Lot Ended
Description
Just three owners from new, the second for 25 years; 81,400
miles with 11 services to date; lots of bills; a pampered example
of this handsome and luxurious cruiser
Supplied new by
Wood of Bournemouth in August 1996, this BMW 728i has had just three owners from
new, the second of whom also bought it from Wood and kept it for 25 years (1999
– 2024) during which time it was registered as A2 KTE.
It has covered 81,426 miles and comes with a good service history
including 10 stamps in the service book, the last at 59,950 miles in November
2013, with many supporting invoices. There are also invoices for subsequent
upkeep including another service in February 2022 at 76,357 miles. A full
set of handbooks is also present in the original BMW wallet – leather of course,
as you would expect with a 7 Series.
Finished in
Oxford Green Metallic with a Sand Beige Montana leather interior. It is powered
by BMW’s silky-smooth 193bhp M52 2.8 straight-six mated to Steptronic 5-speed
transmission with Sport mode which lets you drive it like a manual if you want
to get a move on. It is packed with all the usual 7 Series luxuries, including
the optional glass sunroof.
Said to drive as well
as it looks, it has certainly been starting promptly and running very sweetly
indeed as we have moved it around on site, although we did note that the
headlining has drooped at the back (a common problem with older BMWs).
It
has an MOT until August 2025 with no advisories recorded, nor has it had any
advisories for the last 9 years – always the sign of a properly maintained car.
At the last MOT the tester recorded the mileage as 83,489 which was presumably a
mistake. It certainly wouldn't be the first time we have seen
this error as it is an easy thing for a rushed mechanic to get wrong,
especially on the pixel-type odometers, as here.
We are big fans of the E38 at Brightwells and the styling is so
much more elegant than the later Bangle and beyond cars (your
scribe’s daily is a 2001 740i Sport which he absolutely loves). Put some nice
18” M-Parallel wheels on this 728i and it would really look the business!
Consigned by James Dennison – 07970 309907 –
james.dennison@brightwells.com