Ben Dunne's BMW 850

Gophur

Frankie Lee wrote: »

There was an LS400 for sale on donedeal a while ago that was advertised as being owned by him too. I don't see why it makes a difference.

Those of you who can remember the Charlie Haughey Tribunals will recall that Ronan Collins, of RTE, had a Lexus LS400 provided by Dunnes Stores. Collins, apparently, got the car in return for performing a number of shop openings for Dunne each year.

Tales of Dunne's golfing wagers and his generosity abound. He played for big stakes and was more than generous to a lot of people.

darragh o meara

You would think that. The car was bought in an auction and delivery arranged the seller, car was delivered to the fella I know and when he rang about the clubs he was told they shouldn't have been with the car and they'd be collected. They never collected them.

porschespeedst

I remember seeing this car a number of times in Mount Merrion in the early 90s, I assume Ben was visiting his sister Margaret Heffernan who lives in that area.

It is genuine Irish 850i from new, probably the first in the country, so the provenance has got to be worth something.

Big Nasty

porschespeedst wrote: »

I remember seeing this car a number of times in Mount Merrion in the early 90s, I assume Ben was visiting his sister Margaret Heffernan who lives in that area.

It is genuine Irish 850i from new, probably the first in the country, so the provenance has got to be worth something.

Yeah, about €2k cash!

bijapos

porschespeedst wrote: »

I remember seeing this car a number of times in Mount Merrion in the early 90s, I assume Ben was visiting his sister Margaret Heffernan who lives in that area.

It is genuine Irish 850i from new, probably the first in the country, so the provenance has got to be worth something.

I thought it was Chris de Burgh who had the first E31 here, I herad it had to be taken to the UK for servicing. Ben Dunne also had a R129 500SL at the time, this was shortly after the Florida incident.

daRobot

It'd be interesting to let the Forensic specialists on Top Gear give that the once over. :pac:

pajo1981

daRobot wrote: »

It'd be interesting to let the Forensic specialists on Top Gear give that the once over. :pac:

Hookers and coke etc...

Sometimes I wish I was Ben Dunne

E39MSport

bijapos wrote: »

I thought it was Chris de Burgh who had the first E31 here, I herad it had to be taken to the UK for servicing. Ben Dunne also had a R129 500SL at the time, this was shortly after the Florida incident.

Correct - bought it at the motor show

Down to €5500 ono, heading the right direction.

E39MSport

cisk wrote: »

Down to €5500 ono, heading the right direction.

I'd spend 2k on it as a donor car but it would draw much anger from the 8er community.

The Quadratic Equation

Why anyone would want that particular fat tossers ancient cast off heap is beyond me.

Mr Benevolent

E39MSport wrote: »

I'd spend 2k on it as a donor car but it would draw much anger from the 8er community.

Anger? The BMW community are ripe for some trolling.

shabbyalonso

E39MSport wrote: »

I'd spend 2k on it as a donor car but it would draw much anger from the 8er community.

Being the current owner of a 1997 840ci sport, I must admit that if I saw that go for 2k, I'd be most surprised!!!
I saw this ad the other day and really didn't know what to make of it.
"giveaway @ 5500 ono...." A giveway, I think not. I can only guess but imagine some serious dosh required to bring this one back to life. Having bought a reasonably well looked after 840 nearly 4 years ago, and after spending the guts of 6-7k on it since, it's now in pretty top condition (if I do say so myself!! ). Therefore, an 1991 850i, sitting for 5 years, with some dodgey paint on the rear.........I wouldn't actually pay owt for it. Still, someone may think differently! If it was an 850csi (not that it was around in 1991), it might be worth a punt! :cool:

Samich

Is this the same mode Richard Hammond once drove on Top Gear?

jhegarty

Samich wrote: »

Is this the same mode Richard Hammond once drove on Top Gear?

It does have pop-up headlights.

Mad_Mike

maxfresh wrote: »

My god :mad: why do people put up ads like this give the car a quick clean before the photos are taken , this and photos taken at night p**s me off

Don't even start me on those bloody NIGHT PHOTO ADS!!!!!!!!!! :mad:
Those adverts deserve their own name and shame thread here!

Mad_Mike

By the way, what's with the bag of screws/bolts etc on the ground under the front bumper which has no dust on the top but the bonnet is COVERED in it?

E39MSport

shabbyalonso wrote: »

Being the current owner of a 1997 840ci sport, I must admit that if I saw that go for 2k, I'd be most surprised!!!
I saw this ad the other day and really didn't know what to make of it.
"giveaway @ 5500 ono...." A giveway, I think not. I can only guess but imagine some serious dosh required to bring this one back to life. Having bought a reasonably well looked after 840 nearly 4 years ago, and after spending the guts of 6-7k on it since, it's now in pretty top condition (if I do say so myself!! ). Therefore, an 1991 850i, sitting for 5 years, with some dodgey paint on the rear.........I wouldn't actually pay owt for it. Still, someone may think differently! If it was an 850csi (not that it was around in 1991), it might be worth a punt! :cool:

I thought you couldn't sell yours after it went on fire ?

colm_mcm

I drove 2 of his Lexus LS's before for servicing. from memory he always got the presidential pack, can't actually remember what extras those were, but they were huge money at the time

E39MSport

Sold 2 days ago. (not me)