From Pro-Tour to Grand-Tour (my new ride)

[Payton King]

I guess that I am getting old as things appeal more to me now than they use to.

Well my daily driver (96 Tahoe) has 166,000 miles on it and is still running like a top. Everyday I get in and say...is this the day I need to put a $2500 transmission in a $6000 truck. I have been driving this thing and making the sacrifce so I can spend money on the 69. It came to an end last Thursday. I still have the Tahoe as a back-up/rainy day vehicle, but I broke down and bought one of my friend's cars. It is a 93 BMW 850ci with 70,000 miles.

This car is really outside of my confort zone as I have owned one foreign car in my life...a Jag XJ6(which I loved) I have always like the 850 and it is a pretty rare car, but that is not why I bought it. Besides being exstemely well maintained, it is one of the best all around driving cars I have ever been in. I would not call this car a sports car as it is a pig weighing in at a svelt 4000lbs, pulls about a .89 on the skid pad and does 0-60 in a mid 6. Top end is suppose to be about 180-188.

But what a great driving car. With that much weight you know it is going to ride good, but it does not feel heavy, the V12 (yes it has a V12) is a smooth as silk. It really comes into it own about 60mph on the interstate.

Is it the "Ultimate Driving Machine?" For my old ass it is real close.

[MaxHarvard]

HAHA good read... I've always like bimmers and i wish i had one, i just dont want to repair it when it comes time!! yikes.. LOL.

Nice addition

[Bill Howell]

Not a thing wrong with bimmers. I had a new 88 735i, probably the best driving, handling car I ever owned. Other than the price for service, I had no complaints about it. I have been tempted from time to time to dive back into those waters....

[Payton King]

yea I am a little concerned on the service side of things. I was told, You can pick them up relatively cheap but when you take them in for service it is still a $90,000 car.

I guess being a car guy I needed to own a V12 once in my life. Of coarse I am thinking if this car had more power it really would be a ball. I believe they make a twin turbo kit for this thing...if I just could get the 69 finished.

It is also hard to keep my wife out of it as well.

[B Schein]

Nice car Payton I love the styling of those cars they always remind me of my first car Mitsubishi Starion. The 850ci looks like its big brother.
A 850ci


My Starion

[Payton King]

My wife had a Starion in College that she absolutely loved and still talks about that car today.

Mine is black with an M series style wheel. I think they call them split 5's.