SPECIFICATION
1997 R BMW E38 750 il. V12 5.4 litre.
Limited to 155mph and O-60 in around 6.5 secs
Just spent £388 on belts, tensioner and pulleys. And nearly £400 on two new rear tyres and tracking. Several hundreds more spent on thrust bearing, and a few other little things to ensure it is spot on.
Inspection 2 service 1300 miles ago (4 green lights on dash)
FSH
MOT Jan, but just had inspection 2 service and can't see why it wouldn't go straight through again. Tax End Jan
82000 miles
tiptronic
full leather interior
leather dashboard
double glazing
18" alpina style alloys ( I have been told that these may be known as Type 32s)
Full comms pack
2 telephones (one between front seats, one inside rear passenger armrest)
Sat Nav
TV - works when driving
electric: windows, sunroof, steering wheel adjust, rear sunblind, front seats, rear seats, self-closing boot
Multi zone climate control
stereo, telephone, cruise control can be controlled from steering wheel
rain detecting wipers
mirrors and 'laptop table' and picnic tables on back of front seats - expensive option, so quite rare
controls in rear armrest for heating, aircon, radio, TV, on board computer, rear blind, front passenger seat (you can move it forward for more leg room - or to annoy your mum!) There is a telephone in there too. sunblinds on rear side windows.
huge boot
parking sensors front and rear
lots of different interior lights, including a dim red one that comes on at night at the front so you don't lose your night vision
light sensitive mirrors
It has various handling and suspension options that you can switch on and off
It handles very well for such a big car, and it is very fast and very smooth - I believe the V12 engine won awards at the time.
I will leave in the fitted Road Pilot Micro - go GPS 'safety' camera locator which has been professionally wired in
There are loads of other features to this car, but I can't list them all. Please email me via contacts if you want to check on something.
I gave up waiting for the rain to stop and for me to have time to wash it properly, so I have taken some pics: they're not very good so please ask for more if necessary.
It does 20mpg, which isn't bad considering what you are getting.
Faults: There are a few small dents - I know where they are, but other people don't tend to see them. Wheels could so with a refurb if you are fussy. You will have an incessant stream of requests from other people wanting a ride!!
People are asking over £8k for lesser cars, but although in very good condition, low mileage and mechanically excellent etc, I need to sell as I am buying a house in Portugal and the exchange rate is killing me- I am looking for £5200 ono
now £4850 for quick sale