lookie what I found!

[632 Regal]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1992-BMW-850i_W0QQitemZ160040258627QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6130Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[HDhandyman]

damn, Jeff!....nice find. Are you going to fly down there and drive her back?

[632 Regal]

nope, shipping her back. a little work and shes worth a hell of a lot more. I have been watching that thing all day and was going to bid but I know it would have been snatched up before the end at that price. I think taking the chance might be worth it, maybe not...we shall see.


damn, Jeff!....nice find. Are you going to fly down there and drive her back?

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

To buy a V12 without a good look at it.

Hope all turns well, e31s are real nice.

Wish I had sack to buy one......

[Ross]

Looks great in that color combo! I hope you'll get some seat time before the snows!

[632 Regal]

Im sure Ill sneak in some drive time... now where am I going to put it? Time to get rid of some stuff in the barn.

Looks great in that color combo! I hope you'll get some seat time before the snows!

[KenB]

Nice! Can I go pick it up for you?

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

now you can chase even younger girls with an 8

[Jr ///M5]

That thing is all the way down to the Houston area. It's over 1000 miles from where I live in Central Illinois, I know Jeff is some 800 miles from Chicago, so that's an additional 1000 miles.

A road trip sure presents itself here, but it's hard to trust something over that kind of distance. But rest assured Jeff, there are enough of us over the country here to lend a hand if something went wrong if you did decide to drive it back home....hmmm,

Shipping $1500
or
Airline ticket $250 + fuel and two nights at fleabag motel = $500

Driving 2000 miles across the USA at this time of year in an 850?

PRICELESS.....


Aw hell, go for it Jeff, I did it in a Mercedes from Texas, but it was only 800 miles....just remember, we're here for you.

Jr

[Ross]

That thing is all the way down to the Houston area. It's over 1000 miles from where I live in Central Illinois, I know Jeff is some 800 miles from Chicago, so that's an additional 1000 miles.

A road trip sure presents itself here, but it's hard to trust something over that kind of distance. But rest assured Jeff, there are enough of us over the country here to lend a hand if something went wrong if you did decide to drive it back home....hmmm,

Shipping $1500
or
Airline ticket $250 + fuel and two nights at fleabag motel = $500

Driving 2000 miles across the USA at this time of year in an 850?

PRICELESS.....


Aw hell, go for it Jeff, I did it in a Mercedes from Texas, but it was only 800 miles....just remember, we're here for you.

Jr
Correction; airline ticket $250,radar detector $250, no nights in fleabag motel.

[Jr ///M5]

Correction; airline ticket $250,radar detector $250, no nights in fleabag motel.

But Ross, Jeff LIKES fleabag motels.....:D

[Javier]

Love that car, just can't afford one. Wish you enjoy it trough many seasons to come.

Javier

[saj3n]

I Love It!!! *drooling*

[kyleN20]

800 miles from chi town, i think not, jeff, (i belive) lives less then 1/2 hour from me, and im 270 fro chicago, i just made the trip at a lesiurly 70-75 in under 5 hours. its 1328 from my town to texas, figure you might be able to squeez 20mpg avg out of that beast, aand with a avg gas price of about 2.10 (under 2 in some places) its going to cost you about 140 in gas, more fro the likes of a bmw man whos would love the auto bahn, and flight can be had for much less then 250 thats for sure, make the drive man

[Ross]

Yea, Houston is a haul but in an 850 no chore. My buddy who now lives in Houston makes the trip annually to Bridgman non-stop in a pick-up with wife and two dogs.

[kyleN20]

now thats a chore

[billb]

...in either Apex NC or the Boone, NC area. Let me know if either of those are on your trip plan! Sounds awesome!

[Michael999]

Make it a real trip and come to australia on your way home!

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

on your way

My boys will detail it for you, while we drink a few beers and eat raw fish.

[kyleN20]

ill come to aus. for a few beers

[632 Regal]

haha you guys are great! With the steering pump issue and it not being a familiar vehicle with respects to current problems I think the best thing to do is ship it home. Just like everything else I buy, point click serve. I cant close the printshop for any time and I get my son Sal Fri-sunday so PCS is the way to go.

I'm trying not to constantly think about it but I love that color, the wheels ehh but look okay. I figure the sellers concerned about the cosmetics and steering pump which motivated him to sell. Being an avid but not willing wrencher I think I can handle most if not all repairs whereas he paid someone, which is motivation in itself.

