I went out to eat tonight, as i was leaving this car caught my eye and when i looked closer i saw it had a BMW emblem but it looked like no BMW i have ever seen. I told my date i had to go check it out...we walked over to it and i about died.

the first thing i did was walk to the back to see what kind it was and it said 840...i just looked at him and my mouth dropped open. A freakin 8 series bimmer!!!

It had a drop on it, with 19" Hamann HM2's ...tight as hell

didnt even know they made an 8 series....

 

Yup they're sweet.
V-12 too.

Shawn S

 

i'm not a big fan....

 

That's a bad photo. Here's a few better ones.

 

Well technically the one she saw (840) is a V8. The 850 is the V12. Not sure if thats what you meant.

And I still like the way they look, someone at my work has a nice one.

 

I think those are so :tits:

 

They were nice, only one that was a really impressive was the 850CSi.

Don't bother with them now as they are extremely expensive to maintain.

 

That car is still the shit. It was one of my dream cars and I'd get one if I had the cheese. It still looks good to this day. It was before its time. I think I see some of Ebay for about 30 grand.

 

But yea they arent reliable and cost a shit load to take care of. But still yummy.

 

It is phenomenal how far car tech has come in just a few years. I mean, look at that phone!

 

Back in the mid 90’s, the owner of the company I used to work for had one.
V-12, manual Tranny, Custom Borla exhaust.
He had lots of work done under the hood too.

I left quite a lot of drool on it the 5-years I worked there.

Shawn S

 

Yea, it was probably a 2,000-Dollar option too.

Shawn S

 

YUP......

Performance
Base Number of Cylinders: 12
Base Engine Size: 5.6 liters
Base Engine Type: V12
Horsepower: 372 hp
Max Horsepower: 5300 rpm
Torque: 402 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 4000 rpm
Drive Type: RWD

 

meh, i dont really like the front of those cars. The rear is sick though

 

I actually just saw one on the road today, I was gawking, and the guy driving it saw me. He must have thought I was weird.

I am in love with these cars for no good reason.

 

first car to utilize drive-by-wire technology if i remember right

 

And auto window roll up at 90+ MPH. A frined of mine ahd a 4-dr and coupe in the early 90's.

 

theres a phat 850CSI around here white with white 19s, there are a bunch of 850s that are in absolutley PERFECT condition around here, and theres a custom 840 convertible thats pretty sweet too, those cars are awesome!

 

those cars are aaaamazing i love them. one of my best friends from h.s. has a dark grey/charcoal 850i w/ 18s. that thing just hauls ass... gotta love the v12. i even learned how to drive stick on that thing!! :wackit: ooh man it was so sweet. only thing that sucks is its a bitch to maintain if you need parts or anything cuz bmw obviously doesnt make them anymore. he doesnt drive it as often anymore cuz he has a MINI Cooper S too but its beastly and in pristine condition.

 

hello, and welcome to 10 years ago.

 

when bmw meant something special

i love that car

 

and horrible resale value. and maintain you will.....

 

Hijack the thread....send me some double doubles, fries and a chocolate shake please

 

Oh and by the way, this particular BMW was a complete and utter failure. The V12 never ran right and a friend had one. He said it always felt like you were being pulled by the engine. Beautiful looking though, I must admit. The fact that most have no seen it proves my point of not being a great seller. Plus it was expensive as all hell.

 

classic. this is a model they should definatly release again

 

They basically are, the new 6series (looks aside) is going to be a better car than the 8series ever was.

 

I agree... The car is sweet. For being over a decade old, it still stands up well.

IIRC, the 8 series also had some serious electrical and computer demons which also add to it being a rare sight in the wild.

 

8 SERIES is beautiful but so un-reliable and so expensive to run, it was not even funny.
8 series looks better than a 6 series, IMO.

 

not a V-12, 2 inline 6's 850CSI, pretty sure, but not 100% sure. or they started as 1 inlines and then went to a 12, i dont know anymore, I used to be head over heels for that car.
840 were V-8s i think.

One of the best cars EVER!!!!!!!
I still want one.

 

The 850CSi used a 5.6L V12, 840Ci had a 4.4L V8.

 

some guy has a silver 850 in my hood... looks very nice.

 

argh...lied to...for all...these...years....DAMN!!!!

oh well, 12 cyl is 12 cyl and i still want one.

 

Yeah my friend's dad had a limited edition Black 850CSI. His dad is pretty rich by the way. Well his dad bought a XJ8 and gave the CSI to his son, my friend. Well soon enough he wrecked it. By the way this kid was like 17 then. This only happened a couple years back. I didn't get to ride in it but my friends did and they can agree that V-12 was monstrous.

 

wait till the m6 comes out

 

I remember the first time I saw one . . I was driving down the highway and saw it sitting on the dealers lot. I about killed myself trying make a qucik exit and circled back.

Beautiful was all I could say. The lines on that car where it for me. I went home and got my camera to take a picture for me to drool over at home. :P

Too bad they were so expensive . .

I wonder if you could do an engine swap to say an 350 out of a Vet or z28? Remember all those people who swapped out their Jag engines because they sucked.

Other than reliability, performance was a bit under par for a car with a V12.

Ruf

 

Yea, this "poor guy" only got FORTY GRAND for his.

Not bad for a 10-Year old car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2426849644

 

I love those cars!

 

850 CSi

 

those 850 are still pretty fresh

 

What pisses me off is I work in the North Shore area of Chicago, and it is one of the five richest congressional districts in the country. Across the street is a high school, and I see high school kids driving these things to school, and the ink on their license probably isn't even dry. Throw in a boxter or two, and the occasional lotus. I tell ya, it ain't fair!