Well the time has come and I decided to put my 37K mile 1992 850i 6-speed up for sale. I'm a big fan of Bring-A-Trailer, so I decided to give them first crack at it. I'm not sure if any of you fellow 8er's frequent that site, but for those who do I'd appreciate any commentary you could provide to help educate folks about these cars. Some of the silly comments I've read in past auctions are just based on downright ignorance about these cars.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-bmw-850i-10/
Sean
Last edited by Sniff38; 05-25-2018 at 07:57 PM.
Nice car good luck
Beautiful, low mile example. Good luck!
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Thanks guys. A couple of hours into it and I'm already having to defend why I didn't remove the cosmoline from the intake manifolds. I guess that's par for the course on BaT. As I often say, "It's only ever original once."
Sean
Great presentation of the car. The videos add a lot of value to the listing. Interior looks pristine! Good luck with the sale!
I only checked the current bid and I'm already happy. I have an individual black black M73 with 36k miles so not quite the same but it should be worth more than the $15k or $20k (What did Carlin's car sell for) the last two M73s on BAT sold for. Yours at $18k with 6 days to go is encouraging.
Someone on BaT said Carlin's car went for $32k. It was an auto with average mileage if I recall correctly. Definitely a celebrity tax on that one, but still really cool if you are a fan of his.
Sean
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I would say your low mileage car is in a different league than the two that recently sold on BaT. One had a bunch of miles on it and the other had moderate miles but was showing a good amount of wear along with a vinyl wrap.
'91 Dinan 860 Stage III (new 6L engine)
'91 Dinan 850 TT stage III (brand new engine) 21st Century Tech meets 18th Century Dinan...
'91 850i 6sp (mint) (sold)
'90 Dinan 750iL TT stage III (Guido - The Beast)
'94 850 CSi The Detroit Auto Show car (restored to factory perfect) (sold)
'96 850Ci, The George Carlin car
''73 3.0 csi, '08 535i, '03 X5 4.6is
...and a few other non BMW cars
CI's with the M73 start at 30k Euro in Germany. I suspect a 36k mile CI would be around 50k Euro. NA prices really lag Europe in this variant.
Did you say you have an Individual CI? I think an Individual CI would bring all the money. Pretty much CSI tier in my books. At least in Germany
I think there is also a 10% tariff on all automobiles whether they are vintage/classic or not before the VAT is applied.
That six speed on BAT should sell for $50k.
Yes I have an individual Ci. It's not a big deal except for the CSi wood trim. And the steering is very light at low speeds. BMW Canada ordered the last 850 Cis with left over factory bits from the CSi. It's one of their rebranded 96s so I don't believe it was a special order.
I'd be happy at $28,850.
I'm starting to wonder what the Dinan TT cars are looking like market wise. Problem is, hard to find any for sale.
Nice sale! Congratulations! Way to go BaT!
Current
95 e31 840 Ci (Auto) Orient Blue 61k
11 e90 328i Space Gray
18 F15 X5 35i XDrive White
Past
00 e38 740 i (Auto) Titanium Silver
94 e31 840 Ci (6 speed conv.) Avus Blau (This car was Awesome!)
03 e46 325 Ci (Auto) Jet Black
91 e31 850i (Auto) Diamond Black, Yes, two!
91 e31 850i (Auto) Diamond Black
00 e39 528i (Auto) Jet Black
92 e36 325i (Auto) Laguna Green
Yes, the run-up at the end was fun to watch.
Sweet!!
For those of you considering selling your e31 (or any rare BMW) and you're willing to put a little more effort into it than just advertising it on eBay or AutoTrader, I highly recommend Bring-A-Trailer. I've noticed well presented BMWs and Porsches tend to do pretty well there, especially when the seller is engaged and sets a realistic reserve. All it cost me was $99 to list, $39 for a Carfax report, and a bit of my time to collect photos and develop the listing with the agent. Sure once it was listed I had to put up with the occasional ignorant comment from the Troll living in his parent's basement who thinks he's an expert, but they were more of a nuisance than anything.
In only a week my listing received over 13,800 views with 735 watchers. There is no way I could have got that kind of coverage in such a short time on the other websites I mentioned. Anyway I wanted to throw this out as a single data point regarding my experience with BaT.
I've enjoyed my time here on e31 Bimmerforums. Thanks for all your help during my ownership.
Sean
Board Member of SoCalEights (Marketing, Web Development & Social Media), Vice President: BMWCCA/E31 Chapter, www.cartiologyfilms.com
Current E31s:
1997 BMW 840Ci Black on Beige. CSI 62, 107 and 16. Euro-CSi #892.
Client Represented E31s (Cartiology Films)
1994 BMW 850CSi #11 USA, 1994 BMW 850CSi #31 USA, 1994 BMW 850CSi #58 USA
93-850Ci - manual 6 speed. 97-850Ci - M73 Steptronic. 94-CSi 125, 95-CSi 162 Daytona Violet, CSi 198 White on Red
Past E31s:
1991 BMW 850i. Calypso Red on Beige Nappa and 1995 BMW 840Ci. Bright Red on Beige Nappa
1997 BMW 840Ci. Black On Black Nappa, but changed to Dakar Yellow on Black Nappa and 1994 BMW 850CSi #27. Red On light Silver.
1991 BMW 850i. Automatic. Red On Black and 1996 BMW 850Ci. Automatic. Midnight Blue on Gray.
1994 BMW 850CSi. Black On Blak #107, Black/Black 97-840. White/White CSi. Silver/Silver 97-840
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