If someone in the UK is looking to pick up a relatively inexpensive two-owner 850CSi with over 140k miles for £6,995, then this might be your chance.
Click on this link:
Platinum Automobiles - Buckinghamshire
There are no pictures with this ad.
Candidly, I am skeptical based on other 850CSi pricing within the UK.
Would anyone be interested in finding more about this car along with its chassis number?
Regards,
Zitat von anguswolfendale;60092Jud,
Forgive my ignorance. What does the "A" in 840CiA stand for? I thought the car in question is an 840 Ci Sport.
A = Automatc/Steptronic
6spd = Manual
This car, like yours, is a 840CiA Sport.
I would like to thank James and Alan from the UK in bringing to my attention a very special M62 840CiA RHD that recently came up for sale. These two gentlemen are looking to buy an M62 840CiA and are anxious to join the 8er community.
Many of you have written me about 8er's for sale in the UK. Thank you for your notes and alerts. Your notifications help the documentation effort as we near the threshold of 4,000 documented 8er's worldwide.
I bring to your attention this very special 1-owner 86k mile 1999 M62 840CiA RHD:
Contact the dealer directly for the VIN and other background information regarding this car.
It is the "last" Aegean Blue (code 336) 8er built for the UK market on 31-March-1999. Aegean Blue (known as ÄGÄISCHBLAU METALLIC (336)) was a low production colour for the 8er. In total, there were 45 Aegean Blue (code 336) 8ers produced:
The last Aegean Blue M62 840CiA was an Australian built car April, 1999. The very last Aegean Blue 8er was a Platinum Edition M73 850CiA for the Middle East, also April, 1999.
This particular car has the rarely-seen upholstery in an 8er, Cremeweiss (code 2 423 379).[FONT="] Of the 1,470 M62 RHD 840CiA's built worldwide, only 19 cars had variations of this interior. Coupled with [/FONT]Aegean Blue (code 336) , there were only 3 that came in this interior; all delivered to the UK. Two of the three were done exactly the same way with these attributes in 1999, both built during March, 1999:
Z1XX Upholstery
[INDENT]
Bezel instrument panel below
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The other one of the three was done in a very special way in 1998.
The car looks GREAT!
Gerry does awesome work.
Congratulations!
You had an awesome car. I'm pleased to hear the new owner was happy to buy it.
Take care and we hope to see you in the 8er world again soon.
Regards,
I'm sorry to hear about this event.
Do you have pictures of the carnage?
Is this a joke? Is this car now wrecked?
Zitat von 2rgeir;59928Hey Jud
What steering wheel is that?
Good eye.
The seller includes both "before" and "after" photos of the steering wheel.
In this ad, he shows the original steering wheel:
http://www.classiccarsforsale.…-car-page.php/carno/50762
In the new ad, he shows the new wheel:
My guess on the new wheel? It's from a Porsche.
Anyone care to comment?
Zitat von Job38;59841In addition to the blue ex. BMW car that's been on the market for a while, came across this one on classic cars, in case anyone is interested.....
Thanks for the heads up.
The MAURITIUSBLAU METALLIC (287) car, chassis CC88063, is indeed a former press car. It was previously discussed on Roadfly by the previous owner, although after seeing the ad at Classic Car, I'm not so sure the car changed owners:
The ARKTISSILBER METALLIC (309) car is an interesting vehicle with modifications. Additional pictures can be found here at this independent dealership:
UK Delivered 850CSi's
Search and 8coupe.com are your friend (grin).
This was discussed just last month when Job38 asked this same question, see:
http://www.8er.org/forum/showt…p?t=8023&highlight=850CSi
Key highlights from that post:
Regards,
Hey Dave;
Please go see this car, take pictures, and let me know the chassis number (last 7 digits of the VIN).
I fixed the subject heading from 840CSi to 840CiA Sport (grin).
Jud
Zitat von koenig dave;59698uk spec. m reg. metalic red. grey leather.
I was stoped today while driving the koenig by the owner of the above car, he was on foot. he tells me the car is mint bar for a scratch where he hit his gate post. hes looking for £4k if any one is interested let me know and I will view the car asap. the car is not advertised any where.
Here's an interesting UK 1999 BMW 840CiA Sport that screams "Save Me!".
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI…iewItem&item=250373314608
This vehicle was one of the last 30 M62 840CiA RHD Sports built before production ended 12-May-1999. This particular vehicle is one of two produced with this red upholstery interior. From the build sheet:
The seller seems to just want to get out of the car despite the damage. For the right price, this could be a nice restoration project for someone or a fix-and-flip opportunity.
Disclaimers:
If anyone does see this car, then please report back with your observations and pictures!
Veilchenblau metallic (fe 86-50gu)
Hello Pete;
Welcome back to 8er ownership.
