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Jan 27, 2015 18:09:52 GMT
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Lovely to see the GH in a huge barn. I have barn envy now  Are those other barn cars your own hoard or stock for sale? I have a small dealer ship with around 30 cars in a 3,500 sqft barn. They are predominantly high spec BMWs, Audi,VWs and hot hatches i.e cars that I like are the cars I sell type thing. Lurking in the back ground is a 1994 BMW M3 S3 3.0 AC Schniter- a genuine Rossiters built car that has a very interesting past. Just behind that is my brother DAX Rush 3.5 V8 that he is taking an eternity to finish. I will keep you posted Phil with what I decide! |
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Jan 27, 2015 19:24:23 GMT
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Thanks for adding to the E23 tally on here Gringo.
The graphite looks like a nice original one, do like a series 1 on the 14" turbines.
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Jan 27, 2015 19:46:22 GMT
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Going to be interested to see your progress on this and which one get cannabalised. I love a series 1, gotta make do with a series 2 slowly being backdated one bit of trim at a time lol
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Jan 27, 2015 22:01:15 GMT
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I love a series 1, gotta make do with a series 2 slowly being backdated one bit of trim at a time lol Series 1 and series 2 E23s are two very different animals. The whole personality of the car was changed, not just a few bits and bobs. I've owned two series 1s. Weirdly, both were Opal green. 728iA and 735iA. |
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1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
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Jan 29, 2015 20:31:59 GMT
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Should a 1985 735SE have aircon as standard?
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Jan 29, 2015 21:23:33 GMT
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Should a 1985 735SE have aircon as standard? Automatic climate control. |
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Jan 31, 2015 19:32:37 GMT
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I went to the Anglia auction today to potentially buy the 735SE. It may have only done 22,000 miles but to be honest, it looked much higher mileage. In my view its more of a restoration project - from the green gunge round the windows it has spent a lot of time outside and its pretty tired under the bonnet. The rear seat base appears to have been recovered in similar to factory cloth but it lacks the pattern of the backrest and the bases of the front seats. It needs a lot of work to bring up to decent standard in my view.
Does anyone know of any nice 735SEs for sale? In the mid '90's I ran an '83 735SE - SJI2240 - I think it was Opal Green - and loved it.
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Jan 31, 2015 21:42:29 GMT
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Hi Andy, Did it sell or get any bids? A chap went to see it when it was for sale a while back and came away very disappointed. He said it was worth under £1,000 as a project. My own 735SE is a 1985/B in Cosmos Blue over cream leather. It has a moonroof. I've owned it for 10.5 years, time flies. It is most definitely NOT an A1 example  more like a much loved old 7 with "character" . You will find E23s advertised on ebay, car & classic etc but speculators are now asking silly money for anything with an MOT: madly priced Opal Green CLICK HERE! |
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Current:
1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
and various other horrors/classics
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When I'd seen the car and it wasn't for me I left. The results will be on Anglia's website later this week if it did sell. angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/classic-auctions/results/ I don't know what the reserve was but as it was estimated at £2,500 - £3,000 I guess the reserve would be well over £2,000. I wouldn't have wanted it - in my experience its an uphill struggle to turn a car like that into a nice one and its far better to wait until a nice one turns up. |
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It didnt sell according to that site, 635csi went for 1500 and is probably the more desirable car even though at that price itd be a rusty heap
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When I'd seen the car and it wasn't for me I left. The results will be on Anglia's website later this week if it did sell. angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/classic-auctions/results/ I don't know what the reserve was but as it was estimated at £2,500 - £3,000 I guess the reserve would be well over £2,000. I wouldn't have wanted it - in my experience its an uphill struggle to turn a car like that into a nice one and its far better to wait until a nice one turns up. Holy Moley! Did the auction house actually see the car before estimating it at 2500-3000? The most perfect A1 E23 will not exceed 2500, and that is per BMW club guru Andy Everett. From your description £500 sounds more realistic. You are correct, it is a huge uphill struggle to turn around a rough car. Far better to buy a nice one and then improve it. |
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Current:
1986/C 735i E23 Polaris silver
1985/B 735i E23 Cosmos blue
1994/M 730i E38 Sorrent blue
2001/Y 530i E39 Slate green
Previously owned:
1986/C 728i E23 Polaris silver
1989/G 325i E30 Malachite green
1982/Y 735i E23 Opal green
1986/C 528i E28 Cosmos black
1986/C 728i E23 Arctic blue
and various other horrors/classics
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[quote author=" bigsaloon" The most perfect A1 E23 will not exceed 2500, and that is per BMW club guru Andy Everett. [/quote] Not sure about that, I've sold 2 for a good bit more than that. Couple of pages back, the eBay one with buffalo leather sold for over £2100. And that was a project car. |
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^^ Sorry, SAY WHAT...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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^^ Sorry, SAY WHAT...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guess how much he wants for it? |
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Probably will be in skyscrapers region, so share the numbers then |
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Probably will be in skyscrapers region, so share the numbers then Same as a new Mini Cooper |
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Funny enough it's exactly the same as it would of cost new in 1985.
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Bare as a bone, no performance. I would think rich collector would want top range example for £15k
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more like a much loved old 7 with "character" 
