Considering 1999 740i

[gtopaul]

you should be safe for a while. Expect to pay for front end around 90-110k miles, cat convertors can go any time but check to see if they have been done already. Missing pixels in instrument cluster display and radio display common. Thermostat, water pump, radiator, intake gaskets, PCV valve, PS hoses, and bad coils all areas that are problematic. Double check windshield glass to see if it's been replaced because noise is usually a by product of a poorly sealed windshield. The only E38's I recommend are the 99-01's because they're the best of the bunch but they still have their issues. Personally, the only one I'd own is a 00-01 Sport model. :-)

Paul L

[Al Gray]

you should be safe for a while. Expect to pay for front end around 90-110k miles, cat convertors can go any time but check to see if they have been done already. Missing pixels in instrument cluster display and radio display common. Thermostat, water pump, radiator, intake gaskets, PCV valve, PS hoses, and bad coils all areas that are problematic. Double check windshield glass to see if it's been replaced because noise is usually a by product of a poorly sealed windshield. The only E38's I recommend are the 99-01's because they're the best of the bunch but they still have their issues. Personally, the only one I'd own is a 00-01 Sport model. :-)

Paul L

Do you have any other sources or web sites that I could go to? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am still happy with my E34 but I have a couple issuses notably a transmission fluid leak that I have had since owning the car this past five years. I still runs great but needs some help with the ussual bings and bongs of owning an E34.