Nice money if you can get it.

[smashy]

I passed the most amazing car showroom today never seen such cars all in one place.

The link is their website however for BMW enthusiasts have a look at what they want for this car

http://www.romansinternational.com/car/1386/bmw-z8

[Pioneer]

Z8's have been this sort of money for a while now. My old boss had one, never saw the attraction personally. I suspect rarity is what commands these prices now assuming they're changing hands at those prices. I preferred the old Z1 with the drop down doors Our sales manager had an older green one when the boss got the Z8. We used to get them for the weekend if we hit our sales target by Friday. Along with the choice of an old Mercedes 480SL. I was in my mid 20's then - happy days

[Mr Tidy]

I go past there quite often OP - it would be the first place I visited if I won the lottery!

That price though - ouch! I knew they were climbing in value, but that much?

Mind you it does look fantastic, although I don't think the motoring press rated how they drive that high!

[smashy]

Mr Tidy said:

I go past there quite often OP - it would be the first place I visited if I won the lottery!

That price though - ouch! I knew they were climbing in value, but that much?

Mind you it does look fantastic, although I don't think the motoring press rated how they drive that high!

Hi Mr Tidy remember your right ,a real issue I think was it was manual which didnt appeal to the potential buyers Alpina changed the engine and put in an Automatic for their version.

Hey what about that garage!! I stopped to get a coffee in the petrol station next door to it wondered over and left about 45 minutes later!!

Never seen anything like it.

[g3org3y]

I blame Hexagon.

[pattyg]

I recall these when they were around £70k. They took a big hit from list price early on.

[Cheib]

pattyg said:

I recall these when they were around £70k. They took a big hit from list price early on.

They were way lower than that....bloke I used to work with owned one before Hexagon got hold of them. He sold his for I think around £35k in 2002.

I bought my 535d from Hexagon in 2004...they'd just started buying them then and were asking £55k for one in the showroom. I paid £40k for my 535d

[miniman]

Two hundred and thirty five grand? st the bed.

[trickywoo]

miniman said:

Two hundred and thirty five grand? st the bed.

If anyone pays near that the world really has gone mad.

[helix402]

smashy said:

I passed the most amazing car showroom today never seen such cars all in one place.

The link is their website however for BMW enthusiasts have a look at what they want for this car

http://www.romansinternational.com/car/1386/bmw-z8

I'd want an mph speedo for that money! (And maybe the steering wheel on the correct side).

Edited by helix402 on Wednesday 10th May 10:17

[Claire-i1bmr]

trickywoo said:

If anyone pays near that the world really has gone mad.

Unfortunately there are plenty of people in the world that would spend that much on a car like that, and think nothing of it. More money than sense springs to mind..!
Quarter of a million is small change for some people..