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Liberitylover,

I have read a few of your posts and am impressed by your affection for your car and the knowledge you have gained about it. I would like your opinion. I have a 1995 740 il that I purchased about 8 months ago. It had 218,000 so though it seemed ok I knew it would need some things. Well.... I have just replaced the engine (sat in the garage for a week and when I tried to start it, it just kept turning over. Mechanic said engine had no compression, attached air hose to a spark plug hole and blew oil out of the dip stick. could have been clever tirck but seemed pretty convincing at the time. Engine rebuild,...$6,000) Anyway, my concern is that the car never has run like the driving machine I hear many people rave about. The engine seems louder than I would expect from a sedan and the ride is not as good as my former company car, a Toyota Camery (see below). I had the fromt shocks repalced but read somewhere that the rears should not need replacing unless leaking. I saw your posting about the drive shaft and oxygen sensors and that probably applies to me. The trans fluid change may help also. I would like to enjoy this car like others seem to. I only paid $5000 for the car but am now in another $7,000 in repairs. At this point my wife is no longer engaging in martial relations, barely speaking and wont let me buy another car for at least ten years. Since I will be driving this until my grandkids are out of college (and I don't even have grand kids yet) I would like to at least get it to specs. I still believe we will enjoy this car if I can get it right. If you have any other suggestions I would appreciate them so I don't spend additional money unneccessarily. Other than the overall ride, my LED display on the climate control does not work and a row of LED's on the eletronic display above the radio don't work either. Also, the headliner in the rear passenger compartment droops. Any suggestions on repairing trim from anyone who reads this would be welcome.
Well that's my sad little story Libertylover and anyone else who reads this. Look forward to your response. You know folks as I read this note I cant help but laugh at the fine mess I got myself into. I think this may be one of those threads in life that you pull and the whole thing unravels. (P.S. I lost my job about 3 months after I bought the car...buts that another thread!) (P.s.s. does anyone know about BMW's and bad Carma!)

I still love the car...

Another one in Nashville.