These were quite popular here in Norway because of the unique way our taxation on cars worked at the time. What they did was to remove the back seats and put in a divider wall and then it became a work van in the eyes of the tax collectors. It resulted in a reduction from 80-130% tax to about 28%, so a big big difference. After 10 years you could put the back seats in free of charge and change the car over to a normal vehicle. God bless and lots of love from Norway.

Built in the days when BMW employed sighted designers for the front end.

E34 was the best looking 5 series, change my mind.

Such a hamdsome car, strikes a great balance between luxury and performance.

I had a 520i E34 touring and loved it, great looking body and the sound from those 6cyl engines was unique. I cried the day I had to part with it:)

It's not overhyped. All the German manufacturers lost the plot after the 2000s and cheapened the product while adding tech.

It's an epic car from an epic era. The steering was just right to crunch kilometers on the Autobahn at high speeds

I had this car in 94 and loved every minute of it. Drove from Marbella to Budapest in it and it was pure joy, especially on the autobahns.

Omigosh...I would love to be able to have this estate M5. The cool factor is legitimately through the roof! Thanks to whomever let you test this awesome car. Great video Jack!

I had an early E34 M5 3.6 and it was a marvellous car. Lovely chassis and no driver aids, except ABS. Was so much fun. I agree with your views on the steering, the only other thing i could fault was it's lack of torque at lower RPM. But wind it up and it went like a stabbed rat!

This car, in a wagon, is about perfect. Never came to Australia as it is left hand drive. Love the sound of that engine.

That WAS the Ultimate Driving Machine!

Thank you for doing yet another great review on this wonderful chassis. As an E34 M5 3.6 and 525i (M50) owner, I can confirm that the overall driving experience of these old beasts is cerntainly special.

From a time when BMW build quality cars…..as always a very enthusiastic video. Thank you

Overhyped or not, I love this generation of 5 series - the subtle update from the original in terms of styling, then with the estate, even a subtle nod to the Triumph 2500 estate - Michelotti was a design consultant to BMW at around the same time that he was doing his wonderful work for Triumph, and had a hand in the Neue Klasse design language. I know this is a much later car, and designed by Ercole Spada - but you can see some 2500 estate influences in the E34……honest! The interior is peak BMW, when their driver focus dashboard design was at its zenith - I always liked the switchgear and instruments from this era - high quality, clear, concise and classy. Having a BMW in the era in which this launched was a very special thing - you really had to be well healed to afford one - the majority of buyers went for more mainstream manufacturers. Contrast with today, when it seems that every other car on the road is a Beemer.

I watch quite a few of these You Tube car channels from the likes of Samcrac, Hoovie, and Ratarossa to the great Harry and I have to say that this channel by Jack is the one I currently most look forward to. Keep up the good work Jack and thanks for the entertainment.

A super cool and very rare car! First real sport estate? Came out before the RS2. It got a 6-speed in 1994 (last year).

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Picked mine up in 2021 (not touring) and I still grin ear to ear when I see it. It was my daily car for 2 years, really got to know it, but wised up and picked up a Toyota for the daily and this one is for the perfect weather days. Asolutely amazing car... you can use all of it on the road and not have your license taken away, it's the right amount of power and feel. I'm planning to do a full polish and really get into restoring it soon, which really highlights to me just how PERFECT this review car's condition is! That motor looks almost new! As does everything else, so cool.

Love the video, love all your videos - but about competetive cars: Are you deliberately avoiding Audi? What about the RS2 Avant, S2 Saloon, S2 Avant, S4 Saloon, S4 Avant, S4 4.2 Saloon, S4 4.2 Avant?…