Price? Dan
On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: > I am going to be putting my BMW up for sale this week because I am traveling > this weekend to pick up my new to me car. So, here's the info on the BMW. > > 2000 BMW 740iL Black exterior/ grey interior. VERY nice shape. The "L" > model indicates it is the long version just like the Mercedes L models. It > has every option (or nearly every option) available in 2000 including > Navigation, premium sound, EDC (electronic damping control) as well as the > DTC (dynamic stability and traction control). It also has one very > interesting special order option. It has the security glass windows (very > thick) and the STEEL sunroof rather than the glass sunroof. The paint is in > excellent shape and the interior is also VERY CLEAN. All the options work. > It has a cassette and 6 disc CD changer in the trunk. > > The car had about 160,000 miles when I bought it. It now has 192,000 miles. > So, I have driven it 32,000 in one year! It has been perfect. BMW requires > synthetic oil and the previous owner had ALL of his maintenance work done at > the BMW dealer in St. Louis. In fact, at 160,000 miles he did ALL of the > recommended maintenance items and spent nearly $4000 getting everything > flushed, filled, adjusted, replaced, inspected, etc. I spoke to the Service > Manager when I bought the car and he said the previous owner was a fanatic > about maintenance. This was the previous owner's 3rd 7 series and he traded > it on a new BMW 7 Series active Hybrid. The Michelin tires on it are fairly > new and have lots of tread. The cooling system has only had the BMW approved > "blue" coolant. I have had it serviced at my local Indy who specializes in > MB and BMW. I will be parking it at his lot if it doesn't sell this week. > > I get 25 mpg on trips when I keep the cruise at less than 80. Over 30,000 > miles of driving, I have average 18-19 mpg combined. It will cruise all day > long at 100 mph. The front and rear suspension were all rebuilt already and > it drives like one of the best driving cars in the world - as a 7 series > should. I will be taking pictures later today and can send them to anyone > interested. > > In 1998, the 7 series received a facelift as well as getting lots of standard > features that were previously options. It also has the newer 4.4L engine > that produces approx. 300 HP. It is a big improvement over the 4.0L engines > in the previous models. > > 2001 was the last year for the E38 Chassis and the 2000 and 2001 are the most > highly sought after. You can probably find a cheaper 7 series, but not one > in this shape with this maintenance. > > Donald H. Snook > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
