Fastwong
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'88 M5, at the time the E30 M3 was too expensive! I bought my M5 for $9k, couldn't find an M3 for less than $15k!!! :P
Became my auto-x and track car since I figured at the time E28 5 series panels and parts would be easy to replace if I had an incident. Who knew those would become $100k cars 
I swapped in some race seats, harnesses, bigger brakes, straight pipes, this car was insane. Went slightly too big on the rear brakes which could made the car a hooligan on track, the car just wanted to rotate on the brakes all the time making it easy to get the car into turns mostly for the better but you had to stay on your toes. Where the 850 might have been a little porky for its era, the M5 was an angry little car that looked like a family sedan. It was so good I've contemplated selling my Cayman to have one of these as an everyday driver again but can't bring myself to pay 10x what I sold mine for.
Memories... BMW 840 / 850 CI and 850 CSI.
From the 90ies. For sure, some of us remember these Grand Tourers from that era. 840 CI: 850 CI: And 850 CSI: Of course, the 850 CSI is the most desirable for me, with its powerful 12 Cylinders, 5, 6 liters delivering 375 HP, and its manual gearbox. But j...
this one is more beautiful than the new 8 G15
IMHO funnily the 4 door g14 is more gorgeous than the g15 coupe
There are a couple of these cars in my neighborhood.
And they are gorgeous machines. If I were to be super critical - I would say the exteriors are beautiful and have aged well - BUT the interiors have not aged as well for some reason.
Too much black plastic inside unfortunately. The 560 SEC and 600 CL were more
cosy inside than the BMW,’s 8 series.
850i AC Schnitzer
My cousin owned a 850i manual during the late 90ies, I still remember I was gobsmacked by the power it delivered. The 300 hp engine had been tweaked to around 330 and it easily reached 300 kph on the clock. One evening I was doing 170 kph with the Bimota,...
Those wheels ...
.. were 3 piece Hartge19 inch ... that was back in 1995 .. and I have to correct it was a Hartge tuning with Csi exhaust, mirrors, body parts and not AC Schnitzer.
Biggest problem with the 840 & 850 is Big Ownership Cost
I know we are just dream-talking about the 8 Series, which I have also always loved. But when I looked intoi buying one, I got scared off. One of the trade magazines I read at the time the cars came on the market said they were the most expensive car to o...
Maybe I just had good luck but my 850 was pretty reasonable.
The car never left me stranded, no drivetrain work needed, just little things like headlight motors, window seals, a/c recharge, etc. Sometimes I think journalists at the time were just annoyed that it was like owning two BMWs, 2 batteries to replace, two...
Oh you took us back in the memory lane ..
V12 is the way to go & remains on my grail list … Alpina and M versions were amazing
Unappreciated for it's time but I miss it now, put many miles on mine including a cross country trip from LA to NYC
Cruising at triple digits speeds was unlike anything else in the 850, the v12 was ever present but so smooth and would hum away on the freeway. Cabin ergonomics were some of the best in nay car I've every driven, the b-pillarless design plus a sunroof mad...
'88 M5, at the time the E30 M3 was too expensive! I bought my M5 for $9k, couldn't find an M3 for less than $15k!!! :P
Became my auto-x and track car since I figured at the time E28 5 series panels and parts would be easy to replace if I had an incident. Who knew those would become $100k cars I swapped in some race seats, harnesses, bigger brakes, straight pipes, this car...
If you ever decide to go for an 840/850 I think it would be a fun weekend car! Though I imagine it would be like driving two A110s on top of each other in a turn :)
I know you mentioned leaning towards the V8 and it certainly has it's advantages and the numbers are close enough but I hope you are table to test drive both, there's something about the feel of the v12 that's worth experiencing too. The sound of the huge...
In my younger days,
I presented my little brother with the red model, as a model though.
Little time to get his degree in architecture.
And no car as of yet. But he enjoys 1990's B.M.W., so who knows?
