E24 635csi

[Kees 594]

Just saw this pop up for sale on trademe. 

Not a fan of the e39 wheels and its auto, but otherwise it looks quite nice. 

Wonder what it will go for, barely ever see these for sale anymore. 

 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/other/listing/3325329675?bof=NRwtLMve

Edited October 30, 2021 by Kees

[Brianr70 83]

Never really quite figured out why people attempt to block out their rego plate yet its still showing on the magazine cover in this particular ad?????

[Kees 594]

32 minutes ago, Brianr70 said:

Never really quite figured out why people attempt to block out their rego plate yet its still showing on the magazine cover in this particular ad?????

Yeah I was thinking the same thing 😂

 

[skidz 197]

now has a personalised plate - sorry a Kiwi Plate.

E12 based version, looks to be in good order.  And Henna Red.  Not many photos other than exterior.  And Imported, probably from UK - 

[Ghost Chip 188]

This is tempting me to sell my e30!

[Sammo 2544]

3 minutes ago, Ghost Chip said:

This is tempting me to sell my e30!

I know someone looking 😎

[Eagle 1662]

1 hour ago, Ghost Chip said:

This is tempting me to sell my e30!

E12 based E24's aren't very good  

[Ghost Chip 188]

1 hour ago, Eagle said:

E12 based E24's aren't very good  

Care to expand? Don’t know much about these models.

@Sammo Unlikely that it’ll actually happen but you’ll be the first to know if I do mate 😄

[Eagle 1662]

Mostly comes down to being old, its 1960-1970's tech and 40 year old car. Parts harder to get\more expensive than e28 stuff. Manuals drive ok but 3 speed autos haven't aged well. Engines more problematic than the later M30's.

[ssbmw 220]

I remember buying the car magazine they talk about in the advert as I was gearing up to buy a 635csi in the late 90's and early 00's. I found it actually extremely diffficult back then to get one - hardly any came up for sale and I wanted to have sports seats which were such a rare option and the switchable auto box ( resigning myself to the slush box as manuals seemed rarer than hens teeth).

Wanted to one in Henna red as well - never saw one. They were anecdotally $135,000 in 1983 when Ross Jensen (who was the BMW importer back then) sold them.  I eventually got a 89 Highline in burgundy - a car that has been discussed on these forums. I thought 218 BHP was quite grunty back then. Funny how things change.

This thing needs some 16" E34 5 series cross spoke or 17" style 5's.

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[Palazzo 477]

2 hours ago, ssbmw said:

I remember buying the car magazine they talk about in the advert as I was gearing up to buy a 635csi in the late 90's and early 00's. I found it actually extremely diffficult back then to get one - hardly any came up for sale and I wanted to have sports seats which were such a rare option and the switchable auto box ( resigning myself to the slush box as manuals seemed rarer than hens teeth).

Wanted to one in Henna red as well - never saw one. They were anecdotally $135,000 in 1983 when Ross Jensen (who was the BMW importer back then) sold them.  I eventually got a 89 Highline in burgundy - a car that has been discussed on these forums. I thought 218 BHP was quite grunty back then. Funny how things change.

This thing needs some 16" E34 5 series cross spoke or 17" style 5's.

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Did you live in Grey Lynn at one point, Summerfield Villas?

[ssbmw 220]

7 hours ago, Palazzo said:

Did you live in Grey Lynn at one point, Summerfield Villas?

How long ago? If it was in the early 00’s - quite positively as I dated a girl who lived there. Hilarious-I’d forgotten that! 

[Palazzo 477]

At a guess between ‘02-‘07?

 

[ssbmw 220]

9 hours ago, Palazzo said:

At a guess between ‘02-‘07?

 

Must have been 2002 as it was sold to an ex America's cup sailor in 2002.  He owned it for a number of years. Has changed hands a few times since but now apparently lives somewhere just north of auckland. 

[Palazzo 477]

Come to think of it, it was later, '06 onwards at a guess. Either the same car, or identical looking, very high spec and immaculate.

You'd possibly have remembered my mate hurling a flaming pot into the common driveway area and screaming "fire" if you'd been there later.

[ssbmw 220]

2 hours ago, Palazzo said:

Come to think of it, it was later, '06 onwards at a guess. Either the same car, or identical looking, very high spec and immaculate.

You'd possibly have remembered my mate hurling a flaming pot into the common driveway area and screaming "fire" if you'd been there later.

That's a funny story. I think by 2006 I was onto my M635csi and was living in Birkenhead happily married ! 

I hope this red 635csi goies to a good home. Fabulous old sharks - and one of the prettiest designs by BMW.  Still look great today! 

[Sammo 2544]

Its like the universe is trying to talk me out of an E30 and into an E24:

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3328522439?bof=O1LBIznl

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3331187718?bof=WAO790Nu

Both oldies though (1979 / E12 based) but that second one is amazingly clean - wonder what the reserve is 🤔

A bit big and old for me, but I really love the look!

[skidz 197]

These 635s are like buses - Wait for ages and three come at once!

[Kees 594]

Looks to be some shill bidding on the auto E24, which has magically jumped to a $25K bid from a 0 rated account..... 

[E28E30 335]

7 hours ago, Kees said:

Looks to be some shill bidding on the auto E24, which has magically jumped to a $25K bid from a 0 rated account..... 

I hate that stuff, hmm

[lord_jagganath 421]

the 25k bid seems to have been removed now...

[jon dee 500]

Not shill bidding... way to obvious for that. More likely just someone trying to get a feel for the reserve. Although I imagine that having someone with zero feedback doing that on ones auction would make the seller nervous !!!!!

Cheers...

Edited November 4, 2021 by jon dee

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2957]

Yeah, that’s what it looks like to me. It’s really only shill bidding if there is someone else that is counter bidding, and therefore having their bid pushed up.

[lord_jagganath 421]

and the bidder only has zero feedback because of the negative feedback. 

[Kees 594]

1 hour ago, jon dee said:

Not shill bidding... way to obvious for that. More likely just someone trying to get a feel for the reserve. Although I imagine that having someone with zero feedback doing that on ones auction would make the seller nervous !!!!!

Cheers...

Yeah I did think maybe they were trying to find where the reserve was, its just quite a jump from 15K to 25K that makes it look a bit suss. Surely you would go up in $500 or $1K increments to find the reserve... I guess maybe the 25K bid was a mistake and that is why it has been removed. 

Will be interesting to see if that bidder ends up winning the car.