Leasing to get out of an upside down situation can be very beneficial. Find something with a massive rebate to eat up some of the negative. Plug in hybrids that qualify for the Federal tax credit usually get the federal money up front as a rebate on a lease. A lot of negative equity can be eaten up by a big rebate,…

But damn did that car look cool though. I miss it ever so slightly. And my M60'd V8 version was quick from 60-90mph all the high RPM torque, typical BMW engine.

Agreed, the things one should worry about with the 8-Series is the 1st generation computer controlled electronics. Did you know each door has a microswitch to control the locks? And there’s another microswitch that is activated when you pull the handle to lower the window a half inch before you open the door.

850i’s with the 6 speed aren’t exactly cheap. Buy a well maintained one (and I assure you, with a V12 made from two M20s with two ECUs, you want a well maintained one) you’ll be spending $10-15k. Bargain compared to new, but still a good chunk of change for a 25 year old BMW. I had an 840i, pillarless coupes are…

What is the obsession with owning a depreciating asset? Leasing is a great way to get a car. After you pay it off, what do you really own? A5-6 year old car with 60-75k miles on it. Look at a 5 year cost to own a Ford Fusion SE $33,750 10k miles, paying Cash for the car: http://www.kbb.com/ford/fusion/20…

*100,000 mile beaters.

That’s all fine and well, but good luck keeping a carb’d car running right at all altitudes and keeping the emissions right, and diagnosing issues, and....

That’s the point of vaping, you’re not inhaling smoke, you’re inhaling vaporized propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin, nothing is being burned, the jury is still out on whether or not vaporized PG/VG is bad for you. People forget there’s a chemical reaction happening when you burn something, turning that safe…

Stupid CL BMWs, I want to email all the V6 posters and tell them they should not own an E36.

Need the torques.

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

I forgot this: /s

But the payoff is worth it.

Didn’t know about SW Water Pumps, but yeah, looks like the right piece, too bad they don’t make one for E30s

Now I know you’re not lying. What is it with BMW and plastic water pumps?

I’m on that bandwagon now. Probably going to get a ‘17 Lariat SuperCab 2.7 to replace my ‘14 STX 5.0L.

Tell that to a TD Mercedes owner.

Plus bearing cooling/lubrication, plus non-mech siphon.

Meh, I won’t call it backtracking still, Ford never said that it will never make sense for the half ton market, only that it didn’t make sense at the time for Ford. Even then, the EB 2.7L is pretty damn close to what the EcoDiesel is getting for fuel economy. Also, unlike Ram’s 10% take rate, I think the take rate…

There’s no backtracking, they’re going for Cafe Goals. It makes sense to go small displacement turbo as it can produce as much power as a bigger V8. People make the mistake all the time thinking the 3.5L EB was designed to be in the same league as the 5.0L V8. In reality, it should get similar fuel economy to the…