'95 BMW 750iL V12

[1980c10]

So I did a little trading around with my truck. 2001 f-150 supercrew 2wd. I got this bad boy and the guy gave me $700 boot. Now it doesn't book for as much as my truck but its still a super cool, super nice, loaded to the max car. The 5.4 v12 is pretty damn peppy to, it has no problem smoking a stock fox body.

It's got some minor issues that need tinkering with (more details later). I only have one pic right now, I'll go a little more in depth tonight. Enjoy.

[Lincolnmania]

nice! i used to work on a 740il and the v8 was powerful......can't imagine the v12!

[Piece-it pete]

Lucky. I always liked the big beemers!

Pete

[marquisman]

oh look, james bond's bimmer! i like the 850i sport coupe me self too.

[mercurygm88]

Now that's what I'm talking about (big bmw fan here) and the v12 makes it even better

[miamibob]

Let's make "Transporter 4"!!

[turbo2256b]

Other than a couple beemer cycles I have owned. Almost purchased a 5 series with a V12 installed another was an 850 Dinan turbocharged one. Pro golfer in FLA owned the later for only 9K kinda got scaierd of KYs taxes had the cash at the time think it was 600 HP 600 torq.

Think I remember certian years of the V12 having some cylinder wall issues

[sxcpotatoes]

It's even almost purple already!

[1980c10]

Well I'll tell you all the issues now. I have also purchased another vehicle to drive while I get this one in tip top shape, I'll make a thread for it later this week. Anyway this problems.

It has a gas leak at the bottom of the tank, it looks like someone tryed to jack it up on the gas tank, I'll be patching this sometime this week when the tank gets empty. The rear bumper cover is busted all the way through, top to bottom on the right rear corner, I am going to get prices on this today. The deck lid has some rust bubbles starting at the seam of the lisence plate, I'll just fix this at work and spot the color in and full clear on the rest of the panel. The right rear door has a dent on the lower portion of it, again I'll repair it at work, blend the color and full clear on the rest of the panel. The chrome molding on the left rear door is popped loose at one end. The clip that holds it is broken, new clip is a couple bucks. There are only a couple dings on the car other than that. I plan on buffing the whole car with a high speed buffer also and a good hand polish, it should look really good.*
The engine cover has a piece broken off of it. The windshield has a crack across the bottom of it. The master window switchs on the drivers door don't work all the time, I'm going to take them apart and clean them before I order one on eBay. The privacy shade for the back glass is stuck half way, common problem, easy fix in a couple of hours. The LCD display on the radio is blotchy and all of the letters and numbers don't show up, seems to be a common problem as I am having trouble finding one that's doesn't have the same problem as mine. The abs light is on, the traction control is stuck off, and the eq display on the radio doesn't show until you push a button. Apparently these are all related to each other and are symptoms of a failing ignition switch. Not totally sure though I need to do more diagnosis. It also needs brake pads, or so the heads up display tells me. I haven't actually checked yet. The leather on the armrest of the drivers door has worn through. The rear of the headliner is sagging a bit also.

I know this is a super long list and sounds like a lot of stuff. But most of it can be fixed cheap or free with a little time and effort. Plus this will just be my tinker toy/stepping out car as I have another daily driver. So it will spend most of its time under a car cover.*

All and all it's a great car. It's just been a little neglected and needs some tlc to bring it back.

[johnunit]

I don't know how much experience you have with BMW's, but they start with around twice the pad material of a domestic so what may not look "low" for a ford is very little brake pad left on a bimmer.



None of the problems sound too bad considering your skills, except the LCD thing, that could be a pain.

[packman]

You just need a tuxedo and a steady supply of decent martinis, and you should be a good to go. Nice car.



Packman

[1980c10]

Well everything is going good. The more I drive it, the more I'm liking it. I fixed the window switch, just a wire broke in half. Still waiting for the gas tank to leak all the way out so I can fix it. I also didn't have much leg room, my knee was hitting the dash. I discovered the seat tracks have little metal clips on them called "chauffeur clips" if you remove these the seat goes back about 3 inches more. So plenty of leg room now.

[t65neon5]

Well everything is going good. The more I drive it, the more I'm liking it. I fixed the window switch, just a wire broke in half. Still waiting for the gas tank to leak all the way out so I can fix it. I also didn't have much leg room, my knee was hitting the dash. I discovered the seat tracks have little metal clips on them called "chauffeur clips" if you remove these the seat goes back about 3 inches more. So plenty of leg room now.

....seems how your are a competent body&fender man,id imagine the body & paint issues are nothing for you to repair,and its seems like you have a good handle on everything else that needs attention,i would imagine the only issue will be cost of some replacement parts as BMW's aernt exactly cheap....but even then,every one ive ever had the oppertunity to drive have been awesome excellently built vehicles,and the 750 was a very nice lookin car also...(much better than the newer BMW's....when they wnet with that goofy styling)

[torquelover]

How many miles on this? Been in a lot of 740i/740iLs but never a 750. Must be a screamer at highway speeds.

[1980c10]

135,000 miles

It's a dream at highway speeds. It also really comes to life when you mash the gas at 60. I have two video I'll upload one is 20-80 mph the other is 60-110.

It does 20-80 in a little over 6 seconds. The 60-110 trip takes about 9 seconds. It's a pretty quick car.