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   I bought my favourite car last month and am enjoying every trip.
My e38 728 sport cost me £2000 (80k miles FSH). The e38 sport is the last true 'classic' shaped Bimmer as far as I am concerned, so elegant and well proportioned.
I am regularly seeing 24mpg, while using her daily in my 7 mile drive to work.
The power is more than adequate and does not feel underpowered as some say. The straight six is reasonably easy to work on withs lots of room.
I've had Bimmers for 20 years starting with an e32 735, some e34's and an e46.
Some questions if I may;-
Although I'm sure she is a sport, is there a difinitive tell tale that cant be faked.?
Is there a way to improve the dismal stereo easily.?

Are there any other 2.8 sports owners with any tales or advice?

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mag7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22-April-2006 Location: basildon essex Status: Offline Points: 89	Post Options Post Reply Quote mag7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 728i sport Posted: 18-January-2012 at 19:12
	I bought my favourite car last month and am enjoying every trip. My e38 728 sport cost me £2000 (80k miles FSH). The e38 sport is the last true 'classic' shaped Bimmer as far as I am concerned, so elegant and well proportioned. I am regularly seeing 24mpg, while using her daily in my 7 mile drive to work. The power is more than adequate and does not feel underpowered as some say. The straight six is reasonably easy to work on withs lots of room. I've had Bimmers for 20 years starting with an e32 735, some e34's and an e46. Some questions if I may;- Although I'm sure she is a sport, is there a difinitive tell tale that cant be faked.? Is there a way to improve the dismal stereo easily.? Are there any other 2.8 sports owners with any tales or advice?
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Andrew Rolland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Go away rain Joined: 19-August-2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 6579	Post Options Post Reply Quote Andrew Rolland Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19-January-2012 at 08:24
	Go to a nice friendly helpful BMW dealer armed with the last 7 digits of your chassis number and they should be able to tell you the specs or get you a print out sheet with the details on it. If it is a Sport model it should in not say on the V5? Like 523i SE or 520d MSport etc The general concencous with the E38 7er was the 728i was the best model to get, any more power and the fuel consumption gets to be a bit of a problem. The 740i was the most heavily depreciating car at one time, of which the consumption played a big part of that. My BMW original stereo in my E39 (of similar vintage to your E38) was poor too. Sound quality wasn't up to much. I couldn't bear to butcher the dash to fit a different one in so I just fiddled with the equalisers on it to get the best I could and listened to the engine instead.
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mag7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22-April-2006 Location: basildon essex Status: Offline Points: 89	Post Options Post Reply Quote mag7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20-January-2012 at 10:46
	I'm thinking about the blaupunkt plug n play and upgrading the speakers, but all in good time as mud flaps are next then some proper tyres, as although they are new they are budjet ditch finders. All in all I'm not atall dissapointed in any area other than the lack of fold away door mirrors! That surprises me, for a high end motor, must have been extra!
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Andrew Rolland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Go away rain Joined: 19-August-2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 6579	Post Options Post Reply Quote Andrew Rolland Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20-January-2012 at 18:07
	Glad you are liking it. It is always a good idea to spend money to get a decent set of tyres as that is all that keeps you between the ditches! The BMW folding wing mirrors are nothing to get excited about. I test drove an E39 which had them and they seriously reduced the mirror size restricting the view but the housing was still the same size as my non folding E39 ones. The only thing you get as standard/free in any BMW is the air that comes in the cabin! You pay for everything.
	Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto

M3AG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II 7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness) Joined: 17-October-2002 Location: Good Old Hertfordshire Status: Offline Points: 1644	Post Options Post Reply Quote M3AG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-January-2012 at 13:43
	one way to tell if it is a genuine sport is they normally have the dark anthracite headlining fitted as opposed to the cream item fitted to others, that and the dechrome finish, sport seats and slightly lowered suspension are give aways although the later items could have been spec'd by a buyer from a std 728i. What year is it?
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mag7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22-April-2006 Location: basildon essex Status: Offline Points: 89	Post Options Post Reply Quote mag7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-January-2012 at 18:43
	yes, she has all those things, and is registered 2000 on an X.
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