I am looking to buy a v-12 750il her ein the usa. What are some hits on
buying these BMW's . I have nevered owned one. I want to I love them. I
have a medium budget.

Took my car in for "inspection 2", plus to have the thermostat
replaced (second one to fail in only 55k miles).  Can you guys make a
thermostat that works, BMW?
They tell me that the lower control arms have too much play as well -

Doesn't the auto transmission have a lock-up feature
at all, or if yes, how does it work?
Even at 100km/h and 2000 rpm the engine spins up
in that characteristic way it does when there's    

I appear to have somehow ended up with a 1989 BMW 730iSE.
It has random headlights on. As in, they work randomly.
Sidelights and Full (High) Beam work all the time, but the dip beams only
work when they feel like. The brake lights also fail occasionally.

I wonder if anyone can help.
The car was all running fine until my wife stalled it, now it takes an
unusual long before starting and the DSC (abs) light remains on all the
time. It sounds like its running on all 6 cylinders but the power is

Good morning, and please forgive the intrusion--this is not spam or
solicitation.
I have a client who would like to survey owners of certain automobiles,
including high-end BMWs.  This is an on-line questionnaire, no more than

How much difference in ride quality can be noticed between 16 and 17 inch
wheels? I'm assuming that wheel and tire diameter would be the same for
both as a result of a smaller sidewall profile for the larger wheel.
Curious because one of the Auto review mags made a point of saying ...

cant seem to find any details of how to stop the annoying chirp on my
system.i have the manual and original receipt (fitted when car was new in
1997).the alarm model is a bmw digital alarm system 3G EWS.
i've checked the manual and it doesnt tell you how to change it.

4 Original 16" BMW Wheels V Spoke Style#54 for 3 Series (E 46) with
BMW part number 36 11 1 096 552.
http://zoouz.free.fr/Wheels/TMP_wheel/bmw_wheel_054.jpg
$1000 or Best Offer

Hi BMW fan,
I have a 1996 328I BMW.  A Check Engine message appear on the lcd of my
dashboard, and after driving for a while I hear a three beeps.  Can somebody
tell me what does that mean?

I was checking eBay for accessories, and found this auction. Good luck
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33710&item=793
9978152&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
THIS IS NOT MY AUCTION. I have no clue about the seller.

Hi, I just bought a brand new 2004 BMW 525i- the car runs perfectly -
however, the other night, while driving, (it was not raining) when I
started the car up and began to drive, the drivers side window and the
rear passenger side window began to fog up, also the back window. I

Never reply to a post asking what BMW stands for.  Anyone who doesn't know
doesn't need to, but more likely it's just a prelude to the same or some
other idiot who has discovered that he/she can string 3 words together to
make, what they think, is a witty comment.

Does anyone know a fix a very dim radio display without changing the
whole unit?  The radio is the standard U.S. Alpine-built cassette
unit(with trunk CD controller and WX band)in cars from 1996 until the
end of e36 cars.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!!

I've currently got a CD autochanger in the boot of my 5 series. Are there
any compatible units that will play MP3 CD's around? (UK).