Description
Hello and welcome to the sale of my 1997 BMW E38 735i individual.
This is a relatively low mileage example and has covered 99,782 miles from new, overall it's in great original condition for its age and has 12 months MOT.
The car has a great amount of service history in the booklet, the most recent service being only a few months ago by myself.
The car starts, stops and drives absolutely faultlessly. The gearbox is silky smooth and goes through all gears as expected, having benefitted from a full service utilising a genuine ZF service kit.
The car comes presented in Biarritz blue with contrasting Beige Nappa leather interior with the much sought after contour seats with blue piping.
Inside, the upholstery is in very good condition. All of the electrics work including the sunroof and the original BMW car phone.
Externally, the condition of the paintwork is commensurate with the age of the car, with a few scrapes and bumps as well as a small patch of lacquer peel on the drivers door. The previous owner was an elderly lady so the rear bumper is the worst affected, please look at the photos carefully. However, there is minimal rust. The M-parallel alloys are in good shape (including the spare) and are wrapped in matching Pirelli P Zero's all round. Underneath the car is in great condition, again with minimal rust.
In my ownership the car has benefited from the following, all of the work has been carried out within the last 6 months;
New battery
New centre tie rod
New outer tie rods
Genuine boot struts
8 x NGK spark plugs
All Valve cover gaskets
Oil filter housing mounts
Engine Oil filter
Engine Oil
Gearbox oil
Gearbox oil filter
Gearbox sump gasket
Camshaft position sensor
Throttle body gasket
EBC Rear brake pads
Auxiliary belt
With any car of this age, there are a few points to note:
The power steering reservoir is leaking.
There is residual oil on the engine, I believe this leak was fixed with the valve cover gaskets.
Sagging headliner in the rear, see the photos.
Overall this is a great useable example of an appreciating classic. Please look at the photos carefully and ask me any questions you may have.
No swaps or px, payment via bank transfer on collection from Sheffield, S12.