Obviously you must be aware that you purchased a rare coloured 8er: Veilchenblau Metallic (FE 86-50GU)
Worldwide, there were 35 8er's painted in this colour. For the UK, there were 11 M62 840CiA's. The country breakdown is as follows for VEILCHENBLAU METALLIC (FE 86-50GU):
For more information about this colour, visit these links:
Please register you and your 8er in the E31 Registry at 8Coupe.com: http://www.8coupe.com/register.htm
Once registered, we'll forward a build sheet to you for your car. Also, we do have some history on this vehicle as well.
Steve;
Fascinating.
You announce you're back in the fold with an 8er barely three months ago, and NOW you're putting the car up for sale.
What gives?
See:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/866588.htm
BTW, the pictures need to be re-done, bad coloration came through.
Hello Darren;
Welcome.
Nice car. Your Avus Blue RHD M62 840CiA was the 3rd built out of 57 M62 840's produced in Avus Blue for the UK market. Quick rundown for Avus Blue for the UK Market:
For more information on UK colours, go here.
Of the 57 M62 840 Avus Blue cars built, your car was the 1st of only 4 in Avus Blue that came with the rare option code 223, Electronic Dampening Control (EDC). There were 1,470 RHD M62 840CiA's built, of which only 132 for the UK came with option code 223.
Also, option code 494, Heated Seats, was not installed in many M62 840CiA's. Of the 57 Avus Blue RHD M62 840CiA's, there were only 21 with option code 494.
Colour: AVUSBLAU METALLIC (276)
Upholstery: LEDER NAPPA/SILBERGRAU HELL (M5SH)
Order options
No. Description
223 ELECTRONIC DAMPER CONTROL (EDC)
243 AIRBAG FOR FRONT PASSENGER
255 SPORTS LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
299 LT/ALY WHEELS W MIXED TYRES
401 SLIDING/VENT ROOF, ELECTRIC
428 WARNING TRIANGLE
459 SEAT ADJUSTM., ELECTR. W MEMORY F DRIVER
481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
500 HEADLIGHT WASHER SYS/INTENSIVE CLEANING
669 RADIO BMW BUSINESS RDS
676 HIFI LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM
694 PREPARATION FOR CD CHANGER
812 ENGLAND VERSION
850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT
877 DELETION CROSS-OVER OPERATION
If you would like the build sheet for your car, then just cruise on over to www.8coupe.com/register.htm and register you and your cool car.
Cheers,
Jud
Zitat von diddy_p;58710Alles anzeigenhey chaps! thought I'd say Hi! I've been a bit of a lurker here but decided to post!
i have a lovely 840ci sport 4.4 '96 individual, pics below! I knew the last owner very well, who knew the 1st owner and no expense has been spared so far!
i've had the car since july last year and before that had a nissan 300zx twin turbo which was also a great car.
its got seat heaters, edc, full sports pack (headlining, csi body parts, steering wheel etc) etc etc
the pic is from before the SS exhaust was fitted.
hope you like it!
one more thing, there is an 8 series owner around the corner from my work, P***VEU... are you on this forum?
cheers!
darren
Zitat von Job38;57865Does anyone know a definitive number?
How many made for the UK, how many left?
Hello Paul;
Congratulations on the post one year ownership anniversary of your car.
All RHD 850CSi's : 160
Want to know only the UK market versions and UK particular colours? See this page:
UK 8er Colour Breakdown (including 850CSi)
Hint: for the UK, out of 160 RHD built, only 153 were delivered to the UK. The remaining 7 RHD 850CSi's went to these countries:
Regarding your other question, how many are still on the road? If you haven't already visited 8Coupe.com's Salvage Listings page, I recommend doing so (heavy hint). We have over 500 8er's listed as Salvage. We add them to 8Coupe.com every other week because we write a little story about each car along with pictures.
The Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong vehicles are all still active. For the UK, only 2 have been recorded salvaged and junked out of the 153 delivered to the UK. They are:
Pictures and more information on these two cars are listed at 8Coupe.com (click on chassis number to follow URL page link - registration required and last I checked, you and your car are registered, so you can review the salvage listings). At this time that's all we have on file for UK RHD 850CSi's that are now salvaged.
Cheers,
Steve;
We moved your post out of the 840 Sport conversation because it is unrelated to the overall discussion. We have opened up a new thread with your post requesting EDC clarity.
Now about your questions (which we've discussed via email before), let's break it down:
Zitat von Steve5;57089Jud sorry to continue with the subject my 850 (91) on the build sheet has 850Ci (ECE)
Your car is an 850i and was built on 1991-04-15. The 850i branding designation was for the 1990-92 model years and was switched over to 850Ci for the 1993 model year (August/September 1992 production). BMW made a decision to call the 850i the 850Ci on its internal databases and consequently configured their Information Technology databases to call this car the 850Ci regardless of the branding/marketing effort.
