As the title suggest, we just bought a 1997 E38 728i. Exterior is biarritzblau with very beautiful cream interior including the carpet mats in light beige. It's so clean that I feel like taking off my shoes when getting into the car.
Car came with 16" original alloy wheels with all four almost new Year 08 Michelins tyres. The ori mud flaps are still there. Obviously the springs are standard.
Service booklet records shows that it was serviced by Auto Bavaria from day one. Only one recent service was done elsewhere. Two previous owners, both kept the car for 6 years each.
Engine purrs like Pussy, the step-tronic g/box works fine with smooth gear changes. Engine and engine bay area shows some dust but dry. No oil leaks. The rear electric blinds still works well. Instrument cluster is good (no missing pixels). Air cond and the BMW Business RDS stereo works fine. Wonder why they still have that cassette player.
Can anyone tell me what brand is the Business RDS Stereo? Clarion, Alpine, Blaupunkt?
MF Steering works fine. Paintjob still good but needs a good polishing to remove those swirl marks.
Despite all the good, there is still some areas that needs attention like power windows (hopefully it's just a switch/fuse or relay problem), air cond belt tensioner (M50/M52 famous problem), key remote control buttons (any one knows where to get this button replacement?).
As usual, those BMW poor quality chrome has water mark stains on the door chrome surround.
Justin is away in Singapore so pics will have to wait for his return.
Its true that you say it isn't expensive if you know where to go and service your car.. Would agree more.. 
