Are MT e32s rare?

[E30 Wagen]

I ran across a clean e32, '91 735i with a manual transmission on CL. Is one of these with a manual tranny pretty rare? I've been looking for a winter car that would still be a fun cruiser, and this e32 is about half the price of a super clean '93 e36 (2 door) i've got my eye on. What would you pick?

[Kershaw]

yeah.

the question is, do you want a big giant highway cruiser in a manual?

i dont.

[ST1G]

I ran across a clean e32, '91 735i with a manual transmission on CL. Is one of these with a manual tranny pretty rare? I've been looking for a winter car that would still be a fun cruiser, and this e32 is about half the price of a super clean '93 e36 (2 door) i've got my eye on. What would you pick?

an e36 for sure.

7 series in standard transmissions are still 7 series.

[word is bond]

Probably quite rare, though I'm not sure if that would make them more valuable for most buyers, like it does for an E30/36/34. Drive them both. I actually quite like driving big cars with a stick. It's not the same fun as my little M42, but it's kind of pleasant.

[E30 Wagen]

The e36 apparently overheated once, but was fixed with a new water pump and radiator... However, seems really clean, stored winters. But it's a '93; I recall that the early e36 chassis had some minor structural weaknesses?

[straight6pwr]

id rather have an m50 manual than an s50 auto. bmw auto trans suck peepee.
that being said it would be awesome to have a 7 series manual, and yes they are hard to come by in the US

[Julien]

my buddy had one, iirc he said there were around 400 stateside

[Shangsta]

Manual e32's are awesome just ask Halston

[Wanganstyle]

Are MT e32s rare?

my buddy had one, iirc he said there were around 400 stateside

I daily drove for about a year a 1990 735i short wheelbase manual g260/m30b35 engine. Good as a cruiser and poor on fuel economy, was about 16/17 mpg city and 20-21 fwy at best.

It's a decent everyday car but compared to a e36 a lot older and more costly on fuel.

My daily now is a 98 e36M. Averages about 19-20mpg city and 22-24 fwy. Much faster and easier to park also


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[F34R]

yeah.

the question is, do you want a big giant highway cruiser in a manual?

i do.

fixed