Concidering I have only seen 2 of these cars in my life and both at the Bimmer meets, even if it wont run it will be worthy just to cover and show to my friends over a few cases of beers :D

[Spasso]

Jeff,
Funny how you mentioned just last week that you "kinda" had your eye on
E31's.

Now I know what your definition of "kinda" is.

I hope that 12 cylinder doesn't need anything right away and you get to enjoy it for a while..
DJ

[kyleN20]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-8-Series-BMW-850-1991-BMW-850-COUPE-VERY-RARE-6-SPEED-V12-LOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6130QQihZ012QQitem Z220038474591QQrdZ1

[632 Regal]

yep looked at that one, too many rock chips in the front and he emailed me back saying that the seats were repainted... no thanks for that cost.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-8-Series-BMW-850-1991-BMW-850-COUPE-VERY-RARE-6-SPEED-V12-LOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6130QQihZ012QQitem Z220038474591QQrdZ1

[632 Regal]

after reading this how cant you want one? and at 8500? Thats what I paid for my E34!
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.bmw/msg/829f93b309f611de?


Jeff,
Funny how you mentioned just last week that you "kinda" had your eye on
E31's.

Now I know what your definition of "kinda" is.

I hope that 12 cylinder doesn't need anything right away and you get to enjoy it for a while..
DJ

[gale]

That's just swell. Your gonna get addicted to its raw power, lose interest in your e34 to the point of selling the v8, get stuck with all the issues the 850 has but you'll tolerate them anyway for the rush you get when it is running good -- there's that autistic supermodel I speak of occasionally.

Enjoy the ride & congrat's! :D

[632 Regal]

wont lose interest in the E34 (as of I say now) but needed a second vehicle, although this dont qualify. Its like a new center piece in the livingroom (condomplating a ramp through the front window)


That's just swell. Your gonna get addicted to its raw power, lose interest in your e34 to the point of selling the v8, get stuck with all the issues the 850 has but you'll tolerate them anyway for the rush you get when it is running good -- there's that autistic supermodel I speak of occasionally.

Enjoy the ride & congrat's! :D

[Zeuk in Oz]

wont lose interest in the E34 (as of I say now) but needed a second vehicle, although this dont qualify. Its like a new center piece in the livingroom (condomplating a ramp through the front window)
Male menopause ? :D

And its almost red too...........;)

[winfred]

you will find that the 8 series seats are among some of the most comfortable automotive seats around, the drivablity will remind you of a nice tight e34 as it has almost the same suspension but it feels a little sportyer, and the console is nice and handy, you barely even need to move your arm from the rest to adjust stuff.
id say if you were picking it up you could stop by for a visit, houston is 4-5 hours away

[632 Regal]

the seats in front look like normal E34 seats or am I missing something here?
You guys are tempting me to do a roadtrip which I cant do at this time, but then again I was just keeping an eye out on a E31...lol


you will find that the 8 series seats are among some of the most comfortable automotive seats around, the drivablity will remind you of a nice tight e34 as it has almost the same suspension but it feels a little sportyer, and the console is nice and handy, you barely even need to move your arm from the rest to adjust stuff.
id say if you were picking it up you could stop by for a visit, houston is 4-5 hours away

[Jr ///M5]

All together now....

Road Trip, road trip, road trip!!!

[winfred]

they are about the same size but a little sportyer shape, the back seats are **** on a boar useless, the back seat in my e30 is bigger (no ****, i have hauled mom and grand ma from virginia to baton rouge which is right at 1100 miles with little or no bitching) with the front in normal lard ass position they just about touch the back seats, and insult to injury the roof tapers down and eats up the headroom


the seats in front look like normal E34 seats or am I missing something here?
You guys are tempting me to do a roadtrip which I cant do at this time, but then again I was just keeping an eye out on a E31...lol

[632 Regal]

want to deliver it for me?

All together now....

Road Trip, road trip, road trip!!!

[winfred]

twood be pricy just in diesel, plus i am sorta slamed at work now that we are down a employee (kyle aka assmonkey just went on to other things) if i had the time it could be a adventure, it cost me around $550 in diesel round trip to take a volvo to va and bring this
http://members.cox.net/kitlou/triptruck.JPG
back, 2200 mile round trip



want to deliver it for me?

[KenB]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-8-Series-BMW-850-1991-BMW-850-COUPE-VERY-RARE-6-SPEED-V12-LOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6130QQihZ012QQitem Z220038474591QQrdZ1

I'll take it if it comes with the jet that's attached to the roof.:D

[winfred]

round trip from da house would be right at 3k miles by da way


want to deliver it for me?

