I thought the opposite was the perceived wisdom about diesels. Short journeys = bad because the engine doesn't get up to temperature and it gums up the EGR and DPF.

Brill info, thanks. I've owned quite a few 7'ers too. 1989 E32 735i 1991 E32 750i V12 1996 E38 740i 2006 E65 730d 2007 E65 750i I've also owned 2 x 1997 E39 540i so that's 3 cars I've had with the M62 and I recognise it well. PCV replacement anyone?

That's the plan. Early model with the BMW engine aye.

And this is the reason for wanting one. They are lovely to be inside. Safe too. I can live with high running costs but it does need to not leave me stranded every week. Hopefully if I can find a good one, I'll be happy. As I said, my budget is £10k, could maybe push to £12k. Do you think...

This is always how I have approached running luxury cars. Fix stuff as it develops and never let little faults build up. The way I see it, and please correct me of I'm wrong, the only massively expensive thing that is likely to fail is the gearbox and we're still only looking at £3k ish for a...

£2k in a year isn't bad. My heart is really telling me to go for it and never look back. My head is telling me to forget it.

Hi all. I've been reading this forum for a while and finding out about most of the common faults with the L322. I'm still wanting one though. A V8 petrol if possible as I know the engine well prom previously owned 540i and 740i. I know what to look for now thanks to the excellent checklist I...