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FS - UK RHD M635CSi #065

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She looks tidy and very well maintained......

http://www.leriche.com/sales.php?car=511

Apparently the car is completely original, unrestored, has never been in the rain, and suffers from zero rust. The asking price is £45,000.
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Soperman wrote:She looks tidy and very well maintained......

http://www.leriche.com/sales.php?car=511

Apparently the car is completely original, unrestored, has never been in the rain, and suffers from zero rust. The asking price is £45,000.
Agreed, looks to be in excellent condition (although I wonder about the potential effects of salt in the atmosphere, due to it being an "island car"?).

It's #065, by the way.
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They are the wrong seats for a 1986...The recaro's were phased out around 1984 in favour of the sport seats. :-k
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milroy wrote:They are the wrong seats for a 1986...The recaro's were phased out around 1984 in favour of the sport seats. :-k
Recaro seats in black leather were offered for all 6 Series cars up to at least June 1987 according to the UK price-lists but not mentioned in the September 1987 price-lists.

I suspect the option of ordering genuine Recaro seats stopped for the E24 with the introduction of the 'Highline' models unless you were buying an Alpina model.

For this specific car the Recaro's are original according to the VIN.
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I stand corrected, thanks Sharkfan. I guess not many were ordered as the sport seats were so comfortable :D
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At a certain point the Recaro's were only available in black so that might have stemmed the choices somewhat; as for comfort, I have sports seats in my 1985 M635CSi and genuine Recaro's in my 1982 635CSiA and as comfortable as the Sports seats are (I have never found the 'Comfort' seats comfortable) the Recaro's are night and day better.
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sharkfan wrote: as comfortable as the Sports seats are (I have never found the 'Comfort' seats comfortable) the Recaro's are night and day better.
I'll second that! Although I hate to admit that the cloth recaros are actually more comfortable than leather.
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And I feel like a king in my recaro Classic C's

Last weeks drive to holland ( a round trip of 700 miles ) was much more comfortable than in the past

Believe it or not, it's my right knee that gives me aggro on long drives and the support and comfort recaros give all round is amazing
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Anybody going to the NEC classic car show this weekend?
Apparently this car is on display there with a dealer.

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/bmw/635/207878

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I saw this car, rust bubbles on offside quarter panel between rubbing strip and sill, rear panel had badly applied stone chip painted with body colour, the silver looked patchy (i.e when its been painted and the base coat is applied under too much pressure), rear tyres perished and a few other issues
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Well it would appear to have had the remedial work completed, as it was on display at last weeks London Classic Car Show (on a dealers stand marked up at £52,500) and I must say it looked very nice on the whole, although the engine bay could have benefitted from a little TLC.

The sales chap recently commissioned to handle its sale was confident that the car would be sold by the end of the show. I hadn't the heart to tell him that nobody in the last two years has bought the car when it was available for £45k.

Also at the same show on display (with the BMW Car Club GB) were models including Kos' lovely 635, a 328 and a 507.

I went to the disappointing inaugural show a couple of years ago, and I have to say things have got better since. There were some truly iconic cars on show (e.g Lamborghini Miura JOTA) and watching Nakajima's 88 Lotus Judd being gunned INDOORS was as impressive as it was deafening.
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It's available once again, as you can see here on Car&Classic.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1448859

Mileage now 89k (and showing a change of registration number).

At £47,950, this is the first incidence that I can recall of somebody moving on one of these cars on (in this case after 4 years) and they're not expecting a substantial increase in value.

What does this mean for the UK M635CSi market???
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Still for sale, apparently, so either there’s something wrong with it, or it is overpriced? (Which is bad news for those of us who regard the cars as investments 🙁)
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STILL for sale, now at £54,950 at 89k miles.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1448859
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I always wonder why a car such as this one hasn’t sold in such a long time?

Ha! I’m repeating myself #-o
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