e23 bmw 728 manual any good.?

E23's are fantastic cars and very rare with a manual box.

They rust for fun. Literally everywhere, so you need to be extremely thorough when checking it over . Don't leave any part unturned. I've seen a lot of rot boxes out there but equally there are just as many nice , tidy cars about too.

Is the car currently on the road, or has it been laid up for a period of time ?

The M30 engine is a fantastic engine and they are generally very solid, so I can't see you having too many problems mechanically. Obviously the usual checks will determine how It has been maintained during the course of it's life so check the condition of the oil and coolant etc and make judgment based on how the engine sounds etc.

I've had 2 728i's, albeit autos, so don't have any first hand experience of the manual box, my first run in with E23's was back in the early 90's though when I was 4, my dad has a W reg 728i manual and to this day he still rates it, so it can't have been that bad.

There's a thread in the 'Readers Rides' section dedicated to the E23 and all conversations around it :

retrorides.proboards.com/thread/170705/bmw-e23-love