting that these cars are fantastic when they run OK - lots of power under-foot, smooth and easy handling and a luxurious interior but the over-complicated nature of all the electrics make it a mine-field for problems.
Components are very expensive as is the amount of time a mechanic has to spend getting to the problem areas.

These cars were around £60k when new and have lost so much value now it's ridiculous, so can be picked up for a bargain basement price. But if you get one, expect to pay the same you did for the car in mechanics fees.
Burns petrol like it's going out of fashion but it's a 4-litre car so that is to be expected, deliveres some great acceleration for a big car though, doens't get outmuscled very often...


Rate this User Review

How helpful was this review to you? Rating guidelines

Attention, this is the first review from this author

Instead of giving a negative rating, consider:

  • Help this member by giving your advice

  • Report fraud (for example plagiarism) or other issue with the review to the Ciao support team

Activate low rating buttons

Add your comment

 Post comment  Post comment

JavaScript should be enabled to rate or post a comment.

Comments

Maybe you have a question about BMW 740i? Ask here
Previous page Next page Page 1 of 2 | 1 - 5 out of 9 comments
  • atlantis140 04/11/2009 14:24
    Rated this review as
    Somewhat Helpful
  • Soho_Black 29/07/2006 21:31
    Rated this review as
    Somewhat Helpful

    Sounds like you got stitched up by a seller who saw all this coming.

  • VC81 20/07/2006 00:51
    Rated this review as
    Somewhat Helpful
  • Extr3mePDD 19/07/2006 23:29
    Rated this review as
    Somewhat Helpful
  • Shoka 19/07/2006 23:27
    Rated this review as
    Helpful
Previous page Next page Page 1 of 2 | 1 - 5 out of 9 comments

More reviews

for BMW 740i
  • 5 Stars Upgrading... 09/11/2001
    65 of 65 Ciao Users found the following review helpful