1 BMW 740iL lots for sale across 1+ Copart locations – model years 2001, avg. mileage 190,000 mi. 100% clean title, 0% salvage. Bids start at $60, and prices ride on condition and mechanical history rather than a typical median – a sound, well-kept example clears a tired one by a wide margin.
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The 740iL is the stretched-wheelbase version of BMW's E38 flagship, built for buyers who wanted V8 power without stepping up to the 750iL's V12. Too few trade here in a given year to pin a sold-price average on, so treat this pool as project and enthusiast stock and judge each car on its own service history. A straight, documented example is worth chasing; a neglected one is closer to a parts car with an expensive shell attached. Most stay in the US with restorers and BMW specialists, picked up locally or shipped in-country.
The M62 V8 under the hood is generally a strong engine, but early blocks built through the late 1990s used Nikasil-coated cylinder walls that reacted badly to the high-sulfur gasoline sold in the US at the time, wearing the bores prematurely – a compression test settles the question fast, and later-production blocks switched to a different liner that avoids the issue entirely. Past the engine, this is a car old enough that rubber and plastic cooling components are due on age alone, not mileage, so budget for that regardless of what the odometer shows. The E38's electronics were sophisticated for their era but are now old enough that a failed module can be harder to track down than to replace, so patience matters as much as money. Rust at the rear subframe mounts and trunk floor is the other thing worth checking closely on a car this old. A clean-title 740iL shell that's too far gone mechanically still has trim and glass worth pulling.
Buying is quick: register free – no dealer license – set a maximum bid and the system bids for you up to that cap, or take a lot at its Buy Now price. Win it, pay the invoice plus fees, then pick up, ship or export.
Note: ACV and damage data come from the original auction listing. Always check the condition and title yourself before you bid.
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