one of my all time favorite cars The guy got out and I said to him "NICE CAR!!" and he just kinda went "meh" ...told me that he tried selling it once for like $30k and it only has 25k miles!!! and NO takers!!! well, I guess some people kept trying to bargain down, so he just decided to keep it... I love it... I check'd it out and saw NO dings at all!!! BOY! If I had the money... (the wheels would be the first go to tho).

*sorry for the cheap camera phone pics

 

It's great car, but I still think it's just whatever.

 

actually, it wasn't that great of a car. it was exciting when it first came out though.

 

Is this the V12 8series? Or was that the 850? I think it looks alright. Someone around here has one w/ LV stitching everywhere inside!

 

no, it was just the V8... but I've always liked it... still gets my attention...

 

they still get my attention. mostly because i don't see as many anymore.

 

^^
same

 

i like it...and I agree the wheels would be the first to go!

 

Love those cars....they are plagued with probs though.

Top 5 Bimmers for me.

 

If that thing was white and driven by the drift king it would be unstoppable.

 

my pops had one back in the day........loved that car! You can steal them right now

 

There's a lady that drives a red one of those that parks in my parking garage every day. I think it might be an 850i though, but I can't remember.

 

850CSi is the only one I'd be interested in ... V12 goodness ... mmmm

 

I've always liked those. I'm not sure I would ever buy one though.

 

...they are beautiful cars, but I also heard that there are lots of issues with some of them...

 

I've always loved those, too. I've heard about the issues as well. Probably a great weekend car at best but still, beautiful lines IMO. Those wheels are though. Oh, and the 12 cylinder is the only way I'd go to. It's crazy how a nearly $100k car now can't even fetch $30k with only 25k miles on it though.

 

so will the new bmw 4 door coup-ay revive the 8-series?

 

great car, for its time

 

If it was the V-12 TT then my computer screen would be glazed in drool, those V-12 beasts are extraordinarily rare and not to mention powerful. I think they produced 500HP and 550LB torque, or something to that extent, maybe less. However they need more maintenance than a Ferarri.

 

BMW didn't make a V-12 Twin Turbo for this car (I dunno if it has ever done so). It's a 5.7L NA 12-cylinder.

 

and in 850 csi trim I think it still only made 380 hp.

There was a m8 with that kind of power, but they only made one prototype

My uncle has had a 96 840 as a daily driver for 4 years now, other than locking him out, and sometimes in now and then it hasn't been too much trouble.

The v8 was a fairly reliable engine after the whole nikasil thing.

 

The 850csi was the M car.

 

850CSi = one of my fav cars of all time. 380hp V12 with 6MT as the ONLY tranny option.

 

8 series are nightmares.

They are barges, but great cars to just cruise in.

 

Parking lot of your work....riiiiiight.

 

there is one on ebay red one it was repainted looks clean, over on craigslist there is a some between 7-23k

 

They could be sharing the parking lot ? Those 8 series look sexy as hell ... now reliability is another story IMO ..

 

it IS... I work at a private health club/spa, and yes... spas have massage services, why is that hard to believe?

 

Dude, don't sweat it. His mind is in the gutter. I guess he doesn't realize that licensed masseuses don't work in the back of strip clubs or dry cleaners or whatever.

 

850CSis are going for $50k still ... Woof.

 

Only 225 were shipped to the US. Can't exactly open auto trader and find a bunch to choose from.

 

That reminds me I saw a minty-fresh clean F430 Spider on the freeway today. I gave him a thumbs-up and when he passed by he glanced at me and my car just emotionless.

He was probably thinking, "hah... silly mortal"

 

I would've chuck'd my Starbucks drink at his car... but that's just me











j/k but seriously, that's why I choose not to acknowledge rich people and their fancy cars...

 

funny i was driving home last night and saw this red 850csi, the driver was a chick too!!!

 

A friend of mine has one he bought for sale...He overpaid in buying it, he poured a shitload of money to make it "like new" and now after driving it for a year is looking to sell it...

 

Like others have said, nice looking and it has cache because it's rare. But the interior is not what I would like. And they were never know to be reliable. A weekend car is about right.

 

...and with that all comedy has left this thread.

 

oh you shaddup, I never know if you're being serious or not

 

the guy that works on my father's cars has an 850csi. Those things are super rare. The car has under 20k miles and is white with beige interior. Its amazing and fast too.

 

i know a kid at my school who paid like 19k for a super clean red 850 last year.