RE: SOTW: BMW 750iL (E32)
Discussion
E30M3SE said:
JohnGoodridge said:
LPG conversion surely?
Not unless you are feeling brave. £1500-2000 on a conversion on a car that cost less than £1000.......... when the throttle motors on that engine go, and they will at some point, it will be destined for the breakers.
Doh its gone
Im a little incredulous at the FAx machine though thats a little nuts!
Didnt Bond have one of these in Tomorrow never Dies?
Also has anyone taken a look at the cat flap its like the Daily Mail old person scarer has written it.
Im a little incredulous at the FAx machine though thats a little nuts!
Didnt Bond have one of these in Tomorrow never Dies?
Also has anyone taken a look at the cat flap its like the Daily Mail old person scarer has written it.
Edited by TinyCappo on Friday 4th November 11:43
Shaw Tarse said:
E30M3SE said:
JohnGoodridge said:
LPG conversion surely?
Not unless you are feeling brave. £1500-2000 on a conversion on a car that cost less than £1000.......... when the throttle motors on that engine go, and they will at some point, it will be destined for the breakers.Companies have tried in the past to LPG them but the EMS just keeps shutting down.
I was getting 24mpg on a long run on my 750iL E38 or 19.8 on everyday driving. The engine shuts down cylinders to save fuel.
Oddly, when BMW decided to go for a hydrogen car for some odd reason they chose the 760iL (ie the V12 engine). Most odd !
As for mine I loved it and would have another V12 model without hesitation. I regret parting with my E38 as it was going up the road.
For this one I am not that sure. It seems a bit long in the tooth and I think for an extra £1000 you can pick up an early E38.
One thing I was advised about were the exhausts as they tend to be rusty. Reason being as the "L" version are normally driven by others and left to idle for ages to keep them warm.
TinyCappo said:
Didnt Bond have one of these in Tomorrow never Dies?
Yes - later model, actually used a re-badged 740i iirc.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvR7ocyNkM
The Crack Fox said:
DR10 said:
Is that a private plate then? The advert says it is a 1988 car.
"B16" with some berk thinking it spells "BIG" and that somehow makes him cool.myhandle said:
The "more computing power than the Apollo mission" was used in the advertising copy for the E38 7 Series (94-01) not this E32 (87-94).
A good friend of mine bought an interesting personal reg but had no UK registered car to put it on. A bar room conversation with an acquaintance resulted in us finding out the acquaintance had a car in the UK, in storage, that he was paying £300 per month to have stored in London and had no plans to ever use it again. My friend could have it for free, he said, as it would be doing him a favour. No mention of what the car even was.
The car turned out to be a metallic green 1996 750il (E38), factory multi spoke 18" wheels, BMW dealer factory parts clear indicator conversion all round (ie not naff aftermarket parts), cream leather, and 90,000 miles. Outstanding condition, not even a curbed wheel (the tyres are quite fat even on the 18s and stick out a bit beyond the rim, ideal for city use) or a parking dent. It had some kind of OK service history too. My friend insisted the guy took at least some money, and eventually gave him £2,000. This sounds made up, but it is not.
This was 4 years ago. Apparently the car was the Chairman of Marconi's limo from back in the 1990s. My friend still has the car. He normally drives a 2009 CL65 AMG, and in truth the 750il does not feel like a budget alternative. It has now done 115,000 miles.
About 2 years ago my friend was out of the country for about 8 months, and said if I looked after the car and paid for 50% of a year's insurance and 50% of the next service (minor, at a specialist therefore inexpensive) the car was mine for 8 months.
It was absolutely brilliant. It's a fast car, and handles like a big E36. It's still in brilliant condition, and hence to this day turns a lot of heads. The gearbox must have been well ahead of its time, as it's smooth by today's standards. The car has lots of electrics, and they all work. It has leather of a much higher quality than you find in a 3 or 5 series. It has wood on the interior that actually looks good. It has rear foot rests and sun blinds on all the rear windows, even the rear quarterlights. The E32 is probably not quite as good as the E38 though, but it's surely fairly similar. I tried to buy this 750 for the same £2K, but understandably he's keeping it, probably forever. Similar quality ones I have seen on Pistonheads from time to time seem to be advertised for about 8 - 12 K.
