E65?? Am i nuts for considering it

[M@1975]

Much as I love my 530d I had a look at the current price of an E65 7 as I've been ferried around in a ton of them. I know they're a bit chauffertastic but the spec on them is huge compared to the 5 and I'm looking at some that are a good 2-4k less than what I spent on the 5. Why so cheap for a 730d? Are they prone to more problems or is it just the chauffer thing?

[ashway]

Have you tried parking one!!!

Even my 5 series used to overhang the standard parking bays but the 7 takes it to a different level. Great car though and fantastic VFM

[M@1975]

Yeah, very true, they are massive.

Having seen my driver in India get one round the streets of Delhi unscathed I realised my driving prowess will never reach those heights.

Amazing value when you see a bit of kit like this for the price:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3407789.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3614240.htm

[Guyr]

Great cars, but I'm guessing many of the older smaller multi-storey carparks will be out of bounds.

[theboss]

Guyr said:

Great cars, but I'm guessing many of the older smaller multi-storey carparks will be out of bounds.

I've never failed to get my E65 into a parking space but the one time I really have cursed it is when trying to negotiate the ramps/bends when getting it to the upper levels of the station multi-storey (typically when running late) and also a hotel underground car park that was rediculous to the point where I could only get through the barrier with an inch to spare with both wing mirrors folded.

They are great cars though, I've taken mine over to the continent several times 4-up with lots of luggage/shopping and there is no finer way to do it, apart from a LWB version maybe. Absolutely waft-tastic yet (in my case the facelift sport version with dynamic drive as standard and 20" wheels) still very satisfying to drive.

Standard spec is very impressive as has been mentioned, again in the case of the facelift cars Xenons, memory seats, professional nav with bluetooth etc. are all standard.

[Guyr]

theboss said:

They are great cars though, I've taken mine over to the continent several times 4-up with lots of luggage/shopping and there is no finer way to do it, apart from a LWB version maybe.

Thats when they come into their own I guess. Perfect for long journeys, just not so great if you park a lot on the street or in multi-storeys. Great value though.

[bennyboydurham]

Never been beaten by a space in mine as the excellent PDC system gives you a complete picture of what's around the car and you really can park very tightly up against walls or other cars. Reliability wise mine's been good. The satnav packed up whilst thankfully it was still under warranty and it's developed a tiny oil leak on the bottom of the intercooler that will need some attention when I get round to it but over 65k miles and four years it's been a faithful servant; quiet, refined, quick enough for most occasions, has the driven wheels at the right end so it goes round bends properly and still returns around 40 mpg most of the time. And your friends will choose you to go somewhere with 'because your car's like a limo in the back'.