Old BMWs

[Pio1980]

I liked their motorbikes, owned and rode a few.

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[d-ray657]

Besides a prestigious name, what else goes in to making an older vehicle one that will catch a premium price?


Regards,

D-Ray

[catswiththum]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Besides a prestigious name, what else goes in to making an older vehicle one that will catch a premium price?


Regards,

D-Ray

For me, I had never owned a BMW or thought much about them until I bought the '84 533i pictured above from a friend who had babied it.

I liked the style and after prob. putting my mechanic's kid through college the first year of ownership, learned to do maintenance and repair on it myself.

In the course of replacing worn parts and puttering around I discovered these old BMWs were over engineered for their time and are safe. When you want it stop, it STOPS - turn, it turns immediately.

The M30 motors are bulletproof - change the oil and adjust the valves when you are supposed to and they will go 300,000 easily.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by catswiththum

For me, I had never owned a BMW or thought much about them until I bought the '84 533i pictured above from a friend who had babied it.

I liked the style and after prob. putting my mechanic's kid through college the first year of ownership, learned to do maintenance and repair on it myself.

In the course of replacing worn parts and puttering around I discovered these old BMWs were over engineered for their time and are safe. When you want it stop, it STOPS - turn, it turns immediately.

The M30 motors are bulletproof - change the oil and adjust the valves when you are supposed to and they will go 300,000 easily.

I can understand that value from a functional standpoint. But what I am wondering is what causes cars to be valued far beyond their functionability?

Regards,

D-Ray

[catswiththum]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

I can understand that value from a functional standpoint. But what I am wondering is what causes cars to be valued far beyond their functionability?

Regards,

D-Ray

Marketing, pleasing design.

And car people are weird.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by catswiththum

Marketing, pleasing design.

And car people are weird.

Kinda like stereo folks, I suppose.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

I can understand that value from a functional standpoint. But what I am wondering is what causes cars to be valued far beyond their functionability?

Regards,

D-Ray

Association with pleasant events and persons, social aspiration past and present, good design and styling appeal, in some examples, timeless excellence. For some, the mechanicals are the primary attraction with the packaging secondary, tho generally styling and association trump all else. BMWs are generally well engineered cars with a style that has it's own fan base.
however, for big money in an auction market, American muscle cards of a certain age are the new superstars.

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[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Association with pleasant events and persons, social aspiration past and present, good design and styling appeal, in some examples, timeless excellence. For some, the mechanicals are the primary attraction with the packaging secondary, tho generally styling and association trump all else. BMWs are generally well engineered cars with a style that has it's own fan base.
however, for big money in an auction market, American muscle cards of a certain age are the new superstars.

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For BMW some people put great value on the German rep for close tolerance engineering.

A look at the new kid on the block.
http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw/7Series

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

For BMW some people put great value on the German rep for close tolerance engineering.

A look at the new kid on the block.
http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw/7Series

Too big for my tastes. Hell, the newest version of the 5 series is too big (it's a big as an older 7). The new 4 series is a sweet little ride.

[catswiththum]

Hopefully my next will be a Euro model E24 M6 - they can still be found in very good condition for around 20,000.00 USD.