2002 745i

[lenny-d]

i've just bought one and it's mint with 50k and full dealer history, is there any problems that i should look out for

cheers
lenny

[march109]

Take out a mortgage before you go to get petrol, and drive barefoot, it will lighten the load on the loud pedal!

I hope you've joined opec recently

[E30BeemerLad]

i've just bought one and it's mint with 50k and full dealer history, is there any problems that i should look out for

cheers
lenny

yeah, depreciation, like a stallion with VD mate

[78dude]

First of all, congratulations with a new car!
I have had 7 series for some months now, its much older than yours and I would say that it have plenty of quality left for the age. Like some ppl say in here, it is a thursty car so if you do town driving you will be a good friend with the petrol guy at Shell...
Other thing I can mention is parking, I took mine to Stockholm for over a week ago and it wasnt so easy to find a spot for it in down town...
But drive it as a king dude!

[lenny-d]

cheers dude thinking about getting a couple of hoes and starting up a side business gardening

or maybe not

well at least it has parking sensors(sp)

[pacerpete]

Luckily they are much nicer to drive than to look at !

[Andyboy]

E65's are superb cars, fantastic to drive. The 745i is very quick but the 735i is no slouch. It's a Valvetronic engine so will appreciate 6000 mile oil changes
Hard to belive these came out 6 years ago - still a stunning looking car and they're not Council yet. I love 'em.

[Jhonno]

what a handsome chariot!! nice purchase! been in a few new 7's and they are quite the automotive sofa..

[lenny-d]

i know it's posted in pub talk aswell but here's a quick pick of my new baby

[Andyboy]

Niiiiice. Right colour to and pre facelift.

But.........is that an Irish number plate I can see? There is definitely a Z and one number too many. Council.............

[lenny-d]

well i do live about 10 miles south of belfast so that would explain the plate

[Andyboy]

That's why there are so many Councillors in Norn Iron - all with dodgy plates!

[lenny-d]

That's why there are so many Councillors in Norn Iron - all with dodgy plates!

say you the majority of cars over here that are english reg are dodgie as fook or are dodgie as fook and driven by foregin nationals with no insurance half the time

[Ant]

Lenny, make sure its had all the software updates and all the recalls done, there were a lot on the earlier E65 models.

Check the dreaded Bremi coilpacks were replaced too, they should have been done a while back......

Good cars these, apart from the CBS service setup, annoying dont quite cover it

[Alex]

i know it's posted in pub talk aswell but here's a quick pick of my new baby

i prefer the facelift but still a nice car my dad had a 730i facelift which had a straight 6 went like a rocket for a big car

i bet yours takes off

[lenny-d]

Lenny, make sure its had all the software updates and all the recalls done, there were a lot on the earlier E65 models.

Check the dreaded Bremi coilpacks were replaced too, they should have been done a while back......

Good cars these, apart from the CBS service setup, annoying dont quite cover it

they guy i bought it off couldn't find the service manual so i rand the local dealer to see if they new the car and he said it had all services done and recalls so i was happy enough

just waitin on the finance to come tthrough, i'm bustin my balls to get another go at it

alex

yeah mate it shifts but i didn't really give it that much can't wait til i see how she goes once i get it on to some roads i know

[darkchild]

i know it's posted in pub talk aswell but here's a quick pick of my new baby

Nice! I really like the pre-facelift E65, it has superb road presence. Its a shame BMW gave into the anti-Bangle brigade and toned it down for the facelift. The original will be an iconic design in a few years time

[78dude]

Hi again lenny-d!
Lovely motor, they are huge and my old E32 will look a bit small compeer to yours but that is something with big Beemers. How heavy is yorus, mine show 1810kg on the veacle document?
I would say that it not so much recommended to take it to Dublin down town and park it there because I lived in that city for a year and even a Citroen Xantia is hard enoughe to get a spot for in that city, so Belfast is a better palce than who is not so crouded as Dublin.

Keep it clean and you have a lovely car who is nice on the motorways around N-Ireland

PS! If you see a Beemer in Ireland with Swedish plates, give me a flash with your lights because then you know who it is

[lenny-d]

thanks mate i'll probably be in the south quite a bit with work but i'm always picky where i park i've had a car vandilised(sp) because it was on northern plates

as for dublin i try and avoid it like the plague, when you see all the battered motors that are on 06-07 plates you become a very cautious driver indeed