how young is your 8 ?

[BMWNTHZST]

My Aug 1996 build 840Ci just rolled 125,000km the other day. Not bad for a 20 1/2-year-old car Who has the least amount of mileage? Seeing is believing.

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[olinjohnston]

Good luck topping this one in Turkey:

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[BMWNTHZST]

Good luck topping this one in Turkey:

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Dam! What year is it and why don't you drive it?

[olinjohnston]

Dam! What year is it and why don't you drive it?

It isn't my car, and this is the only Carbon Black on Modena Natur Nappa 1999 840Ci, so I think that is why. It was bought new to be a collectible.

[tepescovir]

My 97 840 just hit 60k miles, but there are people here with much lower i believe

[TedBobo]

No odometer shot but model year is 1993, build date is 11/1992...currently at 158,500 miles

[Gary Knox]

My '97 will turn 59K the next time it leaves the garage! Build date of 5/96, I bought it 12/28/2017 - am the third owner. About 15 miles short of 59K this morning.

It lived next to the e9, build date of May '74 in the Avatar during the winter months. About 100 miles of exercise so far, but it will be a LOT more by the time I return from the Vintage in late May.

Gary

[BruceM6850750]

My 97 has 45k. According to RealOEM it is a July of 97 build. It hangs out with the E63 V10 engined M6 with about 30k they only get out on days like today.

[toomann]

my 95 is 150k young.

[rogbmw]

The ALPINA was born in November 1995 and now has 109000 km (66,000 miles)

[BMWNTHZST]

All these low numbers are impressive!

[adamnur]

91 with 127k km, 78k mi or so. And yet needs parts like one with 200k on it

[Chillax]

I visited yesterday and did a short cruise with a '95 840 that has 25k/mi on her and she's a beaut!
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[Dan B CSi]

1994 CSi #48. Jan 1994, build and 77K miles.

[XTREMETUNING]

I'm going to start driving my 8 a bit more... I think she's just she of 53k miles right now.

-JRW

[kiwiCSi]

Good luck topping this one in Turkey:

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Such a clean dash display...why clutter it up with a double-digit mileage!!!??

[toomanyparts]

20 years and counting. So much time and money into it, it disgusts me.

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[72tpik5]

03/97. Eva is 20 years old. 136,000 miles. They grow up so fast.

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[kiwiCSi]

My 'Stella' is RHD 850CSi #65/160.
Production date 14 March '94, which makes her 23 years old.
31,000 kms (19k miles) from new.

[dabenthusiast]

All these low numbers are impressive!

Mines getting up there.
1993 m70 850ci just rolled over 120,000 miles, i dont feel to bad because my 2011 subaru is right behind it at 115,000 miles.

[tangcla]

This one I took photos of a few months ago, has 48,000 km.
That's about 29,000 miles for you imperial freaks.

[Joe850V12]

My 1991 has 148K starting to get reliable after 2.5yrs of ownership, the last guy stopped driving it, glad He sold when he did. these cars need to be driven. mine is daily driven 20 miles to work in summer at least 1/2 time, it only sits abut 4 mths with the battery tender in winter. $2,500 in parts so far, but now starts and won't limp home anymore.

[hmg66]

Interesting on how we tend to value low mileage over and above higher mileage cars that may have been better maintained and in more regular use. My experience is that regardless of mileage these cars will all need plenty of $$$ to keep them reliable just on age related issues.

[Linwood Mingis]

I bought my car from original owner in Toronto Oct 2015 with 99K kilometers, Nov 1990 build. It has been a trouble free drive even to now with 112K kilometers. I must say original owner had the BMW dealer, who sold him the car, do all the service with EVERY stamp in the book since new until the sale to me!!!!! I truly believe I am lucky to have found this car, besides the fact it is the color/ interior ( sterling silver/ blue leather with sport seats) I would have bought new.

[Sniff38]

My experience is that regardless of mileage these cars will all need plenty of $$$ to keep them reliable just on age related issues.

I couldn't agree with you more. My '92 850i has 36.7K miles and most of the repair work I've done recently is replacing components that were perished due to age rather than use (mostly items with rubber components). A car can receive the best of care and be stored in the best environment, but a quarter century is a long time and things are eventually going to wear out just because of time. For example, I just replaced all my original shocks. I could push the shafts in with a single finger and none of them sprung back up. My car was meticulously maintained and, based on the cosmetic condition, treated to a very good life by the previous owner who had her for 25 years. Again, some things just fail over time.


I think the thing I am most happy with this car is there isn't an ounce of rust or corrosion anywhere. That's really made maintaining this old gal a pleasure.

Sean