[saluki540i]

Jeff if you do go get it stop in thru Carbondale and take a load off, Chicago is about 5.5 hours North. Hell, I'd even park the 540 outside to see that.

Chris

[kyleN20]

kinda yes

[Spasso]

after reading this how cant you want one? and at 8500? Thats what I paid for my E34!
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.bmw/msg/829f93b309f611de?

That reminds me of the saying, "There is nothing more expensive than a cheap exotic."

With that starting price you can't really go wrong though, even if the engine is hurt. I checked the market on them last night and it doesn't look bad at all from here.

KEEP US POSTED!!:p:D

[Paul in NZ]

actually i think that car is worth its weight in gold..It looks COMPLETELY stock and from its description and appearance has been well looked after by an owner who knows something about his car too.I would say a rare oportunity.road trip road trip...for someone if not jeff!Hey,Gayles unemployed at the moment isnt she?

[Bill R.]

and extremely pricey to get parts for them. The headrest support mechanism was broken on one i worked on and it was priced extremely high, so take care of those seats. Also a word to the wise, one of the 850's that i work on had what i suspected was a bad ekm which is the control module for all the gauges on the dash cluster. I sent it elsewhere for a positive diagnosis since i don't have a means to say that it absolutely positively is bad and they are 1200 for a new blank one. Its been sitting at another shop for 6 months now and they haven't been able to get an ekm. The message coming back from germany is NLA no longer available. So he's going to bring the car back to me and i'm going to pull the ekm again and take it to some of my electronic tech friends and see if anybody can repair it without damaging the memory chip in it. Otherwise he's stuck with a 850 with no instruments at all.




the seats in front look like normal E34 seats or am I missing something here?
You guys are tempting me to do a roadtrip which I cant do at this time, but then again I was just keeping an eye out on a E31...lol

[winfred]

used? heres a couple places i know that may have one, potomac german auto 888 236 9727, other location 888 852 8680, and vines 800 214 4839, theres a good sized bmw place in california but i can't remember the name, another big place in cal is aaa small car world, been years since i've dealt with them but i remember the salvage yard lists that came from them were amazing the **** they move


Otherwise he's stuck with a 850 with no instruments at all.

[Bill R.]

that has all the vehicle options , engine ,trans,diff all the other options including odometer reading etc on it. There's a service bulletin in the tis about it, I found a used one from a person i know but am trying to determine if we can desolder the memory chip and transfer it from one to the other without harming it. Instead i may send it to Gavin on the net who rebuilds the ABS modules and have him take a look at it to see how easy it would be to repair.




used? heres a couple places i know that may have one, potomac german auto 888 236 9727, other location 888 852 8680, and vines 800 214 4839, theres a good sized bmw place in california but i can't remember the name, another big place in cal is aaa small car world, been years since i've dealt with them but i remember the salvage yard lists that came from them were amazing the **** they move

[632 Regal]

From what the owner says, he knows the previous 2 owners and they were car collectors. You know, money is no object and the car was very well taken care of. He said the practicality of the car was questioned and the door ding was the final straw. Says he didn'y want to sell it but couldnt stand anything else to happen to the car. The ding looks like it could be easily buffed out, prepare for lots and lots of pictures when I get the car!


actually i think that car is worth its weight in gold..It looks COMPLETELY stock and from its description and appearance has been well looked after by an owner who knows something about his car too.I would say a rare oportunity.road trip road trip...for someone if not jeff!Hey,Gayles unemployed at the moment isnt she?

[zman-95-540i]

Congrats on the purchase. I was torn between the 8 series and the 540. The interior room pushed me to the 540 but I still love the 8's.

[3rdE34]

well looked after car, very nice man... i am sure that you will enjoy it very much and have loads of fun with it....lets face it, we only live once...(who else would of thought to stick 2 x 2.5 litre engines together?)


p.s. mmm cheeseburger, no fries, pepsi

[632 Regal]

lets see if these post...
http://i17.ebayimg.com/02/i/08/3f/21/05_3.JPG
http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/08/44/2a/2b_3.JPG

http://i6.ebayimg.com/01/i/08/a2/a7/0f_3.JPG

[3rdE34]

looks unreal mate!

