40 mile from new e23

nice low milage neley 2 grand for a e23 728

its a car from the famous Tim Hignett L&C BMW collection, so will have been perfectly maintained over the years.

after it was sold from the collection it was hawked around the auction scene I believe. price of 15,000 was sought.

this one will stick for ever unless the current owner/seller has drastically realigned his expectations.

Spoke to Nigel earlier, he explained it was from a collection where it would have been maintained and looked after.

Personally I can't see the point of buying a car that can't be used for fear of lowering it's value.  I know people do buy them and do as Horsetan says. Nice to see one in such good condition. Shame it'll never be used as BMW intended but I expect someone will give it a good home. Prices are looking up - ask RobsE23, lol!

Mind you, it'd be a better buy than the horrid Cortina that went for 9K just a few weeks ago.

What do you guys n gals thinks its worth?

Horsetan wrote: What do you guys n gals thinks its worth?

Bit steep for an ornament

M3AG wrote: Cars like this (good as they are) won't really sell on the open market such as eBay or Autotrader, as the buyers on these places don't want a car like this, he's best putting it in a proper auction, there it may realise a good price, but £10? (or £15??) I wouldn't know!

Fair comment, it would be worth a lot as a concours show car to the right person, but to the likes of me it's worthless as I like to drive the cars, and no-one is going to put this into daily use!

rubberknees50 wrote: Fair comment, it would be worth a lot as a concours show car to the right person, but to the likes of me it's worthless as I like to drive the cars, and no-one is going to put this into daily use!

I don't believe this motor is worthy of being a museum piece so why not buy it and run it as an everyday car?  There's a good chance you'll get 10 years of relatively cheap motoring out of it and it will be very individual too.  On that basis, it must be worth a couple of thousand?  Look at it as a viable alternative to a 10 year old 328 with 100k on the clock...  Just don't regard it as a 'classic' because it's a base model at the end of the day.

** sits back and waits for the 'classic' E23 brigade to pounce**

Philip wrote: it could also be registered with agencies that supply vehicles for film & TV work when they need "period" vehicles for a street scene.

There's a thought, the quest for authenticity these day is intense. Been watching the odd episode of "proffesionals" and "sweeney" on Men&Motors enjoying seeing the cars I remember from my youth (no, not model T's I'm only 50!)