1989 BMW 7 Series 735i review from North America
"The car looks, performs and has technology ahead of it's time!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Motor mounts and transmission mounts went bad causing the drive shaft to hit the heat shield and making a horrible (to me) clicking noise when I took a corner (keep in mind I drive the car fast).
Radiator overflow hose came off so when I went to fix that I busted the connector piece for the hose and ended up having to buy a new radiator.
Brake caliper bolt fell off while I was driving (my fault, didn't tighten it enough when I changed pads) on a very bad road, lots of pot holes, so now I check the bolts regularly.
One day I used the anti theft immobilizing function when I was in a questionable part of town and when I got back to the car I put the code in and it would not accept it and I knew it was right because I had used it before and the code was 4 of the same numbers so I has to disconnect the battery, wait 5 minutes connect it then wait 15 minutes then put any code # I desired in then it started right up so don't know why it did that, but oh well. It was an experience, plus I talked to this beautiful girl while I was waiting.
General comments?
Overall the car is awesome, wouldn't trade it for any car (except for an M5 or a Corvette Z06 and maybe some others, key word..."some")
The car handles like a dream, even before the new wheels and tires which made me love the car even more.
Yeah it may be a little bit expensive to maintain, but the way I look at it is life's too short to be nitpicking about that kind of stuff, just get what you want, that's just my opinion though.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 1997 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.5 straight 6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 105000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 146000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 17th August, 2002 |