I haven’t seen a current-gen version with auto or manual. You wouldn’t find a European car in my neighborhood for love or money. I will probably never go back to BMW. Probably not a 328 wagon though. He finally was able to buy the 535iS a few years later. The shifter was long-throw but it was effortless to negotiate, the brakes were powerful without being grabby, and the engine simply radiated competence and character. The driver’s door handle doesn’t work right. Wasn’t it the 750il that earned an article in an ancient R&T about how the car was a combinatorial explosion of different ways to configure its valet key, or something like that. :). When I was living in Munich in 1995 I bought a couple of 1 year old US spec 528e factory test cars from a used car lot next to the factory. The leather interior has held up extremely well and even the larger, non-original wheels give the car a fresh look without straying too far from what the designers originally intended. It was such a strong an impact it flipped the 528e upside down but she was uninjured. Recently my boss, who I love dearly, announced to the office that he is looking. This 1984 BMW 733i (chassis WBAFF7406E7397429) is a rare 5-speed manual car, and despite its high 201k and change miles it both looks and sounds to be in exceptionally good condition. I learned to drive on one too – my Uncles, at about age 12. I couldn’t pass that up. It was the just the right car for a beginner. 121500. Estimates on price and values expressed in our posts are solely the opinion of the writers. Another motor magazine writer attempted to downplay expectations after testing an aftermarket convertible conversion by writing, “the top chop affects the 318’s performance minimally.” Considering its performance was minimal to begin with, I can’t dock the writer any points for any lack of veracity. My father had one of those as well — it was the “company car” and was purchased lightly used from a local taxi company owner who bought a new BMW every other year. Junkyard Treasure: 1984 BMW 733i with 5-speed manual transmission. Did you mean to enter this number as a bid? Hey, I had an 84 Celebrity Eurosport station wagon with the six. By contrast, most E23 Bimmers were sag-assed buy-here-pay-here fodder by the time they clocked 75k. @krhodes1: “…the new F30 3-series is BIGGER than an e39 5-series of less than a decade ago.”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(F30) : The US-spec E23s also suffered from big, ungainly impact bumpers that completely trivialized the “shark nose” profile shared with its far more iconic 633i sibling. The old man’s never been late for something in his life. Year: 1984 Hey- those old Landies weren’t far up the evolutionary scale from tractors! Your California Privacy Rights Later we had an electric start added. These have been temporarily saved. The clutch is brand new. Engine: 3.3 liter inline-6 Granted, in a perfect world this thing would have an automatic transmission. In the E90, the ratio is down to 71/157, with a 9/21 ratio for 2009 and newer vehicles. When I tell my friends that I learned how to drive in a black 1984 BMW 733i, they say, “That’s pretty cool.” When I explain further that it was the relatively rare manual-transmission variant, they say, “That’s even cooler.” It’s difficult to make them understand that it’s tough to learn how to drive in a stick-shift car, tougher to do it in a $36,000 ($77K in today’s money) BMW, and worse yet to do it with someone sitting next to you who might, just possibly, rip your head off at any moment. The trunk still has its original gray carpet. This car was the flagship of the BMW of this era—it is of elegant style and grace. This cars not a concourse car. One feature that BMW would have been smart to leave in Europe: the ridiculous Michelin TRX metric wheels and tires. I miss a wagon big enough to do that – and cheap enough even new so you wouldn’t mind doing that. Please Note The Following Vehicle Location is at our clients home and Not In Cadillac, Michigan. Nor were we permitted to have the 745i, which wasn’t a 4.5L at all but simply a turbo 3.2 six. The products weren’t compelling, the marketing was ridiculously faux-upscale, and the Acura Legend was about to debut and make the mid-size Germans seem a bit over-priced and under-specified. Interest Based Ads The automatic factory transmission shifts flawlessly. Please email us: germancarsforsaleblog@gmail.com. This . Why can’t you just log in and then be taken right back to the article you logged in from? I’m happy to give you a ride in the backseat, or the trunk. The 280SE has got about 300 000 miles on it now and is still going, albeit just a bit tired. Sadly, I missed out on getting to learn stick on it, as it was getting into its saggy-ass-7 period and was gone a year before I got my license. Those were the days, but I survived to tell the tale. $7,075. I learned to drive standard on a friend’s Series IIa Land Rover. What we have here is a 1984 BMW 733i Sedan with 126,170 miles on the odometer. He bought it new, she inherited it when he died 6-7 years ago, sold it on four years ago to a friend of mine. I was lucky when it came to learning to drive a manual. the easiest, most forgiving clutch I’ve ever run across in an automobile. I should have put “Chevettes” anyway. My father bought a W126 280SE in 1982. 