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#1 of 1312 While We Have A Comparison... by bonnie_rick Nov 23, 1998 (8:15 pm)
topic, look here for the link next week for our First Drive: 1999 BMW 740i Sport, on the front page of www.edmunds.com "Quite Possibly the Finest Sedan in Existence" according to Christian J. Wardlaw... Read it and tell us what you think! Community Manager
#2 of 1312 ghlobe by ghlobe Nov 30, 1998 (2:41 am)
Interested to see the report on the sport version. Just this weekend I brought home a 740i. Spent much of the past two weeks looking at the literature, on the net, and test driving the Lexus LS400, E320 and Mercedes S competition, and Jag XJ8. Having never owned anything beyond a Jeep and Volvo, this was new territory and I went into it with nearly zero experience or information on BMW. At the outset I wasn't even sure I'd test BMW and would certainly have put it last on the list for the likely winner. Long story short: the 740i was robust, subtle, and rich in feel beyond the others. Each was impressive. The LS400 is especially silky. But adding it up and taking the gut check, the 740i captured me and my wife. It even overcame our distaste for the BMW sales rep, who in this particular episode, was the least impressive we dealt with. May I suggest a thread on the 740i vs. LS400 vs. S-class? I am interested in how others size this up.
#3 of 1312 reBMW by reBMW Dec 04, 1998 (10:28 pm)
perhaps 740isport v xjr
#4 of 1312 Don't make a new one... by bnormann Dec 08, 1998 (3:30 am)
ghlobe,    It's here: HIGH END LUXURY? 7-Series vs. S-Class vs. LS400?          Bruce. your Sedans co-host.
#5 of 1312 And here's the review... by bnormann Dec 08, 1998 (3:33 am)
Here's the direct link to the 740i review. 1999 BMW 740i Sport        Bruce.
#6 of 1312 Now, Watch For Our New... by bonnie_rick Jun 30, 1999 (6:52 pm)
Spin Around Town of the BMW 7 Series, 1999 BMW 740i Sport, coming soon to the front page of www.edmunds.com Bonnie Rick Town Hall Community Manager, Edmunds.com
#7 of 1312 750il by fredly Jul 02, 1999 (4:17 pm)
What a great car, ok well the one I have driven is a 90, but hell the V12 powerplant is so smooth. Damn, if oil changes didn't cost 500$ I might consider purchasing one, hehe. Yeah right after I win the lottery.
#8 of 1312 pflaum by pflaum Aug 15, 1999 (2:18 am)
I have been driving my 740iL for four years. There have been a few very minor warranty repairs and I dinged the car and had to pay $1000 to the body shop. There have been, as I recall, two recalls for relatively minor fixes. Other than changing the oil, that has been the sum of the repairs. NOW, unlike you, I only drive about 7000 miles a year so my car has only 24000 miles on it (I drive my corvette most of the summer) -- so I have no idea what heavy use would do. As for the ownership experience, it is the perfect car PERIOD. Chris
#9 of 1312 '97 740i - 1st Week by boomr46 Aug 19, 1999 (4:19 pm)
Purchased the above here in northern Illinois recently for under $38,000. All the service and warranty work has been performed at the same dealership since new. It is a BMW certified car so the warranty extends to the end of 2002. Although the car shows just over 50,000 miles it appears, drives and acts like a (nearly) new car. It was literally love at first drive and brings back fond memories of earlier BMWs I have owned and driven. I plan on a road trip this weekend to shake it out and will post an update if appropriate.
#10 of 1312 Pflaum by pflaum Sep 08, 1999 (1:07 am)
What the hell, the 740iL is coming off lease and I just can't bear to be without one. So the wife and I went to the dealer today. Ordering a new 740i Sport model for me and a loaded 323 for her. Dealer says that when this one comes off lease in two years, the new 7 Series will be available. This is the first time I have bought the same car twice in a row (I am on a second 'vette but that's a toy not a car)-- so many cars to own and so little time in life. But, the 7 Series is the best car I have ever owned and there is just no competition out there. The new MB S Class is downright ugly and has that awful command center; Lexi are for people who really don't like cars; Infiniti wussed up the Q45 (I owned a '90 -- a great car) and Audi, well it's Audi and I'm not ready to give them the benefit of the doubt just yet (maybe in two years). Chris

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