Advantages: luxury limousine with hardly any option left Disadvantages: price, gasoline
...appearance of the then new BMW 7 series.
At this time I was driving a six year old 530i, so a new car was due and I was impressed of the various fantastic features of the new 740iA – A for a new 5-speed automatic transmission, which I have been longing for years since I had made quite a few satisfactory experiences when driving different rental cars during holidays in the United States, so I was not going to miss out on this one with our next car.
... ...generous offer for our old BMW and we took off with a € 60.000 contract of sale. Eight weeks later we picked up the new 740iA not before getting a thorough instruction an handling the manifold buttons, levers, display informations and such…
The interior was an orgy of blue: (heated) leather seats, thick carpets, very little synthetic material, then a multifunctional black leather steering wheel with one gadget I like best: a little button that goes ...
herbb 09.11.2001
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: very helpful Review of BMW 740i
Advantages: Comfort, power, luxury Disadvantages: Unreliable, gas-guzzler, expensive to maintain/fix
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 ... ...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 ...
algis100 19.07.2006
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: somewhat helpful Review of BMW 740i
BMW approved BMW 7 Series Saloon 740I 4dr Auto automatic in Unspecified.The car has ... more
covered 39,845 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 25.20.Additional Info: Insurance Group 19. Emission Count 267g/Km, What Green Car Rating of 72.
BMW approved BMW 7 Series Saloon 740I Sport 4dr Auto automatic in Monaco Blue.The car has ... more
covered 34,166 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 25.20.Additional Info: Insurance Group 19. Emission Count 267g/Km, What Green Car Rating o...
BMW approved BMW 7 Series Saloon 740I 4dr Auto automatic in Unspecified.The car has ... more
covered 49,468 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 25.20.Additional Info: Insurance Group 19. Emission Count 267g/Km, What Green Car Rating of 72.
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