[V8] RE: [Worthwhile Bimmers ... ]

[Buchholz, Steven]

It is funny how everyone's experiences color their perceptions ... for
me based on my personal experience I've never been too interested in
BMWs ... I bought a 1978 Audi Fox GTI not too long after I graduated
from college, while my friend, college roommate and coworker at the time
bought a 1979 320i.  While the Fox has a bad rap for many ... I must say
that in 1978 with the fuel injected engine was a very good car.  The BMW
cost almost twice what the Fox did, and my little 1.6 could easily
outsprint my buddy's 2.0 ... needless to say I was and have been pretty
nonplussed ...

You must realize that one of my goals is to buy a T-shirt that reads
"What, BMW makes cars?" ... but there are a couple BMWs that I have been
attracted to.  First and foremost is the M1 ... what a gorgeous car ...
but second is the 850i ... and I think it is because BMW took some cues
from the M1.  A coworker at my current employer saw the AutoWeek I
brought in which had the scoop on the 850i and decided he had to have
one ... got one of the first imported to California.  I've heard some
horror stories on the kinds of failures and poor serviceability of the
12 cylinder ... perhaps an 840 might be more in line with what I might
look for ... 

I must say that a 1988 928 would be another car I'd pick up if the price
were right ... and it had a manual tranny ... 

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)
... my BMW's got only 2 wheels ... 
> 
> So with the advent of the second, "I'll NEVER do that again" Porsche,
> the 12-cylinder BMW receded into the far background.  One of the
> justifications of course, is that in the case of Porsche, as we all
> know, "there is no substitute".  Probably the other justification is
> that with V8's, once bitten by the Porsche bug, you never quite find a
> cure.