You Need To Know This About The E38 740i

You probably should not buy an E38. They’re cheap to buy and expensive to keep on the road. That gap is where most new owners get wrecked. In this video I walk through why the average person should skip a BMW E38 7 Series, even though asking prices are in that tempting $2,000–$7,000 range. I’ve got a single-owner 740i with a huge stack of service records and 270k+ miles, and those records tell the real story: Big maintenance bills Labor-heavy jobs on the M62 Parts that are already NLA or stupidly expensive Windshields, trim, rubber bits… it all adds up I also talk about what I spent after buying mine “cheap” and what it actually took just to get it to a solid, reliable baseline. If you’re only here for a baller-looking sedan on a small budget, this probably isn’t your car. If you’re the kind of person who wants the challenge, is ready to be proactive with maintenance, and is okay lighting disposable income on fire for the best-looking 7 Series BMW ever made… this might be exactly your car. NEXT VIDEO (COMING UP) The next episode is the full data-nerd deep dive: I’m taking every line item from this car’s service history, adjusting it for inflation, and adding in the original sticker price to show what it really cost to keep this E38 on the road for its entire life. ABOUT THE CHANNEL This is The Next Quarter Million on Twelve Twelve – long-term storytelling around my BMW E38 740i, real-world ownership costs, and the process of turning an old 7 Series into my own “choose your own M-adventure.” If that sounds like your thing, subscribe and stick around. Hashtags #BMW #E38 #BMW7Series #TheNextQuarterMillion #TwelveTwelve #BMWLife #CarOwnershipCosts #OldBMW #ProjectCar