the most beautiful car you didn't know you can buy - BMW E38 7 series
In this video, we take a deep dive into the BMW E38 7 Series, exploring why it's considered by many to be the most beautiful car ever made. But we don't stop there - we also discuss whether it makes sense to buy one in today's market.
We start by examining the design of the E38, looking at its sleek lines, elegant curves, and iconic kidney grille. We also discuss the various models and trim levels available, and how they differ in terms of design and features.
Next, we move on to comfort, exploring the luxurious interior of the E38. From heated seats to advanced climate control, the E38 was designed with driver and passenger comfort in mind.
But what about reliability? We take a detailed look at the E38's reputation for durability and longjevity, and discuss common issues to watch out for when buying one.
Finally, we talk about prices - how much can you expect to pay for an E38, and is it worth the investment? We compare the pros and cons of buying an E38 in today's market, and offer some tips for finding the best deals.
Whether you're a die-hard BMW fan or just appreciate beautiful automotive design, this video is a must-watch. Join us as we explore the beauty and elegance of the BMW E38 7 Series, and help you decide whether it's the right car for you.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 topic | E38 7 series
0:11 summary of purposes
0:42 design
1:05 interior
1:33 comfort on the road
1:55 as daily driver?
2:26 engines, models, transmissions
4:05 reliability and maintnance
5:58 more reliability and other stuff
6:30 some cool general info
7:07 prices
7:42 opinion
I own a 1996 725tds, it has almost 400k km on the clock and it runs perfectly. Its pretty beaten up from the outside i bought it for 3k€ but im getting it back to its former glory slowly. Replacing the bumpers, better wheels, technical and electrical stuff is being replaced one by one. Also honorable mention that im 1 of 3 in my city with 85k inhabitants with a E38. That is my 2nd car and honestly im not regreting that i sold my e39 for the e38. Best car that i will ever own probably. Im only 20yo and my dad is also helping me restore it because he really wanted one in the 20s but they were really expensive back then.
Dude I love that! It's amazing to hear about people who value These cars even in rougher condition🙏 It really Sounds Like a great project and like your and your dad are gonna have a lot of fun with it haha Did you need to Do anything to the engine so far too? I literally nearly bought a 530i E39 6s manual for 1,8k Like a month ago, that had a water damaged engine but 220k km and no tust or anything... Planed on having it as a project, just Like you (though I'm 17) And something that would be really cool to know... In what ways is the E38 so much better than the E39? I love them both and consider on of them or an Audi A5 B8 as my first car🤔 Btw, maybe you might put that on KZhead Like a build series! Would be interesting to see to be honest haha
Watching this video while owning an e38 with a slight tear in my eye.
This is so nice to hear bro haha I'm really glad you enjoyed the video 🤝 What Model Do you have and for how long Do you have it so far? 👀
@@MrPista 2001 740i, had it for 1 year now! Thank you for the great video 😁
@@nixorsnet I'm very happy that you Like it! Took quite a few hours of work haha The 740i is literally the nicest one and as a facelift you really have an incredible car🙏 A little jealous to be honest, I just love them Hope you keep it for many more years and keep enjoying and appreciating it!
@@MrPista Thank you man! It's definitely a car you don't ever want to sell :)
@@nixorsnet Absolutely true! They are probably also gonna go up in value quite a bit so it's the perfect keeper📈
🥹 this video hits different when you actually own one. 2000 750il here. Owned a 97 740il before. Love these cars man. Easier to repair than you think. Just have to be motivated and patient
Holy crap dude... That's amazing hahaha Congratulations my guy! You got yourself the most big Boss E38 you can get, I'd say. (Alpina is a bit bougy) I would really love to have a 740i myself at some point, as I just absoluteley love them. They really are great cars... Also props to you for keeping your car on the road yourself! Getting a 750il to BMW mechanics would probably create a Black hole in your wallet 👀 So again, I'm genuenly happy for you to experience and love the E38s as a platform and hope you will keep enjoying them, for a very long time to come 🙏
Don't know what you did with the audio here, but i can hear all the talking and most of the sound only through my left side headphone and it's driving me nuts.
Oh shit, really? I used another software to record than before but I had no issues or anything listening with stereo speakers and normal ones... I'm honestley sorry but idk why you had this issue either...
Thanks for the memories.
No worries my friend, I'm glad you had a good time watching! 🤝 But what exactley did I remind you of? Did you own an E38 at some point? 🤔
I am a E39 guy but truth must be told... this is just too superior.
I literally think the same haha I love the E39 and want to own one... But they E38... They just have this extra level of perfection about them
you need both cars :)
@@brunosel1 I definitley agree with you, but that makes everything twice as expensive😂 Would be amazing to have the two of them together though...
