[V8] Re: Lust List

[Moy, Bob]

You guys who are lusting for a 750il or 850 might want to check out this
website

http://my750.com/comments.htm

Unless you are a BMW fanatic or a master tech for BMW, then I would
personally stay away from these cars, but then most BMW master tech would
already know to stay away from these cars.

Bob Moy


-----Original Message-----
From: Korn, Bob [mailto:Bob.Korn at Fike.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:02 AM
To: 'getur at optonline.net'; Coleman, David; Roger M. Woodbury; v8newlist
Subject: RE: [V8] Re: Lust List


The 850 has been on my lust list as well.  Lately it's been an 89 944 Turbo
or an early 80's 911SC.

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: George Tur [mailto:getur at optonline.net] 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:09 AM
To: Coleman, David; Roger M. Woodbury; v8newlist
Subject: Re: [V8] Re: Perfect Quattro weather...


On Friday 16 January 2004 09:09, Coleman, David wrote:
> > Oh, and yes.  I often think about an S-6!  But I am also thinking
> > about a
> > BMW 850.....   ;-/
>
> Make it an 850csi and you'll have something..
>
> -DaveC.
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I've lusted after one of those myself, but after talking to a few 840 and an

850 owner I've had a change of heart. I've run into them while picking up my

beast at the local independent. Reliability wise the engines are very
strong, 
but are expensive to work on for routine maintenance, more so than than our 
V8s. The 850 is especially expensive. While they are put together well they 
do tend to have electrical gremlins, the number of electrical accessories
and 
electronic aids is much greater, as they age and these are hard and
expensive 
to track down. The real downside to the 800 series is that they handle like 
pigs in the twisties and wet weather. The chassis balance is not as a good
as 
a 928 or corvette and the engine is a tad too much for it. The 800 series is

very much a high speed high way cruiser. It's nicely put together but
doesn't 
deliver what you would expect from the looks.

This is all second hand, but it's stuff from 3 owners and the mechanics that

work on them.

My bit of car gossip

George Tur
91 V8
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