1984 733i Automobile pdf manual download. Forget the fast, smooth, paddle-shifting ZF8s we have today. Base Price. This car was the flagship of the BMW of this era—it is of elegant style and grace. If you’re going to be stuck in traffic for hours at a time, shouldn’t you at least be in something that’s extremely comfortable, and can carry all your gear for a nice weekend trip out of town? A decade or two later, BMW kept a manual-trans option available for their 7-series flagship, but the kind of American BMW shopper who wanted to shift his or her own gears tended to get the sportier 3 or 5 Series cars. What a fun car! Reconditioned compressors do not last and the MB dealer’s asking price for a new one represents about half of the car’s value. You won't see many of these in 7 Series cars. It could not have been ’95 if they were 1yo cars, the 528e ended in ’88. It was cool, and it seemed special at the time. Just a guess. It was like night and day compared to the Mercedes 300D that the salesman insisted he drive. This was a fun read, really enjoyed it. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner, We re-post public classified advertisements. $3,550. But it’s no garage queen. 1984 BMW 733i was last sold at the Hemmings Auctions Online classic car auction on Jul 7, 2020. That was a typo – 1985, not 1995. Handled like crap, but we could outrun anything built in the 80’s. BMW 7 = disposable garbage. I bet they tended to keep them a lot longer too. The car retains all the original factory glass excluding the windshield. Original MSRP. Perhaps the best E23 was the South African exclusive “M7” normally-aspirated 745i which replaced the turbo twelve-valver with the fabulous 24-valve six also found in the M6 and M5. I have a buddy who bought a used 7 a year or so ago. Went pretty well too…until I hit the barn. Car culture definitely exists in New York, but everybody has to work harder to make it happen. And to test this theory, I’ve recently acquired this evil crime lord’s car: a black 1984 BMW 733i, with a five-speed manual to boot. He drove a succession of black BMWs over the years to come, interrupted by the occasional Jaguar or Infiniti, before returning to BMW for his current 528i. And as fanboyish as it sounds, there are few things as satisfying as rowing through the gears and wringing out one of BMW’s naturally aspirated inline-sixes. Winter’s pretty much here and while I plan on garage-keeping this thing, I don’t have my own house garage anymore, and that almost certainly make wrenching tricky. Thus, it is a bit of a bargain in comparison to other period BMW models. It was a manual, but speed and handling were not on the option list. Last anyone saw of one of his employees girlfriend split for Wyoming with it. The chairs are huge and all-encompassing, as is the back seat. I tried to kill it, although the interior was trashed the drivetrain was bombproof, I never put a nickel in it. "Why Is Google Paying Websites To Rip Me Off? View and Download BMW 1984 733i electrical troubleshooting manual online. In the 7. If the 733i failed to make a terribly lasting impression on the market, it certainly made one on my father. Searching BMW 3-series’ near my area on Kijiji (Western Canada), there are 145 manuals and 175 autos available in the E46. I ordered my ’11 328i Wagon with manual and RWD, my local dealer had NEVER sold one in that configuration. 1,417 mm (55.8 in) (1997-99 540i saloon) Precision and functionality down to the smallest detail: Original 1984 BMW 733i Parts from BMW of Stratham in Stratham, NH are subject to the same standards of quality as BMW vehicles – from construction planning to quality assurance. Jack had it easy. The E23 and E28 bmws look worlds better with the euro bumpers. The dash is free of cracks and both carpets and upholstery seem to be in equally nice condition. The poor 7s got traded more quickly and soon were on that 2nd, 3rd, 4th owner death spiral. Many Detroit luxury cars of the 1950s and 1960s had manual transmissions as base equipment (generally a three-on-the-tree column-shift setup), but almost no Buick Wildcat or Mercury Park Lane buyers failed to upgrade to an automatic while they were checking boxes on the options list. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. As for the S-Class, I considered it to be targeted at a completely different market. Those are even cheaper than this thing, and nobody minds when half of your old trim falls off in one of those. The BMW 7-series has long been a common junkyard inmate. BMW of … Tank designers liked to brag that their tanks were as solid as a Ponton. $3,550. Width 1,811 mm (71.3 in) I was annoyed that he didn’t buy a 550i or at least a 535i, but he points out that it has more features than the old 733i, costs less in current money, and is a little bit faster. Are you looking to buy your dream classic car? The trunk could fit several dead bodies, and possibly did at one point. The last E23 we saw change hands was a 1984 745i 5-speed that had 178,000 miles sold for $2,550. Search over 3,300 listings to find the best local deals. If you would like additional attribution for your work, or wish to remove your listing from our site, we are happy to accommodate. Last Car Available Here With 4-Speed Manual Trans? Maybe the best way to put it is simply that Mercedes and BMW weren’t following the same release cycle. Derek Kriendler’s notes about the acceleration of affluence apply here as well; in 1987 a “Siebener” BMW was still a relatively rare and prestigious sight. Question of the Week: What Events Are On Your Motorsports Bucket List? So when I saw this 7 Series pop up for sale, I told myself that if it was still available when Raphael Orlove and I finished our cross-country BMW 2500 drive, I’d go take a look.