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    E38 FS: 2001 740i Sport Black/Black

    Looking to sell my '01 shorty sport DN87211. Black Black, 213k miles. Lots of money invested in this car, however it does have issues that require more time and money. I was going to get rid of it a while ago but could not bring myself to part it out, so instead picked up some used rust free doors and installed them, and have been tinkering around with it. I am getting to the point though of wanting to do something other than lay under a car all weekend. Plenty of other projects.

    The car runs and drives fine. Transmission shifts perfectly. Guides done at 178k. New power steering pressure hose. Engine while running fine has a lifter tap when driving under load. Occasionally the CEL comes on for secondary air and/or O2 sensor. Checked the cats and a couple are hollowed out. Nothing is clogged though. Has decent tread Continental Extreme Contact summer tires, 235 fronts, 285 rears. Also included are a set of winter tires on mpar reps. DSC light is on. I replaced the steering angle sensor to try to fix this, but I cannot get the DSC light to go out. Still has INPA error 97 - Adjust Steering Angle Sensor. I will continue to tinker with this. Battery is a year old.

    Exterior looks decent on the driver's side, passenger side not as good. The replacement doors were not really all that nice, meaning the paint is not great and there are dings. But they are not rusty, so there's that. There are other surface rust spots that have been sanded down and painted with black rustoleum. Yep. Looks pretty decent from 20'. Needs a windshield.

    Interior is pretty much the car's strong suit. Seats are nice with no rips, but driver's side bolster is a bit flattened. Memory seats do not work. Has front and rear heated seats. Front and rear cupholders are broken but I have some spares that I will include with the sale. Summer and winter floor mats included. Headliner does not sag, although the cloth of the sunroof shade is missing. Has Mark IV nav upgrade that for some reason has lost programming so needs to be updated. Comes with a nav disk for the northeast.

    You can see what I have done and the ridiculous amount of money dumped into this car in my thread:
    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...eed-some-lovin

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    I would ask $2,000 for this car. Is that a fair price? I have no idea. Really, it is worth zero. I should have just parted it out. But as I said I could not bring myself to do this. So for $2000 you get:
    $500 worth of mpars and summer tires.
    $500 worth of sport seats.
    $125 worth of cupholders.
    $375 worth of winter tires and wheels.
    $500 worth of this and that.

    I would hop in the car and drive it anywhere.

    Quite a deal! Make an offer.
    Last edited by clarkitect; 07-17-2018 at 09:12 AM.
    2000 740i Sport | 2004 330xi | 1988 325i Vert | 2003 Z4 2.5 | 1995 Ford F150 | 2018 GTI

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    Brand new windshield installed earlier this week. Getting new rear guide links, eccentric bolts and an alignment on Monday. Engine still noisy. Will still sell for $2k. But at some point will probably just source a used engine then drive it for a few more years.

    Also DSC light has been resolved with the new steering angle sensor, reprogramming with NCS Expert, and calibrating with INPA. DSC functions normally. Check engine light stays off for days at a time!

    And for what it's worth, I've had a couple inquiries from folks interested in the car, but it seemed they were really counting on it being a well sorted driver. Well, it's decently sorted with all the work that's been done, but in all honesty with the engine racket I am hesitant to recommend it as that. It could go forever, or not, I don't know.
    Last edited by clarkitect; 08-03-2018 at 09:53 AM.
    2000 740i Sport | 2004 330xi | 1988 325i Vert | 2003 Z4 2.5 | 1995 Ford F150 | 2018 GTI

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    Anyone? Make an offer.
    2000 740i Sport | 2004 330xi | 1988 325i Vert | 2003 Z4 2.5 | 1995 Ford F150 | 2018 GTI

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    Hey there!
    I’m tempted to go for this, I have another 740i Sport that has some pretty major issues (cosmetic and mechanical) due to previous owners and bad mechanics, though it only has 95k on the engine so I could swap that in fairly easily. Is the engine/miles the only thing wrong with it? Could you PM me a full list of issues? Thank you!
    Maximo

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    Engine is noisy and runs rough when cold, uses coolant slowly (valley pan) a couple of the cats are broken up and essentially hollowed out, throwing codes at high rpms, the driveshaft pings when putting the car into gear, brakes will vibrate a little when getting off the highway (never could solve this despite new everything), could use new front strut mounts.

    Other than that sbe’s a creampuff and I love this car. If it sells hopefully I can find a lower mileage one.
    2000 740i Sport | 2004 330xi | 1988 325i Vert | 2003 Z4 2.5 | 1995 Ford F150 | 2018 GTI

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