A fuel pump on a specific version of the BMW 7 Series E65 is worth more than the entire car, believe it or not.
The V12-powered variant, the 760, is quite popular in the pre-owned market, and cheap.
The problem is that the car depreciated quickly precisely because it isn’t particularly reliable.
Forewarned is forearmed.
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The reason why the fuel pump for this BMW 7 Series is so expensive
A BMW 760 owner talked about his experience with the car in the Oppositelock Facebook group.
This guy said he needed to change the fuel pump in his BMW and he couldn’t believe his eyes when he learned it was going to cost him around $15,000.
That’s way more than the current market value of the car.
The BMW 7 Series E65 was unveiled in 2001 and, a couple of years later, BMW acquired Rolls-Royce.
In order to optimize costs, the German automaker began sharing components across different BMW and Rolls-Royce models, including the new V12 for the face-lifted BMW 7 Series E65.
The 760 unveiled with the mid-cycle facelift in 2005 used the same V12 as the Rolls-Royce Phantom, which explains, in part, why the fuel pump is so expensive.
Back when the car was new, the same fuel pump would’ve set you back $2,225, equivalent to $3,600 today when adjusted for inflation.
That’s not cheap, but still more reasonable than $15,000.
It just goes to show that the old saying is true.
If you can’t afford maintenance, you can’t afford the car.
Old luxury cars can be on the expensive side
Buying an old luxury car is a great way to potentially lose a lot of money.
They can be cheap to buy, but they’re expensive to run, and sometimes difficult to service because some require parts that are no longer made.
It gets even worse with supercars.
For example, a simple oil change in a Bugatti Veyron costs $21,000 and takes 27 hours to finish.
The 7 Series E65, especially some variants like the V12 one, are inexpensive to buy because sellers are often just trying to get rid of them to cut their losses, so to speak.
There’s another similar vehicle from the same era that has the same issue and that’s the Range Rover L322.
It was launched over 20 years ago but it aged just fine, it still looks great, and it’s super cheap to buy.
You can easily find one for less than $5,000, but that’s because this model is known for being unreliable.
This is why they sometimes end up being scrapped in large graveyards or old barns.
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