1994 BMW 850csi 58K Miles

[darthvanos]

just saw this while browsing eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-8...5fTrucks#v4-37

[Blk850]

Looks like a very nice car. Does anyone actually believe it sold for near $50k?!? Is that a true market price? Maybe I should jack mine up some. With 25,000 less miles mine is a bargain at $28k!

[medic327]

If your car is a clean example (no salvage, rebuilt, etc with records) then for sure you are underpriced. Try Greenwich Concours in June, I bet you could sell this car in the parking lot across the street from the show (thats a real show too) for atleast $35K. A little marketing material, some pictures of the CSI and articles and specs and you got it sold. I think you just need to reach more people with the sufficient means to match their interest (no offense to anyone here!).

[sam355]

And the same car is still available on sale

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-8...%3D5%26ps%3D63

[jfboy]

I thought I seen e31 for sale for aroun 5-6k when I was shopping for a couple years back.

[Koizumi]

I thought I seen e31 for sale for aroun 5-6k when I was shopping for a couple years back.

Not a CSi

[jfboy]

csi=hot investigators looking for killers

CSI = v12?

[Koizumi]

csi=hot investigators looking for killers

CSI = v12?

CSi = Rare S73 ///Motorsport 5.6L V12 engine

[JETninja]

CSi = Rare S73 ///Motorsport 5.6L V12 engine

And M tuned suspension etc....Nice little story on a Dakar one in England on one of the Discovery HD programs this morning....

[jfboy]

so the v12 ones with manual transmission are always pricy?

[Koizumi]

so the v12 ones with manual transmission are always pricy?

Not always, but there are people who prefer the manual V12 over the auto. The early auto M70 is a 4-speeed, the later M73 is a 5-speed. All M60 + M62 E31 were auto 5-speed (aside from some very rare 6-speed manuals, only available in Europe). M73 + M62 E31's are steptronic autos.

The only 'real' factors in gauging the relative worth of an 8 is originality, desirable mods, excellent maintenance records and high quality work already done to the car. Many have been abused and buying cheap means dumping a huge amount of restoration $ into it. The 8 is very expensive to resurrect back from the dead. Pay more upfront for a good example to hedge your bets.

Rare iterations of the 8 will always be worth a significant amount of money. This includes the 850CSi, Alpina B12 5.0, Alpina B12 5.7, Dinan-8 Twin Turbo Stage I, II and III, Zeemax Widebody, ACS, Keonig TT 8, Hartge 8, etc... Most of these do not have manual transmissions.

Cheers