+prl08 Just one of those 'peace of mind' things, keep an eye on how its doing. I prefer to have them as well.

One of the prettiest sedans they built. I've owned a E34 for 9 years, and still love looking at it too. "Very handsome" - as one admirer said. "Beautiful car" I've got from a teen as well. Solid, quiet, durable, sophisticated, handles very well, respectable mileage and very reliable.

Vincent Sumait How’s she going so far?

2 things, how much and 1 year update please

Those are the best feelings in the world!

There's a few out there for sale that have already been 5-speed swapped, otherwise you can swap one yourself- it's pretty darn easy.

Lazurblau metallic?

Orientblau? Regardless, hay blue bmw wagon buddy 👋

@@rocketsalad yes Orientblau

@@bloodshoot1115 well then wassup orientblau touring buddy :)

777jones Yeah, BMWs don’t hide the road from the driver, you really know what’s going on under the rubber.

***** Tell your friends! There seems like very limited demand in the states, so we don't get them.

***** All my car friends love it, it's the non car people that are like, "who wants a 640hp station wagon mom mobile"

***** Wagons are a dying breed because of Crossovers... General consumers demands boring cars.

Sad to say I bought a crossover, a 2011 Acura MDX 3.7L, it is a fun crossover though, has great pick up, and full time AWD. Gets like 16mpg though, due to the full time AWD and it likes to rev so I rev it. I have wanted a cts-v wagon myself, I own an 08' cadillac STS now, and that is very similar to the CTS but slightly larger. If they bring back the CTS-V wagon, I'll trade both my cars in to get it, it does everything I could ever need it to do, but from the reviews I seen, it get single digit MPG's if you drive it with any sort of spirit. zech007

"Mom mobile" I've heard that too. Yet every mom drives a crossover. How is a sporty wagon a mom mobile then? People are nuts. :)

+incyphe still waiting for a 540i review :p

4-speed auto, GM 4L60, and boy whatta fun-sucking dog that box was 👎

DigitalDrifter yes auto I imagine it probably 10 if manual but the normal 525i manual goes 0-60 in 7.5 seconds

850 is FWD, the B5 S4 is a bitch for maintenance but would be the fastest. The 530 unless you have the money to keep up with the 2.7tt

The Bimmer of course. The Volvo is FWD, the Audi is an exotic car. Allergic to neglect, and technically fragile. The engine's thermals for instance. But most of all, the BMW 530i has a V8 from heaven. And it was available as a manual, unlike the 540i. Secret insider advice: Mercedes W210 E430 Estate. Rare as fuck, and faster than anything mentioned above. The W210 has a bad rep for rust, keeping prices low. But most has long been repaired or replaced under warranty. Mechanically it's nuke proof.

No US E34 Tourings came with manuals.

not in 93' i dont think

We didn’t get the 530iT until 1994, and even then we only got 481 of them from ‘94-96

So, did you? The internet needs to know!

@@rocketsalad I did, recently

@@stupidslave mazel tov! super simple swap but still, everything work out okay? i also swapped mine and it went from great car to greatest car

@@rocketsalad yeah my dad works at a tuning shop where we have like 10 car lifts and a dyno to our disposal and he gets parts for super cheap, I'm only 16 but with his help it was like a 4 hour job, we also did struts and springs and wheels and tires for a lowered slightly more stanced look without having that stanced car vibe, it's in alpine white

@@stupidslave great news! welcome to the club 🤠

indeed.

AltaSonata your slow

On automatic?

Naj, sedan manual version of this made 0-60 in 8.6 seconds .... the 540i V8 version made 0-60 in a little over 6 seconds ... this version M50B25t was a model with low power, 192 ps and 2.5 ccm inline six is not big power output ... but BMW is not known for fast 0-60 times, its is for speed on track.

M50b25 isn’t exactly known for being a fast engine, especially the nv 😂

That's probably chalked up to the automatic tranny. At least the handling and braking is superb.

pbfloyd13 Automatic transmissions have come a long ways in 22 years, that's for sure.

I wouldn't say 2.5l inline six with 192bhp was bad for 1992 standards. Ok, it was not fast, due to the automatic trans, and weight, but not slow either. This engine in the sedan and manual trans made the E34 go 0-100 kph in 8.5 seconds, and it was very fast going from 60-100 kph if you needed to overtake someone. Timeless car, amazing looks, amazing engine reliability and amazing exhaust note. I still see E34's almost every day on the road due to it's build quality 30 years ago.

old BMWs lost full 1 to 2 seconds in 0-60 just due to automatic transmissions. You had to be drunk to buy an automatic BMW !