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BeemaBoy 
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 Topic: My new 740IPosted: 13-November-2007 at 07:35 |
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Hi All Thought I would share a few pics and details of my new car that I bought on Thursday...
She is a 1998 E38 740I with the M62 motor and black leather interior. She comes with all the toys except PDC which I am ok with. She has a very nice Steptronic box which I cannot wait to play with on the highway She has just under 100000miles on her and best of all, I picked her up for 3400 pounds! She has a few problems as you can see from my posts in the General Technical Section, but hopefully I got a good deal here Thanks BB EDIT: Sorry moderators...meant this to be in the "General Off Topic Forum. Can you move it? Thanks Edited by BeemaBoy |
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Andrew Rolland
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Posted: 13-November-2007 at 07:51 |
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Hmmmm nice. All I can think of when I see an E38 at the moment is the film The Transporter. Has it got a towbar? Looks like it has a section of removeable rear bumper. Any pics inside? I haven't seen inside a 7 series. Atleast I've got another person I can ask about V8s! I am asuming that it is a 4398cc V8 same as the E39 540's and my 545? Good luck with it and I hope you fix your cooling problems. Andrew |
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Posted: 13-November-2007 at 14:34 |
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Hi Andrew Thanks I have been after one of these cars for a LONG time, and watching the Transporter made me want the car even more!!! It does have the 4.4L V8, but I think it is a much older version than yours...although it does share it with the later E39 540I. I am learning about the V8's aswell, so we can share the knowledge I too hope that the cooling problem is just an air pocket problem caused by a leak...but I keep hearing HeadGasket in the back of my head But damn..when I have been able to drive this car...damn does it go!!!!!! It does its 0-60 in the quoted 6.6 seconds... I played with a 2.0T A3 on Sunday and handed its butt to it My parents want me to go for a BMW Advanced Driving course, as they say it is a lot of power for someone my age to handle...and I need to know what I am doing...although I think it will be a cold day in hell when the DSC gives up and leaves all the problem sorting out to me Will take some pics of the inside for you... BB Edited by BeemaBoy |
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Posted: 14-November-2007 at 09:45 |
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Looks very nice BB. BTW I would get a new radiator...... it's done then, but that's me saying that not knowing the cost of one. |
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Posted: 14-November-2007 at 11:36 |
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Thanks Sporty1 I know love is in the eye of the beholder and many people would think this car looks like a bus, but for me...this is still one of the prettiest BMWs ever made I really wanted the 98 year, as it came with the facelifted stuff and all the nice electronic toys aswell as DSC, Steptronic, 8 airbags and crystal lights, but not the horrible scalloped headlights that the 99 model came with! The radiator, from BMW costs about 310 pounds!!! I can get one also from a company called Silverton at about 151 pounds. So I think I will replace it, but not with a original BMW one... Thanks BB |
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Posted: 14-November-2007 at 17:06 |
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She'll look good with a nice set of M-Parallels and lowering springs. There are plenty of opportunities to spend your spare cash to make the E38 a really sharper looking vehicle- she is definitely a good starting point though Enjoy, JP
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Posted: 15-November-2007 at 23:36 |
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Congrats mate! She looks stunning... Have lots of fun!!!
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Posted: 16-November-2007 at 15:11 |
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Hey alym786 Thanks so much for the kind words I cant wait to start driving her on a regular basis... BB |
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Posted: 16-November-2007 at 23:22 |
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Looks like a nice car. I'm sure the problems will be sorted with the minimum of fuss.
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Posted: 20-November-2007 at 06:54 |
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Cheers again for the kind words guys I hope the problems will only cause little fuss BB |
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