Owning a BMW 7 Series E66 V8 Actually Reliable and 0-100kmh
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2019
- 10 year old BMW 7 Series, the bargain of the lifetime!
In this video we go over what it has been like owning a cheap BMW 7 Series. 10 Years of depreciation was not kind on the old girl and left it at a truely eye watering price point. Has it turned in to a mess of unreliability and costly issues? Certainly not.
The vehicle in question is a 2008 BMW 740Li thats travelled a mere 85,000k's, it still looks and drives like its brand new, however, for some unlucky previous owner its lost 90% of its original value. - Авто та транспорт
Great to see you guys back on the big screen! Love seeing some of the old tech in this V8 Tinder barge, I've never seen those paddles/button setup before! Looks like she's in very good nick too :-) Keep up the good work ladies x
I need to shoot you a message sir! It’s been a busy year so far with work, but there’s a lot more videos coming soon!
I have a Dark Blue 03 745li with 109k miles....the only thing is Do not Race these Luxury Cars ! They are for comfort not racing ! My car was taken car of ......with only a driver window minor repair and thrust bushing on trans replaced. Trunk lid no more remote open ,but key works fine! 27 MPG....range on mine about 640 miles! Cost of car new $81,000 I bought it for $2500. due to fear from old owner as his warranty was expiring ..LOVE IT !!! Kingman AZ USA
I think my father is getting average 48 mpg from his 745. It's 7.2 Ltrs/ 100 Kms.
Own one 735i e65 2003 model for 8 years and now it’s got 310000km on it without any major problems.
We really think if you look after these old BMWs with a little of mechanical sense, they are brilliantly reliable. #beamerlove
just got the facelift e66 750li. great car even after 15 yrs for sure. and I really think it is the e66 lowest price point now
I just bought one for 5000 us dollars . Haven't had any issues with it. One owner well maintained. The 750i.i love the car. Best buy I've ever had.
I ended up selling this to my old man. Its such a nice car. I can't believe how cheap you can get them these days.
Nice to see a local relaxed and positive review on the E66!
Hoping my next car is a 750Li, although it’s hard to find a good low km example these days.
Agree with these being low cost and stress free for DIY inclined owners.
I’ve DIY’d my E39 540i for the last 10 years. It’s only let me down twice (water pump and fuel pump), plus the pcv went, and then just routine maintenance.
Overall it’s been less than $500 a year average to maintain a classic BMW V8.
For that you’d be silly to buy anything else!
Yall are a good pair for car reviews. As far as inspiring power...0-60 might not be great, but why not try a 40-120...I feel it might shine there.
The e65/66 is really the airpods of the car industry. At first everyone was like "damn thats an ugly design though" while they worked so good and felt so smooth, then more and more people came to love the design.
I happen to have the e66 and the e53 4.6is both in the same colour you have Black and red. Ive hade the e66 for 7 years and I’ve only changed a water pump and the drive belt, they are extremely reliable it’s my every day drive to work 2 hours a day. Mine has the comfort seats. By the way you should not shut your doors like you do because they are soft close
How is the car holding up by now? Got myself an E66 a couple months ago, haven’t had the chance to drive it much yet. Great review by the way! Subscribing!
Ended up selling it to my old man. Its now done about 5000 more k's and no other issues. Planning to do another oil change. Although they are the 7 series, i don't think they are any more fragile than any BMW. You just need to take car with them and be on top of maintenance.
Just got another one of these. Someone brought it to the insurance auction thinking they transmission’s gone bad. It only needed new coils and spark plugs. The fear mongers gave this car a bad review but I think it’s a great car😊
Should have showed your mate the residual heat button which after driving for bit you can turn the car off press the residual button and you get continuous hot air for about half hour while the engine is off - that’s impressive
That is impressive. Mind you in QLD we need a residual cool button hahah
@@ZeroTo60Tube LOL. Yup here too.
yep big fan - esp with options.... you can pay 10% of the options list alone in many of them... for example I picked up an E66 with individual options and alcantara roof 750Li with 250k on the clock for under 10k so hope my valve stems give another 50000kms at least
My father has the 745 and is getting 7.2Ltrs / 100 Kms average and that's running air conditioning front, back and centre console
Ahh yes the poor little hated e65 let’s see how this goes I’ve always liked these!
