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Good luck Malcolm, let us know how you get on,

Cheers and Happy and healthy New Year to All

Hi Malcolm, glad you like the 740i, which will be an E38 by the way.

Re the 750i, there are 2 versions avail in Europe, the normal one and a long wheelbase alternative. Both cars are incredibly highly spec'd but with regard to high mileage cars 100 k is nothing !!!

I've heard of 7 series car with 3 and 400,000 miles and running perfectly.

As always, service history is ABSOLUTELY imperative. Initial purchase price is NOT the key facture here, it's the cost of keeping the car in perfect condition that matters. You can save £1000 on initial purchase that can be spent in an instant at a BM garage.

Incidently, even though it goes against my normal habit, I would suggest that you have your cars BM dealer serviced, but make sure you aquaint yourself (via forums like this one) with known issues - in case you need to argue the toss/discuss matters with the service manager !!

Just as a matter of interest, why a 750? They are SIGNIFICANTLY more juicy on petrol. If you feel the 740i 4ltr is not powerful enough, then try a 4.4 ltr version. Although you should remember that you are talking about cars which weigh something like 2 tons, so they don't really get into their stride until perhaps 80-100 mph. They are not small lightweight sports cars.

Hope that helps, mail me direct if you want anything else.

Dave

Oh well, Trinidad over X-mas sounds not bad, even if you have to work. We also have to work over X-mas in Japan, as no national holiday.

Try first the usual salvage yards, maybe you are lucky to find one which is alright. Do NOT try to repair the old one with sprays and all the other stuff, do NOT touch it. If you find another one, I could give you an address in Germany of someone who has specialized on that and even has applied for a patent now. He is the only one I know where the repair works long time. Oldest ones he repaired are now already 3 years old. Look on www.7-forum.com and do a search for M8-Enzo, there you can read a lot about the 'pixel-killer'. 

If any problem with German language, I believe there is a English version also when you register and log in. Or use altavista.babelfish for translation.

No, U.S. might be the wrong place for you to buy one. They have LHD and probably the part is or might be different in shape. Am not sure about that. Look into the Ebay offers and check the dealers with used parts. Maybe you find a good one from a car which had an accident.

Also the design probably depends on the production year. As usual for all models, many parts are changed in design by production years and facelift.

I am not that familiar with the E38 as I have an E32 and I do not live in the U.K. but in Japan. Maybe someone from the U.K. can give some advice where to check for used parts. Use the online parts catalog to find your correct part # http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do?PHPSESSID=2f576ced29477 680ec938848d4d39ea1

Good source for info is here as there are many E38 owners

http://www.bmw7resource.co.uk/forum/index.php

I assume you have an E38. 1994 was just the year when the model was changed from E32 to E38. Unfortunately that pixel problem on the E38 is known. There are many tips how to repair it, but most of them fail. Maybe best is you get a used one. I only know one person in Germany which repairs them very cheap and his first repaired ones now run for >2 years without a problem. He has applied for a patent.

Here a link from bimmerboard

http://www.vdorepair.com/   and how that is discussed in USA

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/e38/search/?q=pixel+repair &forum=e38