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@AD-sp5cv

2 жыл бұрын

How does it cost money to upload an old video? lol humans so money hungry

@christophercolumbus8944

Жыл бұрын

@@AD-sp5cv exactly they're just re upoloads

Cars back in the 1990's may not be as safe as cars today, but I miss the visibility and some of the cars then were so easy to fix as well. I prefer these older BMW's over the new ones.

@steveespinola7652

4 жыл бұрын

Most cars of 1990's were safe it just depend on the driver cause there are drivers out there who are nuts behind the wheel even today they are distracted by something and they don't pay attention to the road.

@car_lov3r

4 жыл бұрын

i don't care about safety. I'd rather die having fun in an old car than live with being bored in a new one.

@clee19821013

4 жыл бұрын

In terms of crash zone etc modern car is way safer, modern car got bigger for a reason

@E_tiBEAMERBOY

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@Anirossa

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm keeping my 3rd gen 5 series for sure :D

Still looks good today

@GewelReal

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like very old car

@Juanknes

4 жыл бұрын

Of course. Some modern cars are too bloated, this is a clean and classy design.

@brainkill7034

Жыл бұрын

The BMW E34’s styling is absolutely timeless imo.

@geemanbmw

Жыл бұрын

Let's not forget the E34 M5 was the last hand built M car . LEGEND ❤

@brettbanta2100

Жыл бұрын

It absolutely does. I like this look better than the new ones

I just love how all the older BMW's from the 90's braked. NO nose dive and when the car stopped completely the body motions are so controlled.

@quentinwooten30

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. They seem to squat during hard breaking. I thought that was cool too for back in the day

@E_tiBEAMERBOY

4 жыл бұрын

QUENTIN30 CDUB lol not to be an ass or anything but squat is used for when the car accelerates and dive is used when the car brakes like the OP typed

@yannikavadas1490

4 жыл бұрын

@@E_tiBEAMERBOY Watch the video very closely at 3:45 , regarding this vehicles braking balance. I suspect that was what the previous comment was all about.🍻

@opmike343

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I never noticed that. That WHOLE car squats under braking. Pretty amazing stuff.

@SlimDON1182

4 жыл бұрын

That's because of the self leveling suspension and stiffer shock absorbers.

Lovely inline 6, manual transmission, hydraulic power steering, and incredible suspension made the BMW of yesterday a much more analog, better driving experience

@spankthemonkey3437

3 жыл бұрын

Independent throttle bodies too

@brainkill7034

Жыл бұрын

Amen, way better driving machine.

Ohhh those old times. When BMW cars were well made and not garbage or a collection of complicated electronics 🤦🏻‍♂️

@steveespinola7652

4 жыл бұрын

I know right, now you need an instruction manual to drive those new BMWS you see on the street so complicated. LoL 😁.

@weedmastersr

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveespinola7652 And for all that tech, they're worse driver's cars. Too big, too fat, too luxurious. Capable but disconnected.

@steveespinola7652

4 жыл бұрын

You are right about that.

@hybridAbsol

4 жыл бұрын

BMW M4 - a rebadged M3 New 3 and 5 series - same cars but different exterior New M5 - somewhat better from the older ones but still a nightmare to own M8 - rebadged M6 coupe M2 - better get the 1M instead

Timeless design.

@ODSTOninersIxTwO

4 жыл бұрын

it looks its decade....

@OhioBoy1440

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer the e39. My father had a 2003 M5 in Le Mans blue. He also had an e38 Z3 M Coupé in Laguna Seca blue. When he passed away in 2010 my mom sold them. I wish I had had the money to buy at least one off her, but I understand she needed the money. I miss my father very much, he was a wonderful, overly generous man. He never flaunted his money around, and treated everyone as his equal. He instilled in me a strong work ethic, and to never judge anybody based on their financial status. He also taught me to never judge somebody, because you never know what burdens and pain they might be going through.

"Yuppies" were getting the BUSINESS in this review lmao

310 hp in 1990 is incredible

@ragingbull94mtx

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed!™ About the same or more than a period Ferrari 348.

@jonathanmoga5188

4 жыл бұрын

Not that "incredible"

@tinhinnh

4 жыл бұрын

were they underrated back then

@cristianfernandez7403

4 жыл бұрын

310 hp M POWER !!

