Pop Up All The Headlights: 1991 BMW 850i

You know what I love better than a gorgeous coupe fitted with a V12 powerplant offered for a reasonable price?  One with pop-up headlamps...because fixed beams are for chumps.  Yeah, there is only once choice -- the BMW E31 8-series. Between 1989 and 1997 BMW sold only 7,000 of the shark nose E31 in North America, a luxury grand tourer meant not to just supersede the E24 6-series, but to also eclipse it in performance, price and prestige.  Find this 1991 BMW 850i offered for $15,995 in Smithfield, UT via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!

E31 V12 LOL: 1993 BMW 850 CI

How bad can it be?  Where is the nearest BMW dealer? What is an electric throttle? What is an electron?  No these are not the answers to the latest Jeopardy quiz -- they are, unfortunately, the things you NEVER want to say after buying a V12 BMW that has sat for at least the last 10 years and costs less than a trip to the nearest dealer. Find this 1993 BMW 850 CI offered for $6,500 in Champaign, IL via craigslist.

Grand Tour(er): 1997 BMW 840Ci

This next car came to us as a tip from Michael B who writes: With the Grand Tour now making a splash I'm reminded of one of the prettiest Grand Tourers ever in my opinion. This one has been for sale for a while in my neck of the woods.  Find this 1997 BMW 840CI offered for $9,950 in Buffalo, MN via craigslist.

10k: Shark Bait: 1991 BMW 850i 6-spd V12

Between 1989 and 1997 BMW sold only 7,000 of the shark nose E31 8-series in North America, a luxury grand tourer meant not to just supersede the E24 6-series, but to also eclipse it in performance, price and prestige.  It was available in base configuration with a V8, but real ballers splurged for the V12, something your Porschephile neighbor couldn't get in his 928.  Today buying an 850i is similar to finding a good used circus lion.  They are cheap, your friends will want to come over to see it, it will drink lots of fuel and someday it will bite your head off.  Find this 1991 BMW 850i 6-spd for sale in SF Bay Area, CA for $9850 via craigslist.  Tip from Eric R.

15k: Super Coupe: 1991 BMW 850i E31 V12 6-spd

The E31 chassis BMW 8-series was an upmarket grand tourer from BMW, their first attempt in many years at building a real luxury halo car.  It cost more than $70,000 in 1990 money when new and featured the latest in automotive technology..which is now obsolete and falling apart, and therefore prices are nice.  Find this 1991 BMW 850i V12 6-spd for $16,750 in Novato, CA via craigslist.  Another Bay Area Bimmer from Kaibeezy.