1rotty

Are we starting a collection Si?

I buy blind all the time-but i always talk to the sellers at length & do as much history checking as possible-previous owners etc Plus I never pay going rates. I had no interest in this one but the seller seemed very evasive to me. And most important I dont pay until I pick the car up.It hasnt happened yet but I would walk if the car wasnt up to par.

I couldnt help thinking there was something a bit suss about this one. Couldnt put my finger on it tho.

Never mind that other stuff. WHENS THE HOUSEWARMING??????????????????

LOL thats hard to beat. One guy applying at a canal-side restaurant I managed on the Gold Coast wrote in the 'why would you like to work at ______'s' section "cause I just want to cruise & check out all the tits". Didnt get a job but have to admit I liked his style.

Haha-I love itBring on the nasty big car crushing monster.It might make some of the wankers wake up & take notice. (except here the black block will be worth about $1.50)

Buying less cars & getting more sleep for a start.

Got big withdrawls coming on

Band expanders dont work well on these-waste of money. As per you other thread-PM Hotwire-he will be able to answer all these questions & sort your radio.

Like what?I'd love to continue our little discussion but 1) Back on topic 2) Pink Floyds on Prime!!!!

Mate-now you're thread jacking.I was talking the to THE poster.

Hows this for an original idea. Just PUT A f**kIN PRICE ON IT & stop pissing around.

Yep,fraid so. If the other guy was going straight through then you are at fault regardless, One of the reasons no other country in the world has this ridiculous give way rule.

No & yes in that order. PM Grant-Hotwire-he be the man to sort you out.

Tell me you're kidding

Or this one(with a bit of price negotiation) http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=236632928

There have been a couple of nice original 325s on TM lately-prices just a tad high tho. Been 2 in the SI-what is it about the SI & nice tidy cars?

Take your vin into a BMW dealer & they'll run the build sheet for you which will tell you exactly what options it came out of the factory with. Most are happy to do it.

Bet thats the reserve-might have to watch it on Sat.Anyone in Auck want to take a look at it?

Wouldnt be surprised. From realOEM The AHK drive motor accuator alone is $US6990

Woohoo,yet another 540. The novelty & pleasure of driving these never seems to diminish. Now.on with the mods