@hybridAbsol

4 жыл бұрын

Take it to the dyno and temper its ECU and it will make 370hp and the Ferrari 348 will be scrapped

My neighbor has a red 1995 M5 manual with original 40k miles, takes it out once a year for the local BMW show. It's beautiful.

Damn it I love the 80s and 90s.

That braking distance is seriously impressive

One of the best-looking 5-series ever. The people at Classic Car magazine, oddly enough, didn't care for its supposedly boring styling. But the enthusiasts know.

"The best sports sedan in the world!" Wow.. high accolades from John Davis!

E28-E39 best 5 series now they're just the ultimate driving barge

@JackBandicootsBunker

4 жыл бұрын

Shaiyan Hossain Despite the biblical unreliability, I’d also add the E60. That V10...

@williamskagen9901

4 жыл бұрын

​@@JackBandicootsBunker Yet it is only the wild V10 engine that makes that car great.. Im not saying a standard issue E60 is bad, but they really dont compare well to the older models.

@williamskagen9901

4 жыл бұрын

@bobagopaaa I have owned both a 525d e61 and still own a 530i e39 so I would beg to differ :).

@hybridAbsol

4 жыл бұрын

I know a guy who knows a guy who drives a E60 M5 but uses a gearbox from a A80 Supra 😂 Talk about avoiding mechanical failure going too far

Despite what John says, if you look at the HVAC controls you IMMEDIATELY know how to use them, especially if the car is in motion and you have to keep your eyes on the road. Try that with a modern M5 with it endless stupid screens and click-throughs. And, of course, times have changed. The 'lesser' M240i of today has much more horsepower, better gas mileage, and substantially faster 0 - 60 times. But the simplicity and straightforwardness of this M5 make it more desirable in the too-much-tech world of 2019.

@soundseeker63

4 жыл бұрын

He finds something to complain about in the interior of EVERY car they test. Usually its the "incomplete" gauge cluster or "poorly marked" stereo controls. Here its the HVAC that meets his disapproval despite the fact that literally anyone could figure out how to work them in a matter of seconds lol.

@fitfogey

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Looked like fan speed in the middle of two temperature controls. Not sure why that was complicated to him.

@brainkill7034

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate this comment. I’m surprised I don’t hear about it more often. The newer touch screen controls have no tactile feel so you always have to take your eyes off the road for every adjustment, and they all take longer now too. Something to consider, this model 5-series (e34) has the window switches on the center console and the fog light switch in on the dash just to the right of the steering wheel. As a manual driver this is perfect because you don’t have to take your hand off the wheel for either of these items, you just use your shifting hand. This vehicle is so well engineered and so underappreciated, even the non-M spec ones.

@carlasghost656

Жыл бұрын

I froze the video and looked at it. Seemed pretty simple to me, and I don't drive a BMW so I'm not used to seeing their setup. I guess I could figure it out within a day or two of driving it.

I still daily a 94" 540i. Its a beast on the highway.

Sill looks great to this day. Clean and fluid, without a hint of overstyling. I love it.

Back when the cars were actually leagues ahead of competition. The new ones are computers on wheels

No nosedive on this vehicle that’s how you do 50/50 weight distribution this is what BMW calls the ultimate driving machine

@br9801

4 жыл бұрын

I miss that aspect of this era of BMWs. Wish they still did it.

@soundseeker63

4 жыл бұрын

Or rather they USED to be the ultimate driving machine.. Just seen the new FWD 1-Series and it literally made me feel sick how cheap and crappy modern BMWs have become :-(

@waltervila33

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Smith agreed to some extent but weight distribution plays a vital part in nose dive during hard braking and cornering

@waltervila33

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Smith you’re talking about geometry caster and camber or toe in toe out very important during suspension set up you forgot other important metrics like unsprung weight at all four corners and anti roll bar thickness wich again helps in anti dive braking

Yeah i watched Ronin. A good movie pretty much

I have to say, these cars have aged really well.

God this a reminder of how unbelievably well BMW’s from this era drove. I was fortunate enough to have experienced many of them and as the owner of a 2020 M2 Competition I can say they were so much more special and satisfying than anything they make today

@out_on_bail

4 жыл бұрын

jameswillard1 your car is a 2019. 2020 is not here yet sorry.

@jameswillard1

4 жыл бұрын

Want to bet on that?? ....and I’ve actually had it since end of June

@out_on_bail

4 жыл бұрын

jameswillard1 it’s the year 2019. your car is really a 2019

The 5 series was about 16 years old by this point, and maturing very nicely. That motor is one of the best looking in the history of automobiles.