The ECE designation means your car is the Euro version, which is approximately 75% of all 8er's produced.
Zitat von Steve5;57089also I cannot work out if it ever had EDC there is a switch by the gear knob which has E,S,M on it but no designation on the build sheet.
Your car does not have EDC (Electronic Dampening Control). Had you car actually had EDC, it would have the option code outlined as follows:
The switch by the gearshift knob (E or A, S, M) controls the M70 850i/CiA 5spd automatic transmissions performance programs:
[INDENT]"This program is for single-gear driving (3rd gear if D/Drive is selected" The gear selected is also used from pulling away. For example, if the selector lever is in position 1 and you are driving up steep gradient, no undesirable upward gear shifts will take place. The same applies to driving on icy roads in winter with the selector level in position 3, you can pull away smoothly and no gear shifts will occcur."
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[INDENT]"This is the program for an enthusiastic driving style. The gear shift points are delayed to make full use of the car's power reserves. The converter lockup clutch engages automatically in 3rd gear."
[/INDENT]This information is covered in the Owners Manual.
Cheers,
Zitat von PierreGoffinet;57016Rare en effet, la seule 840 Ci M60 boite 6 en Belgique avec l'intérieur en tissus.
le numéro de chassis est-il CC78261 ?
C'est CC78324 (Fuch):
ORIENTBLAU METALLIC (317)
STOFF CARRE/ANTHRAZIT (A5AT)
Prod Date: 1995-10-24
CC78261 - Noir:
COSMOSSCHWARZ METALLIC (303)
STOFF CARRE/ANTHRAZIT (A5AT)
Prod Date: 1995-04-13
18 months ago, our resident BMW magazine editor, Seb, was looking for a 6spd manual 840Ci:
See:
http://www.8er.org/forum/showthread.php?p=35878
In that discussion, I was able to verify that Chassis CC39002 was indeed in New Zealand.
Zitat von Jud;post 35887 - 2-June-2007Now, Chassis CC39002 is in New Zealand as well --- so the very LAST M62 RHD 840Ci 6spd out of three produced is indeed domiciled in that country and is in the Mcleod Bay, Whangarei area. Even though this car was produced March, 1996, it was imported into NZ sometime in 1998 and was offered for sale at the same Auckland BMW dealer August, 1998 as a 1998 model year 840Ci 6spd.
In my usual data collection efforts, believe it or not, the very last RHD M62 840Ci 6spd manual (one of three) is now for sale in New Zealand:
See:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade…840/auction-187345326.htm
Other than the seller mis-stating the colour of this car (it's Hellrot, code 314, not Ferrari Red), the car seems to be priced right for the New Zealand market.
If any Kiwi would be interested in contacting the seller and seeing the car, then please do!
The last M62 840Ci 6spd Vehicle Build Sheet:
Production info:
Chassis Number: CC39002
Type code EF72
Type 840I (EUR)
Steering RL
Engine M62
Cubical capacity 4.40
Power 210
Transmision HECK
Gearbox MECH
Colour HELLROT (314)
Upholstery LEDER NAPPA/SCHWARZ (M5SW)
Prod. date Monday - 1996-03-11
Order options
No. Description
243 AIRBAG FOR FRONT PASSENGER
245 STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT ELEC
299 LT/ALY WHEELS W MIXED TYRES
353 ANTI-GLARE STRIP FRONT + RR WINDOW
401 SLIDING/VENT ROOF, ELECTRIC
428 WARNING TRIANGLE
431 INTERIOR RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-DAZZLE
459 SEAT ADJUSTM., ELECTR. W MEMORY F DRIVER
481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
528 AUTOMATIC AIR RECIRCULATION CONTROL(AUC)
548 SPEEDOMETER WITH KILOMETER READING
623 CAR TELEPHONE(GSM)
676 HIFI LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM
687 RADIO PREPARATION
694 PREPARATION FOR CD CHANGER
704 M SPORT SUSPENSION
710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
806 NEW ZEALAND EXPORT
841 CONTROL FOR DELIVERY OF OPTIONS PACKAGE -
Zitat von Hellrot 844;56038With the above data does anyone know any more about the car? I've requested a meet to look it over and it would be nice to be armed with any info out there!
Thanks
What is listed in this thread is all we know about this car. If you go look at it, PLEASE take your camera and take better pictures of this car!
Also, the story the seller presents just seems to unbelievable that this car was built in 1998 but not imported into the UK until the year 2000. That just seems too fantastic. Anything you can learn to verify this car's provenance would be helpful.
