Detail Info for: BMW : 7-Series 740IL 1997 BMW 740IL MIDNIGHT BLUE / TAN - A STUNNING ONE OWNER ORIGINAL W/ONLY 81K Mi

Transaction Info

Sold On:
05/05/2013
Price:
$ 6750.00
Condition:
Mileage:
81813
Location:
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960
Seller Type:
Private Seller

Vehicle Specification

Year Make Model:
1997 BMW 7-Series
Submodel Body Type:
Sedan
Engine:
V8
Transmission:
Automatic
VIN:
WBAGJ8321VDM06311
Vehicle Title:
Clear
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:

Vehicle Detail

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU COME ACROSS A VEHICLE LIKE THIS, A TRUE ORIGINAL THAT WAS NICLEY KEPT BY IT'S ORIGINAL OWNER, MY FATHER. THIS WAS HIS EVERY DAY DRIVER, BACK AND FORTH TO WORK FOR 15 YEARS. SINCE A FEW YEARS AGO, MY FAHTER HAS RETIRED AND MOVED SOUTH. AS SAD AS IT IS TO SEE IT GO, AND AFTER HAVING ALMOST NO USE AT ALL THIS PAST YEAR, IT WAS DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD NOT JUST SIT AND NEEDLESSLY AGE IN A GARAGE. THERE ARE NO SALES GIMICS HERE. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. BUT KNOW THAT MY FATHER HAD THIS CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AND IRONICALLY, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, IT HAD JUST ABOUT EVERY REQUIRED PART REPLACED OR SERVICED, INCLUDING IT'S SECOND ROUND OF TIRES (MICHELIN TOP OF THE LINE). THERE IS A DOCUMENTED SERVICE CHECK LIST TOTALING OVER $5,000 IN REPLACED PARTS, SERVICE, AND NEW TIRES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. SURE THIS IS A 1997 AND IT IS NOT BY ANY MEANS A NEW CAR. HOWEVER, YOU WILL NOT SEE MANY ORIGINAL'S WITH THIS KIND OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND LOW MILEAGE. IT HAS ONE NOTABLE FLAW, ON THE REAR PASSENGER QUATER PANEL, A VERY SMALL DING/SCRATCH ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES LONG THAT COULD BE REPAIRED BY DENT WIZARD VERY EASILY (ABOUT $100 BUCKS). THE INTERIOR IS CLEAN, YOU WON'T FIND PLASTIC APPLIED TRANSPARENT COVERS MAKING APPEAR AS IF JUST ROLLED OFF THE LINE. IT IS SIMPLY A NICE INTERIOR FOR IT'S AGE, NOTHING RIPPED ON THE DASH OR FADDED DUE TO SUN RAYS. THE CAR ALWAYS HAS BEEN GARAGED KEPT AND FOR ALL IT'S LIFE SPENT IT'S WINTERS IN A HEATED GARAGE WHILE MY FATHER MAINTAINED HIS "SNOW BIRD" STATUS BEFORE RECENTLY RETIRING. IF YOU ARE THAT BMW ENTHUSIAST LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL "OLDIE BUT GOODIE" - HERE IT IS! THE CAR HAS A PERFECTLY CLEAN CAR FAX AND NO ACCIDENTS - PERIOD!!. THE CAR CAN BE DELIVERED TO ANYWHERE ALONG THE EASTERN SEA BOARD, NEW YORK/ NEW JERSEY AREA SOUTH, ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA AT NO CHARGE IF THE BUY IT NOW IS ACTIVATED. IF THE CAR SELLS FOR LESS THAN THE BUY IT NOW, IT WILL COST A FLAT $699 TO ANY DESTINATION ON THE EAST COAST AND $1299 TO THE WEST COAST AND ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS ON YOUR OWN, BY ALL MEANS PLEASE DO SO. I HAVE ALL ORIGINAL MANUALS, BOOKLETS, FULL SIZE MATCHING SPARE TIRE WITH FULL TREAD AND NEVER USED, TWO SETS OF KEYS - IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL HERE! I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT A NEW CAR IN WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL "MINT" CONDITION, IT IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS LONG WHEEL BASE IL. IT IS REALLY THAT GREAT EBAY FIND FOR THAT SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO IS LOOKING FOR THIS CAR, IN THIS YEAR, AND NICELY PRESERVED. THANKS AND PLASE CALL WITH ANY QUESTIONS 954 682 1117. NO DEALERS OR BROKERS PLEASE. AND OF COURSE, THIS CAR WIL BE SOLD "AS IS" BECAUSE THERE IS NO EXISTING WARRANTY. I'M CONFIDENT HOWEVER, WHEN THE LUCKY NEW OWNER OF THIS CAR LEARNS WHAT WAS JUST PUT IN TO THIS CAR IN JUST THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ALONE, IT WILL BE A NICE COMFORT TO SEE JUST HOW GREAT THIS DEAL REALLY IS. THESE PARTS (AND SERVICE) THAT I AM REFERENCING ARE THINGS THAT MAY HAVE DETERIORATED OUT OF NORMAL AND NATURAL DETERIORATION, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT WITH AGE. IN MANY CASES, CARS ARE SOLD WITH THESE ISSUES THAT A BUYER WILL INHERIT AND HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE. EVERYTHING THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS OF USE WAS DONE, NOTHING SPARED OR LEFT UNDONE. HOWEVER, A CAR OF THIS AGE, REGARDLESS OF THE SUPERB UPKEEP, WILL REQUIRE REGULAR FUTURE SERVICE AND CARE/REPLACEMENT OF PARTS IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF OWNERSHIP. IT WILL BE WELL WORHT IT. IT IS A REAL GEM! GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING.

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