760iL with V12 General Questions...

[idfotou]

I am considering buying a 2004 760iL with the v12 engine. The car only has 44K miles. However, it's currently not running. I haven't had the chance to look at it yet (tomorrow). I don't why the car isn't running nor do I have any history.

Other than bringing a battery, what should I look for? I have a 1997 840ci and a 2001 540i Touring so I don't have much experience with the V12's.

I know this is very vague but that's all the info I have right now until I see the car!

THANKS!

[White94RX]

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That's what you need to know. Especially one that's not running, and you don't know why. Maybe you drop in a battery, and all is well. Or it could be a money pit. Hard to say until you see it in person and get more information.

[idfotou]

White94RX, thanks for the reply. I finally looked at the car and it was very clean inside and out. But, there was no key! It sold for $3700 at auction, which was about $1700 more than i was willing to risk. I thought it was odd for it to sell that high. perhaps the other bidders knew something about the car to make them pay that much?

[White94RX]

They're obviously expecting it's not going to take much money to get it running, then sell it for a profit. They could be right, or they could be sorely mistaken.

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[OregonMTB]

I am considering buying a 2004 760iL with the v12 engine. The car only has 44K miles. However, it's currently not running. I haven't had the chance to look at it yet (tomorrow). I don't why the car isn't running nor do I have any history.

Other than bringing a battery, what should I look for? I have a 1997 840ci and a 2001 540i Touring so I don't have much experience with the V12's.

I know this is very vague but that's all the info I have right now until I see the car!

THANKS!

Actually, I picked up that car. I finally got it shipped to me today. It runs completely fine. The key was temporarily missing. One of the pictures showed the key sitting on the center console--so I had the auction house do some serious searching until they found it--which they did. It definitely has a draw on the battery and a few other quirks, but pretty much everything else works fine. I do have a question for you--when you looked at it, was there damage by the sidemarker on the driver fender? I am thinking the tow company scraped it when they brought it to the transport facility. While a 760 is not for the faint of heart--there is not reason to run at that price considering it was a one-owner car with only 49k on it.

[Nrphlly]

A lot of people say run, but I’m in the process of building one. I just love these cars way too much. The amount of options and power just excites me

[BMSman]

Actually, I picked up that car. I finally got it shipped to me today. It runs completely fine. The key was temporarily missing. One of the pictures showed the key sitting on the center console--so I had the auction house do some serious searching until they found it--which they did. It definitely has a draw on the battery and a few other quirks, but pretty much everything else works fine. I do have a question for you--when you looked at it, was there damage by the sidemarker on the driver fender? I am thinking the tow company scraped it when they brought it to the transport facility. While a 760 is not for the faint of heart--there is not reason to run at that price considering it was a one-owner car with only 49k on it.

Congrats... I think you got a great deal for a car with only 49K mi.
E65's get a bad wrap but I have 2 and love them both. Plenty of cheap parts avail at the junk yard too.

[robi545]

Draw on the battery. That sounds familiar. Have you got it sorted yet?