BMW 740il

alright i need some help guys. I've seen pictures and I've found some for sale. I'm always talking about switching cars and gettn a new one and stuff so right now I will go out and say that I am not sure what I am doing. 
 
I am just wondering about the BMW 740il. I have heard some bad things about them, but I think they look awesome and would be so much fun to drive and own. 
 
Tell me what you guys think about them, know about them, bad stuff, good stuff. Inform me with as much as you know as possible. And if you know any that are for sale please let me know.
 
Thank you:giggity:

W140 > E38

I'm a little biased though :shrug:

hahah dont get me wrong...i really like your ride, but im not an older merc guy...

E38's are nice.
 
Theres one down the street from my job for sale...been tempted to take a look on one of my lunch breaks....but too lazy:shrug:

can you send me a picture of it? or price or something...
 
itd be great!!! :biggthumpup:

[quote=OCKlasse;237445]W140 > *[/quote]
 
edited for truth.

Im sure you can find one  a little bit closer. Im in Seattle :shrug: 
 
No plans, so Im gonna go look at it today for shits n giggles...if I get around to taking a lunch:sad:

I have an E38, but its the 740i (not the iL) the difference in the 2 are longer wheel base (on the iL) and the iL has the self leveling suspension in the rear (less suspension options if you go iL). They are good cars if you get one from someone who's taken good care of it (as in most cars). However if the car hasn't had the maintenance done they can tend to be a pain (worst then most cars). I'm still pretty new to BMW's but if you go on [url]www.bimmerforums.com[/url] (7 series E38 section), theres TONS of info on that board. Everytime I have a problem I get it solved from that board.

There's also a great DIY board (E38.org) with tons of info

Hope this helps, If you have any specific questions shoot me a pm


Oh and I forgot to mention, I'd buy one in the 50k-60k mile range or go higher like 120+ because usually people sell them when they get near 100k because they don't want to pay for all the maintenance that's due around that mileage....

thanks for the help. The one's that i can afford, are really going to be the iL's in the 7-9k range so that limits me on mileage. 
 
yeah my buddy said to stay away from them but i am really growing fond of the car and cant keep my eyes off of them. 
 
when you say self-leveling do you mean it will adjust based on wheel size or???

I went to go see it.... 
 
VERY NICE....LOTS OF OPTIONS:runcoold:

well.... what about pictures dirftgirl?

Self leveling suspension = airbags (I think)

I think its like the lincoln town cars, when you add weight to the rear of the car it levels itself so not to sag in the ass.....lol.....

Here's a pic of mine before I sold my wheels........Photochop drop......


[IMG]http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/reemo_2001/The%20Bimmer/Picture2731.jpg[/IMG]

I kinda needed a new daily driver because the starter is going out on my GS400...so I cashed it out on the spot:biggthumpup: Im going to pull sum rims off another car this weekend and maybe build a simple sub box.....then steal an amp from one of the other cars. :pat::smiley-rofl::shrug:
 
VERY tempted to throw one of our air suspension setups on it...but I dont think I'll "build it"....the stock / housing market has seriously screwed me over.
 
 
 
I should really stop making[I] knee jerk[/I] purchases like this :sad:

[quote=reemo_2001;237864]Self leveling suspension = airbags (I think)
 
I think its like the lincoln town cars, when you add weight to the rear of the car it levels itself so not to sag in the ass.....lol.....
 
Here's a pic of mine before I sold my wheels........Photochop drop......
 
 
[IMG]http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/reemo_2001/The%20Bimmer/Picture2731.jpg[/IMG][/quote]
sexxxay cars:biggthumpup:
 
What size were those? what rims are u rollin on now? 
 
 
I broke the cup holder on the way home...I feel llike returning the car now!!

you picked up the 740??
 
luckyyy..i need to some one to pick up my car so i can get me a 7

[QUOTE]sexxxay cars

What size were those? what rims are u rollin on now? 


I broke the cup holder on the way home...I feel llike returning the car now!![/QUOTE]





The wheels were 20" Maya MC1's, I had them on here for sale for a loooong time but nobody wanted them so I sold them locally.

I'm rollin on 19"  PIAA Super Rozza's and I'm thinking of getting rid of these as well......can't make up my mind. 


tjextreme....wanna trade.....j/k

I want a GS though.......

