1991 BMW 7 Series Consumer Discussions

High End Luxury Cars

• Re: BusinessWeek on BMW - Great Article [hpowders]

  Written by: dewey on Oct 10, 2006 9:09:26 PM

  pray when I get picked up to go to the airport that it will not be one of those dreadfully ostentatious, seedy, stretched to the max Lincolns with 12 bottles of booze staring me in the face at 5AM! But sure enough, it always is! Your lucky! Everytime I get picked up to go to the Airport I end up in the very same non-stretched rusty 1991 Crown Victoria Limousine with ... Read More

• Re: Oac [blkhemi]

  Written by: lexusguy on Jul 9, 2006 12:14:37 PM

  Japanese comp? We're still waiting..... How about the Skyline GT-R? "The GT-R's success in motor racing was formidable, particularly in the annual race at the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst, Australia, where the champion three years running was a GT-R (despite receiving additional weight penalties in years two and three due to its unbeatable performance), and in the Japanese GT series where it has remained dominant up to the present day. ... Read More

BMW 7-Series Maintenance and Repair

• Power Steering problem BMW 91 Series 7

  Written by: tikocr on May 23, 2006 4:27:30 PM

  Hello, yesterday I posted a question but I think it ended up in a different section of this forum, (I am new in town). I drive a 1991 BMW 750 iL and recently I had to replaced the P/S pump (used) and three original hoses. The strange thing is that at the beginning the power steering is hard and also makes a strange noise coming from somewhere bellow the left dashboard, ... Read More

High End Luxury Cars

• 1990 LS400

  Written by: oac on Jan 16, 2006 8:21:11 PM

  "In 1989 when Toyota introduced this car to America as a 1990 model, the automotive press thought it didn't have a chance against the likes of Mercedes and BMW. Toyota knew how to build great economy cars and small family sedans but this is the big league. Jokes circulated about this folly, one of which I remember on a TV drama where a car thief who specialized in stealing expensive cars ... Read More

Good, Bad or Ugly - Current and Future styling trends of BMW

• Modern BMWs....

  Written by: merc1 on Aug 3, 2005 2:47:27 AM

  While I've always liked BMWs they have slipped behind Audi in design, imo. My favorites of the past are the original 6-Series Coupe, 1989-1995 5-Series and the 1991-1997 8-Series, which I'm most likely in the minority on. The current models: 2006 3-Series - Not nearly as bad as the 2002 7-Series and about tied with the current 5-Series. Since I know a coupe and a convertible are coming I'll wait to ... Read More

BMW 7-Series Maintenance and Repair

• Re: Engine Problem - 98 740i [Mr_Shiftright]Engine problem

  Written by: writeman on May 15, 2005 8:55:48 AM

  I recently had a 1991 735 iL with 98,000 miles on it. I loved, loved this car -- it in great shape, looked great and had a great feel to it. It stopped once unexpectedly on the road and the dealer said the cable connecting engine to computer got disconnected. About 3 months later, after also replacing the alternator, the car stopped on the road again while driving, this time resulting ... Read More

High End Luxury Cars

• Oac

  Written by: merc1 on Mar 5, 2005 12:08:59 PM

  Contrary to your negative views of the 2006 GS, a greater majority of those who have actually seen this car in person liked it much better than the pics showed." But did you? What does the majority have to do with anything? Lexus buyers will adore anything Lexus makes regardless of how it looks, the LS, ES, RX prove that. You seem to imply that I haven't seen the car in ... Read More

• Re: [syswei]

  Written by: jovialanus on Feb 24, 2005 12:46:17 AM

  "What has MB done for the industry in the last 15 years?...Yes, MB has managed to do more here in 120 years than Lexus has in 15. " You must have been living under a rock for the last 15 years. Even if we disregard countless Mercedes innovations and only include those introduced since 1989 Mercedes STILL trumps Lexus by a wide margin. Virtually every safety feature in every Lexus car ... Read More

• michael_mattox

  Written by: merc1 on Aug 1, 2004 10:15:27 PM

  This is amazing. (Last Post) "In your previous post the chart showed 700+ units and you said that was US sales???? I accept 1700+ for the SL500....Allante sold 6700 in 93." No chart or link I ever posted said anything like that. Period. It said (they MBUSA.COM) said 1721 sales for 1993. End of story. You said 700 or 800 in your confused state. The link didn't change from one posting ... Read More