The moral of the story here is probably that there is nothing intrinsically wrong with the V12 7 series. It depends on how the car has been cared for. My friend's one was/ is perfect; I am sure that a lot of them are not.
Great story, got any pics?A good friend of mine bought an interesting personal reg but had no UK registered car to put it on. A bar room conversation with an acquaintance resulted in us finding out the acquaintance had a car in the UK, in storage, that he was paying £300 per month to have stored in London and had no plans to ever use it again. My friend could have it for free, he said, as it would be doing him a favour. No mention of what the car even was.
The car turned out to be a metallic green 1996 750il (E38), factory multi spoke 18" wheels, BMW dealer factory parts clear indicator conversion all round (ie not naff aftermarket parts), cream leather, and 90,000 miles. Outstanding condition, not even a curbed wheel (the tyres are quite fat even on the 18s and stick out a bit beyond the rim, ideal for city use) or a parking dent. It had some kind of OK service history too. My friend insisted the guy took at least some money, and eventually gave him £2,000. This sounds made up, but it is not.
This was 4 years ago. Apparently the car was the Chairman of Marconi's limo from back in the 1990s. My friend still has the car. He normally drives a 2009 CL65 AMG, and in truth the 750il does not feel like a budget alternative. It has now done 115,000 miles.
About 2 years ago my friend was out of the country for about 8 months, and said if I looked after the car and paid for 50% of a year's insurance and 50% of the next service (minor, at a specialist therefore inexpensive) the car was mine for 8 months.
It was absolutely brilliant. It's a fast car, and handles like a big E36. It's still in brilliant condition, and hence to this day turns a lot of heads. The gearbox must have been well ahead of its time, as it's smooth by today's standards. The car has lots of electrics, and they all work. It has leather of a much higher quality than you find in a 3 or 5 series. It has wood on the interior that actually looks good. It has rear foot rests and sun blinds on all the rear windows, even the rear quarterlights. The E32 is probably not quite as good as the E38 though, but it's surely fairly similar. I tried to buy this 750 for the same £2K, but understandably he's keeping it, probably forever. Similar quality ones I have seen on Pistonheads from time to time seem to be advertised for about 8 - 12 K.
The moral of the story here is probably that there is nothing intrinsically wrong with the V12 7 series. It depends on how the car has been cared for. My friend's one was/ is perfect; I am sure that a lot of them are not.
Shed Nirvana !
All those worrying about reliability, well assuming its not got any obvious major faults and an MOT whats the issue, if it dies after a few months it goes for scrap, perhaps removing and Ebaying a few choice bits first then weigh it in for what £150/200 ?
After all its got this far !
Thats plate is s
t, it just shouts "Council Estate Don", as in gangster, not someone called Donald.
All those worrying about reliability, well assuming its not got any obvious major faults and an MOT whats the issue, if it dies after a few months it goes for scrap, perhaps removing and Ebaying a few choice bits first then weigh it in for what £150/200 ?
After all its got this far !
Thats plate is s
t, it just shouts "Council Estate Don", as in gangster, not someone called Donald.soad said:
TinyCappo said:
Didnt Bond have one of these in Tomorrow never Dies?
Yes - later model, actually used a re-badged 740i iirc.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvR7ocyNkM
I know that a lot of the other stuff is improbable, but as great as the Q department is / was, I doubt they would be able to predict the need for that particular gadget, so specifically. All the other toys could be used for lots of things, but the cutter is just silly.
TinyCappo said:
Doh its gone
Im a little incredulous at the FAx machine though thats a little nuts!
Didnt Bond have one of these in Tomorrow never Dies?
Also has anyone taken a look at the cat flap its like the Daily Mail old person scarer has written it.
Bruce Willis thrashed the sIm a little incredulous at the FAx machine though thats a little nuts!
Didnt Bond have one of these in Tomorrow never Dies?
Also has anyone taken a look at the cat flap its like the Daily Mail old person scarer has written it.
Edited by TinyCappo on Friday 4th November 11:43
t out of an E32 750iL in the Last Boy Scout.Couldn't find a clip on youtube but the trailer has a few shots of the 750iL in it starting at 1.07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAGPeBs0G1I
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