I see about 25 Ferraris (any one of the V8 models) on the road for every single 8 series I see, so your "any stretch of the imagination" quip doesn't really hold water. Plus, there's precious few V12 engined cars around that fall into the category of attainable by the average man's budget; even moreso a V12 in a coupe. That alone sets it apart. Everyone's been pretty quick to jump on Leonidae over mentioning this car from word one, why? It's not like he said a quick bath and a sip of Robitussin in the gas tank would fix any issues it has. If he's willing to put in the time to fix it up and have something more rarely seen, then good for him, the issues may well be minor. As is it's a solid 7 grand below the cheapest one ebay has listed (which also has high mileage) and there's still haggling to do. The internet makes the world a much smaller and easier place to find good condition used OEM parts unlike 20 years ago when you had to trudge to junkyard after junkyard. Not to mention when something breaks you can always replace or rebuild it with a new, better aftermarket part.
In another 10 years I'm sure there will be people drooling over a clean and handsomely upgraded 850 laying tire at a local car meet or on youtube the same way people do now over a Datsun 510 or a KGC10 Skyline. I bet when those were 20 years old most people would have said to just overlook those too, and look who's eating crow now. I say have at it Leon.
BUT, that "ditch it when it breaks" claim is total bs. You're talking about the country that invented the hot rod. We keep (and put back) tens or even hundreds of thousands of old cars on the road every year.
Classy as ever!