Dude you gotta see this, Just ran across this on bimmerforums. Check out the interior


[url]http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1197881[/url]


Forgot to mention that this is a very rare color and I think its an iL

I love the rear tables!!!!

yeah thats pretty damn sick. those rear tables are nasty and i like how he did the indash.
 
dude i would actually trade you, if it were black!!!!!! 
 
i'd be soooo down

I can find you one here but you'd have to be willing to have it shipped to you. There's acutally a few in my area. There's a Niiiice burgandy sport model and its super clean I think the guy wants like 8k-9k has like 120+ on it buts its super clean.

Ohhhh i forgot you wanted an iL......I think his is an i

Trade me and you can paint it black.....lol.....I'm going to buy a GS next winter.


Did the e38 section of bimmerforums help ya any?????

well if i end up selling, i'm looking to sell in the fall or winter of 2009 so you might be in luck.
 
don't know what i'd be getting though. and yeah the forum helped a lot.

[quote=tjextreme;237880]you picked up the 740??
 
luckyyy..i need to some one to pick up my car so i can get me a 7[/quote]
 
yeah, Its a Black [B]iL.[/B] I just finished clearing the codes today and need to replace a couple minor things...other than that its cool :biggthumpup:
Post yours up for sale and pick up 740!!:dance: 
 
 
 
[quote=reemo_2001;237996]The wheels were 20" Maya MC1's, I had them on here for sale for a loooong time but nobody wanted them so I sold them locally.
 
I'm rollin on 19" PIAA Super Rozza's and I'm thinking of getting rid of these as well......can't make up my mind. 
 
 
tjextreme....wanna trade.....j/k
 
I want a GS though.......[/quote]
 
20's look 'right' on these cars:biggthumpup:
 
I think I remember those being for sale somewhere. I was in need of sum new Maya lips at the time :smiley-rofl:

[QUOTE=DriftGirl;238260]yeah, Its a Black [B]iL.[/B] I just finished clearing the codes today and need to replace a couple minor things...other than that its cool :biggthumpup:
Post yours up for sale and pick up 740!!:dance: 
 
 
 

 
20's look 'right' on these cars:biggthumpup:
 
I think I remember those being for sale somewhere. I was in need of sum new Maya lips at the time :smiley-rofl:[/QUOTE]



I know, I think you posted a comment on my for sale thread about the wheels.....something about you needed lips for a set of Maya wheels....I think I sent you a PM.


Lets see it DriftGirl.....:biggthumpup:

[quote=reemo_2001;238296]I know, I think you posted a comment on my for sale thread about the wheels.....something about you needed lips for a set of Maya wheels....I think I sent you a PM.
 
 
Lets see it DriftGirl.....:biggthumpup:[/quote]
 
oh yeahhhh!!:biggthumpup:.....my memory is sooo shot!:sad:
 
Speaking of Maya's, I JUST got mine apart a couple days ago!! sent the lips off to be sand blasted yesterday. 
 
 
I'll get car pix up later today....gotta wash it.:dance:

the car has been up 4 sale for a while now.

[IMG]http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg274/DriftGirl2/3DG740IL.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg274/DriftGirl2/2DG740IL.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg274/DriftGirl2/1DG740IL.jpg[/IMG]

Looks good DriftGirl......gotta love the clean sand interior. I just cleaned the interior on my car a few weeks ago. 

You should've bought my old Maya's.....lol......


[IMG]http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/reemo_2001/The%20Bimmer/Picture2731.jpg[/IMG]

alright here's the deal DriftGirl. what year is the iL you just picked up???? and how many miles?

1999 100k  had a few fault codes but I cleared them and cleaned the MAF...good to go:biggthumpup:

well i was gonna offer the trade but i dk??

trade me? for?

[quote=reemo_2001;238023]Dude you gotta see this, Just ran across this on bimmerforums. Check out the interior


[URL]http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1197881[/URL]


Forgot to mention that this is a very rare color and I think its an iL[/quote]
  
wtf that is the nicest bmw interior ive seen. is that some kind of option or is it aftermarket? it says his car is a 740i not iL

sorry straying more off topic, but you guys need to check out that thread and that guys other threads. he put amg shifter paddles and built those rear tables! 0_o

trade you for the iL u just picked up 
:dance::dance::dance:

Nice car driftgirl

[quote=jaynick808;238728]sorry straying more off topic, but you guys need to check out that thread and that guys other threads. he put amg shifter paddles and built those rear tables! 0_o[/quote]
whoa the tables looked factory.

