840 or 850 BMW ?
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I love them, but wouldnt own one.
Old bmws are bad enough for parts, let alone a car that has as many electrics as an 8 series, and all run by fly by wire.
Cheap cars now, but still care expensive repair bills.
Old bmws are bad enough for parts, let alone a car that has as many electrics as an 8 series, and all run by fly by wire.
Cheap cars now, but still care expensive repair bills.
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the v12 850 was the cheaper one a couple of years ago but i dont think theres much in price between them now .
Having borrowed one for a weekend all that i can say is theyre ok for a long slog up a motorway but not a good choice if spirited driving is your thing , theyre a big arsed heavy lump with interior styling from the 80s . Dont get me wrong i think they look nice but thats not a good enough reason for me to buy a car .
Having borrowed one for a weekend all that i can say is theyre ok for a long slog up a motorway but not a good choice if spirited driving is your thing , theyre a big arsed heavy lump with interior styling from the 80s . Dont get me wrong i think they look nice but thats not a good enough reason for me to buy a car .
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Stay well away from the 4.0 only consider the 840 with the 4.4 otherwise the 850 engine is reliable but like already mentioned if anything else goes you may as well scrap it I know from experience with a 740.
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also don't test the top speed you will never stop it again the brakes dont match the power or weight of the car and will fade well before you get back under a legal speed, later ones may be better though as i think they had m5 brakes on the csi models
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holy mother of god , i just checked out the prices of these things
4 grand for a k plate 40 with 160k on the clock , and some are even more expensive !!! you could buy 540 like mine for that and have a much newer looking, quicker and better handling car .
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4 grand for a k plate 40 with 160k on the clock , and some are even more expensive !!! you could buy 540 like mine for that and have a much newer looking, quicker and better handling car .
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Not owned one but driven a mates a few times and apart from the gorgeous burble of the V12 through his home modded exhaust it was nothing but trouble. The damn thing nearly bankrupted him as parts and servicing are uber wonga. Avoid at all (massive) costs!!!!
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i'm sure there is a website where some blokes car was going to cost him more to put right than the thing was worth back in the day
someone will find it for sure
we had a few at work and they were very nice cars when they first came out, but have dated horribly
the 4.4 version is the one you want if you are going to HAVE to have one
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we had a few at work and they were very nice cars when they first came out, but have dated horribly
the 4.4 version is the one you want if you are going to HAVE to have one
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I've still got that itch !
I've done the cossie but not the 8
Can't someone say something nice about them to make me buy one
4k on a cossie that will go bang 3 times every year?
Or 4k on a V12 850 that might blow a fuse lol
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I've done the cossie but not the 8
Can't someone say something nice about them to make me buy one
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4k on a cossie that will go bang 3 times every year?
Or 4k on a V12 850 that might blow a fuse lol
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Still want one
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Or a DME and cost more than the three turbos
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If you blow a diff on a cossie - you get a 2nd hand one. If the same happens on the BMW you go and cry to the bank manager!
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Was it a CSI ? ![Smokin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smokin.gif)
I wanted one but could only afford the bottom end of the scale - found one with more warning lights on it then apollo 13 - including the rear wheel steering![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
So I bought an e36 M3 (as someone mentioned above) and that got a bill of 8.5k at 56k miles, should have got the csi, at least I would have sold it on before it popped ...
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I wanted one but could only afford the bottom end of the scale - found one with more warning lights on it then apollo 13 - including the rear wheel steering
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So I bought an e36 M3 (as someone mentioned above) and that got a bill of 8.5k at 56k miles, should have got the csi, at least I would have sold it on before it popped ...
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I was right for once.
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