Highlights
- Rare and increasingly sought-after 282bhp 840CI
- Very smart car in Orient Blue with grey leather and factory sunroof
- Over £10,000 spent since 2021 including servicing and bodywork repairs
- Regularly serviced despite low mileage up to July 2025
- MOT valid to May 2026 with no advisories
The Appeal
The E31 8-Series was like a two-fingered salute to the competition. BMW’s engineers threw everything at it, delivering a technological tour de force whose innovations would trickle down into the firm’s regular models over the next decade. By any measure, it is one of the best 2+2 GTs of the 90s, a reliable, dependable and quality alternative to a truculent Italian thoroughbred.
Just 2,190 840CIs were sold in the UK, of which few now survive. This low-mileage 1994 car must be amongst the best, thanks in part to its appealing Orient Blue and grey leather colour scheme, plus the current keeper’s £10,000 investment since 2021.
The work, largely by the same specialist through the years, has covered bodywork repairs, electrics, braking, suspension and cooling system. The car has covered barely 4,000 miles since the first day of work began. Despite the sparing use it has been regularly serviced, most recently in July 2025.
Presented in very good order and with advisory-free MOT to May 2026, this is a great example of a car garnering increasing appreciation from enthusiasts.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 26th May 1994
- Six registered keepers from new
- Current keeper since August 2021
- Well-maintained with regular servicing as below
- Over £10,000 spent since 2021 as detailed below and in photos
- V5C registration document
- Factory handbooks and wallet
- Extensive history file with numerous invoices for maintenance work
- 2 sets of keys with remote fobs as shown
- MOT valid to 14th May 2026 with no advisories
- 76,915 miles showing on MOT and 77,140 miles showing in photos
Summary of recent maintenance:
- 11/10/21: £7,100 on servicing, brake, detailing, a/c and suspension
- 25/03/22: bodywork repairs
- 18/01/23: water pump, cooling system and steering rack at 75,652 miles
- 20/02/23: service at 75,738 miles
- 19/07/25: service and electrical repairs at 76,930 miles
The Condition
- Finished in Orient Blue exterior paintwork that presents well
- Some light marks to note to paintwork, but not unsightly
- Bodywork in good order with evidence of repairs in 2021 as above
- Light bubbling to note to offside rear arch as shown in photos
- No structural advisories on MOT
- Factory deep dish lattice 17in alloy wheels in good order with matching spare
- Michelin tyres fitted
- Full grey leather upholstery that appears in good order
- Light wear to some leather areas as shown in photos, but not significant
- Fitted with Sony Bluetooth stereo
- Specification includes electric seats with memory and an electric sunroof
The Mechanics
- M60 3,982cc 286bhp V8 engine
- Five-speed automatic transmission
- Lots of history as shown in photos
- Summary of recent maintenance above and detailed in photos
- Both cylinder heads have been overhauled with new cam followers installed prior to 2019
- Regularly serviced with recent attention in July 2025
- No advisories on MOT
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