750il daydreaming

[shogun]

Mate be careful, apart from the engine I've heard its a **** box. Go to a 7 series forum and see what they reckon.

The 750 has no transmission problems.
Only the 740V8 and the European 730V8 with the 5HP30 trans, same like the E34 540.

You do not have to go to a 7 series forum, because I am answering also there as the authority for E32 750

Basically it is very easy. Fuel prices are high = these cars are sitting at the dealers and no one wants to buy them except some guys like me.
My calculation however is different. I do not drive a lot, less than 5 K miles per year, I can get a luxury car with a 12-cylinder for a bargain price, I repair them as I have the skills, the diagnostic tools, the special tools, and spare parts cars, and it is my hobby.
That makes it very cheap in maintenance for me.

BUT in case you have to bring the car to the dealer for every small problem, it will cost you a fortune to maintain it. It was a luxury top of the line car, the parts prices are still top of the line, and you do not find many skilled technicians for this car, as they maybe have to work on a 750 once a year or have never done before so, depending on where you live.

[Paul in NZ]

if i ever do so shogun will be MY freind

[ThoreauHD]

Hmm.. gas is going up 10 cents a day. Hybrids are estimated to sell 7% more next quarter. Iran wants to blow non-muslem countries off the planet. I dunno. I think I'll ride this V8 thing out for awhile. It is a beautiful car though.

Honestly my next car will probably be a Toyota Prius or a hydrogen car. 2 plates of metal, water, electric current and wham. Guess I oughta start raising gerbils for that wheel O' electric current. Nasty lil critters, but it's better than walkin to work.

[Rustam]

its a nice car, I personally prefer the M60 V8 4.4L engine, the V12 is more complicated; 2 DMEs, 2MAFs, 2 Throttle servos, 12 spark plugs that are deep in the sides. it's like 2 engines that are tuned to be %99,9 identical.
after all it's a 290HP, and the V8 4.4 is 286HP. I felt that the V8 has better pickup than the 750 V12.

grave i think its is in fact two m30s fused together...