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  • @ADHDWOOHOO
    @ADHDWOOHOO 2 роки тому +878

    "which is at least consistent with measuring from the balls" .......... I'm dead.

    • @sebastiansander7626
      @sebastiansander7626 2 роки тому +9

      Had me scrolling back the vid to check if I hadn't just smoked too much weed

    • @mcmaxmcmc
      @mcmaxmcmc 2 роки тому +5

      Timestamp: 5:13
      Enjoy

    • @timacosta7015
      @timacosta7015 2 роки тому

      nice Letterkenny reference there with that one...

  • @Pbairsoftman
    @Pbairsoftman 2 роки тому +679

    As someone who regularly drives a Nissan Frontier 8 hours back home from college, I dream of the quietness and luxury this bimmer has.

    • @josephfrunzi4606
      @josephfrunzi4606 2 роки тому +41

      Sorry you're in purgatory bro.

    • @derekj.tejeda267
      @derekj.tejeda267 2 роки тому +27

      I imagine the pain in your back, and the stress.

    • @antitheist5567
      @antitheist5567 2 роки тому +8

      I love my frontier :(

    • @bradenthommarson8584
      @bradenthommarson8584 2 роки тому +21

      2 days in a base model 2-door S-10 Blazer with bad weather stripping & rattling door panels.

    • @ahoneyman
      @ahoneyman 2 роки тому +46

      Oh, people laughed at my old man Buick in college... Then they did a road trip in it 😁

  • @91PKPower
    @91PKPower 2 роки тому +673

    Hey, he even got an old plate from Dingolfing - that’s where the assembly line for the 7-series is. Probs to Dom for that little detail.

    • @Bobby_Blob
      @Bobby_Blob 2 роки тому +10

      Right next to where I live :)

    • @johanneseder27
      @johanneseder27 2 роки тому +13

      Se Germans are taking over. Wollte ich auch grad schreiben, echt geil.

    • @quicknick1234
      @quicknick1234 2 роки тому +14

      Vor allem ein stilechtes DIN Kennzeichen

    • @dominickdolio2703
      @dominickdolio2703 2 роки тому +10

      Thanks for noticing!!

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 2 роки тому +1

      Yo bruv dats ghey

  • @KevZJ
    @KevZJ 2 роки тому +707

    This car was a huge deal when it first arrived. All the journalist loved it. BMW said "Ultimate Driving Machine", and this car made everyone believe it.

    • @EinKerl3554
      @EinKerl3554 2 роки тому +51

      The late eighties/early nineties were BMW's high water mark, one sausage, three lengths.

    • @GoldenCroc
      @GoldenCroc 2 роки тому +22

      And gave Benz a bit of a wake up. The then current S class was a good car, but this made it look a bit old hat.

    • @markmiller3279
      @markmiller3279 2 роки тому +8

      It was, and is, beautiful in a way the S-Class never has been. Sure, the Mercedes has sometimes been imposing, but this is gorgeous. Excessive, sure, but perfect (though I'd not bother with the thirsty twelve).

    • @sebastiannix5033
      @sebastiannix5033 2 роки тому +4

      The ultimate driving machine? Actually not this one. I drove a 750 and a 728 the same day. The 728 was incredibly agile and overwhelmingly fun to toss around while the 750 felt really lame at speeds under 140kmh/100mph. It eventually awake on the Autobahn where it delivered really a lot of power - even by modern standards. But if you want a ultimate driving machine you should prefer the much lighter 7 series models with their turbine-like inline sixcylinder engines

    • @rahimi4762
      @rahimi4762 2 роки тому +6

      They were reliable and built like tanks then

  • @hakarumonoka
    @hakarumonoka 2 роки тому +471

    I lost my father at 28, didn't expect to get emotional when you explained the story behind the car. But it is definitely an awesome story to tell!

    • @RevontuletMusic
      @RevontuletMusic 2 роки тому +16

      I haven't lost my father but this made me tear up a little

    • @2steaksandwiches665
      @2steaksandwiches665 2 роки тому +13

      Same. I lost my dad when I was 29. I started tearing up like a little bitch on those. Then again though my dad beat the shit out of all of his cars so they could never be found again. I guarantee it

    • @2steaksandwiches665
      @2steaksandwiches665 2 роки тому +1

      @Bill In The Box Thanks I’ll have to check it out.

    • @tomchillen3039
      @tomchillen3039 2 роки тому +1

      21

    • @gamby16a
      @gamby16a 2 роки тому +2

      @@2steaksandwiches665 I lost my Dad 20 years ago last Friday, when I was 29.
      He had a new Miata as a toy and I couldn't afford to keep it. I'd love to know where that car is.

  • @waclosh
    @waclosh 2 роки тому +324

    Saw a podcast called Alte Schule with Prof. Wolfgang Reitzle on youtube recently. He was head of design at BMW when this 7 series was being born. As he came in, the team had been obsessing about Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse's aerodynamic properties and a narrow, long-shaped 7 series V8 prototype was in the works. He immediately swept that off the table and added 2 inches of width, new facia and tail, and had a V12 drivetrain made for the new creation. Benz never noticed, because the mules and test rigs remained the same slant and looong. And then they presented the 7 series, won car of the year with 3, 5, and 7 series AND THEN they put out the V12, which ate into S-Klasse sales big time and caused a 2 year delay in S-Klasse development, as Benz had to start with a clean slate.

    • @Keckegenkai
      @Keckegenkai 2 роки тому +9

      Reitzle is so compassionate about his work. Its really fun listening to his stories.

