[W126 Coupe] Off Topic BMW

[David Fatovic]

He has just had the radiator replaced 2K ago due to a
crack in the top neck. (sound familiar to our MBs?) 
The computer readout is starting to go, he said there
is an 800 number to call that many times it can be
replaced for free due to some suit filed a while ago.

David

--- "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu>
wrote:

> The dash computer readouts are like that. Even if
> you buy a new one from
> BMW (I want to say they're like $500), it'll just go
> out in 4 years.
> I've heard that www.vdorepair.com fixes these so
> that they don't go bad
> again. Apparently VDO just uses shoddy wiring. I'll
> be sending them the
> one out of my parents' 540 this summer. Something to
> keep in mind about
> BMW's is that you have to be prepared to replace the
> cooling system
> hoses and radiator every 6 years or so. There are
> some aftermarket
> radiators with metal in the necks, but according to
> the tech my parents
> use those leak from other places so you might as
> well get the BMW one
> (they aren't very expensive, around $200). IIRC the
> 540i and 740iL are
> largely similar as far as under the hood stuff. If
> the tranny fluid
> hasn't been changed (i.e. he really believed BMW
> when they said the
> tranny fluid is lifetime) I don't think it has more
> than 50k mile left
> in it. Cats also may go within the next 50k.
> Richard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of
> David Fatovic
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:52 PM
> To: MBCOUPES
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Off Topic BMW
> 
> Does anybody on the list have any experience with
> late 90's BMW 740iL?
> I am looking at a 1997 740iL.  It has 129K on the
> clock.  I did notice a
> couple things off the bat.  It needs to have the
> valve cover gaskets
> replaced. The computer readout on the dash is kind
> of in and out.  Other
> than that, it handles great, drives great, no
> shortage of power and the
> AC and all windows etc work.  
> 
> Just wondering if there is any experience with these
> cars on the list.
> Good or bad.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David
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