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I'm at about 10.5l/100km highway and a wopping 15l/100km in town in the 750i. My 740i is about the same as yours Brent.

They have all 5 seasons on watchseries.ag so I'll have a look tonight.. Will watch a couple and post back tomorrow. Looks interesting though. OK, 3 episodes into season 1. Awesome show. Farm trucks my favorite. Just because it's a total sleeper.. You never guess that things so fast..lol

Or a twin turbo V12.

+1 on the supply and demand. Might make a good a wedding car but I cant see many VIP's wanting to be driven around in a 17 year old limo. I'd be very interested in seeing what package it got in the back. Hopefully he'll put up some more pics. There was one for sale on TM a while ago and from memory I think that went for just over 20k. If rarity = $$'s then my 750i would make me rich. That aint happening though..lol

It's Estoril Blue with a darker undercoat but if I where you I'd forget that. I really really like those bronze pics. Almost like faded copper. Very nice and would look amazing on the ute.

POsted this in my thread already but if the Blue option is still on the table this could be nice on it.

Awesome. Nice to know it's still moving along and things are happening. March is coming round fast. Wont be too long before you get some paint on there.

I just couldn't bring myself to put a GM into the BMW. That'd be a bit like putting a ford donk into a holden..lol Although I'd have to admit it would make a lot of things a lot easier. And a bug catcher sitting out of the bonnet would be cool if it was attached to a blower.

Amen to that. I've worked all weekend and dont get a couple of days off till Thursday.

ha ha. Keep trying Jooles.

Wow, home from work so I've seen the pics now. Your right about mint. Beautiful car Amber.

Thanks Darryl. I think you'll find that the car in that thread is the one in the pic I used...lol Actually talking to the guy who did this car and another S62 swap and the concensus seems to be it's going to be difficult unless I swap out the body harness with one from a facelift. As much as I hate to say it I may just have to drive the old girl into the ground and get another one to do all my mods on. She has some body issues going on under the paint from a PO. Adding everything up its NOT adding up. I'll be better off starting with a good sound facelift base car that wont need bodywork before paint. Hmmmm, thats a bit sad really.

It's not about the cost of saving the Auto. I'll extend it's life a little by giving it a oil and filter change but the plan has always been to convert to manual. The question now is to supercharge or S62.and thats the question of cost. For value for money I'm thinking the S62 is the way to go. Just figuring out the logistics of that swap. The slipping trans has just pushed the project a bit further forward than I had planned. ha ha, a lot further forward.

I have to wait till I get home from work to look at the pics..lol. Damn censorship.

Yeah, thanks. Not going into this blindly. Have already read multiple how too's and threads on the S62 swap. It's been done many times before and well documented. Heres a couple of examples. http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2233152-E38-S62-Swap-pics&highlight=s62 http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2063457-740i-to-M7-transformation-S62-swap&highlight=s62 Absolute worst case would be I would have to run Megasquirt or something similar though I would prefere to keep it all bimmer if I can.

I've been driving the 750i a lot lately and decided to blow the cobwebs out of the 740i yesterday. When I got it up to speed I noticed the trans was slipping. Alternating up and down by about 250rpm. I'll do a oil and filter change to get a bit more life out of it but I'm thinking it's time to find that ever elusive Getrag 420g. I was toying with the idea of putting a super charger in it but the motor has done close to 250k now so instead of a total rebuild to cope with the added power of a S/C plus the 3-4g I'll need for the S/C itself now I'm playing with the idea of seeing if I can find a S62 thats still attached to a 420g and doing the transplant. I'll have to do some research on this. I've seen it done on facelifts but never a pre facelift so while I'm not too worried about the mechanical side of things I could run into problems electronically. It could be a more cost effective way of gaiining some horses or it could be a electronic nightmare..lol

Wow, nice find Amber. My curiosity is satisfied as I'm sure you are. Stunning color. Much better than the one in the link I sent you..lol I bet the 13th is seeming a long way off now.

I believe you get both gaskets in the set so it would be the perfect time to put a bit of fresh paint on the covers..

The new grills are awesome. Very tidy. I need to get a set of these myself. Is that oil leak coming from the rocker cover gasket?

I think we got the tone of your post about right. BUT. If we have got it wrong please enlighten us.

If having a auto in it makes such a difference to price then someone who can pick up tools will grab a bargain and put a manual back in it. No biggie. Or as suggested someone with a disability will get a great car at a bargain price. Either way its win win.

Stunning. What else is there to say?

Success with Tony's today. Gave them a ring and they put me through to the Area Manager. He was horrified when I told him what had happened and assured me that one way or another they would put it right. Even at the expense of having the upholstery repaired. He was a good guy to talk to and I'm pretty sure someone in the Wanganui shop is going to get a well deserved kickin. I will be expecting another call early next week to work something out.

Nice buy Kyu. Colors great and it looks super tidy. Any plans?

Just checked all the other doors on the 750i and they all have the fiber optics so on my next days off I'll have to pull off the interior door panels and check the bulbs. Yay, so much easier then replacing the handles..lol