    • @shaiapouf442
      @shaiapouf442 2 роки тому +1

      Well it was in the F1 thats enough said

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 2 роки тому +4

      Thanks for that information, I definitely have to look into it!
      Are their pictures out there of that e32 design study?
      I’d love to see what they had in mind when designing that long and narrow version!

    • @tomanderson6335
      @tomanderson6335 2 роки тому +18

      Mercedes was also worried about how well the LS400 was received so, as you said, they took the W140 program back to the drawing board and, when it was done, they'd spent OVER A BILLION DOLLARS. Execs were fired, and never again would the company's accountants allow themselves to be cuckolded as the engineers gangbanged the R&D budget caps into oblivion.

    • @jacobl6714
      @jacobl6714 2 роки тому +15

      @@tomanderson6335 that sucks to here, because nowadays so many cars or elements of them have been messed up and/or ruined because of accountants cuckolding everyone else. Automotive manufacturers need bean-counters to avoid going bankrupt and to be there as advisers, I think they're utterly important. But they should never be the *most* important, and the engineers should have final say on the important things I think.
      I mean toyota or whatever is a good example of a company where the accountants run things, and they make some of the most absolutely boring appliance-mobiles ever created. Sure bmw built them a supra and the gr yaris is neat, but accountants can make money, they can't make art

  • @OzziesRobots
    @OzziesRobots 2 роки тому +194

    Too bad current BMW stylists couldn’t use the 80’s & 90’s as their benchmark

    • @markmiller3279
      @markmiller3279 2 роки тому +18

      Just returning the kidney grilles to that size and style would be a great thing. I like some newer BMWs, but none are as downright perfect as this, or the contemporaneous 5-Series.

    • @verdict1163
      @verdict1163 2 роки тому +9

      It's the regulations

    • @rahimi4762
      @rahimi4762 2 роки тому +1

      Need to use it to learn how to build a reliable car again

    • @kensmechanicalaffair
      @kensmechanicalaffair 2 роки тому +1

      @@verdict1163 no way.

    • @thecrazeecow1682
      @thecrazeecow1682 2 роки тому +8

      The reason the grilles are getting bigger is cause the Chinese who are becoming their biggest consumer see it as a sign of status and they have no regard for the brands history... in business the customer always has the say so automakers are forced to adapt to the market which kinda sucks but makes sense. I definitely miss the old E39 style of BMWs, yet I don’t expect it to return at this rate

  • @D34th0f4LL
    @D34th0f4LL 2 роки тому +382

    "When you fill the tank it's $69". Which is 60 Euros. Dude. Filling this thing up in Germany is currently 170 Euros / $197.

    • @realpillboxer
      @realpillboxer 2 роки тому +66

      Yeah, all the people that make stupid tiktoks complaining about US$4/gal gas make me laugh. These are the same schmucks that also turn around and complain about their road infrastructure being absolute garbage. Like, yeah, no shit, eh?

    • @crispbacon4005
      @crispbacon4005 2 роки тому +16

      @@realpillboxer love filling my car up with 45 instead of 30 just so the roads take 6 years to be fixed

    • @alexschwatz1068
      @alexschwatz1068 2 роки тому +8

      Please tell me germans at least make more on average than americans. If germans have a minimum wage id hope itd be much higher than 7 25 usd an hour

    • @BotBruh448
      @BotBruh448 2 роки тому +28

      Situation in Portugal's been getting pretty out of hand tbh, minimum wage is like 665€, you pay at the very least half of that for rent on a tiny apartment, and then gasoline is almost 2€/L, shit's becoming absurd

    • @Bobby_Blob
      @Bobby_Blob 2 роки тому +11

      @@alexschwatz1068 minimum wage is about 10,89$ an hour I think, but not many minimum wage workers are gonna be able to afford a car, I guess.

  • @ManateeMentality
    @ManateeMentality 2 роки тому +123

    “In for a penny, in for a pounding” “consistent with measuring from the balls” 🤣

  • @jefferyepstein9210
    @jefferyepstein9210 2 роки тому +185

    I had a 1991 750. It was an interesting car. Never left me stranded but never did all the warnings go away. I do know that it would roll at 125 MPH all day long if you wanted it to. I loved it.

  • @BlueTrane2028
    @BlueTrane2028 2 роки тому +106

    Hahahhahhahha the KYW jingle! The sound of “Waze doesn’t exist yet and I’ve got an hour long drive to Philadelphia, how horrible is the traffic today?”

    • @aaronswink8554
      @aaronswink8554 2 роки тому +12

      Roman might be wondering if it's too regional, but everyone in that corner of the USA knows that jingle by heart. Especially while not moving an inch on 202 heading towards King of Prussia or feeling yet another part of you die on a crummy weather day and you've moved maybe 100 feet in the last hour and the KYW jingle is the only thing telling you how much longer you have to go...pre Google Maps and Waze memories!

    • @jonathanryan2915
      @jonathanryan2915 2 роки тому +2

      How's this for regional? I recognize the jingle and I was a kid in Delaware

    • @addisonmoroz7072
      @addisonmoroz7072 2 роки тому +7

      "Traffic and Transit on the Two's"

    • @EmmiAkina
      @EmmiAkina 2 роки тому +4

      @@aaronswink8554 if you're heading to the mall and NOT listening to Y100, something is wrong

    • @trainman05matthewb.65
      @trainman05matthewb.65 2 роки тому +3

      Riding in my grandpa's 1999 Buick LeSabre or 2001 GMC Sierra on Rt.100 outside of Exton, going to the model train store, or with my dad braving the Schuylkill Expressway into University City near 30th Street station in his Chevy Cruze or his 1997 Buick Regal LS (r.i.p. to that car)... this jingle makes me cry when I hear it because of the RAW NOSTALGIA POINTS

  • @docwho9
    @docwho9 2 роки тому +137

    James Bond had a 750, and that was enough to make 9 year old me a Bimmer Boy for life

    • @DanKuhn
      @DanKuhn 2 роки тому +4

      Shameful. Imagine Sir Ian Fleming driving a German car. Yuck.