Sounds better than the new ones

@11094DEREK

4 жыл бұрын

Looks better too

@Omgiamsotriggered

4 жыл бұрын

Of course it sounds better because its an NA engine and a straight no filters exhaust. These days you gotta put so many filters and particules into an exhaust system that I wonder how anything comes out, and not to mention that its all turbos. But all in all, this car might be good sounding but by todays standards its slow; a modern 540i outperformes it big time. Its nearly impossible to achieve 600+ hp mark with just NA engines and still retain decent fuel economy and satisfy all the ecological standards in a car like this, so a lesser sound but thats why you get 3 second to 100 kmh family saloons these days.

I Miss the 90s BMW

Ahh, quite the RETRO video upload! ❤ This is when BMW M cars were truly deserving of that ///M badge.

Oh the sound that baby makes! The angels are singing!

@michaelmeliambro5117

4 жыл бұрын

More like the demons of hell are being summoned from that horrific exhaust.

"Yuppie" was the buzzword of the times apparently.

@smithraymond09029

4 жыл бұрын

Stood for "young, upwardly mobile". A reference to the baby boomer generation making their way in the world.

@travisp11

4 жыл бұрын

Yup...I started hearing it in the 80s and lasted through the 90s

@SS16000

4 жыл бұрын

Young Urban Professionals

@elementkx

4 жыл бұрын

Still used now, I thought.

@chrisj197438

4 жыл бұрын

dftns19 They were the hipsters of their day

4:15 John: BUT LIKE WE'VE SAID SO MANY TIMES BEFORE, A WARMER LESS TEUTONIC LOOK WOULD BE NICE! LOL

@G0ZERIAN

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Bangle: "Hold my beer...."

@yannikavadas1490

4 жыл бұрын

I just smile at how clinical some have steered towards to at this point. Tesla being a prime example. I suspect this is the dividend of Autonomy. 😐😕😴

This was a literally bmw last PURE original content 5 series... Then came the turbos and excess of complexity electronics

@anthonymolina7416

4 жыл бұрын

They should make another v10 m5 it sounds so good

@JDMHaze

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Molina ehhh i think having the 1 satisfies... it makes it a unicorn

@georgelin8498

4 жыл бұрын

The v8 e34 540i and e39 m5 are the greatest 5 series IMO

@JDMHaze

4 жыл бұрын

George Lin By traditional performance? Or overall including reliability

@mr.butterworth4216

4 жыл бұрын

@Keye T I’d agree, the E39 M5/5-Series being products of the 90’s which carried over until 2003 were the last cars to represent BMW’s old values. Then came the unnecessary complexity, turbos, and computer overload. In fact, in the 90’s BMW M was against using forced induction, they preferred engine speed. The 2000’s on up have not been kind to the marque.

Ronin with that Peugeot vs M5 race was spectacular. As was that Audi S8 that was 'tuned'. Fantastically underrated movie

R.I.P 90s cars..best generation ever.Modern cars are so complicated and expensive to fix and maintain..but they are much safe ....

The 6 cylinder sounds awesome!

oh it has the M1 engine, that is something!

When metal was used under the hood more and not so much plastics.

Great car. Nice looking. Better than new models

500E next!

Yes I've seen Ronin. That made me want this or the 1993 535i with the 540i grille. Love that classic BMW inline 6 sound.

The M5 will always be the benchmar. No matter how many AMGs Merc throws at it.

the 90's were truly the best time for good automobiles. They're all over engineered now.

The BMW badge *is not* inspired by a moving propeller; it’s a simplification of the Bavarian flag.

@mr.butterworth4216

4 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Moondust only partially correct. BMW began building aircraft engines, so the badge is definitely inspired by the spinning propeller.

These guys are my Favorite!! 👊 I have e39 M5 myself and oh boy I love it

So i have to ask... are there still yuppies? If so where are they?

@richiesplayground7092

4 жыл бұрын

Hipsters.

@chriskelly9361

4 жыл бұрын

They're instagramming their workouts to make sure people know they work out. Also they appear to have duck faces.

@3:09 So this phrase is much older than I thought! I thought that BMW got truly yuppy-ish when the Bangle-butted cars got out!

Loving the murderer gloves at 4.50

@playwme3

4 жыл бұрын

The kinda fit with his “Lethal Weapon Henchman” jacket and haircut.