Nice ride. I got one 730Li silver and touch wood haven't got any problems with it.
Planning to get a 2007 730Li, how's your 730 holding up?
@@bmwrp8 sorry for late reply. I got my first BMW E60 in 2005 but only for a short while owning it for about 4 years as didn't like the interior quality. The first 2 years only had a bad alternator which it did warned but for some reason I kept believing it as false alarm and since I'm a low mileage owner (E60 more like a weekend car and have some other cars to drive for congested city and daily use) it survived with battery for 1.5 months before it died gently (like aircraft losing electrical power phases by phases) and like gliding gently to a stop on the road shoulder. Called couple of friends to push about 2 miles to his home and next morning was able to start the car and send it to nearby dealer. Took 2 weeks for the new parts to come and done under warranty.
As for this E66730LI it is now 13 years old and I only owned as 2nd owner for 2 years now. Great ride and amazing driving experience. The car is obviously quiet than the Lexus ES and Toyota MPV Vellfire. Wanted to try the S350 but I decided to try the 730 first for the engine is 6 pots inline. The auto trans is so smooth and the car is powerful for its size. You can drive it hard and it will go crazy. I only replaced the rear air suspension shocks both sides due to minor air leaks on left side and not a single fault warning till to date except for a low battery warning. Maybe I'm just plain lucky to get a pristine condition car thanks to the previous owner attention to details like me and fixing any fault at its earliest sign. Sorry for such a long reply. .
9:52 Lmaoooo 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I own a 740i e65 2006 and it's awesome, one tip though... Lean to fix problems and do the maintenance yourself or you will get murdered from any mechanics $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
That 0-100 kmh time should be sub 7 seconds.
Many things broke on mine, mileage 120k km for 14.5 years
Abs pump/module
Both rear air suspension
Leaking boot release pump causing damage to the dvd reader for the GPS
Left front passenger window regulator
Mechatronics failure rebuilt
Left wing mirror motor retracts but does not extend the mirror
Rear left passenger window blind
Ouch that's quite a lot of fault and broken. I felt bad and sorry to hear that. I guess it's really about luck sometimes.
cant you update the i drive
yes you can, but its not cheap
Nice to see, have a 760 e66 just sitting up never gets driven
A 760 😍. Have you seen Hoovies Garages latest purchase?
Zero To 60 thanks for that just watched it :)
Why you don't drive it ?
Near poverty spec
No sunroof
No heated cooled or massage seats
Loved watching this video.
Firstly, fuck Hoovie. Also fuck Hoovies 3000 dollar Alpina B7 in Schwartz black. 😂
I have a lot to say on E65/E66.
I just today drove 8 hours home from Sydney after picking up a 2003 E66. She was working on about 3.5 cylinders but still steam trained the full 850km.
I just bought her after having a write off in my beautiful e65 735I in Oxford green.
I love these cars. They have such character and presence.
I'm sure in a few years to come, they will have the appeal and charm of the E38.
💯 my father now owns this one and it’s still such a nice car to drive. If I have to do any long trips I’m always trying to steal it back.
That car was 110k brand new maximum not 200k
lol not in Australia
Is it that much more down there? Geez in USA they were 110k top of the line all the bells ans whistles I bought my 750li top of the line 2 years old back In 2010 it had 18 thousand miles in for just over $55 k lol
You could pay over $350kaud for this gen 7 series down here
Wow Thats insane
You sir are a truthful car guy, hoovie is a fraud, always bashing cars with his overpriced mechanic and doing in many cases unnecessary repair... Also as a German car owner myself “2009 Mercedes CL550” I fully agree with DIY:)..
Thanks man, you gotta remember Hoovie is an entertainer, can't hold it against him. Its just a shame that pretending to be a car guy and dramatising everything gets more views than the real car guys making vids on youtube. Enjoy your CL550, lovely car.
Yikes! That's a V8? That's terrible performance.
OMG... My 523i E39 is faster :D
The 7 Series was never meant to be fast but whatever 🤷🏻♂️
@@satanasatana7931 That's not true. This car have 4.4 V8 333HP and accelerates from 0-100 under 7s EASY.
Check this if you don't belive me.
9,5s to 100... No chance. Something wrong with this car for sure.