    • @andrewgarcia3136
      @andrewgarcia3136 2 роки тому +2

      @@DanKuhn It was more attractive than a db7, which was all Aston had at the time...

    • @Low760
      @Low760 2 роки тому +5

      To be fair that was an E38 not a e32

    • @Petrospect
      @Petrospect 2 роки тому +8

      @@DanKuhn I think Bond was more of a cultural explorer, there's a word that can be used that I'm blanking out on the name of...
      For what it's worth, he had a german Leica in the Goldfinger book and a Walther PPK...
      Of course, the latter was begrudgingly switched from a Beretta but for different reasons than you'd think, and Berettas are...Italian. And it was something he still trusted his life on even after it jammed on him.
      Fleming later adapted Bond into a Scotsman after seeing Sean Connery on screen, which he also didn't want at first but was impressed by.
      Who knows what sort of concessions he would've made as the years went on.
      A lesser known fact is that before the BMWs he had a Saab 900 Turbo in the 80s Gardner books.
      You might bring up...but the war...but ze Germans...but the PPK...even in GoldenEye Ourumov remarks that "i've seen this gun before, in the hands of the enemy"
      Personally, I don't think he gave/gives two shits.

    • @Mestaro
      @Mestaro 2 роки тому +4

      @@Low760 Also it was actually a 740 badged as a 750

  • @sashimimann
    @sashimimann 2 роки тому +54

    The “750” badge shown was from the pre 1991 ish one. The correct one should be so to speak Italicized like the “iL” badge. Happy Motoring.

    • @XxRaceBoy24xX
      @XxRaceBoy24xX 2 роки тому

      I'm very confused with how the issue of standard vs italicized badges has been presented. On my '88 750iL each character uses standard typography, and it is entirely original and untouched to my knowledge. Same with my 635CSi of the same year. I don't recall BMW italicizing badges at all until the next generation of cars starting with the E38 (BMW always started a new generation with the 7er, then on down the range). Though one badge that is still quite mysterious is the V12 badge sometimes seen on the C pillars and/or left side of the trunk. Though the official parts diagrams for both E32 and E38 have no reference of them, they're apparently genuine BMW parts. Some suspect dealers in the UK market started applying them upon request and eventually made it standard for V12 cars, but no one knows for sure when they first came along

  • @jerichostevens2711
    @jerichostevens2711 2 роки тому +3

    Those round head lights... I love them... my favorite BMW body style...

  • @bkgnkprt
    @bkgnkprt 2 роки тому +116

    I love it when people make a lot of memories with a car and have a story to tell about it. Same goes for our Fiat Uno which we bought 19 years ago!

    • @AllenGarvin
      @AllenGarvin 2 роки тому +2

      Kinda makes me want to track down my dad's old '82 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, bought new at the time. I remember curling up in the cavernous backseat with a book and those adjustable C-pillar reading lights on long trips. I took my driving test in that car and totally failed the parallel parking test cause it was NINETEEN FEET LONG. I've spent the past 40 years rebelling against his Cadillac fixation with subcompact Hondas.

    • @joebehrdenver
      @joebehrdenver 2 роки тому +1

      "$2,500 and three cartons of Newports". Gold.

    • @jamesgizasson
      @jamesgizasson 2 роки тому

      I actually looked up the plates on my family's old 3rd gen Accord. It's still out there somewhere, with no incidents on its record.
      It had 564k on the clock when they sold it... running. :3

  • @racermigs1
    @racermigs1 2 роки тому +180

    "For the life of me
    I cannot believe we came this far to review
    Another BMW."
    - The Roman

  • @jameskerherve7487
    @jameskerherve7487 2 роки тому +32

    These modern old cars are so distinctive and beautiful on today’s roads. This car really graduated BMW from being expensive cars to being a world class luxury car contender. I have the top range L7 e23 offered in the US before this car which provides equal interior luxury however the stretched body exterior styling and most importantly the engine were huge advancements for the 7 series brand.

    • @ahoneyman
      @ahoneyman 2 роки тому +1

      The BMW mechanic my dad used had a grey market 745i with the turbo. All the controls were in German. The 635 was far from slow so the turbo must have been a bullet train.

    • @darek4488
      @darek4488 2 роки тому +1

      I have a 740d E38 and I am absolutely in love with it. The car is fun to drive, it's fast even compared to modern cars, it's as comfortable as sitting at home on a couch, it turns heads and it is economical for V8 biturbo.

    • @filip-pi9hy
      @filip-pi9hy 2 роки тому

      @@darek4488 now that is a 7 series i like am alfa romeo fan and owener but 740d e38 i my dream car, this somer my friend found in barn localy e38 750i sport with 329hp that car goes like crazy

    • @darek4488
      @darek4488 2 роки тому

      @@filip-pi9hy 740d has more torque, but it also has a lot of turbo lag. When you put your foot down at first nothing happens, a second later you are spinning wheels. However when you are sensible the 740d has an amazing fuel economy. At constant 140km/h it drinks 8l/100km, at 180km/h it is 10l/100km. In the city traffic it is 11l/100km. You can make about 800km on a single tank.

