How rare?

[mattio523]

If it's a 6spd then try and get your hands on it... Otherwise it's garbage

[mr2peak]

I would love to swap an LS into one of these. Could be a monster top speed car. Think salt flats and parachutes..

[KIRIEIW]

Also that v12 badge isn't OEM, some eBay badge if you will.

[Liquidity]

The M70 may have started out as two M20's but very little is similar with it. The geometry is about all they share. But they do have 2 ECU's, two fuel pumps, two everything really.

A 6 speed 850?

The only 6 speed BMW offered behind their v12 was in the 850. Every other v12 since has been an automatic.

[JinormusJ]

E31s are infamous for high and often maintenance cost/work

They are cool cars, but maintain emcee rivals even the e39 m5

[BlackSpeed66]

Love the styling on these cars. AFAIK, the early V12s were available with the 6 speed manual but aren't too common, later models were auto only and all the 840s were auto in the US. The 850CSi being the exception of course.

I'm probably asking for a world of hurt.... but I want one someday...

[fresh_TD]

A 6 speed 850?

Yuup....

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[Mr. Burns]

How rare?

The v12 engine (m70) is basically two m20's fused together.

Prepare to have extra ordinarily deep pockets to maintain/work on this engine.

It's controlled by two "banks".

Basically two if everything, meaning one for each bank.
Google bmw m70 engine and you'll see what I mean.

[M-technik-3]

There is a 850i 6 speed fs on Boston C-list

[ELVA164]

To answer your question, they made 20,072 850is.

[Roysneon]

If it's a 6 spd....I know where there's one if anyone is interested

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A 6 speed 850?

[fresh_TD]

If it's a 6 spd....I know where there's one if anyone is interested

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[Massive Lee]

All 850s are V12. Same engine as 750iL

[rhE-30]

Never driven one, but from what I read about it, it's not the car it could have been.

[ButtJuice]

Nothing spectacularly special. I see them on Craig's all the time.