I drive my 01 740IL Sport daily and still enjoy it after 10 years of ownership and 215K miles. Best looking BMW 7 series made in my opinion. Going to try to get it to 300K before engine rebuild.

I've had my 99 E38 740i Short Sport for 2 years and I'm loving every second. It has 151k miles.

Thanks for the vote of confidence and a balanced review. As an owner of 1988 E38 728i mine is clocking nearly 400k km. And enjoy every moment of it.

You forgot the higher stall torque converter and steptronic transmission on the M-sport. Should also mention that the iL "sport" was not only, simply cosmetic, but included EDC suspension. No other real modifications than that. And the later model 750's also had a steptronic transmission, but nothing along the way of torque converter or differential. They too had a "sport" version like the 740iL, but it was pretty much cosmetic also. While my 740iS currently sits at 277k miles, still runs like new (had it since then) and I still have fun driving her whenever I take her highness out of the garage.

love the intro, all stops cause she needs a bath, then bliss and music fades in... kinda how I feel when I go ""out" basically to the car wash at 11pm and detail till three in peace and quiet with my 735i baby

If anything, it's underhyped. I just picked up my 740d this month and I am in love with it! I take better care of the car than myself.

I Liked the 1999 BMW E38 740i.

Most Gorgeous 7 ever, I have a 2000 M sport!

I had the stage 3 dinan on my 740. All round best car I’ve ever owned.

You are apparently right about that 740i it is amazing car and has a lot of value to it and going up in price wish I can get my hands on one it's worth every penny to own one so if anyone is listening this guy is right and knows what he is talking about this BMW 740i great car

I daily a 96 750il, black on black. Absolutely a highway dream. Also @3:50 the notion of the V12 being two straight sixes merged together mostly applies to the M70. The M73 in the e38 has less of two of everything, roller rockers, and doesn't have oil spray bar banjo bolts. Both M70 and M73 blocks and internals are different material and design compared to an M20/30/50

Great video ,E38 best car

I hate to say this but my 2000 740i Sport that I’ve owned since 2006 has been fairly unreliable. I’ve only put 31,000 miles on it in that time. I’ve owned 3 bmw’s, this 740, a 1989 735 and an 87 528e. The 735 was a great car even though it had a bad rep for having tons of electronic gremlins but I didn’t experience that. I had to rebuild the 735s transmission, replaced its radiator and replaced its rubber suspension components and that’s all I did in the 235,000 miles that I drove it. The 528 was great with no real issues in the 3 years I had it but I wanted more room so I went after the e38. Even though it’s been a pain, I will probably keep it for the foreseeable future. I like its styling and it’s heavily optioned for a “short sport” I just wish was more reliable. I’ve had to flat bed it home 3 times. Left it overnight in a parking lot once because it quit but fixed it next day. Most of these problems were faulty camshaft position sensors. The car has been through 6 of them in 31,000 miles and no, they’re not the Chinese versions, but the sensors from reputable sources with the bmw emblem molded into the side of the sensor. It eats CP Sensors for lunch. I could talk about other issues but dont want to write a book.😀

Princess Diana was killed in a W140 Mercedes S-class, not a BMW E38 7-series

Definitely not overrated. This was BMW peaking at what it did best. BMW hasn't been the same since, and enthusiasts have been at a loss from that point on.

I’ve had 5 7series BMW’s all great worst thing I had go wrong was a head gasket. I now have a new 7 series I can’t say they have the same drivers feel to them but lots of gadgets that I never use

Under hyped how many do you see driving around that are taken care of

I have 3 740s. I have a 740i a 740 sport and a 740il. My 740i is on a modified suspension and 19 inch wheels. It has broken several m3s.

Don’t forget the 730, 735😞

I own an assortment of E38s and it is the best BMW after the E30 M3, E39 M5 and let's not forget the E31!

Asking if the E38 is good is just as asking if water is wet🤣

yes! BMW should have just stopped designing after the e38. The three spoke steering wheel has indents for your fingers and thumbs to grip the wheel comfortably.

We had 380K miles on our 2000 740il when we donated to Salvation Army😊

Yeah I bought my 1999 740il with 180k miles for 5k the price really went down

HEY!... I'm an aging piece of crap!😁.... Anyway another good video!

Incredible value for money from the Golden Age of BMW. The following 7 Series design is an abortion. BMW and Mercedes also became focused on financialization as opposed to world-class engineering and longevity. If you're about sustainability, buy a beautifully built car like this, repair and maintain it. You are doing the environment a huge favor. It takes energy and resources to build new cars. And the economic throughput of electric vehicles is yet to be truly known and understood.

idk if america had the 725tds,730d,728i and il, 730i and il ,735i and il. or you just forgot

The interior needs to be cleaned

My E38 is a fun car that keeps me busy going through it. What I find is there is a democratic of males under 25yo who have their self esteem tied in directly to the fact they’re in a 7 series BMW. Check the boxes on education, career , success- they’re in a 7 series and all life’s goals have been achieved. So if you criticize The E38, or even more so their car in particular, they have a total snowflake meltdown and are immediately triggered. It’s an odd relationship, but if you’ve ever been in any of the FB E38 groups you’ve absolutely come across them. You might even be one of them. If you drive an E38, still live at home and have a shit job - I’m talking about you.