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Originally Posted by oshevtsov
Yeap, my dealer told me 'Don't even think about petrol, or you will be the eternal owner of the car' - meaning that it will be impossible to sell it.
I went for 750d for the following reasons:
- real life consumption is 10 l/100 km. 750i would be 18-20. I am filling up once a week - this is soooo convenient;
- reliability of BMW diesels is excellent. Unlike 740i and 750i which are notorious for issues after 100K km. Often earlier;
- for 750i I would have paid higher tax at purchase (+EUR3000) and then annually (+EUR800/year), just because it is 4.4 vs 3.0 in 750d. This may vary by country though
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The 740i featured one of BMWs longest-serving and most durable engines, the N55B30, until this year. Now it features the B58. I'm not sure what these supposed issues are with the gasoline models, particularly the 740