Rugby 735i back on Fleabay

bmw1066 wrote: ...a wast of muney...

A what?

It goes like this.........

The last Mark 2 Jaguar was made in 1969. Twenty
years later, they were worth a fortune and still are.
Sadly, no BMW saloon made in the sixties is really
worth more than a couple of Grand. The newest E23
is now 19 years old, the oldest is 28 years old. If they
were going to rise in value, they would have done so
by now. In ten years time, a nice one will still be
worth £1000 because they will never be fasionable
in the way an old Jag or Merc is. For whatever
reason, there are very few old BMW's that are
serious collectors items (i.e worth more than
£25'000 in top condition)- of the postwar stuff it's the
507, CSL, M1 and, er......that's it really.

Mercedes Benz on the other hand is different.
Whereas most seventies and eighties BMW saloons
are pretty worthless, similar aged Merc stuff always
has a value. It's not that Mercs are vastly better cars -
often they're a load of crap (C Class) - but for some
reason the percieved value of an old BMW is vastly
less.

Some are better made. The E30 was always a bit of
a rust heap but the 190E seems to last a lot longer.
A classic case is the old 6 Series. Most BMW
breakers will have them piled up and I've seen loads
in ordinary scrapyards, dumped in side streets etc.
These were the same price as the W107 SL which
even in rough condition (and boy, they can REALLY
rot) will still command £4000 and you'd be lucky to
find one of those on the back of a scrap truck.

The old 6 Series is like the Jaguar XJS, Opel Monza
etc - they will have a loyal following and curiosity
value but will never be really, really valuable in the
same way the old CS Coupe isn't particularly sought
after 30 years after the last one was made.

I wonder why this is?

majority of people don't buy an old car to use on a daily basis, but that doesn't meant they can't be used that way, after all, the options you thought were desirable then and were expensive back in the 80's, majority of basic cars have them as std today.
Lets not get into a 'knock the e23' ala the old 7 board, as each to their own. I personally dislike the majority of 80's Mercedes, as to me they are old 'manish' quite boring and just as bland as some of the mainstream BMW's of the same period. The only one I would like would be a 2.5 evo 190, but as it is so far out of my reach, I don't bother even thinking about it. Jags rust as badly as any other car, and the Senator/Monza etc, nice cars, but to me that's all!

the e23 in todays standards, yes well made, rust like hell as ALL classics do but we enjoy them. dident mean to upset you boys but its said now.ill get my coat, bye bye...

did you read the artical on the six forum about the chap who has just bought a 635 for 5,000 only 500miles from new from a old gal whoes husband died and left it in the garage. exellent now that would be nice.hope he puts the pics on the site...

hi philip,i managed to save and repair the front offside wing, its taken 3 weekends to do it but today its sprayed and finished. that was a chore,i thought id done it last weekend but ended up stripping the paint off again as the clear laqure reacted with the paint after 2 hours. so i went out and bought some different make of laqure and it worked a treet. i also think i mixed the last lot with to much hardener.i will be putting the parts back this week and should have it on the road when the bad weather has gone, ie no salt. did you get your blue 735 back from the repair shop. how does it drive, have you got any pics. rob..

hows that gearbox mark is it ok now or are you going to change it..

Mark - are you selling an E30? lets hear some details with pics.

you show tremendous class being into E23's at the tender age of 20 when most lads your age want a Chavved up Nova with cruising lights underneath, and 1000 watts of crap music blasting out.

Rob - sounds like you are making solid progress. she will be ready to show off soon.

I started cleaning the blue 735i today, its still very much work in progress. I started cleaning the engine bay and will gradually clean the car from front to back. pics very shortly  rain, gales & snow are ideal car valeting weather boys

Yep red 318 touring 89 g , not bad for 16 years, new rad, termastat, had head rebild end 03 with new cam,valvs,water pump, I like this car as for a 1.8 goes very well, uses no oil. just can't aford it. shame. can't seam to post pic thow what am i doing rong. 

Killian will host the pictures for you, you will be able to post them directly when your post count gets to a preset level