BMW 7 Series 740i V8 LS Review

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BMW 7 Series 740i V8 LS
3.5 stars
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dlbVT750's Review of BMW 7 Series 740i V8 LS

28th Aug 2008

Overall Rating

2 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    5 years
  • Performance
    5 stars
  • Reliability
    0 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1996
  • Doors
    4
  • Practicality
    1 stars
Good Points

The 740 is an outstanding car. Hands down the most stylish and comfortable sports sedan made. I owned a 96 iL for over 5 years. Loads of compliments, great for road trips. Tranquil driving - quiet, and yet very powerful.


Bad Points

Nearly every LED display on the dash board had missing pixels. The cats and exhuast system failed at 85K, 8 years old, that was over $4K to repair. I went through 4 complete sets of brakes and rotors in 50K miles at over $1500 each replacement. The last straw was the driver's seat heater shorted out. $1200 to fix.


General Comments

The last straw was that drivers seat heater that failed. After spending nearly $10,000 in repairs over 5 years ownership, I was just sick. As much as I loved driving the car and the looks of it, I absolutely hated it. It stole several weeks of my life away from me going back and forth to the repair shop. It robbed me of $10,000 in repairs that under normal circumstances should never have happened to any car.
The day I traded it for my 2007 Honda Accord with leather, V6 and 6 speed manual was the happiest day of car ownership!

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