840.. how expensive are these to keep running

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deadmail@burnt.org.uk - 26 Feb 2006 09:29 GMT

I seem to be getting attracted to the 840, well more to the 850 but I'm
sure the 850 is a *real* money pit.

How much care and maintenance would an 840 need? If I bought a 'decent'
one with, say, about 100k or so on the clock is it something that could
be kept on the road within a reasonable annual budget? Or, is it a real
enthusiast's car needing frequent tinkering and costing £1500 plus per
year just to keep it up to scratch without even thinking about using it?

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John Burns - 26 Feb 2006 11:21 GMT

> How much care and maintenance would an 840 need? If I bought a 'decent'
> one with, say, about 100k or so on the clock is it something that could
> be kept on the road within a reasonable annual budget? Or, is it a real
> enthusiast's car needing frequent tinkering and costing £1500 plus per
> year just to keep it up to scratch without even thinking about using it?

The idea is to only look at cars with a full service history. That's the
real trick to buying a good used BMW. I run an E38 730i V8 which is
similar in complexity to your 840i. It's pretty reliable.

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Steve Parry - 26 Feb 2006 15:33 GMT

> I seem to be getting attracted to the 840, well more to the 850 but I'm
> sure the 850 is a *real* money pit.
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> enthusiast's car needing frequent tinkering and costing £1500 plus per
> year just to keep it up to scratch without even thinking about using it?

I had a 750iL which uses the same engine as the 850 and found it reliable
and reasonable to maintain, with regular oil & filter changes etc easy
enough. Plug changes were a bit of a pain but OK

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