On my way to VA, i saw a black BMW. I think it said "s300" or "5300" on the back


it was a wide and low looking car


looked to be mid/late 90's



can someone help me figure this out? I should've taken a picture, but i couldn't at the time.


oh, and the hood came down in between the headlights. similar to the old preludes. (1992)



I hadn't ever seen one before, but even the back looked pretty similar to a prelude tail lights (~1997 tails)

1/9/2008 2:04:43 PM

1/9/2008 2:20:12 PM

bingo



sexy.

1/9/2008 2:22:20 PM

bmw 850

old school.

leith had one for sale a few years ago. havnt seen one on the streets in a looooooooooooooong time

1/9/2008 2:23:10 PM

850 was the V12, 840 was the V8. Both are pretty sluggish (and automatic only iirc), but they're supposed to make a pretty good sport touring car.

1/9/2008 2:26:35 PM

is the 840 ^ speaks of.

[Edited on January 9, 2008 at 2:32 PM. Reason : so it could have been the 840. ]

1/9/2008 2:32:14 PM

1/9/2008 4:31:04 PM

haha, check out that early c3 across the street.


[Edited on January 9, 2008 at 4:49 PM. Reason : straight late 70's/early 80's style]

1/9/2008 4:47:55 PM

you don't even need to be a car guru to know the famous 8-series, let alone a bmw guru.

1/9/2008 4:55:20 PM

HE DID THAT LAME SHIT TO A METAL BUMPER C3

I like pre 1970 vettes

1/9/2008 5:26:44 PM

E31........aka POS. They are all over the place around Durham and Chapel Hill.

1/9/2008 5:29:30 PM

don't insult the 850ci though

that's a badass bmw

1/9/2008 5:48:07 PM

^^^fwiw, unless the fenders have been changed that's a 73. the ducts/vents are distinctly different from the 68-72 cars. also, 73 had no chrome/metal front bumper, only the rear.

1/9/2008 6:04:43 PM

Quote :

"haha, check out that early c3 across the street."

i see no C3 across the street.

1/9/2008 6:25:35 PM

Quote :

"850 was the V12, 840 was the V8. Both are pretty sluggish (and automatic only iirc), but they're supposed to make a pretty good sport touring car."

The 850 came in a manual transmission. I drove one...it was ....ehh...so-so. But i'd still rock the shit out of it because it's big pimpin'.

1/9/2008 7:08:38 PM

how fast is the 850? I thought it was about as fast as an LT1 C4

1/9/2008 7:09:43 PM

some people have swapped newer 6.0L V12 from BMW 760Li

1/9/2008 7:41:18 PM

my cousin has an auto 850, its a nice car, but isn't really very fast. I'd still love to have it

1/9/2008 8:00:08 PM

heh... forgot to add the alpina part to it

thats what makes it badass

1/10/2008 2:27:32 PM

someone at my work has one. they put 20's on it i think.

1/10/2008 2:53:33 PM

Its a unit, no matter what engine it has in it.

1/10/2008 5:24:39 PM

Some say the design hasn't aged well, but I'd still rock one. Those things were always among the elite of luxury/sports coupes.

1/10/2008 5:30:50 PM