E65 730D 2007

[benbuhagiar]

Hopefully viewing a 2007 730D Sport on Sunday. Never owned a BMW before, anything on these cars I should look out for please? Any advice would be appreciated.

97k miles. Advertised at £4k. Verbally agreed a price of 3,750 subject to viewing it.

It's advertised on Facebook.

Thanks

Edited by benbuhagiar on Friday 17th July 18:07

[d_a_n1979]

benbuhagiar said:

Hopefully viewing a 2007 730D Sport on Sunday. Never owned a BMW before, anything on these cars I should look out for please? Any advice would be appreciated.

97k miles. Advertised at £4k. Verbally agreed a price of 3,750 subject to viewing it.

It's advertised on Facebook.

Thanks

Edited by benbuhagiar on Friday 17th July 18:07

Hi Ben

I got your message; but it wouldn't let me reply. So fortuitous in seeing this! I've tried to send you a message it but it states you don't allow this. Do you want to change your settings, or send me another message with your email address on it?

[benbuhagiar]

Thanks Dan. Just amended my preference so I can now accept messages.

[d_a_n1979]

benbuhagiar said:

Thanks Dan. Just amended my preference so I can now accept messages.

Cheers Ben

Just sent you an email; but will reply as a message also

[ATM]

I had a 2003 SWB in 2009 and it was great for motorway trips but one day I got it beached in a multi story in Leicester and it kind of made me think not the car for me. It was always a pain parking it anyway but even when you tell yourself it won't be a problem but then it is and where does that leave you. So thats when I decided I wouldn't have another 7.

[Mike-tf3n0]

Not sure if that engine still has swirl flaps in the inlet manifold but if it does then buy a set of blanking plates off Ebay and get them taken out ASAP. They have a reputation for snapping off and doing a load of damage inside the combustion chamber and then sometimes coming out the other side and destroying the turbocharger en route.

[d_a_n1979]

Mike-tf3n0 said:

Not sure if that engine still has swirl flaps in the inlet manifold but if it does then buy a set of blanking plates off Ebay and get them taken out ASAP. They have a reputation for snapping off and doing a load of damage inside the combustion chamber and then sometimes coming out the other side and destroying the turbocharger en route.

They do and yes; it's worth doing for peace of mind

[benbuhagiar]

Thanks all.

The seller was messing me around with times, so I told him to forget it.

Decided to increase my budget and now looking at F01.

[ATM]

benbuhagiar said:

Thanks all.

The seller was messing me around with times, so I told him to forget it.

Decided to increase my budget and now looking at F01.

Some of the F01 have the newer tricky 8 speed box but I think the earlier ones might have the old 6 speed slusher. Worth checking. I dont know what year they changed.

[Touring442]

They went to the 8 speed in 2010 when the F10 arrived. If you thought the E65 was big, the F01 really does feel like a land yacht.

The F01 also has the N57 engine which isn't as robust as the old M57N in the E65.