BMW 730d: Thoughts

Housey · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:38

I liked them

Housey · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:40

Here is one I took at the dealers, oddly it looks identical to BMW's launch shots, amazing that.

ash_scotland88 · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:45

That does look better there! ^

fadetoblack · 1 Dec 2011 at 22:05

Nice lamp post in first photo

Housey · 1 Dec 2011 at 22:11

fadetoblack said:
Nice lamp post in first photo

That's proper talent, its all about the framinzz

NathWraith · 1 Dec 2011 at 22:18

7 series looks epic

Housey · 1 Dec 2011 at 22:20

One thing that does annoy me, keyless cars as all you then have to do is find somewhere to put the keys so they don't rattle and you don't walk off and forget them.

Dr House · 2 Dec 2011 at 07:23

It looks nice, I am quite locking forward to the arrival of the 5GT in a few weeks.

Deep · 2 Dec 2011 at 08:47

What is it like around town?
Easy to park, drive around etc, or is it a bit more challenging?

Rilot · 2 Dec 2011 at 09:25

Lovely car. Wrong engine though.
You want the 750i with the 4.4L TT V8. Hopefully that will be my next car if I can find one.

mattx2 · 2 Dec 2011 at 14:43

In the first pic I'm impressed with the straight lines on the grass must have been difficult looks like there's quite a camber in places. Also it looks like there is a 7 series parked in the distance but hard to tell from so far away.

Housey · 2 Dec 2011 at 17:32

Rilot said:
Lovely car. Wrong engine though.
You want the 750i with the 4.4L TT V8. Hopefully that will be my next car if I can find one.

Go drive the diesel, it's got more than enough power really, suits the car much more than it did in the last model.

Moeks · 2 Dec 2011 at 18:03

Very nice, I do like the F01/02 7 series a lot, big improvement on the E60/65. The one you drove had the right colour combo imo anyway, not that, that makes the slightest bit of difference to the drive

Hehe looking at your nav screen your getting into my kneck of the woods, Earlswood and Tanworth in Arden etc. Well actually I live north-west of Reditch not north-east, but your in the right sort of area, I have a lot of family over that way anyway.

mjt · 2 Dec 2011 at 19:30

If you're getting a diesel, at least go for the 740d.

flibbage0 · 2 Dec 2011 at 19:33

Housey said:
Go drive the diesel, it's got more than enough power really, suits the car much more than it did in the last model.

He has, if I recall correctly he had one for a month or two.

Also what are the running costs like compared to the equivalent 5 series?

mjt · 2 Dec 2011 at 19:35

flibbage0 said:
He has, if I recall correctly he had one for a month or two.

The N57 is a much better engine. Rilot's 730d had the M57.

flibbage0 · 2 Dec 2011 at 19:40

mjt said:
The N57 is a much better engine. Rilot's 730d had the M57.

Oh ok, my bad.

Rilot · 2 Dec 2011 at 23:48

mjt said:
The N57 is a much better engine. Rilot's 730d had the M57.

Aye, I'll try one. But unless it sounds like a petrol V8, I'll probably pass on buying one.
We shall see though. I've been wrong before.

Dr House · 3 Dec 2011 at 07:26

Rilot said:
Aye, I'll try one. But unless it sounds like a petrol V8, I'll probably pass on buying one.
We shall see though. I've been wrong before.

I was quite surprised when I took it for a drive, its really not bad at all.

mjt · 3 Dec 2011 at 12:05

I wasn't blown away by the 530d tbh, but the 535d is ridiculously fast. (40d in F01, X5 and X6)
It's obviously a diesel at idle, but once on the move it sounds pretty good.