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[Baryonyx]

That E38 750iL interior is just awesome. The car phone trumps the D2 A8 phone considerably by being both more old fashioned looking and more obvious since it's not concealed in an arm rest. Great interior on these. If they had just made the seats a bit 'chunkier' round the bolsters it would be even better. And a lovely, cosseting place to be at night too!

[Baryonyx]

anonymous said:

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That's the thing, even the Contour (sports) seats feel a little flat to me. Plush enough in general but lacking that 'grip' you feel in a seat that you can really sink into.

[Zwolf]

Baryonyx said:

anonymous said:

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That's the thing, even the Contour (sports) seats feel a little flat to me. Plush enough in general but lacking that 'grip' you feel in a seat that you can really sink into.

Are you a skinny runt? I'm not a huge lardarse, but find the E39/E38 sport seat options plenty huggy and the M5's ones even a bit too much so in normal driving.

[Baryonyx]

Zwolf said:

Are you a skinny runt? I'm not a huge lardarse, but find the E39/E38 sport seat options plenty huggy and the M5's ones even a bit too much so in normal driving.

No, not particularly!

But I do love a seat that really grips you. And my current half leather/alcantara seats are rgeat for this, no slip and slide under heavy cornering load and soft and caressing on the leather bits!

[Zwolf]

Cheap for a late one n'est çe pas? http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

advert said:

127,000 ON THE CLOCK BUT HAS HAD A NEW ENGINE FROM BMW MAIDESTONE AT THE COST OF 15,000 POUNDS AND SINCE HAS COVERED ONLY 38,000 MILES, CLUTH AND FLYWHEEL HAS JUST BEEN REPLACED

ALLCAPS and a grocers' apostrophe in the company name are less than encouraging omens, but it *could* bear further investigation...

Also, there's a few other threadworthy possibilities from the seller:

520i Sport




540i Sport




Plus another couple of relatively cheap E39 M5s:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...




Love the colour combination of that one.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...




Has anyone dealt with them?

Edited by Zwolf on Sunday 14th October 17:40

[Fox-]

That 540i is cheap - ContiWinterContacts too?

[edo]

OOF. Not a fan of the wheels, but aside from that...

BMW 7 SERIES 750I L V12 4DR AUTO 5.4 1996

4 Doors, Automatic, Saloon, Petrol, 68,000 miles, Blue, MOT-10-2013, 1 Owner. One Owner from New, Full BMW Service History, Lots of Bills and Receipts, Immaculate Condition Inside & Out, Very High Spec Vehilce, Sat Nav, TV, Electric Heated Front and Rear Seats, Blins, Angel Lights, Sunroof, Stunning Condition Inside & out, One Not to be missed, Very Chrished Example, ABS, Air conditioning, Alloy wheels, Cruise control, Electric sunroof, Front armrest, Headlight washers, Lumbar support, Immobiliser, Passenger airbag, Rear armrest, Radio/Cassette, Rear headrests, TV, Side airbags, Radio/CD Multichanger, Telephone, Traction control, Service indicator, Trip computer, Alarm, PAS, Electrically adjustable passenger seat, Heated front seat, Front electric windows, Body coloured bumpers, Drivers airbag, Audio remote control, Reverse parking aid, Electric door mirrors, Heated door mirrors, Rear electric windows, Remote central locking, Electrically adjustable drivers seat, Front fog lights, Steering wheel rake adjustment, Steering wheel reach adjustment. Insurance Group:20A, All Credit & Debit Cards Accepted, Part Exchange Welcome, Nationwide Delivery Available, 7 Days Free Insurance, Indoor Showroom Facility,Finance & Warranty Available, Viewing by Appointment Only, Between 10 am - 8 pm seven days a week, Please call or email our dedicated friendly sales team for further information or assistance. £3,495 p/x welcome

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[Max M4X WW]

That 540i says it has 10k miles? Typo?

[Zwolf]

Max M4X WW said:

That 540i says it has 10k miles? Typo?

One would assume so.

[hornetrider]

Zwolf said:

One would assume so.

Typo my arris.

Life got in the way so no X5 drive today. Will sort it this week.

[BeirutTaxi]

Interesting... didn't know they existed!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-E34-BMW-ALPINA-B10-...


I would be tempted to buy this one but I've just been made redundant

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-E34-BMW-530i-3-0-V8...

[Zwolf]

BeirutTaxi said:

Interesting... didn't know they existed!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-E34-BMW-ALPINA-B10-...

UK ones were the NA M30 engine fettled to around 260 horses, this one seems to have lost as many of them as to return it to just about standard M30 3.5 spec.

So I'd want to know that the engine hadn't been swapped out and sold separately and a boggo M30 dropped in. It was also possible when new to just have the ALPINA cosmetics and suspension without touching the engine, so homework would be needed.

All things considered, I'd buy a 540i instead.

[BeirutTaxi]

Zwolf said:

UK ones were the NA M30 engine fettled to around 260 horses, this one seems to have lost as many of them as to return it to just about standard M30 3.5 spec.

So I'd want to know that the engine hadn't been swapped out and sold separately and a boggo M30 dropped in. It was also possible when new to just have the ALPINA cosmetics and suspension without touching the engine, so homework would be needed.

All things considered, I'd buy a 540i instead.

Interesting. I drove an E34 with an M30 and it did feel quite nose heavy. If the V8 40i is lighter that would be where my money would go too.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

In all honesty what will a e38 740 4.4 Sport do to a gallon ? How much will it ruin me

[Zwolf]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

In all honesty what will a e38 740 4.4 Sport do to a gallon ? How much will it ruin me

How is it being used?

15-25 high and low in normal use, averaging out just the right side of 20 normally.

[longblackcoat]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

In all honesty what will a e38 740 4.4 Sport do to a gallon ? How much will it ruin me

Assume 20mpg as a working average, more if you do mainly motorways. Not disastrous, but not cheap by any means.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Bah better keep looking at 728's then
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[jonnydm]

The difference in fuel costs over a year between 17 and 30mpg (assuming 138p/litre + 10k miles) is about £1500. Not entirely ruinous.

[TheLordJohn]

jonnydm said:

The difference in fuel costs over a year between 17 and 30mpg (assuming 138p/litre + 10k miles) is about £1500. Not entirely ruinous.

Handy to keep in mind...
My jag averages around 13 or 14 mpg as it is mainly used to cold starts, short runs

[Trustmeimadoctor]

jonnydm said:

The difference in fuel costs over a year between 17 and 30mpg (assuming 138p/litre + 10k miles) is about £1500. Not entirely ruinous.

Ah but I'm doing at least 60 a day