I've been reading a lot of magazine articles from the late 80s and early 90s about the E34. Almost universally, the car is praised for uncanny quietness on the highway.

I actually find the wind noise in my car on the highway quite loud. The vast majority of it seems to come from the base of the windscreen (so please don't tell me to inspect my door seals, because those are quiet). Wipers, perhaps, are the culprit. Note I've posted this related thread:

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=17019

So I just wonder, is my car louder than it should be, or have our standards just gone up a few notches since 1988? I certainly wouldn't call the car "eerily quiet", as one reporter did. What's up?