BMW 840/850i

[Pacemaker1000]

Anybody consider or compare one of these?

 

[scm]

Of course not!

 

[PhilB]

I've moved this to the off-topic section where you should have posted it in the first place.

 

[mickjaguar]

Quite liked the series at the time, although it never was hugely popular and expensive to buy with depreciation like falling masonry. F type is much more glamorous.

They became bargains like a lot of high end German stuff, when the mpg and parts put a lot of people off (mate at work had a 10 year old Merc CL500 at the time best offer was £500, couldn't even give it away). There were a lot of scabby 8 series's bought by people as a cheap car and neglected not that long ago. Mike Brewer and Ed China did an episode looking for a car that wasn't a money pit. Watch for engine wear and if there's diff noise a replacement rear pinion can be hard to source.

Nice car, but I'd go for a 6 series or the 3.0 CS if I had an itch for a BMW

 

[Pacemaker1000]

I was on about 2018 models onwards. Lose a lot as said so 50k gets you a lot of car and a lot of kit still under warranty.
Personally too big for me especially when you factor in it’s cramped space

 

[scm]

... I'd go for a 6 series or the 3.0 CS if I had an itch for a BMW

If I had an itch for a BMW I'd go for suicide! :lol:

 

[mickjaguar]

I was on about 2018 models onwards. Lose a lot as said so 50k gets you a lot of car and a lot of kit still under warranty.
Personally too big for me especially when you factor in it’s cramped space

The looks of the new version 8 series do nothing for me, especially side on which just doesn't look right. If I needed more space I would have an Alfa Julia Quadraformaggio no question.