Values new

[JumboBeef]

Anyone know how much our cars were new?

[TasminTR7]

The first early fhc 280i's were around £12,000 when they first came out in 1980.

[JumboBeef]

Thanks. How did that relate to other cars at the time?

Any idea how much a 400se was?

[Brentyboy]

I have an official document from October 1988 British Motor Show Stand 320, stating the new 1989 400SE Convertible will be priced at £24,995.00

[JumboBeef]

Brentyboy said:

I have an official document from October 1988 British Motor Show Stand 320, stating the new 1989 400SE Convertible will be priced at £24,995.00

Thanks. So that's about £44,000 in today's money.....

http://www.moneysorter.co.uk/calculator_inflation....

[JumboBeef]

TasminTR7 said:

The first early fhc 280i's were around £12,000 when they first came out in 1980.

About £36,000 today then.

[Wedg1e]

List on mine in 1987 was £21K IIRC; with the PAS etc. it'd have been £23K.

[JumboBeef]

Mine has air conditioning and headlight washers (and PAS). Wonder how much all that cost?

[Englishman]

Here you go from 1992:

[mrzigazaga]

Englishman said:

Here you go from 1992:

Wow...Did any have the heated seat option or the ice detector...Whatever the puck that is????

[MethylatedSpirit]

Englishman said:

Here you go from 1992:

That's interesting... The wedges costed more than the griffith

Looks a bit like a restaurant menu... Can I go through the wine list with you?

[Wedg1e]

mrzigazaga said:

... ice detector...Whatever the puck that is????

You mean a thermistor that puts a light on if it gets a bit nippy? 'Baht a graaaaand ter you, guv'nor... an I'm robbin' mesel' doing it

[mrzigazaga]

Wedg1e said:

mrzigazaga said:

... ice detector...Whatever the puck that is????

You mean a thermistor that puts a light on if it gets a bit nippy? 'Baht a graaaaand ter you, guv'nor... an I'm robbin' mesel' doing it

I think a brass monkey would be cheaper...

[jeff m2]

The US 280 was originally marketed as a sub 20K car.
So on the window sticker it was 19K plus
Then it listed electric windows as an optional extra...putting the price over 20K.

Still looking for a Wedge with manual windows

That is a pre tax price, sales tax is added to that at whatever that particular State rate is.

[JumboBeef]

Would have loved the heated seats. Can you retro fit.....?

[mrzigazaga]

JumboBeef said:

Would have loved the heated seats. Can you retro fit.....?

I have fitted them to Tamora seats...

[Jonah666]

Back on the 1st July 1989 my 350i was purchased by its first owner for £22071.31.
This included the leather option.
The 450SE boot spoiler was retro fitted about a month later for £200.50
Interesting!