Im about to buy a 1990 760 sedan, 85K and all service records. Opinions?
[Response: Eric D.] The biggest concern on the 760s are the abundance of luxury equipment, which gets pretty expensive if things start to break. Take some time and go over all of the power amenities and luxury features in the car, especially the power assists (seats, windows, sunroof, mirrors, antenna, etc.) and find out if it’s all working properly. Make sure the sunroof itself tilts and slides properly, and doesn’t leak. Also, make sure the automatic climate control system and A/C are working well–air conditioning units in these cars can have a reputation for spotty reliability and leaking hoses. At 85k miles, the Nivomat auto-levelling rear shocks should still be in good shape and should last well over 100k miles, but be aware that they are very expensive to replace, and cannot be substituted with standard shocks on this model. [Response: Zippy] Go for a 740 turbo, as new as you can get. Those are 25 year plus life span cars and have HALF the problems of the 760s. Failing to find a