  • @theodor12
    @theodor12 2 роки тому +43

    Little correction, the engine is an M70, not an M7.

    • @andrewgarcia3136
      @andrewgarcia3136 2 роки тому +10

      It's like they don't even spend 5 minutes on Wikipedia reading up on the cars they shoot

    • @FranciscoFJM
      @FranciscoFJM 2 роки тому +3

      @@andrewgarcia3136 They made a mistake, QUICK, lets discredit the whole fucking video!!

    • @brianaust8897
      @brianaust8897 2 роки тому +2

      @@FranciscoFJM He said "little correction"..Simmer down, Nancy '

  • @thepassionofthegoose5472
    @thepassionofthegoose5472 2 роки тому +16

    The story of how Dom found his father's car is fantastic in a way very few things are. Best episode ever.

  • @_RiseAgainst
    @_RiseAgainst 2 роки тому +69

    I had a similar story tracking down my high school GMC Sonoma. Except the previous owner, who I tried to contact first, and current owner were both dead. My grandma had died 2 weeks prior leaving me some money. The current owner had passed the first day I started looking for it. The new widow just wanted it out of her driveway. I picked it up about a week later as I did not want to be pushy about her getting the title signed.

    • @_RiseAgainst
      @_RiseAgainst 2 роки тому +6

      @@aftrimg Yep, your timing has to be perfect. At least you have another chance. I had a chance to buy my truck back in 2015 but had no money nor anywhere to park it off the street. The guy who bought it told me he would call when he sold it. The bastard lied about his name and address then flipped it almost immediately. I was able to find all this out because him and the most recent owner lived in a town of 1500. And they all love to gossip!

    • @BrainFuck10
      @BrainFuck10 Рік тому

      Sounds like it's cursed 💀

    • @_RiseAgainst
      @_RiseAgainst Рік тому

      @@BrainFuck10 Ha, it's had 8 owners, 4 are still alive! 50/50 ain't bad for an "old man's" truck

  • @joshsamuelson1793
    @joshsamuelson1793 2 роки тому +28

    I love the 90s 3.5 inline the most. BMW straight 6 art.

    • @kylejcool
      @kylejcool 2 роки тому +2

      M30 gang!

    • @VSautomotive
      @VSautomotive 2 роки тому

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure this V12 is basically 2 2.5s stuck together?

    • @GoldenCroc
      @GoldenCroc 2 роки тому +2

      3.5 inline 6 barely made it into the 90s.. it was an 80s and earlier engine mostly. M30 was a good engine for its time, but personally I liked the newer M50 engines more. Still reliable, not much less power from 1 liter less displacement, much less consumption and if one misses a bit of power they can take a lot of boost from an aftermarket turbo without any internal mods.

    • @placeholdername3206
      @placeholdername3206 2 роки тому

      That's an M30. Its from the 1960's. The particular 3.5 variant is from the 80's.

    • @placeholdername3206
      @placeholdername3206 2 роки тому

      @@GoldenCroc M50's are a superior motor, just like its superior to an M20 in basically every measureable way. M50's are still relevant and built for racing to this day. I like the M30 tho, M20 too. They both sound a lot better than the M50.

  • @bronxbomber252
    @bronxbomber252 2 роки тому +23

    The “way too regional joke” was awesome! Lol.
    Haven’t lived in the northeast since 2010 and I still instantly knew where you were going before you finished saying the “W”

  • @literallyshaking8019
    @literallyshaking8019 2 роки тому +8

    One of the best looking cars BMW ever made. Classic, clean design.

  • @SAMPLETEXT285
    @SAMPLETEXT285 2 роки тому +97

    I haven't seen dom in a minute i swear this guy owns like 100 cars

    • @ianscheurer
      @ianscheurer 2 роки тому

      Right?

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 2 роки тому +10

      I wonder how that green haired dude does it?
      Is he playing in such a popular band that he can buy every interesting car he sees?
      Props to him for living his dream!

    • @persianbird9
      @persianbird9 2 роки тому

      What other cars does he own?

    • @RockoRockoRocko
      @RockoRockoRocko 2 роки тому +9

      @@persianbird9 Lincoln Town Car, Chevrolet Blazer, and Mercury Marauder.

    • @markmiller3279
      @markmiller3279 2 роки тому +14

      Yeah, he _is_ kind of distinctive. I give him credit for trying out interesting cars. This one is beyond special. Even if it weren't his dad's it would be a wonderful car.

  • @rojozig
    @rojozig 2 роки тому +28

    I remember following this story months ago on the Chicago car spotters and petrol heads Facebook. It’s great to see the origins of theses feel good stories. Thanks for the content guys!

  • @wotertool
    @wotertool 2 роки тому +4

    Man, what a gift to see one's car being featured by Mr Regular.
    I own a 735i, 5-gear manual with le big straight 6.
    What a god damn waste of money this car is. I absolutely love it. Best driving experience if you are not planning to track it. Because it rides like a boat, a really fast boat. Wonderful motorway-cruiser.

  • @elias_martinelli
    @elias_martinelli 2 роки тому +8

    I drive a '93 E34 525ix that my father graciously passed down to me. It probably is the car that I would want to drive for the rest of my life. 90s BMWs are truly extraordinary machines both mechanically and aesthetically.

    • @curtislovrak5390
      @curtislovrak5390 2 роки тому

      That's a really rare and cool BMW!

    • @elias_martinelli
      @elias_martinelli 2 роки тому

      @@curtislovrak5390 Thank you! One of ~4700 ever made. Who knows how many are left.

