Overview & Reviews

A regular-wheelbase 760i model has been added to complement the long-wheelbase 760Li -- it features all the power and amenities of the top-line model in a more manageable size. The 745i and 745Li models are freshened with new alloy wheels, and are available with all-season run-flat tires as a no-charge option. All 7 Series models can add adaptive headlights as an option, and Sirius Satellite Radio as a dealer-installed accessory. BMW has made revisions to the iDrive control system to simplify various functions, and the automatic climate control system now has a humidity sensor. Finally, the outside mirrors get a power-fold function this year.

• Superb driving dynamics, highly advanced technology, dizzying array of features, sumptuous furnishings.

• Toys can be distracting from the task at hand, confusing secondary controls, odd styling details.

User Reviews:

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  poor plain Jane dashboard - 2004 BMW 7-Series
  By Chris Kent - April 23 - 2:00 am

  It is really a gorgeous car on the outside but they messed up the dashboard and oversimplified it they thought. The older BMWs looked great on the inside. They completely striped it all out destroyed it. Look at the interior of the 97 - 2001 740s and it has a gorgeous interior. The triptronic shifting is a joke. It is on the steering wheel. At least mercedez got it right in that department and still keep it on the stick shift lever.

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  Technology Hell - 2004 BMW 7-Series
  By DSNieman - April 2 - 2:00 am

  I love the road manners of the 745i. You cant beat the handeling and performance. However, the I Drive, I could do without. Its cumbersome and awkward. I would use the voice activation but it doesnt work when other people are talking in the car. The sound system is phenomenol but could BMW use an in-dash 6 disc versus a magazine? I still have not figured out how to program the key to link to my seat and radio settings. Lastly, my navigation system is not easy to use compared with Lexus and Acura. Periodically it showed me driving in water rather than land.

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  Great ride but I-Drive needs work - 2004 BMW 7-Series
  By Klaus is in the Haus - March 31 - 2:00 am

  I test drove them all and the BMW won the ride derby. No complaints there but the I-Drive interface needs work. The controls are not intuitive and this from a computer programmer! Be prepared to spend hours figuring this out. Audio controls are really minimal - e.g. no CD track titles, no fast forward, no random across multiple CDs. Page numbers in index of owners manual are almost all wrong!

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  Great car to drive but major problems - 2004 BMW 7-Series
  By uncle george - February 3 - 2:00 am

  Bought an 02 with many software failures and engine that was replaced. Then got an 03 which has had transmission problems at 20,000 miles. Software and iDrive have been improved, but are still clumsy to use. You need to allow a lot of time for frequent dealer repairs.

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  Bug Alert - 2004 BMW 7-Series
  By Bummed BMW Buyer - January 20 - 2:00 am

  If you happen to get one which has some sort of bug in the complex computer system which runs the vehicle, you are doomed. I have had the same problems over and over again. Faults in the airbag/restriant system keep occuring. Something is draining on the battery and keeps shutting the car down such that interior lights dont work, the convenience package portion stops working, CDs keep shuffling through the changer and starting at the 1st CD every time, etc. Things have a mind of their own and reset themselves constantly. The bells and whistles dont work half the time. My advice, the vehicle is not worth the money they are charging.

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  could be so much better - 2004 BMW 7-Series
  By Art Kubach - January 3 - 2:00 am

  BMW seems to have a problem with fit and finish. I also own an 2001 x5. They have problems with plastic parts that fall off (small control buttons on the dasboard of the x-5, rocker panels on the 745) Also have a problem with paint peeling on x-5 interior door handles, and 745 rocker panels. The plastic is probably polyethelene if it is not heat treated poperly nothing will stick to it, that is probably the problem. However since I purchased the x-5 in 2001, and, the 745 in 2003 you would have thought that they would have fixed the plastic/paint problem by now.

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  was it worth the money - 2004 BMW 7-Series
  By marcus pete - December 11 - 2:00 am

  oil changes are pricy.dashboard short circuited after 6 months.many digital malfunctions w/ pas. airbag,6 disk cd changr,complicated idrive system, like operating a computer & trying to drive at same time.pas. door didnt lock experenced many more minor problems,trunkdoor is motorized to open/close-broke in 5 months,nothing was covered by warranty,costly to pamper 2000 740il was just as fast & luxrous & easier to use on board computer,husband was taken by salespitch