Originally posted by fastball
7 series had manual transmissions available untill the late 1980's. Back when the only engines available were the 3.0 and 3.5 inline six. I used to work with someone who had a 1984 735i and a five speed manual. Pretty cool car..... was as big as a boat but handled like a mid-size sports sedan. You couldn't destroy this thing if you tried. It had 130,000 on the odometer when it broke he said in 1992. He got rid of it in 1999 and the car was still in pretty good shape. Only things he said he ever replaced were the clutch and the A/C compressor.
I know that in Europe you can get the like 730i in a 5 speed manual.
whatever.