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2000 BMW 740iL Protection Package

2000 BMW 740iL Protection Package

Published October 4, 2019 by Carter

While Mercedes-Benz is the go-to for protected dignitaries, executives and everyone else who has a potential mark of their back, they’re not alone in offering upgraded armor to their lineup. BMW also entered the game with their “Protection Package”. This turned the 7 into the ‘ultimate surviving machine’ by adding bulletproof glass front, sides and rear along with armor behind the body panels and no sunroof. A claimed 44 were sold here, making this one of the most rare variants of any BMW imported:

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2001 BMW 740iL Highline

2001 BMW 740iL Highline

Published April 4, 2018 by Carter

Want a special, great looking 7-series but don’t want to drop new car money? There are plenty of options outside of the Alpina we saw yesterday. Take for example today’s 2001 Highline model.

The E38 was already pretty special, but on the 740iL you could opt for the Highline package for an additional $3,000 over the $66,400 base price. The package came in two colors; Orinoco (Green) Metallic or Midnight Blue Metallic. Each came with a special interiors: Nappa leather in Ecru with either English Green or Marine Blue piping with matching doors and seat backs, as well as special colored carpets and dashboard to match the exterior. Dynamically there were no differences; under the hood was the normal M62/TU found in other 740s, but boy was the color combination pretty – and like most 7s of this generation, they’ve become quite affordable:

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1995 BMW 740iL

1995 BMW 740iL

Published July 8, 2016 by Craig

What is your tolerance for risk? That’s the question you needÂ to ask yourself if you’re thinking aboutÂ buyingÂ aÂ cheap, high mileage German executive sedan. The used car market is littered with them:Â carsÂ whose values have fallen so far off aÂ cliff that they canÂ now be had for a fraction of their original price. This E38 740iL is one such car, on sale for just $3,800.Â Let that sink in for a moment: a mere thirty eight hundred dollars (EDIT: it’s listed even cheaper on theirÂ websiteÂ at $3,100).Â The yuppie bike store a few blocks from my house sells bicycles that are more expensive than that. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? Sure, theÂ asking price might simply turn out to be the cost of entry intoÂ money-pit hell. But onÂ the other hand, if you go in with your eyes open, and especially if you can turn a wrench yourself, this could be a great deal on a cool carÂ that lets you live out your Transporter fantasies on a shoestring budget.