i have just purchased a very clean 1996 730 il it is my first bmw , it has done 140,000 km and runs very well , basically im just after any info on this model as i seem to keep coming up emptyhanded on the forums , i sense that this may be a good thing , because i havent come across to many complaints about this model , so any problems they may have and the specs on this car would be great , thanks .

This forum and another one at www.roadfly.org are both good sources of information for your car. Here's a few other links you might be interested in:
http://www.e38.org/
http://tridem.han-solo.net/auto/erich/auto.htm
http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/page_2.htm