E65 2004 745i Accident History

I am looking to purchase a 2004 BMW 745i with $8000 in accident history. I
got this info from carproof.com. It does not detail what has happened to the
car. I got an inspection on it and the BMW dealer stated that it looks to be
the rear end. I am getting a really good price on the car I just wanted to
know what you guys think. Is it really that hard to rack up 8g in damage on
the rear end of a 745i? Or do you think/guess this could be a major problem
in the future? Thanks any input would help.

- Andrew

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:42:53 GMT, "Andrew Batke"
> wrote:

> Or do you think/guess this could be a major problem
>in the future? Thanks any input would help.
>
An out of warranty 745i is already one of the riskiest used car
purchases you can make, and we're talking about dealer-maintained cars
only driven by little old ladies to church on Sunday. To knowingly buy
one with an accident history, that's like going to Tijuana without any
condoms then picking the hooker with a rash.
epbrown
--
How can you know where I'm at if you haven't been where I been?
Can you see where I'm coming from? "How I Could Just Kill A Man" Cypress Hill

E Brown wrote:
> An out of warranty 745i is already one of the riskiest used car
> purchases you can make, and we're talking about dealer-maintained cars
> only driven by little old ladies to church on Sunday. To knowingly buy
> one with an accident history, that's like going to Tijuana without any
> condoms then picking the hooker with a rash.
> epbrown

Simply wonderful. I have to remember that one..

You would expect a 7 Series to last a long time, this is not the case? What
are the major issues of the 7 Series?


"E Brown" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:42:53 GMT, "Andrew Batke"
> > wrote:
>
>> Or do you think/guess this could be a major problem
>>in the future? Thanks any input would help.
>>
> An out of warranty 745i is already one of the riskiest used car
> purchases you can make, and we're talking about dealer-maintained cars
> only driven by little old ladies to church on Sunday. To knowingly buy
> one with an accident history, that's like going to Tijuana without any
> condoms then picking the hooker with a rash.
> epbrown
> --
> How can you know where I'm at if you haven't been where I been?
> Can you see where I'm coming from? "How I Could Just Kill A Man" Cypress
> Hill

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:04:33 GMT, "Andrew Batke"
> wrote:

>You would expect a 7 Series to last a long time, this is not the case? What
>are the major issues of the 7 Series?
>
The drivetrain is as solid as any BMW. The problem area is the same
as on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or Audi A8 - the car is chock-a-block
full of electronics that are expensive to diagnose and repair when
things go wrong.
Under warranty, BMW will pay the dealer 10 hours labor to figure
out some niggling fault, and 6 hours more to remove and replace the
defective bit (which itself will cost about the same as the testicle
of a albino virgin male born in the Year of the Dragon during an
eclipse).
Out of warranty? Few used buyers will pay $3000 to fix the seat
massage function, and dealers will typically stonewall you on fixing
such problems because it would take a technician out of circulation
for days, when he could be racking up simple repairs well under "book
time" on numerous other cars.
You could easily drive a modern 745i for the next 20 years,
provided you don't intend to use the heat, air, electric windows,
electric seats, sunroof or iDrive for the last 10 of them, when
repairing any of those faults will cost about as much as or more than
the car is worth.
The Germans haven't caught up with the Japanese when it comes to
reliable electronics on a high-end luxury scale; it's why this market
is losing customers to Acura, Infiniti, and Lexus.
epbrown
--
How can you know where I'm at if you haven't been where I been?
Can you see where I'm coming from? "How I Could Just Kill A Man" Cypress Hill

Thanks for the info E Brown!

- Andrew
"E Brown" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:04:33 GMT, "Andrew Batke"
> > wrote:
>
>>You would expect a 7 Series to last a long time, this is not the case?
>>What
>>are the major issues of the 7 Series?
>>
> The drivetrain is as solid as any BMW. The problem area is the same
> as on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or Audi A8 - the car is chock-a-block
> full of electronics that are expensive to diagnose and repair when
> things go wrong.
> Under warranty, BMW will pay the dealer 10 hours labor to figure
> out some niggling fault, and 6 hours more to remove and replace the
> defective bit (which itself will cost about the same as the testicle
> of a albino virgin male born in the Year of the Dragon during an
> eclipse).
> Out of warranty? Few used buyers will pay $3000 to fix the seat
> massage function, and dealers will typically stonewall you on fixing
> such problems because it would take a technician out of circulation
> for days, when he could be racking up simple repairs well under "book
> time" on numerous other cars.
> You could easily drive a modern 745i for the next 20 years,
> provided you don't intend to use the heat, air, electric windows,
> electric seats, sunroof or iDrive for the last 10 of them, when
> repairing any of those faults will cost about as much as or more than
> the car is worth.
> The Germans haven't caught up with the Japanese when it comes to
> reliable electronics on a high-end luxury scale; it's why this market
> is losing customers to Acura, Infiniti, and Lexus.
> epbrown
> --
> How can you know where I'm at if you haven't been where I been?
> Can you see where I'm coming from? "How I Could Just Kill A Man" Cypress
> Hill

Andrew Batke wrote:
> I am looking to purchase a 2004 BMW 745i with $8000 in accident history. I
> got this info from carproof.com. It does not detail what has happened to the
> car. I got an inspection on it and the BMW dealer stated that it looks to be
> the rear end. I am getting a really good price on the car I just wanted to
> know what you guys think. Is it really that hard to rack up 8g in damage on
> the rear end of a 745i? Or do you think/guess this could be a major problem
> in the future? Thanks any input would help.
>
> - Andrew
>
>

It doesn't take much to do $8000 in damage to a BMW. My '04 X5 was rear
ended a few weeks after I bought it. Since I wasn't driving it, I
visited the repair shop and I was shocked at the lack of *visible*
damage. The car was in the shop for 3-4 weeks and then spent a few days
at the dealer for work on the electrical safety components. The total
bill was just over $8K.

It was returned as good as new and I never had a problem for the next
three years. It was traded in for an '07 X5 without any apparent
penalty for the repair/damage history.

-Dan