1997 BMW 7-Series

740iL Sedan

8 Cylinder

Automatic

WBAGJ8321VDM05160

Gasoline

Power Windows

I AM SELLING THIS CAR FOR AN OLDER LADY WHO HAS MOSTLY DRIVEN IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN 2006 TO MAKE NUMEROUS TRIPS BETWEEN NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SAN DIEGO TO VISIT HER GRANDCHILDREN AS THEY WERE GROWING UP. NEARLY ALL OF HER DRIVING HAS BEEN FREEWAY MILES UP AND DOWN INTERSTATE FIVE. I RECENTLY DROVE THIS CAR BACK FROM CARLSBAD, CA TO ANACORTES, WA, A DISTANCE OF OVER 1300 MILES, AND AVERAGED 23.8 MILES PER GALLON FOR THE TRIP, LOAFING ALONG AT 75-80 MPH. IN FACT i GOT A SPEEDING TICKET NEAR REDDING, CA., FOR GOING 81 IN A 65 ZONE. THE CAR LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GREAT WITH NO CHIPS, DENTS OR EVEN MINOR SCRATCHES BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED FROM A WELL-CARED FOR CAR KEPT IN A GARAGE AND NOT GENERALLY USED IN CITY TRAFFIC. I FOUND NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR AT ALL. THE TIRES APPEAR ABOUT 25% WORN WITH 75% OF TREAD REMAINING, THE INTERIOR IS CLEAN AND VIRTUALLY UNBLEMISHED. THE GLASS IS ALL PERFECT. THE ONLY MECHANICAL PROBLEM REPORTED TO ME WAS A MINOR COOLANT LEAK SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT WAS REPAIRED BY A FACTORY TRAINED BMW MECHANIC. THIS CAR OBVIOUSLY HAS MANY, MANY GOOD MILES LEFT TO BE DRIVEN IN COMFORT AND STYLE.