• michael_mattox

  Written by: merc1 on Jul 29, 2004 6:03:43 PM

  It is painfully obvious that you don't have a clue about the Mercedes SL. You seem to be the only one that is "confused" here. Everyone else has pretty much agreed that the SL was the superior car. The question is whether or not the Allante is so lame that its sole supporter is reduced to harping about trunk space over a decent top design, you know something that most people ... Read More

• michael_mattox

  Written by: merc1 on Jun 13, 2004 10:29:40 PM

  "Note to mention your constantly changing the years we are reviewing..I provided specs for a 93 SL and a 93 Allante...AS IS YOUR CUSTOM YOU WANT TO MOVE THE BALL TO THE 90 ALLANTE AND NO DOUBT COMPARE IT TO THE 93 SL." You're confused. It doesn't matter which 1990+ SL you use! You can use whatever year SL from 1990 onward and it will be the same outcome since the ... Read More

BMW 7-Series 2006 and earlier

• maybe, maybe not

  Written by: f1buick on Oct 13, 2003 11:32:19 AM

  I'm not doubting you, but I think the issue is statistical. An example: I own a 1993 750 (E-32). During the first 3 years of production the E32 used a circuit board for the instrument panel that was placed near the hvac outlets and was found to develop cracks due to repeated thermal cycles. Starting in 1991 (4th year) the circuit board was replaced with a better unit. I would have ... Read More

High End Luxury Cars

• legendary and catching up

  Written by: sorter on Oct 11, 2003 2:49:32 PM

  No doubt Benz was legendary and in fact both BMW and Lexus have been catching up. Things changed since the early 1990s when Benz was till the best made and most reliable car. Lexus came up with LS which cost half of a Benz and keep kaisen it into the closest of any car can ever get to become flawless. BMW keep winning customers away with the excitements they feel every ... Read More

BMW 7-Series 2006 and earlier

• Need buying tips for a 91 735I--HELP!!

  Written by: sergetrullet on Mar 18, 2003 8:49:29 AM

  Hi. I am contemplating the purchase of an 1991 BMW 735i with 186K miles, "but" it's absolutely immaculate. All maintenance was done at the BMW dealership and everything is documented. Including a brand new BMW transmission put in at 160K miles. It even smells like new inside... I never owned a 7-series before and I heard both horror stories and praises for them. This one looks beautiful and the maint. records ... Read More

• BMW 750 IL

  Written by: jonione on Mar 27, 2002 7:08:31 PM

  Does anyone have any words of wisdom concerning my anticipated purchase of a 1991 BMW 750 IL with 142,000 miles. It seems to be tight. Looks fine! Comes with 2 sets of tires/rims. Are there any horror stories I should know about?

High End Luxury Cars

• bernard1

  Written by: merc1 on Mar 27, 2002 6:18:07 PM

  I'd have to disagree about the Acura NSX, the car is rare because it's 10+ years old and just doesn't sell. Acura has stated many times that they would love to import more of these. The NSX sold very well between 1991-1993, but after that it's been downhill. I'ts not a rare car by choice. Well I guess we'll never know about the profit margins on the 5-Series BMW models, but ... Read More

• nealm1

  Written by: merc1 on Mar 26, 2002 2:43:58 AM

  Of course they're aim is to make money, but these cars like the RS6, M3 are also expensive to develop and usually don't make as much money as say a regular A6 or 3-Series model. Is that clearer? A car like a RS6 exists and is driven more so by passion than the balance sheet. bernard1, Yep I have, but again...see what I said above. Porsche's GT2 is not for profits ... Read More

• ljflx

  Written by: merc1 on Feb 21, 2001 12:06:34 AM

  Oh you mean within the Toyota empire, Lexus kept the technology for themselves. Yes that's true, luxury brand first. I'll be the first on to admit that Mercedes and all other German cars (Porsche is a disgrace) are way behind on in-car entertainment. Mercedes still doesn't offer an in-dash CD player standard, which quite frankly is silly and absurd for a 2001 model car. Remember I'm probably their 2nd biggest fan ... Read More