BMW 740i
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Went looking for a new BMW today and the people at BMW Adelaide gave me the keys to a facelifted BMW 740i to test drive for a day. I am still grinning from ear to ear... it is a fantastic piece of machinery. This was a black car, with the sports kit and 20 inch rims. For sports suspension and big rims, the ride was very comfortable!
It cossets you and is so comfortable on the inside, the multi-adjustable seats are just so nice! Initially took a bit of getting used to coming from the older E39 528i, with the i-drive and all, but what a wonderful car! The gearbox is silky smooth and why would you even play with the manual mode with this box? Leave it in D sport and just press the loud pedal! Accleration is not what you would expect for a car of this size... I took out two new wrx's with this, I know that round the twisties, they probably would have my car, but in a striaght line, it is ballastic. That is not to say that it dosen't handle well, it drives smaller than it's size and is very "chuckable" for its bulk! A very pleasant driving experience indeed.
Steering is a bit light, but has an ease about it, though going down the high way at almost 200km/h, it was rock steady and very planted! I could not resist, so I took it up the highway again, just got back. I have the car till tomorrow afternoon. Inside, the sound system is phenomenal, the kit is just so good and the sound reporduction is amazing, something the would please most audiophiles. Now if I can only figure how to put one into my five series...
Still there are so many things to learn about the car, it is a shame i only have it for a day... but tomorrow, I will be test driving an X5 4.8is... a whole different kettle of fish! Just thought I would share my thoughts.
Anybody have any experiences with the new seven? Any niggly problems? Please let me know so that I can make an evaluated opinion... appreciate any feedback.
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from the way you mentioned about the car... why would you need to hear any problems about it
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I am impressed with it, but need to know if there are things to consider before handing over that much money... it is still $190,000AUD.Originally posted by tomsss:from the way you mentioned about the car... why would you need to hear any problems about it -
if only its that cheap in sg.
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i hv only tried the 745Li.. not the FL one..
and yes, i do agree, its acceleration is wonderful for that amount of weight and size.. only thing i don like the 7 series is the interior.. though its stylish and nice.. but its not as appealing as the 5 and 3 series.. the 7 wld be for the older people.. but nevertheless, i still love the 7..
apparently i don think 190k AUD is really that worth it.. i'd buy a smaller sedan like the new 5 series.. bcoz its cheaper.. heard that a 545 costs $80-$100 AUD.. -
if oni PML had this level of service...
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Hmm.. If I'm not wrong, there were some suspension issues with the new 7. In some cases, the suspension totally collapsed or something to that extent. Try checking out www.bmw-sg.com for more info?
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No a new 545i costs around $160-170K.Originally posted by zerocool85:i hv only tried the 745Li.. not the FL one..
and yes, i do agree, its acceleration is wonderful for that amount of weight and size.. only thing i don like the 7 series is the interior.. though its stylish and nice.. but its not as appealing as the 5 and 3 series.. the 7 wld be for the older people.. but nevertheless, i still love the 7..
apparently i don think 190k AUD is really that worth it.. i'd buy a smaller sedan like the new 5 series.. bcoz its cheaper.. heard that a 545 costs $80-$100 AUD.. -
Okie, thanks for this.Originally posted by Kr0n:Hmm.. If I'm not wrong, there were some suspension issues with the new 7. In some cases, the suspension totally collapsed or something to that extent. Try checking out www.bmw-sg.com for more info? -
Sure or notOriginally posted by Kr0n:Hmm.. If I'm not wrong, there were some suspension issues with the new 7. In some cases, the suspension totally collapsed or something to that extent. Try checking out www.bmw-sg.com for more info?
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I do recall a certain post about it... So I said "if I'm not wrong" . Maybe you could run a search in their forum? One post included a pic of a black 7 lying really low...turns out suspension gave way..
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I think you are overpaying for it. Redbook lists the new price as $178,300. Furthermore, with it being the end of the year, can usually get onroad costs included and knock it back another 1k or 2k.
I guess it doesn't matter, coz once you drive it out of the dealership, the value price is going to drop by a quarter anyway.