[Anthony (M5 in Calgary)]

that has all the vehicle options , engine ,trans,diff all the other options including odometer reading etc on it. There's a service bulletin in the tis about it, I found a used one from a person i know but am trying to determine if we can desolder the memory chip and transfer it from one to the other without harming it. Instead i may send it to Gavin on the net who rebuilds the ABS modules and have him take a look at it to see how easy it would be to repair.

De-soldering the OTPROM may be feasible but may be more difficult if the board has conformal coating. We do this kind of R&R here all the time with excellent results.

[swenpro]

$83,970 in 1992??? Nice find.. in today's money, that's equal to $113,717 :D. Oohh, so the depreciation taking into account inflation over 14 years is 93%, ufda!

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

a letter and including these photos....

[genphreak]

$83,970 in 1992??? Nice find.. in today's money, that's equal to $113,717 :D. Oohh, so the depreciation taking into account inflation over 14 years is 93%, ufda!ahhh

But you've forgotten all that capital investment they've been putting into it along the way... LOL

[kyleN20]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/223305382.html

[632 Regal]

wow even a 6 speed!
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL176/1937364/12967128/191630444.jpg

[kyleN20]

yeah i know, that one seems like the ballz

[Evan]

DAMN!!!! you scored

[632 Regal]

wonder if he dont know what he has? Maybe a CSI? this might be worth checking out, not me though pocket change is getting thin

[winfred]

ofcorse you will be buying the flame thrower option :D (http://www.ehowa.com/features/gumballcrashes.shtml)

[632 Regal]

one way to cure fresh paint!

[GoldenEagleFan]

Man oh man. What a great looking car. This is definitely going to cause troubles at home. I showed the pictures to my wife and got the oh no look...Are you going to drive this car up to the Chicago meet next year? I've been thinking about coming down and for a look at this car wouldn't miss it...

[632 Regal]

yes definetly it is the new touring vehicle. I live on dirt so it wont come out very much in MI. I have been surfing for quite a while and found this rare specimen from a collectors collection... something like that. simple little E34 fixes and were good to go. If the body is as bad as he told me this thing will be close to ultimate mint the first week. Im geeked big time. I plan to take my vacation next summer sitting on yard chairs just looking at it.

At first I had no intention of buying one but 'comeon 8500 buy it now? I was shakin and sweaty waiting for my mates reply and she said she wanted it... had to click, lots of garbage out there wanting 12-23k. 8500? no brainer.


Man oh man. What a great looking car. This is definitely going to cause troubles at home. I showed the pictures to my wife and got the oh no look...Are you going to drive this car up to the Chicago meet next year? I've been thinking about coming down and for a look at this car wouldn't miss it...

[Luftpost]

Unbelievable find!! You have cleared up my indescision. I have got to get me one of those next.

And a manual too!!.........OMG!!!!!

I am surprised how samples there are out there still, if you look in the right place.

Post more photos and details please.

[632 Regal]

its an auto car, It's still in texas he is waiting for the check and then we will sort the shipping details. The only pics are the ones I downloaded from ebay and they arent the greatest.

The stick car picture I posted was from an ad on craigslist.


Unbelievable find!! You have cleared up my indescision. I have got to get me one of those next.

And a manual too!!.........OMG!!!!!

I am surprised how samples there are out there still, if you look in the right place.

Post more photos and details please.

[93 525 Paul]

[QUOTE=632 Regal]It's still in texas he is waiting for the check and then we will sort the shipping details. QUOTE]

Any news?
Seems like a smokin' deal. The car is really sexy and you should be on cloud 9 about now. No?
Unfortunately the 8 Series cars are not in my consideration set. My ex-biz partner (complete JA and cork soccer) had a green one so I just can't picture myself behind the wheel of anything that asswipe had.
He bought that one used and it spent a good bit of time at Weber BMW waiting for parts.
My brother's wife's brother also had one, a white one, and he couldn't have been more proud of it. He now drives a Bently. Big ego, you think?
Also saw another one driving around town (half million people) but not lately. Not common, very sexy, at $80 grand, they appealed to the manicured set.
Best of luck to you.

[632 Regal]

yes she was reborn today, as it rolled outof the birth canal I was shocked, looked much better than I imagined. I need to inspect the entire thing as it had indies and these guys use the receipts as write offs through the company. No written log available. I figure the standard front suspension parts and whatever else I find out.

Going to get all the parts at once and then reassemble. As it was rainy/sleety and hail today, on a mud road, needless to say I didnt take it for a trial run.

[Zackb911]

So do we get pictures today???