just purchased my dream car although not the color or year i wanted i couldn't pass on it. it's a 96 740il with 100k in better than perfect condition, green with grey interior. i paid $9,000 for it and i am extremely happy. so now i guess i am officially part of the bmw family and what a family it is.

Welcome! I hope you find this board useful; most of the members will gladly answer your Q's and so on. Congrats on the E38! Its a good 7 community.

Welcome, and nice year. 1996 740's are brilliant for obvious reasons.

welcome...i hope you enjoy your new 7...im sure you will be more then pleased...

Welcome!

You'll enjoy your 7 series everyday like we do. :D

Great year also!

Awesome. Good job. Having a car that you love is important. Very, very important. :D
I raise my beer for you! Welcome to the club! :)

Congratulations....and welcome to our 'gang'....

You'll find a wealth of wisdom in these posts, so don't be afraid to ask questions, but also be sure to check out www.e38.org. Glad to have you aboard.

Green and grey....delectable!!!

jk

Welcome to the club, your now apart of the " Bastards club " ...read the forum on it...its quite funny.



again welcome!

Hey, get some pics up on here ASAP.

Congratulations!

Great feeling, isn't it? :) I just got mine in the middle of March and I still find myself peeking out the window sometimes to look at her parked there in my driveway and think whoa.. I can't believe it hehe. I also still find myself looking over my shoulder when I walk away after parking her and grinning like an idiot ;)

PS.. if you're mechanically inclined, I recommend doing an oil change and while it's drained, drop the lower oil pan and check the oil pump bolts for tightness. I've been slacking myself, kept putting it off but I'm doing that this weekend. www.e38.org has a ton of info, you can find good step by steps there. If you're unfamiliar with the issue, the bolts can get loose and in worst case, totally drop out and cause a bunch of damage to the motor. May not be necessary, but I figure doesn't hurt to check and only costs me a $26 gasket.

Congrats!