    • @Neddy540
      @Neddy540 2 роки тому

      Beautiful ride

  • @2steaksandwiches665
    @2steaksandwiches665 2 роки тому +40

    I absolutely love the way that this owner found that car again. Especially because his dad is gone now. I totally get it. Very emotional man. Seriously. Never sell it. You have a car with a deep personal connection to your lost father. That’s priceless.

  • @Petrospect
    @Petrospect 2 роки тому +58

    The end statement is what made oldschool BMW so good.
    I'm glad you get it.
    Also that wide front grill is the best it ever looked. Makes the E34 look like crap.

    • @DanArnets1492
      @DanArnets1492 2 роки тому

      E46 though

    • @Petrospect
      @Petrospect 2 роки тому

      @@DanArnets1492 More of a pre facelift E36 guy myself

    • @sv_cheats1970
      @sv_cheats1970 2 роки тому +2

      E34 looked decent

    • @andrewgarcia3136
      @andrewgarcia3136 2 роки тому +5

      E34 is the best 5 series, the wide nose models aren't don't justice by photos

  • @CherylCold
    @CherylCold 2 роки тому +3

    My dads boss had a 750il in '87, one of the first 50 sold which came with a double hard back book case and large magazine. It was a really nice car and he kindly gave me the booklets which I still have. I bought an e32 735ise in 2002 as a shed runner and loved it (800quid). It was a big car which drove incredibly and strangely felt like a much smaller car. How they managed to be so comfortable, luxurious and fun to drive all at the same time was genius.

  • @ManOrWomanIDK
    @ManOrWomanIDK 2 роки тому

    I heard about this 7 series and Doms story with it on Facebook several months ago. So cool that you’re reviewing it now!

  • @mannymartinez9871
    @mannymartinez9871 2 роки тому +1

    This was a very special episode. Thank you for sharing Tom's story with us.

  • @CarlClifford
    @CarlClifford 2 роки тому +10

    Glad to see Dom's BMW get its time in the sun. Hell of a history to that vehicle.

  • @drewswanson2701
    @drewswanson2701 2 роки тому +6

    V12 start up is soooo buttery smooth, wish you captured or mentioned that part. great video regardless

  • @jimmynickelz
    @jimmynickelz 2 роки тому +27

    Thanks Dom. That was a great story.

  • @aaronswink8554
    @aaronswink8554 2 роки тому +11

    12 cylinder BMW. The nicest way to ride to bankruptcy court.

  • @DeltaEcho303
    @DeltaEcho303 2 роки тому +13

    The BMW E32 7-series has rear seats softer than the 90's 8-series guy when his Cialis runs out.

  • @fordmuscleluis9710
    @fordmuscleluis9710 2 роки тому +6

    I absolutely love your channel especially older cars trucks and so forth

  • @obsidian00
    @obsidian00 2 роки тому +3

    My all time favorite BMW…my aunt had one and she let me borrow it once, it was pure bliss!

  • @mylessinger
    @mylessinger 2 роки тому +6

    Wow, I'm really enjoying seeing Dom again on rcr for what is the 3rd, maybe 4th time? As a fellow musician im glad to see one featured so often- and my first dream scenario car WHEN I gain a big enough following WILL be a BMW.
    Shine on, Dom.

  • @gerardorocha4701
    @gerardorocha4701 2 роки тому +6

    The real reason to wake up early in the morning, RCR is the Channel 5 of car reviews

    • @mat2000100
      @mat2000100 2 роки тому

      Channel 5 from Space Channel 5?

    • @gerardorocha4701
      @gerardorocha4701 2 роки тому

      @@mat2000100 the dudes that used to make All Gas No Brakes

  • @giselasilva5415
    @giselasilva5415 2 роки тому +22

    "69$ to fill the tank is expensive"
    Me as a Portuguese who had to pay 90€ for my punny 1.5L diesel econobox: 🤯

    • @MrKj202
      @MrKj202 2 роки тому +3

      we europoors are fucked in that regard. 60-70€ for a full tank in my Miata and I bet that 750's tank is about double the size of mine (45L here) x.x

    • @2010ngojo
      @2010ngojo 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah well at least you don't have to drive very far. We have to drive almost all the time to get anywhere.

    • @darek4488
      @darek4488 2 роки тому +1

      @@MrKj202 E32 had tanks either 102 liters or 90 liters. All long wheel-base and all 750i had a bigger tanks. Car in a video has a 102l tank no doubt.

  • @wutzerface77
    @wutzerface77 2 роки тому +1

    Loved the outro jingle Roman, lots of nostalgia from parents driving me on 202 somewhere in the early morning hours

  • @OMAR6575
    @OMAR6575 2 роки тому +2

    "money may not buy happiness, but it can buy something better... Piece of mind".... love that line...

  • @ejd1127
    @ejd1127 2 роки тому +3

    I think it was 1992 when they did the “facelift” on the E32 and it got the newer badge, lower front bumper, interior bits, dual pane, side markers, etc. My 90 had the more vertical numbering. Glad to see this 750 still on the road. Remember it from vinwiki

  • @Jonathan_Doe_
    @Jonathan_Doe_ 2 роки тому +18

    The v12 torque, dual ECU, and dual fuel pump were probably a selling point for companies that converted them to armoured vehicles.

    • @2WhiteAndNerdy
      @2WhiteAndNerdy 2 роки тому

      Oh wow! Great point. I never thought of that! I bet you're right.

    • @Jonathan_Doe_
      @Jonathan_Doe_ 2 роки тому

      @@2WhiteAndNerdy yep, a car that’ll keep going after one ecu’s down is probably a bonus if you’re getting shot at.

