BMW 7 Series E38 buyers guide (1994-2001) Avoid buying a broken cheap 7 Series with common problems
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Published 2023-11-16
The problems discussed in our buyer's guide to the BMW 7 Series are gearbox issues, shimmy or wobbly handling, and coolant leaks.
The V12 is disappearing fast, but the 750i and 750il live on, however prices are on the rise.
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Im a proud 20yo for owning one of the most legendary and most beautifull 7 series of all time.
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The Best Trilogy cars of all time from BMW 7er E38, 5er E39, 3er E46
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I had a 740il and 750il and God I miss them. Hands down, the 750il required far less maintenance than my 740il did. The M73 V12 is such a solid engine. It never failed to amaze me. Great video and detailed overview, well done!
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One additional comment- in my 740il, I had both the pixel information display in the dash and the radio pixel display in the center lose pixels and couldnβt display information properly. BMW realized this was a problem and had a courtesy goodwill repair program at no cost to the owner. The owner just needed to ask for this goodwill repair. I donβt know how BMW is today, but back then BMW Customer Service was top of the line.
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In the lower-end 730d is by far the best pick. Plenty of torque at low revs, high mpg,and a fantastically reiable enngine (the M57). The 728i also owns a silky and extremely resistant engine, but has to be revved above 4000 U/min in order to deliver - and mpg is siignificantly lower
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Thanks for the thorough video mate! Much appreciated!
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One thing that may happen on the M73 is the head bolts snapping. You will chase a coolant leak message and will see no leaks anywhere. Then you think you have a crack somewhere until you find a head bolt snapped... Being there and saw it many times. The block on these are damn solid but if you ever have a coolant hose go and the engine runs warmer for a bit, almost certain a head bolt will go.
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These are hands down one of the best cars BMW has produced. My 4.0m60 still runs great, no its not perfect, but show me a car from 1994 what is immaculate after 30 years and almost 400k kms on the clock...
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Owned 1 before briefly now I want one again now that I can afford it lol
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I'm proud it a beautiful car I have one
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Donβt about the timing chain guides breaking off getting sucked up into the oil sump starving engine of oil
