Grandpas' E38 BMW

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Mastodon2

13,818 posts

164 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Nice car but those wheels are like a wart on the nose of the Mona Lisa. Why must everything nice be "stanced out"?

Coker

4,432 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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I love an E38, and a nice story too, but those 19s are bloody hideous!

Other than that, I like.

Jazzy Jefferson

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728 posts

140 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Mastodon2 said:
Nice car but those wheels are like a wart on the nose of the Mona Lisa. Why must everything nice be "stanced out"?
Cos' it's wkd bruv

El Guapo

2,787 posts

189 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Superb. Don't ever sell it.

Jazzy Jefferson said:
We'll say no more on the wheels biggrin
We will. Put the right ones back on. smile

ManFromDelmonte

2,742 posts

179 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Nice car, nice story, st wheels.

Jazzy Jefferson

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728 posts

140 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Just curious guys, what do we think of the wheels? laugh

cheers

Wills2

22,669 posts

174 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Love the car and the story, but you know what's coming don't you?











............................The wheels!

unseen

169 posts

160 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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arrrgh my eyes.....might be wheels related wink

lovely barge otherwise

Joe5y

1,501 posts

182 months

Friday 1st January 2016
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Jazzy Jefferson said:
Hi All,

I thought I'd share a few pics and what not of my recently acquired E38 735i in Glacier Green.

It's a 735i Auto. For some, fairly run of the mill. For me, it's special in two ways. Firstly, It was my Grandpas' car from new. So the sentimental value is huge, he's still ticking by thankfully but at gone 90 years of age, he's finally admitted that driving isn't the most sensible of ideas. In his words, he's falling apart and will be dead shortly. Thanks Grandpa.

I figure, this car will keep going longer than he will, I'd like to keep it going for him really. I know it's what he'd do. I'm pleased we still have some time together. I must admit, I felt bad collecting it, there was most certainly a tear in his eye, cars and driving is definitely a passion for him, one that I am sure we can all relate to.

Secondly, and more positively, it's my first V8 biggrin

I'm a couple of months into ownership, and it's an unbelievable car. So quiet and smooth. The level of comfort compared to my daily drive (impreza) is at another level. Sure, it's not the biggest engine in the range, but a 3.5 V8 is plenty enough I think, my name isn't Mr Esso BP McShell.

The car itself has the odd small dent here and there, I imagine Grandpas' spacial awareness has gone. So they'll be ironed out. A few bits of surface rust on the arches, but again, that can be sorted.

The engine is a peach. 63K on the clock. Full service history with BMW and all the paperwork from new, including it's invoice and options list. I'm a geek about such things biggrin Slight tangent: Car, K554HWT was part ex'ed against this E38, anyone know of its whereabouts?

Anyhoo, enough rambling, some pics (warning, there's quite a few):





























If you've made it this far, then cheers.

Future plans for the car involve mainly keeping it standard, serviced and well looked after. I've added some G-funk 19'' rims. Obviously. In fairness, the standard wheel and tyre arrangement didn't really work for me. Far too boat like. The key is, it's reversible, I don't intend on making any permanent changes to the standard specification. Also, the standard wheels are in perfect condition, so they're now stored away.

I'll get the small niggles sorted and to be honest, it'll be a pretty damn perfect car. I'll still have it in 30 years (assuming I'm still alive) so who knows what will happen to the value. Sod all knowing my luck.

To say I love this car and of course, the man himself, is an understatement. Thanks Grandpa.

Thanks for reading.



Edited by Jazzy Jefferson on Wednesday 1st July 00:19
How very very strange as I too have just acquired my Grandad's e38 which he too has owned from new.

Here is mine:

A 728i in SE guise with 90,000 miles and wearing them very well indeed.



I have just completed a 3500 miles jaunt round Europe in it too.