    • @Psychedelicbananas
      @Psychedelicbananas 2 роки тому +5

      ​@@Jonathan_Doe_ Well, BMW actually converted these to bulletproof themselves. It was called the High Security model. Came with one inch thick glass. Later E38 generation also had a similar model called the Protection package.

    • @dylanh4657
      @dylanh4657 2 роки тому +2

      @@Jonathan_Doe_ Each ecu controlled 1 bank of cylinders, 6 a piece. It didn't work as a backup ecu. Same as ferarris from the 90s and early 2000s.

    • @wutanglan6381
      @wutanglan6381 2 роки тому +2

      @@Jonathan_Doe_ Really isn't, all it means is that its twice as likely to fail.

  • @ridezx6r112
    @ridezx6r112 2 роки тому +1

    Hearing the rif on "KYW News Radio 1060" was quite awesome. I always enjoy the eastern PA references, makes me think of home even though I don't live there anymore.

  • @Czechbound
    @Czechbound 2 роки тому +1

    I LOVE these things. A guy I was working for in the States on a secondment had one. He was always quite standoffish. But I bumped into him in the car park one day, and he was driving one ( in 2002, when he could have had a brand new company limo ). I asked him could I sit in it, and he could see I was enthusiastic about them. After that, he was always very friendly to me, despite his seniority in a huge US multi-national. Took the time to personally call me on the last day of my secondment and invite me to lunch.

  • @802Garage
    @802Garage 2 роки тому +3

    This may be one of the most positive RCR videos ever.

    • @wolfgangem1565
      @wolfgangem1565 2 роки тому

      makes sense, it’s too easy to shit on BMWs so there’s no fun in it

  • @philbuilds116
    @philbuilds116 2 роки тому +23

    Roman breaking out the AM radio jokes from my childhood. Is school cancelled from the foot of snow?

    • @GaryWilpizeski
      @GaryWilpizeski 2 роки тому +1

      bonus old-person points if you can remember your district's school closing number

    • @philbuilds116
      @philbuilds116 2 роки тому

      @@GaryWilpizeski 747, baby. Pennsbury. To be fair, it's still the same for the kids now.

  • @tigerslashii7097
    @tigerslashii7097 2 роки тому

    Roman's song at the end is what goes through my head any time I'm stuck behind a BMW in traffic.

  • @dickeddy7114
    @dickeddy7114 2 роки тому +1

    My grandma bought a e32 750i in 1991 where the car was 1 year old. I got it from her and now try my beste to bring the car back to old glory. Its a very nice, Smooth and beautiful car. And I think the e32 is quite an underrated classic bmw

  • @therealdirtydan908
    @therealdirtydan908 2 роки тому +4

    This story about Dom tracking this car down for his dad made me tear up, I love this.

    • @tmo2798
      @tmo2798 Рік тому

      Sucks that it's an automatic transmission. That's the reason it's retired now. I'll bet.

  • @knutropte3397
    @knutropte3397 2 роки тому +4

    Here's a fun fact about the german license plate. DGF stands for the City of Dingolfing wich is a town in bavaria and right there is a BMW factory where the 7 series is build.

  • @charlesgroover9646
    @charlesgroover9646 2 роки тому

    Terrific story , classic ride. Stellar job RCR.

  • @Anirossa
    @Anirossa Рік тому +1

    Just started dailying a 730i E32. It was the same thick windows, it really is quiet... and with 1.3L/100Km with my route to and from my uni with a lot of slow traffic, its barely within the fuel economy I can accept having today. It is worth it with how calm and relaxed I feel driving it inbetween all the stress of the everyday.

  • @Schulstand
    @Schulstand 2 роки тому +8

    In half of Europe this car is synonymous with mafia in the 90's

  • @hanswurst4815
    @hanswurst4815 2 роки тому +11

    The look of the car is so stylish, just from every angle, it still holds up pretty well. Too bad the V12 loves to make problems...

  • @aislingmairead4939
    @aislingmairead4939 2 роки тому

    The story of getting Dad's car back got the water works going. I can truly appreciate that. Well done :)

  • @wolfwalker78
    @wolfwalker78 2 роки тому

    THAT'S the regular cars I subscribed for, and the story. Nice!

  • @RogueViirus12
    @RogueViirus12 2 роки тому +11

    This story sounded very familiar and then I realized he was on vinwiki's channel. Glad you got to review it!

  • @91_C4_FL
    @91_C4_FL 2 роки тому +19

    When BMW still made cars that mattered.

    • @jessebrook1688
      @jessebrook1688 2 роки тому +2

      If BMW's cars don't matter, why is everyone disappointed in the new buckteeth? I think they still resonate emotionally with people, thanks to the designs from this era, but their current course seems designed to erase the BMW ethos of the past, where clean designs drove better than you would ever expect.

    • @afrousel4731
      @afrousel4731 2 роки тому +4

      @@jessebrook1688 I agree with you completely, but BMWs don't matter as much as they used to because the company has shifted from creating and selling exclusive, uniquely designed, enjoyable to drive cars, to just trying to take up as much market share as possible by selling as many new cars as possible. Their brand image from 20+ years ago has long gone for good, they just want to cater to the mindless consumer who's only interested in the BMW badge. That's why you'll still see their new absolutely disgusting designs everywhere, the mindless consumer simply does not care.

    • @91_C4_FL
      @91_C4_FL 2 роки тому +2

      @@jessebrook1688 Because BMW used to represent class and performance. They started falling off in quality in the late 2000s. The beaver teeth are BMW's way of acting out bc Tesla passed them as the non-enthusiast aspirational brand. BMW can still come back, but they need to cut the nonsense and get back to what made them special in the 80s and 90s.

