BMW 730d questions

[fridgedoctor]

Hi, looking for a bit of help please.
Looked over a 2008 730D, it's in nice nick,73k, looks cheap....but,

The service history is all at a non BMW place except the first one.
The windscreen has a fair chip in the drivers line of sight (are they oddly expensive/difficult to change?)
Back tyres look done in.
The doors close kinda funny, should it have soft close ( if it has it's fooked)

Thoughts please

[Johnboy Mac]

My initial view is avoid.

[DavidHM]

Ex-taxi.

[craigjm]

If its cheap enough then its cheap enough not to worry about those things if you can live with the mileage and the life it has had. Soft close was an option AFAIK what is the issue with the doors? Windscreens no more of an issue than with other cars.

[Soovy]

Ex cab. Run.

[///Mike]

Can't comment without more info.

Where has the servicing been carried out? Quick Fit or Munich Legends?

Rear Tyres wear out on all cars.

Windscreens are replacable free of charge with windscreen insurance.

RE the door not shutting. Go have look at another 7 to compare.

[SWoll]

///Mike said:

Can't comment without more info.

Where has the servicing been carried out? Quick Fit or Munich Legends?

Rear Tyres wear out on all cars.

RE the door not shutting. Go have look at another 7 to compare.

This

[versus]

How much?

[Matt UK]

DavidHM said:

Ex-taxi.

Agreed.

I wouldn't say run, just value accordingly.

[fridgedoctor]

Taxi eh?
Im oot.
Thanks all
(was 13k)

[ukzz4iroc]

Wow, you can all tell it's a taxi from that vague summary of problems that festoon any car.

Need more info so we can give you a sensible opinion.

[SWoll]

Love it.

Vague information + pure assumption = No deal

You must have been really serious about the car then OP?

[DavidHM]

ukzz4iroc said:

Wow, you can all tell it's a taxi from that vague summary of problems that festoon any car.

Need more info so we can give you a sensible opinion.

On another car, that'd be a fair enough assumption.

But a 730d will not be bought by a proper person (privately, or as a senior manager's company car) who wants to scrimp on maintenance from the first service... except if it's used as a taxi. And the big problem is that a lot of those can be bought in the driver's personal name, on a low mileage PCP/lease and then clocked before each service. It might not be a taxi, but given the kind of car it is and the kind of maintenance it should have had, I would not want to be playing those odds.

[surveyor]

If it's been on Lease some of the providers do their own servicing now. The driver rings up the booking line, they arrange for the car to be picked up and dropped back with OEM parts for warranty. Actual garage will no doubt be the cheapest chain on a contract.

72K over 3 years is only 24K a year and that I would suggest is too low for a taxi!

[///Mike]

Strange outcome......

In the future when looking at the classified I will bear in mind that any car with worn rear tyres, a chipped windscreen and 70K on the clock has more than likely had the life of a taxi and steer well clear.

Everyday is a schoolday.

[christofmccracke]

From previous experience, taxis have been maintained to the hilt, hence why they wil get to 300k miles
The best thing to do is go and have a look at other 7s and see how they are to get an idea of the car in general

[Fat Albert]

We ran a 55 reg 730D from 2 years old to 5 and from 23k to 99k.

It was one of the cheapest cars we have ever owned from a maint point of view, but the depreciation still hurt (£23k to £8k)

We used Pirelli P Zeros and they were £250 for the rears (25k miles) and £225 for the fronts (50k miles) and were on 19" wheels

Front Disks and Pads from BMW were £600, but pads fitted at an Indy were £180

Lovely, lovely car, my Wife still mourns it as her 535D M Sport feels cheap, tacky and hard in comparison