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[riverflyer]

Looking for 850csi or Dinan 8.
Anyone have a lead on a nice one? thanks, John

[riverflyer]

Andrew, not sure if this is the right place but wanted to follow up on the 8 series.
I found a beauty, although not a full on CSI, but a car that had much of the csi work done to it by the former owner. And is a 6spd manual.
It came from Vancouver B.C. and I flew up and drove it home without any prior drive time. It performed beautifully and is not only a great car to drive, its got that old school analog feel that reminded me of the Z8. When I got home i looked up and compared the specs and the 850 and the Z8 are almost identical in size and similar in shape as well.
This car will not replace a Z8 but would make an excellent garage mate.

[boomster]

Beautiful car, John. The 840/850 BMW is definitely on the upswing in the collector car market based on what I am seeing on BAT, and the CSI is already a six figure car. I would love to own one myself, but would have to sell something due to space constraints and am not ready to do so. Good luck with it!

[Musta10000]

Congratulations ! What a beauty !!!

[macfly]

Gorgeous car, bravo on the find!

[2112]

Gorgeous 850 😎

[riverflyer]

thanks all. Interesting that the car drew the most attention from 20 and 30 y.o guys.Quite a few were familiar with the model, the 12cyl, wanted pics of the motor etc.
I think the car is really beautiful but its pretty subtle compared to most modern cars and I was suprised at the level of attention and compliments.

[boomster]

Regrettably, it seems today's automobile stylists seem to believe good design is mainly an exercise in how many incoherent accent lines, fake ducts, outrageously in-your-face grille intakes and other automotive cliches can be crammed onto one car. Regrettably, BMW has fallen into this mindset. The 1990's were clearly BMW's design Golden Age, turning out classics such as the 840/850, the E39 five series, the E46 three series, the E38 seven series, and of course, our beloved Z8!