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Kinja'd!!! "gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
05/01/2016 at 20:16 • Filed to: 12 cylinders

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A local BMW forum member picked up this 6 speed 850i a little while ago, this weekend he decided to give the paint some attention and my goodness did it turn out well.

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God I love this car

Here’s the important part

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Also what it looked like when he got it

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It found itself in excellent hands with the new owner


DISCUSSION (13)


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > gmctavish needs more space
05/01/2016 at 20:20

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Lower part of the front & rear bumpers are missing?


Kinja'd!!! GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > gmctavish needs more space
05/01/2016 at 20:21

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I need to give my paint some love too...

Fantastic looking car, would love to hear one with a full exhaust system.


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/01/2016 at 20:22

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Yeah you’re right. I’m not sure what should be there, but it looks like something is missing for sure


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > gmctavish needs more space
05/01/2016 at 20:25

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Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > gmctavish needs more space
05/01/2016 at 20:26

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That paint really came back to life.


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05/01/2016 at 20:39

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Old BMW paint is awesomely thick


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > gmctavish needs more space
05/01/2016 at 21:50

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Noice!

I’d honestly rather have one of those with an automatic transmission, it just seems to fit the profile of a grand tourer more.


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > jkm7680
05/01/2016 at 22:02

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That's fair, although I mostly disagree. My manual 633 still felt pretty grand tour-y, mostly due to the gearing


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > jkm7680
05/01/2016 at 22:09

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That said, I'm pretty sure the 850 would use the ZF 5HP30, which is an excellent transmission that I enjoy in my friends 540i


Kinja'd!!! Schaefft > gmctavish needs more space
05/01/2016 at 22:10

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Looks fantastic. I hate the steering wheels it came with from the factory, but thats easy to fix. These are rising in value now, especially the manual cars.


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > Schaefft
05/01/2016 at 22:30

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Yeah the steering wheels are really nota good thing. I don't know what he got this one for, but he said it was a good deal. I still wanna know who ordered a manual 850 that wasn't a CSi....


Kinja'd!!! Schaefft > gmctavish needs more space
05/02/2016 at 13:19

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CSis were a pretty limited production run, there are definitely plenty of normal 840Ci and 850Ci with a manual out there. Not sure if it fits the Grand Tourer nature of the 8 Series better than a decent automatic, but its definitely not a bad choice.


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > Schaefft
05/02/2016 at 15:39

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Maybe in Europe, but not North America. This one is an original Canadian car too. Yeah, fair enough