8 series e31

[johnnywas]

As 8 series talk is thin on the ground,I just wonderd How meany pistonhead user's own an 8 series and wat miles are on their clock ?

[bmwcsl]

98 840 ci - 98.5k miles.

[Gun]

Used to have a 98 840Ci Sport with 105k miles on it, loved it but I was without a job for a couple of months and couldn't afford to keep it running, I will have an 850 CSi one day though!

[Talkwrench]

I have an 850Ci and an 850CSi. Both are brilliant and really very different in character. I've had the Ci for 9 years and used it as my everyday car for a great deal of that time. It now has about 105k on the clock and still drives like new. Ive had my CSi for nearly 6 years and never cease to be amazed at how good it is and how very exciting it is to drive. It has about 108k on the clock. I use it regularly, though not so much over winter - when the Range Rover comes into its own. I maintain both cars meticulously, myself, and neither have proven particularly expensive to maintain. Parts availability is never an issue and the cars are a joy to work on. Neither have ever let me down, both have crossed Europe indecently quickly and in great comfort and both turn heads wherever they are seen.

[alexmckie]

Got a '91 850i. Love it to bits. Owned it for 5 years now, bought it on 77k and now on 103k.

As my learned friend Talkwrench says.. " neither have proven particularly expensive to maintain. Parts availability is never an issue and the cars are a joy to work on. Neither have ever let me down."
Took the words out of my mouth...

It is now being resprayed and I have retired her from the daily grind as I have bought a Range Rover Sport 2.7 TDV6 for that....

[Spudler]

'91 850i 6 speed, rareish by all accounts. Off road and soon to be totally refurbished from the wheels up. May go the supercharger route. I've resigned myself that its gonna cost a small fortune and ill never see the money back but i love the car...simple as that. Its got 145,000miles on it but still feels a very tight solid car, made all the better by being a manual.

[AB]

1999 'T' 840Ci Sport - 50,000 miles.



Romamtic Red w/ Champagne Leather and pretty well spec'd.

Edited by AB on Thursday 14th January 14:38

[johnnywas]

Here's mine,840ci sport with 48k miles,I spoted this car on a wednsday night,phoned about it on the thursday morning took it a test drive that afternoon and picked it up on the friday.

Edited by johnnywas on Monday 11th January 23:52

[johnnywas]

Well i have always liked the 8 series and the 0ld 6 series,if you guy's did'nt have an 8 series wat series would you have gone for ?

[alexmckie]

Well for me it would have been a Lotus Esprit V8. Out of my price bracket then, but now...... :-)

Still fancy a 635 CSI also.

[Gun]

johnnywas said:

Well i have always liked the 8 series and the 0ld 6 series,if you guy's did'nt have an 8 series wat series would you have gone for ?

Well I spotted how cheap 8 series' were by accident, I was almost sure that my next car at the time would be a Civic Type R or Audi A3 but I just happened to spot one in the search results on Autotrader, it didn't take me long to change my mind as to what to buy next!

[8Tech]

850CSi, 1996, 50k miles.

[johnnywas]

Have you guy's noticed how the for sale add's for the 8er is only 19 car's on pistonheads,Am sure it used to be 25-30 in November.

[E31Shrew]

AB said:

1999 'T' 840Ci Sport - 50,000 miles.



Romamtic Red w/ Champagne Leather and pretty well spec'd.

Thats my old car!

Edited by E31Shrew on Thursday 14th January 12:50

[E31Shrew]

98 840 Sport with 103000 miles. Yum!

[AB]

E31Shrew said:

AB said:

1999 'T' 840Ci Sport - 50,000 miles.



Romamtic Red w/ Champagne Leather and pretty well spec'd.

Thats my old car!

Edited by E31Shrew on Thursday 14th January 12:50

Trying to PM you - apparently you don't allow emails?

Just so you don't think I was being an arse by pinching your picture, I found that on Google images - as I didn't have any pics on PB at the time... here's mine

[E31Shrew]

Not a prob. I seem to recall you had it on clube31 also a few years ago!

Did wonder if it was still on the road...had 80000 miles on it when I got rid 5 years ago

[AB]

E31Shrew said:

Not a prob. I seem to recall you had it on clube31 also a few years ago!

Did wonder if it was still on the road...had 80000 miles on it when I got rid 5 years ago

Yes that's right. I've had that picture on PB for years! Takes me back!

[E31Shrew]

As youre in Chester you should try and pop down to one of the Breakfast Club meetings at Cosford....Be good to see another 8!

Edited by E31Shrew on Thursday 14th January 16:31

[YAD061]

E31Shrew said:

98 840 Sport with 103000 miles. Yum!

Bloody georgeous, makes a 6 series look hideous doesn't it