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Re: 1987 L7, a good car to buy? :-) (archive)
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Posted by mark on March 23, 2001 at 16:55:19:

In Reply to: 1987 L7, a good car to buy? :-) posted by Allen Douglas on March 22, 2001 at 16:24:15:


Greetings,

Yes I am new here :-) As I understand from searching around the last few minutes that an '87 L7 is a luxury variety of a 735i. (E23..yes i am THAT new to this maker) Can anyone elaborate as to what is "in" this car as it were? A friend from work is selling his, it has about 110k miles and has initially thrown out a price of $5,000 (US) from what I recall it is in beautiful shape (he hates driving) Apparently has all kinds of service records from a long-time friend/servicer (who happens to live down the block from him :-) The seller mentioned that one of the "engine-shock-absorbers" (or somesuch) is shot and needs to be fixed/replaced. (How serious is this problem btw:-)

Thanks for your thoughts on this car!
::runnign to Borders to see what else I can find out::

Allen


I bought an 86 L7 about 6 months ago now, and really enjoy it. I got it for a good price because the tranny had gone south after just 113K mi, but I just swapped it out. There is a big difference between one of these and a 5 series as far as speed & cornering goes because they are heavier, but they are much quieter and more comfortable. They are prone to the same problems as all the other 7 series cars, but have no unique ones of their own. Read thru the archives to get a feel for typical 7 series problems, most are just annoying/maintenance items.
Mark

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