    • @AlienLivesMatter
      @AlienLivesMatter 2 роки тому

      @@afrousel4731 add Mercedes Benz to this list

    • @rahimi4762
      @rahimi4762 2 роки тому +1

      When they were reliable

  • @kuebby
    @kuebby 2 роки тому

    Dom is a true Regular Car Man. May he be forever blessed.

  • @Rikorage
    @Rikorage 2 роки тому

    Dang, what a wholesome and awesome story. Only RCR can tell that story this good without using a soundtrack to enhance it, just some B-roll and a heart of gold.

  • @bearworldwide101
    @bearworldwide101 2 роки тому +3

    Love the Illinois plates and the old Chicago City stickers on the winshield.

  • @aldo3g
    @aldo3g 2 роки тому +5

    This one like Interstellar, the whole point of that movie, was to tell the story about a dad and his daughter, with this, is to let us know how Dom was able to track and acquire the very same car where he lived all his childhood, and of course, his father's memories.

  • @nixonkutz3018
    @nixonkutz3018 2 роки тому

    Awesome story and good on ya, Dom for making the effort

  • @1984AP
    @1984AP 2 роки тому

    Really enjoyed hearing how this owner tracked down his dad's old 750 from the 90s. Give lots of credit to him and totally get it. I own a green E34, which is just like the one my dad and I saw in the showroom in `92 - he was close to getting it.... but never did. He passed away years later, never owning another BMW. Our 1st BMW was a green one in `81, a 320i. Still have my very nice condition green e34 here in CT, if you're interested in reviewing.

  • @rickc303
    @rickc303 2 роки тому +21

    I've got one of these, 1990. "Sport" mode which engages when shifter is in 3rd really changes the driving dynamics. 250k miles on original drivetrain
    It actually has 3 ECUs, one for each bank, and one to manage the two together along with throttle control

  • @DEADPEDAL
    @DEADPEDAL 2 роки тому +25

    Someone send this bad boy to Larry over at AMMO NYC. I'd love to see it shined up properly.

  • @jordan6489
    @jordan6489 2 роки тому

    Haha Love the KYW news radio 1060 jingle at the end. Reminds me of childhood rides to school with my father in the morning.Great video!

  • @michaelgill7994
    @michaelgill7994 2 роки тому +1

    Hey he's the same guy who owned the K5 Blazer RCR reviewed afew years ago. Both this and the Blazer have awesome stories behind them.

  • @lavawolf666
    @lavawolf666 2 роки тому +6

    If the radio turn on. Don't need a new radio. Just change de belts of the cassette deck. And just get a Bluetooth casette. And thats all to get most of the funtions of a new one. And You keep complete the car

    • @dominickdolio2703
      @dominickdolio2703 2 роки тому

      It’s junk. Even found the radio code and it won’t get out of weather band.

    • @lavawolf666
      @lavawolf666 2 роки тому

      @@dominickdolio2703 ok it's a shame.

    • @dominickdolio2703
      @dominickdolio2703 2 роки тому

      @@lavawolf666 I’d like to keep the period correct look. Everything else is there.

    • @lavawolf666
      @lavawolf666 2 роки тому

      @@dominickdolio2703 to find other BMW would be difficult. But You can get a new Blaupunkt Bremen Sqr 46 dab . That pretty much looks like the original from the period. Like someone did the CD upgrade at the time. But this one is Bluetooth and all the new things. Most of the BMW stereos were blaupunkt to begin with

  • @DiscoBallGaming
    @DiscoBallGaming 2 роки тому +8

    It's amazing that BMW used to make comfort and speed in one package at some point. It has the Classic BMW looks, and I'm amazed how quick it is considering it only has 4 forward gears. also the car phone is delightfully 90s.

    • @andrewgarcia3136
      @andrewgarcia3136 2 роки тому

      BMWs old automatics weren't afraid of redline. And if you put them in sport mode (move the lever past drive into a lower gear lockout) the car will hold gears longer, great for twisty roads or cutting through traffic. A lot of people don't realize how good those were by the standards of the day

  • @mohshinaziz5983
    @mohshinaziz5983 2 роки тому

    Your storytelling is unique and most enjoyable

  • @TheSlipperyBrick
    @TheSlipperyBrick 2 роки тому

    Had a 1994 BMW 530i as my first car about 8 years ago. Looked almost exactly the same - was a blast to drive. Wish I still had it.

  • @jadesmith6823
    @jadesmith6823 2 роки тому +19

    I live in a place on the other side of the world called Tasmania. I love the internet. I love your awesome show. Would love to get on a bevo or ten and piss myself laughing at your narration 🙏🤣😂❤️😂🤣🙌

    • @jaywon555
      @jaywon555 2 роки тому +2

      Hello fellow Tassie

  • @signfang
    @signfang 2 роки тому +60

    Yay Dominick returns! Did he keep all the cars in his collection or did he swap some cars around?

    • @lucitribal
      @lucitribal 2 роки тому +7

      I wonder if he still has the Marauder

    • @eurosonly
      @eurosonly 2 роки тому +24

      I want them to review his hair. Regular hair dye reviews.

    • @jacobcordero8569
      @jacobcordero8569 2 роки тому +3

      He had the Marauder and the K5 Blazer Mr. Regular reviewed, right?

    • @JowoHD
      @JowoHD 2 роки тому +1

      @@jacobcordero8569 and the lincoln town car iirc

    • @dominickdolio2703
      @dominickdolio2703 2 роки тому +11

      I still have them all, but the Lincoln might be gone soon.