My dad had an estoril blue 2000 740i, sold it 2 years ago for 2k and it blew up and was scrapped by the new owner.. i miss it so hard
Oh man... That's genuenly a sad story... I can defineteley understand that you miss such a car So it blew up after your dad sold it, right? Not sure if I got that correctly. Because you miss it so much, have you ever thought of buying one to replace it? Could fill the whole in your heart and I'm sure your dad would like you having one
Yeah, blew up after we sold it and my dad now has an f02 and i dont have a driving license yet haha @MrPista
@@rxivild Well, that's kind of lucky Dude, your dad has a good taste in cars for sure haha, must be nice for you! How old are you that you don't have a license? I mean I'm 17, from Germany and have a license, but am only allowed to drive in company of my parents...
Franz! Get se Flammenwerfer!
I love these german english jokes! They suppa witzig ne woa haha, gibt nichts besseres 🙏 7 series would look dope with background fire... btw, versuchs mal mit shorts anstatt Clips in Vollformat zu posten, kannst ja auch in shorts das Format behalten
Just got a 01 740il. It will drive tomorrow. See you all soon.
Yo that sounds amazing! You are surely gonna have a ton of fun in that car haha But is it a manual or automatic? And how much did you pay for that beauty? 👀
Fucking dope!
That's basically the summary of the E38 😂
The E38 was also the car 2pac was tragically killed in. The car later went up for auction and sold for 1.75 million.
Correct... In a 750il I think. It's a every unique story for a car, but a true tragedy...
My E38 was manufactured in 1994.
It's pretty cool that you have one! Which one is it? Did I say a wrong build time in the Video? 👀
Great video by the way - you mentioned the E38 model year started in 1995, however they first came out in 1994. Mine is a 730i with the M60B30 V8.
@@MrRoadWorrier ok, my Bad haha Thanks a lot for letting me know! I really appreciate the feedback 🤝 I think I actually knew the that they started in 1994 so idk why I made that mistake 🤔 So yours has the 3L V8, right? Sounds pretty good to me! I'm sure you love that car a lot and hope you will keep it for quite some time.
@@MrPista thanks for your kind comments - yes, I love it - V8 sound but still pretty good on gas. I just invested in a set of Style 37s for it (M-Parallels) and I definitely plan to keep it for a while!
@@MrRoadWorrier you're very welcome my guy. Yeah the 730i is the perfect compromises between joy and actually getting somewhere haha, so I think you took the right one👍 Oh yeah! These wheels are lovely! As long as you don't destroy them, they will probably hold a decent amount of value...
You forgot the 730i V8 (M60B30) with 218 hp. Generally speaking it can be a great car to own but you need to know or to learn how to repair things on your own, otherwise this car is going to consume your money. If you are looking for one, try to find a 740i non facelift, because they dont have the Vanos.
Oh damn, did I? My Bad... The mini V8s are kind of weird to me, so I honestly didn't go too deep into them. Well, most cars of that age need some accasional or a lot of maintnance, money and love to stay alive haha. So I absolutely agree that leaning how to fix stuff yourself is super important! I'd actually be looking for a 740i too, though the Vanos is kind of a gamble... Sometimes they fail, sometimes not and some have been fixed anyways. But it surely is a good thing to look out for👍
@@MrPistaI drive a 730i with the M60B30 engine. It’s just a slightly underpowered V8 😂. But they were quite common back then, since it was the starter engine when the E38 was introduced. The 728i came later. Before, the lowest you could get, was the small V8 730i.
@@ukrainermanlo8412 oh nice! They are pretty cool for sure and I mean you still drive a V8☝️ But how is the Gas milage with the smaller displacement? 🤔 The E38 is amazing in general, so I'm quite happy for you to have one and hope you enjoy it for a long time!
It’s beautiful and I love it! Yet I own a e39 and that is in my opinion the better car. Why less tech less problems! If I could find a proper e39 740iL(m60) or 740dL I would take it but they are just too expensive in Germany and usually run down and used up like a Romanian hooker!😂
The E39 is kind of a better normal car but the E38 ist just cooler haha An E39 is definetley better in reliability! You're right there for sure! Bin ja auch Deutscher also guck ich aus oft nach den E38 7ern... Extrem viele werden halt für Langstrecke genutzt und deshalb sind die km so hoch. Also gute sind teilweise echt teuer, auch wenn ich schon welche die super waren unter 3k gefunden hab. Aber wieso genau willst du einen als L haben? Sind doch fast zu groß?
@@MrPistadamit meinen belgen Platz zum spielen haben😂 Spaß beiseite ich finde denn als L einfach extrem geil! Als ob es ein anderes Auto wäre…
@@desertx8444 Ach du hast Kinder? Ist ein Argument dass dir die Rückseite der Sitze nicht zertrampelt wird haha Aber hast schon recht, sieht wie ein anderes Auto aus als L. Wobei ich ehrlich sagen muss dass ich die Proportionen auf der Seite im nicht L schöner finde.
don't be offended pal but yours description has a lot of spelling mistakes 🙃
First of All I'm not offended but happy that you speak out on a mistake of mine haha, so thank you bro🤝 I let AI write my descriptions... It's a lazy way to get out of some accountability, ik. But it's for sure my mistake that I don't Look much at the spelling, but pretty much just the content. I just had a little Look at it and made slight changes. But becauese I'm a german teenager I can't guarantie that I found all of them haha So regardless of the description... Did you still like the video itself?
