thinking of getting a 850

[theTechnician]

hey is this a good deal: 91 850i 6-spd 91k miles black with tan interior aftermarket 18in rims. he wants $18k obo for it. so what do you guys think?

[DGI]

hope you dont expect it to be trouble free... god bless those 12 cylinder engines

[theTechnician]

haha thats y im a technician. i can fix whatever trouble i run into. so back to my question......is it a good deal?

[zenon]

check the autotrader, that doesn't seem to be all that bad... the 850i don't sell for all that much, its the CSi and a lesser extent Ci that go for $$$$.

One thing to remember is that finding a std is hard with the 850i I'd check it out.

[TerryY]

Prices have been falling lately. For that price it should have complete service records, low miles and be real pretty.

Look for oil in the water and so forth. Take a run with the AC on full and get it well warmed up. If the temp is over the middle and climbing it probably needs real work $$$$
The V12 seems almost bullet proof if you don't ever overheat it.

Look for local references to the "Bay Area 8's" There are a lot of knowlegable folks in several chapters there.

[theTechnician]

thanks for the response man, heres the link to the car if anyone wants to see it: http://www.driverspost.com/home/View...mNum=376094402

[Tony Mack]

Great Price adn the car looks immaculate.

[SR20Fastback]

Oh damn whattup Tim, didnt know you actually registered. Maybe try Roundel the magazine if they have any 8's for sale or maintence advise.

-Allan

[TerryY]

This is as close as i have found to a buyers guide.

http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums...d=31276&page=1

[zenon]

wow great link terry.

I find http://www.e31.net/ has great NFo but no buyer's guide like that.

[99bmw740il]

love the rims on the car, seems like a good buy

[Steve@Edge]

San Jose BABY!

850's sure are the shizit. But maintence... well, like you said... I guess that's why they call you the "technician?" Now see if you can't swap in a 6-speed or something fun like that... then you'd have a true autobahnstormervaggen JAH?

Good luck! If you get it, please please please take many pictures.

Steve

[theTechnician]

even tho i am a tech i dont always have the time to take care of it. so right now im leaning towards a e36 m3 (less maintenece). maybe keep that for awhile and save so i can get a really nice 850csi. and isnt the e36 m3 faster than the 850? i mean stock for stock

[TerryY]

Two different worlds there! If you want to be FAST on the street the M3 is a much better choice.