[Lynn]

IIRC, that is the first year of the OD transmission. Really keeps the revs down on the highway. I had an 84 733i (same driveline) that I put 370k miles on.

Drove to Anaheim and back on a whim one weekend back in the early 90s. Coming home on I40 through Ariz. and N.M. I set the cruise on 100 and didn't touch a pedal for 4 hours. 400 miles in 4 hours. Would have gone farther, but had to stop for gas.

I am with you Dan. There wasn't much perrormance to be had in the 80's until late when Buick turned it up a notch. These cars, while not at all fast by today's standards, were (and still are) such a joy to drive.

The seven series has a very problematic A/C system (took me years to sort mine out.... and you have to pull the dash to replace the vac servos) but your six has no such malady.

Sorry for rambling. GLWS.

Those cars are so smooth on the highway.

I still have my 84 745i (gray market car) 325k miles on it. My son has a Euro model 1980 635 CSi that we are planning to restore if I ever get my shop done.