Some interesting info Only 1510 units of the BMW 850CSi were built from August 1992 until october 1996. Because of stricter emission guidelines from January 1997 on, the production of the 850CSi ceased as further development, because of the few cars sold, would have been too expensive. So it has the same destiny as the Aston Martin V8 Vantage. By the end of 1996, all dealers still having a CSi, were instructed to license them - and if it was for one day only - because with the new guidelines it would have been impossible to do. ↑ ↑ Specification Extras that were 'standard' in every 850CSi Euro USA × × Engine S70B56 × × 6-speed manual (automatic not as an option) × × Final drive ratio 2.93:1 × Final drive oil cooler × Engine oil cooler × × Stiffer suspension (No electronic damping control available) × × Chassis lowered 15mm × × Servotronic, motorsport specific × × Limited slip differential × × Automatic Stability Control + Traction (ASC+T) × × Aluminium wheels with brake ventilation × Active rear axle kinematics, motorsport specific × × Electric steering wheel adjustment × Stronger brakes × × Upgraded front and rear spoiler × M-design door mirror × × Dashboard with red pointers and different looks × × 850CSi-badge × × Folding rear seat backs and ski bag × M-Interieur (Bicolor) × × Leather seats × 'BMW Motorsport' written on doorhandles × × ///M emblem embossed in lower door frame ↑ ↑ The hydraulic four-wheel-steering Maybe what makes the 850CSi most special was the Active Rear-Axle Kinematics system which was standard on all Euro CSis. It's abbreviation (AHK) is the abbreviation of the german expression for it (Aktive Hinterachs-Kinematik). While normal passively steering rear axles allow the wheels to be slightly turned by the forces acting on them when cornering, the hydraulics of the AHK turns in the rear wheels before those forces build up. The AHK is therefore a real for-wheel-steering system! From a speed of about 60 kph (37 mph, BMW doesn't disclose the correct numbers) and up, a computer controlled hydraulic system steers the rear wheels depending on the turn angle of the front wheels. All four wheels then turn into the same direction, minimize weight shifts (the CSi weighing almost two tons even beats Turbo-Porsches in lane change maneouvers) and even allow steering adjustment in a curve to an extent that would inevitably cause you to crash in any other car. According to various sources the maximum angle the rear wheels turn is between 1.5 and 2.5 degrees (again, BMW doesn't tell). With the introduction of the CSi the Active Rear-Axle Kinematic was also on the option list for the normal 8 series. But the additional amount of money you had to pay was 6400 Euros (DEM 12500), so a non-CSi with AHK will belong to the rarest things on this planet. Here you will find detailed technical data. ↑ ↑ BMW M8 1990, V12 (S70/1), about 6.0l displacement, 550 hp, prototype, number: 1 The BMW 850CSi is a detuned version of the M8 which has never been produced and remained a prototype only. The M8 should have been built in a consequently lightweight manner in order to be a 'Ferrari-Killer'. The specially developed 550 hp engine has never been used except in the prototype - of which only one exists. But with the support of McLaren the M8 engine was transformed into the power plant of the McLaren F1 super sports car. At the time of development of the M8 there was virtually no market for such a car, so the BMW manager cancelled the project. The M8-Prototype is perhaps the best-kept secret of BMW. Absolutely no one must see it or can get information, by order from the general manager himself. Questions from motorsport magazines remain unanswered as well. The car is locked away in the so-called Giftschrank, which could be translated as 'poison-storage'. According to BMW it is hidden behind lots of boxes anyway and will be destroyed in the near future as the 8 series doesn't exist any more and neither a successor. ↑ ↑ The Prototype has never been road safe (even the headlights were missing as you can see in the picture) and was only loosely patched together, which is the reason why it is not presented in their museum. It's not even good for that ...says BMW. Yes, the papers of an 850CSi say, it's an M8, but that's not of much use if you know what it could have been. What the S70 engine is capable of speaks for itself. See the world record run of the McLaren F1. The guys at McLaren say they could get 1000 hp at 9500 or 10000 rpm from the engine. The different versions of the S70 engine: S70 5576 ccm 380 hp, 24V, 850CSi 1992 S70/1 about 6000 ccm 550 hp, 48V(?), M8 prototype 1990 S70/2 6064 ccm 627 hp, 48V, McLaren F1 1993 S70/3 6064 ccm 635 hp, 48V, McLaren F1 1996 ↑ ↑ Alpina B12 5.0 Coupé 06/1990 - 05/1994, V12 (based on M70), 5.0l displacement, 350 hp, number: 97 The Alpina coupé are tuned 8 series cars taken from the normal production lines. Their number is included in the production- and shipment figures. So they do not add to the total number of 8 series cars. The Alpina B12 5.0 Coupé is based on the 850i and was available with the 4-speed automatic gearbox only. Here you will find detailed technical data. ↑ ↑ Alpina B12 5.7 Coupé 11/1992 - 12/1996, V12 (based on S70), 5.7l displacement, 416 hp, number: 57 The Alpina coupé are tuned 8 series cars taken from the normal production lines. Their number is included in the production- and shipment figures. So they do not add to the total number of 8 series cars. The Alpina B12 5.7 Coupé is based on the 850CSi and was available with 6-speed manual transmission only. Here you will find detailed technical data. ↑ ↑ OOh-that was long. Couldnt find RHD figures but I'm sure I've seen that 160 somewhere.

^^Very!!

I love them. Is it an "M" or just badges do you think? Assuming its good condition anything under $8k would have to be a nice deal EDIT;just noted mileage- high so it would need to be more $6500ish?

From a BMW production site I just read tonight only 1510 csi's built