Yes you can buy one but you certainly cant afford to maintain or run one properly with 15 years of deferred maintenance and 30 things wrong with it 😂
Well if you get one that's that bad your right for sure 😂 But there really are a lot of Well maintained and looked after ones, as many were used as long distance commuters and daily drivers☝️ So of course maintaining a 20 year old luxury car costs more than sth like a Civic but it's not too bad. Take your time when looking for parts, maybe go to independant repair shops and not to BMW or do a lot of the work yourself.
maybe you should delete this video. I own a 2000 740i sport in the uk in black which is considered quite a rare car and sight and i do not want the prices to go up. Yeah it sounds stupid what im saying but i rather these cars be kept a secret and not have people knowing what these cars are and represent.
First of All, I can understand you tbh but I'm sorry, that Video is gonna stay up... Btw, when I read the first line of you Comment as a message, I thought you were gonna shit at me hard💀 A 740 is an absolute dream so I'm glad you can experience one but am a bit jalous for sure But generally, the E38s are getting more Well known over the past few years So I'd say that you should stay happy with yours and enjoy it, I don't think that parts are gonna get more expensive with more fame.
@@MrPista yh i understand. after my dad had his 728i minorly written off but it was 110% easily repairable i was struggling to find even an e38 in black, never mind if its a sport, or whatever engine. I spent a solid 4 years since 2017 to 21 trying to find a decently priced black e38 but i was only looking for a 728i then came something more than i bargained for. in 2021 for £1900 British pounds, a 2000 black 740i m sport with m parallels, contour seats with wood tv screens in the headrests, and sunroof tv etc. It is my dream car. im doing everything i can to make sure absolutely nothing happens to it. ie. driving it carefully, putting locking wheel nuts putting steering lock and making sure it's parked away from main roads cause of anxiety. in the US, the car isnt special but in the UK it's something big my friend. you never see e38s often and when you do you only see typical spec ones. I truly think that one of the reasons the e38 is known but not known to the popularity level the e39 is is because they never did a top gear review on it back in the day. if they did, yes you're right, they would be known much more and it would be universally considered the best looking sedan/saloon car ever. Thank god there is no Top Gear episode on the E38. it would mean it would have been harder to get my hands on one and they would be too hot and too known out there.
@@djyems1021 oh my god I could only now see your comment... damn that is an honestly really interesting story and I did not expect them to be THAT RARE in the UK but you really got an insane deal on yours! I btw am from Germany and have to honestly say that I can only remember 1 time I actually saw an E38 on the streets. On a schooltrip to Berlin 2 months ago lol But when looking around online there at least are a lot of them for sale and most of them for pretty cheap. I like your point with the TopGear stuff as it's a really good thought tbh! But I'm still sorry that this video is going to stay up... Even though the views are climbing each day, I do not expect to have a TopGear like impact on the market. But I have to say that your anxiety almost sounds a bit sad tbh... I think it's a great thing that you love your car and care a lot about it, don't get me wrong here please, but you should not be scared to drive it I think... Doesn't that take a lot of the joy out of driving it?
Facelift is better
Facelifts are better most of the time🤝
nope, they have Vanos.
@@ukrainermanlo8412 It's a good point, but especially with their electrical quirks and stuff like that, a facelift has some valid reasons to get one 🤷♂️
@@MrPistaas far as I remember, the non facelift models don’t have that much of electric stuff. So especially the M60s engines (730,740) they are quite easy to maintain since they were built in the E32 series too and over the time, they eliminated most of the problems.
@@ukrainermanlo8412 Yeah, they don't have many. You're right. And to be honest, I'm not Sure what to say to that haha Generally facelift cars improve a few electrical issues, many luxury cars end up having some
Every repair will cost you as much as the car did
Not neccessarily! You can get it to independant repair shops or do the work yourself to save loads of money. They also aren't even bad in reliability if they were maintained and looked after. But I still get your point! They are an old luxury car so higher maintnance bills are not suprising
bullshit the v12 engine is WAY more reliable thant those v8s... its the extra Lúxery stuff that brakes , has nothing to do with the engine/drivetrain
That's a fair point to be honest! But then the V12 cars are still more Unreliable overall🤷♂️ I honestley don't know too much about the V12 engines and their common issues, but ik that the V8s themselves can have some bad issues, without the Rest of the car having many... But the V12 cars have way more and newer tech, like you said
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