NPOCP - Factory Manual 7-Series Edition

"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion) 05/13/2016 at 13:47 • Filed to: NPOCP, BMW

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NPOCP? A very nice looking 1984 BMW 7-series, did I mention MANUAL?

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Ash78, voting early and often > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 13:54

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Psssh, like I can afford a butler to shift my gears these days! Do you have any idea how expensive healthcare benefits have gotten for employers? And I sure as hell can’t hire an illegal to do it, what with Trump stirring the pot so much lately.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 13:58

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Nice specimen, but way too expensive. Four grand, maybe.

MUSASHI66 > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 14:01

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Wow that is one clean car. I don’t really get the idea of a manual in a luxo-barge like that being a huge selling point, and apparently, 95% of people bought them with automatics anyway.

Steve in Manhattan > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 14:06

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I shall do what I almost never do ... I give it a near nice price. The mileage is quite low for a car of that vintage, and I have a soft spot for this design - I test drove one as well (a manual). I have always thought that this 7 series was the best looking one they did. And the 635 CSi the best looking coupe they ever did, although the 4 series gives it a run for its money. I’d offer $6,500 and tap out around 7 grand.

Roadster Man > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 14:11

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Nice price because of the mileage. It’s 32 years old! That is less than 4,000 miles a year, very impressive.

Opposite Locksmith > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 14:16

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Fuck do want

functionoverfashion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/13/2016 at 14:21

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I think the difference here is it’s in New Hampshire... so there are 2004 cars in worse shape with more mileage and rust. I think that gives it a bit of a bump. In California? Probably 4k. NH? I think closer to 6-7? But who knows, I’m not buying it.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 14:23

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Good point. But still CP by a good 25%.

functionoverfashion > MUSASHI66 05/13/2016 at 14:24

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I do wonder, was that the last iteration of 7 to come with a manual option in the US? You’re right that most buyers of those didn’t want it. But I’d also say that NOW, the average buyer of an ancient 7 series might actually prefer the simplicity of the manual.

Steve in Manhattan > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 14:29

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I believe it was the last 7 series that let you stir your own gears. My brother-in-law had a Gen 2, and those are all slushboxes. That car is still running BTW, with well over 300K on it.

Steve in Manhattan > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 14:48

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And I should have said - for a giant German sedan, that thing was fast, at least when new. The clutch was a little heavy, but the shifter, as they say, fell readily to hand.

gmctavish needs more space > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 15:11

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I don't know about the US, but in Canada you could have a manual E32, 735i or 750i. I've seen one 735i but had no parking, and have heard of a local manual 750i

jasmits > Steve in Manhattan 05/13/2016 at 15:41

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Excuse me, I don’t see anyone running for any money.

Although I would put the 635 second to this beauty.

Steve in Manhattan > jasmits 05/13/2016 at 15:56

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The Bavaria was also pretty good looking. I suppose (non-Bangle) BMWs have gotten blander with time. Although, as I said, the 4 series coupe is a real looker. Used to think the S5 was best looking in the segment, but BMW takes the cake.

jasmits > Steve in Manhattan 05/13/2016 at 16:03

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Don’t get me wrong, I think the 4 series is a good looking car. I just don’t find it special in any way, just a good looking coupe for its time like any other 3 series iteration through the years. The looks don’t make me lust for one like the old big BMW coupes do.

Steve in Manhattan > jasmits 05/13/2016 at 17:26

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Agreed - the classic BMWs look the best to us, the enthusiasts. I wish they’d just do a throwback 2002, like they did with the Mini. Drove my cousins’ - so basic, yet so much fun.

petebmwm > functionoverfashion 05/13/2016 at 17:57

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E32 735i could be had with a manual.

jasmits > Steve in Manhattan 05/13/2016 at 18:11

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2 Series is probably the closest we’re coming to that. I’ve never driven a 2002 but it’s on my list.

Steve in Manhattan > jasmits 05/13/2016 at 19:20

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Cousin’s car was red, black interior, crank windows, steelies. Radio was there - optional, of course. As I have said in this space - probably the purest driving experience I have ever had. Twisty roads out in a Baltimore suburb, I almost launched it off a hill. You were going slow, no doubt, but you were going fast. Oh, to have that car today.