[quote=CamryVIP;238785]whoa the tables looked factory.[/quote]
Thats what I thought too

[quote=tjextreme;238757]trade you for the iL u just picked up 
:dance::dance::dance:[/quote]
But Ive got a GS400 and GS400 already:sad:....my GS4 will be posted up 'for sale' as soon as it stops raining long enough for pix. 
 
[quote=20sburning;238778]Nice car driftgirl[/quote]
Thank you :) Im serioously thinking about throwing on one of my Air Suspension kits....soooo tempting!!!:saiyancrunks:
 
[quote=20sburning;238796]Thats what I thought too[/quote]
 
+1 .....I think those are from the 750iL??

damnit!!!

LoL!! you'll find one :) 
 
 
 
Did my first "mod" today...
 
changed shift knobs! I dont know what they were thinking by putting in a shiftknob with a diferrent woodgrain than the dash and doors. 
 
it was the first thing I noticed when I got in the car :pat:
OLD KNOB
[IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f267/BippuCouture/1DG740IL.jpg[/IMG]
 
 
NEW KNOB
 
[IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f267/BippuCouture/newknob.jpg[/IMG]
 
[IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f267/BippuCouture/knobs740iL.jpg[/IMG]
 
 
 
I guess I should make my own thread :sad:

nice. i found (2) right down the street lol. they have like 150k miles on em, which i am scared of, because i don't know german cars and how reliable they are. Seeing as to how i will be driving to south carolina and back for school every few months.

Well, Ive only owned E31's, which are totally different animals in the BMW world.  However, one tool that we cant live without is a scanner called PEAK. 
 
If you're serious about buying a 1995+ 740i/il then spend the money to pick one up. 
 
unlike an OB2 reader, you can read the fault codes on the ecu to know what you're getting into before buying....and then erase them to get a current reading. It will also let u reset the dash fault  lights ;)

they are air suspension right??

LoL!! I dunno...
 
Im pulling the suspension next week anyway to put in one of our BippuCouture Air Suspension kits :dance:

so if i pick a 7 up, can you hit me up with a discount on some air suspension?? ;)
 
pm me. we'll talk haha

[CENTER]LoL!! you know I'll hook it up for ya! :dance:[/CENTER]

as in discount?? or??
 
:giggity::biggthumpup:

so how much for the air suspension???

Call me TJ.....

[quote=tjextreme;239110]as in discount?? or??
 
:giggity::biggthumpup:
 
so how much for the air suspension???[/quote]
 
[B]Hella Cheap[/B] :dance: 
 
 
I'll PM ya shortly :biggthumpup:

What about me I want an air-setup too.....=) I've been looking and only came up with UAS and Airex. Didn't know BippuCouture had suspension for our 7's.

PM me a price on setup please

good news. 
 
i might be trading my GS for a 2001 BMW 740iL w/ widescreen navi, 113K miles, steel blue. its SEXY. i'll keep ya'll updated

That's gonna be hot!!! I like the 01's, they come with the fully painted bumpers and rocker panels. The headlights look better also. Good Luck....

Awesome!! :runcoold:
 
Let me know if u need a carfax ran.  :dance:

hopefully everything will go through like I hope.
 
i also need your help on telling me where to find:
 
10000K HID for the 740iL
and
Angel Eye Headlights for the same

NOT GOOD!!
 
guy's wife won't let him trade, so I desperatley NEED someone to buy my ride so I can pick up his 740. My car is posted in the cars for sale. take a look at it, spread the word, help me out PLEASE!!

Daaaamn I was hoping you'd get it. Are you in TN???

yes i am. 
 
i am very disappointed so i have listed my car back up on here. I need it to sell because I REALLY want a 740iL.

Damn.....Wish I could help you out. I'd trade you if my car was an iL. 

Check your PM's

pm'd you back bro.

DO NOT BUY A BMW UNLESS IT HAS WARRANTY !!!

trust me i work on them POS's

i've only heard great things about em

i want to buy a 740i, but im not sure how reliable they are ???

[QUOTE=dr_3vil;253881]i want to buy a 740i, but im not sure how reliable they are ???[/QUOTE]
 
Read the thread :pat:

Just like any car especially one pushing 10+ years old. You can expect problems. Every car will be different. The previous owner will have an influence on the car also. Just because it has low mileage 50-70k does not mean its any more reliable than a car with 100+ miles on it. 7's maintence is a little more expensive though and I'de suggest taking the car to get inspected before you buy. It will be the best $300 you'll invest in your car.