different bmw investment!

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:18 pm

looking at spending 4k this time next year, (quit smoking and using the money to buy a dream car!) a car to be cherrished and driven twice per month (you get the idea!)

i want the car to go up in value and be a true classic.

i was thinking of these cars:

e34 M5

e36 M3

e34 alpina (not got a clue with these so if some one could advise a model and price range that would be great!)

e30 alpina

e31 8 series v8 manual

e34 540i v8 manual

what would be the best choice for an investmant? any other sugestions fine as long as its a bmw and somthing rare in or around my price range!!

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:22 pm

can you get an 8 series v8 manual for £4000?

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:27 pm

not sure tbh ive seen 8's going cheap but is that un-realistic for a manual?

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:32 pm

as a strainge one: 328i sport? will they be sought after like an e30 sport in few years? as that would be bargain buy really for the money but may not apprciate the way i want it to!

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:14 pm

I reckon an e34 M5 is your best bet. They are the last of the handbuilt M5s and you can currently get a good one for aroung £4000 if you look carefully. Plus they are already going up in value!

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:47 pm

e34 alpina (not got a clue with these so if some one could advise a model and price range that would be great!)

My fav BMW of all time!!!

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/HTML/ ... o_e34.html

Be prepared to pay the price though

I saw a minter on PH for a good few months - the guy wanted just a touch over 10K for it.

EDIT: Found the 'minter'. Dropped the price by about 500 quid i think!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/806219.htm

Mind you, I saw one on ebay or was it pistonheads? Going for 1K but needed TLC! Can't access ebay from work so will post a link when i get home..

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:59 pm

A Biturbo is a very different car to an 'ordinary' E34 Alpina . Nice ones start at 10k and need continuos fettling and cash injections. Ordinary E34 Alpinas start ar £1500 for tired rubbish , £3500 should buy something decent , like my white B10

They are basically a 535 with some nice bits so if you buy a decent car they should not cost fortunes to keep up to scratch.

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:53 pm

B10 or m5 e34 the b10 will be cheaper to run but cost about the same

or a mint e21 323i

Jason

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:06 pm

its going to be doing less than 1k a year in miles, but after reading of the m5 edc scares the hell out of me!

Post Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:18 pm

e21Jason wrote:B10 or m5 e34 the b10 will be cheaper to run but cost about the same

Don't be swaying him to an E21 Jason.

And i thought all B10 Bi turbo's were LHD?
or a mint e21 323i

Jason

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:19 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

went for a bargain IMO.....

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:25 am

Looks like a sorry rusty scottish scrapper.

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:34 am

Not even a sport interior

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:38 am

320ise wrote:its going to be doing less than 1k a year in miles, but after reading of the m5 edc scares the hell out of me!

Buy a 3.6 M5 then, no edc.

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:41 am

E28 M535i.

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:49 am

e28 m5

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:50 am

A 4k E28 M5 will probably be a turd. I would go for a 3.6 M5 if the EDC is such a worry, they are not going to get much cheaper. Although a nice Alpina E34 would probably be cheaper to keep.

Post Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:58 pm

Looks like a sorry rusty scottish scrapper.

Not even a sport interior

Didn't say it was perfect

Limited production line...genuine Alpina.. mileage okay with the age - would be worth a nice restoration funds permitting.