Science Project……..

Well, every man needs a hobby right?

Regrettably, I think I may have stumbled on to one I didn’t want, namely this (very) used 1998 BMW 750IL I bought.

“Y0u fucked up! You trusted an Army Major”

And now-as I am rapidly discovering, the BMW 7 series of the 90’s is one of the cars people love or hate. The people that love them, seem to be mechanically gifted. The people who hate them don’t have 20,000 dollar limits on their Mastercards. While I have a basic foundation of car work I can do-to say I am able to do any type of major repair is more than a stretch-its an outright lie. And as it turns out-these beasts require a lot of TLC.

It is not that car doesn’t run well-it does. However like any car with 277,980 KM on it, it has shall we say, some “quirks”. Since I have to wait for my tools-I am conducting an inventory of what I can do myself and what will have to be done at the Auto Shop. I’ve got recommendations for three German mechanics-who all are said to be competent, honest, and reasonable on price. Its looking like I will have to find out once we get in.

In the meantime I have become and avid reader of BMW Forums on line.

Not that I want to, but I will have to if I want to sell it any time soon.

The beauty of BMW’s is they perform well (when repaired properly). The bad thing about them is two fold IMHO: 1) Too many of their systems are electric and 2) the motor itself is complex. ( Especially when it is 12 cylinders).

Now we went through some growing pains with the previous BMW 528 in Shopping Mall. Over time it worked out, and became a fine performing automobile. I am hopeful this one will do so too.

But hope, is not a way to get to the autobahn.

Stay tuned……………