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0a said:
I wonder where this will finish - what a fantastic looking machine. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-E31-BMW-840CI-SPORT...
Realistically where do these sit in the running costs spectrum? 7 series level?
Phil Allen at Allen PMW is a good guy, ex Robert Stern Technician (now Rybrook Worcester BMW) pretty sure he remember the car as he has seen it several times and has a passion for stuff of this era, so wrath a call if anyone fancies itRealistically where do these sit in the running costs spectrum? 7 series level?
One thing about this 840: it's a sport model, but has a standard bumper fitted. Accident damage perhaps? I know the sports one are quite expensive.
It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
harrykul said:
One thing about this 840: it's a sport model, but has a standard bumper fitted. Accident damage perhaps? I know the sports one are quite expensive.
It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
You beat me to it to ask that question i.e Why the non-Sport front bumper? Although the answer is obvious. The Sport front bumper sits very low and is easily damaged, can be difficult to repair and expensive to buy.It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
There are Landsail tyres on the rear on my E38 728. The chap I bought the car from had literally just put them on new so I've kept an driven on them. It would have been churlish to have got rid of them because they were brand new. Actually, they aren't too bad once scrubbed in. I've now used them for 20,000 miles and there's still loads of tread on them...they refuse to die!
Mustard said:
It is 6856 and I have a 250ml tin mixed by Jawel Paints free to a good home!
Thanks Mustard...but it was only to touch-in a few stone-chips etc. Purely by chance, I found that I had a spare can of BMW Morea Green in the garage and for stone-chips it turns out to be a perfect match!derin100 said:
harrykul said:
One thing about this 840: it's a sport model, but has a standard bumper fitted. Accident damage perhaps? I know the sports one are quite expensive.
It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
You beat me to it to ask that question i.e Why the non-Sport front bumper? Although the answer is obvious. The Sport front bumper sits very low and is easily damaged, can be difficult to repair and expensive to buy.It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
There are Landsail tyres on the rear on my E38 728. The chap I bought the car from had literally just put them on new so I've kept an driven on them. It would have been churlish to have got rid of them because they were brand new. Actually, they aren't too bad once scrubbed in. I've now used them for 20,000 miles and there's still loads of tread on them...they refuse to die!
That said, I do love a good 8 series, and that colour scheme is magnificent.
derin100 said:
harrykul said:
One thing about this 840: it's a sport model, but has a standard bumper fitted. Accident damage perhaps? I know the sports one are quite expensive.
It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
You beat me to it to ask that question i.e Why the non-Sport front bumper? Although the answer is obvious. The Sport front bumper sits very low and is easily damaged, can be difficult to repair and expensive to buy.It looks lovely though, and I actually prefer it with the standard bumper- looks more wedge like in profile.
ETA: Land Sail tyres- not a good sign.
There are Landsail tyres on the rear on my E38 728. The chap I bought the car from had literally just put them on new so I've kept an driven on them. It would have been churlish to have got rid of them because they were brand new. Actually, they aren't too bad once scrubbed in. I've now used them for 20,000 miles and there's still loads of tread on them...they refuse to die!
0a said:
This looks like a lot of car for the £4,900 classified ad price http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-JAGUAR-XJR-V8-S-C-A...
Corr! Love the rear centre arm rest Control panel! The kids would wee themselves with excitement if I had one of those! And handily it has leather seats so the wee would clean up easily. Jaguar have thought of everything. iantek said:
0a said:
This looks like a lot of car for the £4,900 classified ad price http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-JAGUAR-XJR-V8-S-C-A...
Corr! Love the rear centre arm rest Control panel! The kids would wee themselves with excitement if I had one of those! And handily it has leather seats so the wee would clean up easily. Jaguar have thought of everything. 
0a said:
iantek said:
0a said:
This looks like a lot of car for the £4,900 classified ad price http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-JAGUAR-XJR-V8-S-C-A...
Corr! Love the rear centre arm rest Control panel! The kids would wee themselves with excitement if I had one of those! And handily it has leather seats so the wee would clean up easily. Jaguar have thought of everything. CharlesdeGaulle said:
Obviously we in this thread tend to be biased, but I've done the Victorian-dad thing of saying that as I pay the bills I get to choose the car! So far, I seem to have got away with it, but my wife returns tomorrow and will see it for the first time; wish me luck!
In the interests of openness I feel I ought to report progress. It has not gone well. My daughter now says she won't ever drive it. My wife cried when she saw it. These are early days though, and I'm optimistic.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
In the interests of openness I feel I ought to report progress. It has not gone well. My daughter now says she won't ever drive it. My wife cried when she saw it.
These are early days though, and I'm optimistic.
I want a 190 and will buy it off you for what you paid for it These are early days though, and I'm optimistic.
Slightly O/T, but got the Pioneer head unit we discussed a couple of weeks ago fitted to the S124:
And Mrs K's new barge arrived today:
Looks like a nice bus so far but there is an unsurprisingly noticeable drop in quality compared to The Tank. Ashtray and cupholder flaps in particular aren't great.
And Mrs K's new barge arrived today:
Looks like a nice bus so far but there is an unsurprisingly noticeable drop in quality compared to The Tank. Ashtray and cupholder flaps in particular aren't great.
Edited by harrykul on Saturday 4th July 23:05
em177 said:
Right gents, need some help. Have a poultry Scottish budget or around £3k to find an R129. Am I being rediculous? And would I be better waiting to winter to find a bargain?
There's an SL 500 on autotrader for 3.1k, done 210000 miles. Been discussed here several times and one of the guys on the thread actually went to see it. andy43 said:
You git. Thats pretty much the holy grail for me...
I have an e38 740i on the drive at the moment. I've never driven an e39, can anyone comment on how they compare?
Also considering and XKR
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