Is the e34 the best ever BMW?

[genphreak]

Looking at the new ones I fear it will be.

Positive points
- Performance
- Build quality
- Design
- Features

Hindrances
- connectors
- outdated bleeding edge electronics
- Not AWD
- Plastic bits
- Complexity
- Availability of turbos

Sure the new 5 is nice, but it lacks handsomeness. Will we ever see a better car from BMW let alone anyone else?

[clhorton]

Of course it's the best. The new 5's are nice, but the look a little to Japanese inspired and whatever happened to the sharp edges of BMW? The only thing new BMW's have in common is the grill and the logo. I bet if given time they'll find a way to screw with that also.

[shogun]

[kyleN20]

ima e30 man
i cant wait to get one, so much diffirent of a car, and i love it

[GJPinAU]

My thoughts are that the E34 is the last of the good BMWs. They are "user friendly", meaning we can do a lot of work on them ourselves (thanks to this board). For the more experienced, you can do everything on them.

The newer versions have too many electronic components to go wrong and to try and find a problem you need a diagnostic do-hickey at a cost of thousands of dollars or own a dealership. I would love an E39 M5, but by the time I could afford one it would need a lot of work and the cost of replacing somethings would be prohibitive. The new cars are made virtually for one owners and then recycle.

The E30 is probably the best to play with, then the E34 IMHO.

[632 Regal]

saw a brand new 530 today on the freeway, looked like a bucket of crap. My s1ut (Mil) asked what the _uck was it and I told her, she said theres no way id let you trade it for this.

Female point of view and I couldnt agree more.

[Zeuk in Oz]

Yes, of course it is, as far a sedans go.

I do like the X5 diesel though............. Unbelievable to drive !

[over the edge]

the biggest problem i have with the newer beamers is their size and weight... I would take a clean E30 M3 over anything newer... as far as the "best bmw ever" I would have to say the Benetton BMW B186.. 1200+ hp out of 1.5 liters

[digitaldragon03]

Its the last BMW before the E36, you know, the one that had to cut corners to compete with the japanese.

[Randell]

i think the E34 is about as close to perfect as you can get, except !! safety... i don't even have a driver's airbag, let alone side and curtain bags

it's about as good as you got in the early 90s but there are plenty of dickheads in 4WDs (SUVs) out there, and that worries me somewhat

the latest model cars with their 5-star ratings are incredibly rigid and will tear through my old bimmer like a hot knife through butter... has anyone seen the top gear head on offset collision test between the 95 renault espace and the 2005 model? scary...