  • @jonjudice1155
    @jonjudice1155 2 роки тому

    I'm so glad I'm late to finding this channel, I'm bingeing the fuck out this channel and not even close to running out of videos. My purchase of a g37 is how I found it, and I took the ragging on and loved it

  • @jackblackdeath
    @jackblackdeath 2 роки тому +1

    5:54 THIS, this is why I love this channel ❤️

  • @BinaryBlueBull
    @BinaryBlueBull 2 роки тому +3

    I really like your sense of humor, it's rare that I truly Laugh Out Loud but this video did it, multiple times. And on top of that you talk about cars. Hell yes, subscribed. Now, please excuse me while I go measure from the balls

  • @dandudespaceman
    @dandudespaceman 2 роки тому +5

    So happy you're covering a 750il. When I was considering a first car, It was between a 2000 750il and a 1998 528i. I loved that 750 and it test drove like a dream. But by the time I got back to the lot, some snot nosed brat and his grandma arrived with cash first and bought it out from under me. So I settled for the 5 series, it's been a damn fine car, but I always wonder what could have been.

  • @SilvesterHumaj
    @SilvesterHumaj 2 роки тому +2

    I've owned 2 E32 735iLs and loved BOTH!

  • @dwi2921
    @dwi2921 2 роки тому

    Oh hey it's Dom! Glad to see him back.

  • @TedOmann
    @TedOmann 2 роки тому +4

    Man I wish this beautiful car was the next giveaway...

  • @AliceC993
    @AliceC993 2 роки тому +3

    It's amazing what kind of legacy BMW started with this V12 considering how much of a cobbled together engine it was. It's almost literally two M20B25 inline 6's siamesed together. Then again... M-B's first effort, the M120, wasn't much more than two M104's either.

    • @brianaust8897
      @brianaust8897 2 роки тому

      I think you mean "cobbled"..But it was and still is a brilliant engine, so what's the problem?

  • @Official_MikeyT
    @Official_MikeyT 2 роки тому

    Awesome timing on this video because I saw one of these an hour ago.

  • @erict8067
    @erict8067 2 роки тому

    Great story from this owner and his car! This is Regular Car Reviews 👍

  • @pfannkuchengesicht42
    @pfannkuchengesicht42 2 роки тому +10

    It's the M70B50 not M7.
    Also that poor E32, in such a bad shape. Even small and cheap repairs were just not done and instead fixed with botch-jobs...

  • @Deathbyreality1
    @Deathbyreality1 2 роки тому +3

    Hey I remember this car and the owner from Vinwiki!

  • @jameshiggins4067
    @jameshiggins4067 2 роки тому

    my grandfather has always owned BMWs, his first being an early year e30 and last being a 98 540i. We owned his 540 for a couple years after he passed and sold it. He's always loved the 7 series and i've always wanted to live his dream for him. i think an iL e32 or e38 will be the right way to do it. I'm glad he got to buy back his fathers car

  • @leveredboi3265
    @leveredboi3265 2 роки тому

    Welcome back, Dominick. And all your arousing vehicles.

  • @GardevoirTrainer1
    @GardevoirTrainer1 2 роки тому +21

    I think he did alright, considering he has 12 cylinders of fun for less than 3 grand. Hell, I’d put up with 93 octane for that.

    • @SataniaMcDowel
      @SataniaMcDowel 2 роки тому

      Same!!

    • @alanwrobleski
      @alanwrobleski 2 роки тому +1

      Any 12 cylinder car that has depreciated down to $3000 will undoubtedly bankrupt you rapidly if you attempt to keep it maintained

    • @ScubaSteveM45
      @ScubaSteveM45 2 роки тому

      @@alanwrobleski lol, is that what you say to feel clever in your new Kia ? Lolololol

    • @ScubaSteveM45
      @ScubaSteveM45 2 роки тому

      If the price of super unleaded is a deal breaker for you and driving why even have a car 🤔

    • @alanwrobleski
      @alanwrobleski 2 роки тому

      @@ScubaSteveM45 Well you clearly don't know shit, and with a comment like that you must be about 17. Nice try though

  • @stinky_barista8199
    @stinky_barista8199 2 роки тому +3

    "Consistent with measuring from the balls"

  • @alanthefisher
    @alanthefisher 2 роки тому

    The KYW news radio jingle at the end hit me in a place that I wasn't expecting, holy shit

  • @Mikes84Corvette
    @Mikes84Corvette 2 роки тому

    Great video and great story. Love to hear how people track down cars that mean something to them.

  • @colchronic
    @colchronic 2 роки тому +4

    Those rear struts are clapped tf out

    • @1984AP
      @1984AP 2 роки тому

      It's an EDC suspension, which few repair as parts are nearly extinct.

    • @colchronic
      @colchronic 2 роки тому

      @@1984AP what about conversion to coilovers or rebuild

    • @1984AP
      @1984AP 2 роки тому

      @@colchronic agreed, most rip out the system.

  • @VideoAmericanStyle
    @VideoAmericanStyle 2 роки тому +3

    This was BMW’s ascent to perfection, to be topped off with the utterly transcendent e38. Then, with the E65…BMW began its decent into a mass market status symbol lacking any sort of soul.

  • @stevefaul1710
    @stevefaul1710 2 роки тому

    That's a great story. Sometimes, it's a story a car can tell that's worth far more than a brand new car. Keep it rolling!

  • @SamuelVella1995
    @SamuelVella1995 2 роки тому

    The interior reminds me of my old 540i. Great generation of cars. So well built.