Take a drink every time the host says 'Yuppie'. You'll get tanked by the end of the video LOL🤣

My fav 5 series!!!

Back when BMW offered standard manual transmissions in all of their North American luxury performance sedans. Even after recent decades of electrical and catastrophic engine failure, the strong legacy left behind by the well built 1980’s and 90’s BMW performance cars still carries the brand. Audi, Acura, Lexus, Mercedes, and Infiniti could eat their hearts out at the time when it came to 300+ hp luxury performance sedans

Great sound! And look!

I thumbed up for the car, but I also wanted to give props for the Ronin reference in the description.

What a car! Ooh, bmw what have you become...

Looks great, first time seeing white walls on an M5.

I always loved this front end. Hated the rear and the side was a slab of sheet metal. But the front!!! Love it. Gimme a kiss.

Hard to believe today that an M5 came with whitewall tires.

@GoldenCroc

4 жыл бұрын

I guess the rims make it kind of look like that at a quick glance, dont they?

The BMW M5 is a rare precious gem of a German performance car!!!

One of the real cars I'd love to own!!!

As a current owner of a 1990 525i, a 1990 750iL and a 1990 535i, I always wish I could have afforded to buy an e34 M5.

I always liked the 5 series of those years and this M5, the best of that series. It has a manual transmission. What else could I ask for?

One of the greatest cars ever made

That's old school. 1:59 Virtually the same power numbers as today's Camaro V6

@MrCarGuy

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, sure. Even a GS430 would smoke it. M5 was really about power to weight and handling.

@ragingbull94mtx

4 жыл бұрын

I think a better comparison would be... virtually the same power numbers as a PERIOD Ferrari 348. :)

those wheels are sweet!

I drove one of these for a year,I can attest the clutch was bloody stiff,of course the electrics went faulty all over the place,sunroof,drivers seat,warning lights for stuff that was fine,ahhhh the good old days.

If I had the means and garage space I'd own a '93 Audi S4, '93 BMW M5 and '93 Mercedes 500 E.... the perfect trifecta of uber sedans to me.

@ggj1987

4 жыл бұрын

Darin Nederhoff Oh yes! Add a Renault Safrane Biturbo and a Lancia Thema 8.32 and you have my dream garage

I love E34s.

Please do more of these on bmw's🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

I would love to drive this car right now.

"white walls, on the wheels like mayonnaise..."

*The M5 again??*

Anyone else notice the giant black smoke that shot of the tailpipe on the drag strip?

@ragingbull94mtx

4 жыл бұрын

Just a little unburnt fuel. Completely normal. If you *really* want to see a smoke show, watch MotorWeek's test of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe from 2013. :)

56K back in 1990? Its a good car. Better quality than any BMW made today... But 56K?

@willmitchell8500

4 жыл бұрын

With inflation the cost of a new m5 is really similar. The m5 was way more in it's own class in 1990 as well.

@grabir01

4 жыл бұрын

@@willmitchell8500 A new M5 is 180K? Yikes!!! I have heard that these new BMW are money pits. No kidding!!!

@ShaiyanHossain

4 жыл бұрын

@@grabir01 new M5s usually go for about $120k USD with options, for the current F90 generation that is

I missed the old BMW

White walls. The ultimate sleeper.

I'd buy a 1995 BMW M5 with 6 speed manual and wood trim

More desirable than any current BMW.

the og sport sedan

🤘🏾

Back when BMW was more practical, cheaper for parts and maintenance and true performers...

Those alloy wheels make it look like it has whitewall tyres. A common feature on period luxury American cars but not the European imports.

It is NOT a spinning propeller. It is the Bavarian flag colors. Nothing to do with a propeller. It's actually 2 company emblems into one, if people did their research

repeat?

Love the e34 it's a great car but the e39 is the absolute pinnacle.

Yes!!!

Did I miss the as tested price?

I love ho =w they have mentioned almost a million times that the m5's and 5 series' are yuppiemobiles. My favorite would be the later e34 m5 touring with the bigger 3.8 engine and the 6 speed manual.

Try doing that slalom on a 1990 Buick

@SuperFrankieOSX

4 жыл бұрын

Now that sounds pretty fun

The first gen Taurus SHO (88-91) would give this M5 a run for the money.

Back when BMW's were actually reliable.

Best wheels ever

If that's how you hold the gear-shift no wonder you find it quite rough to move.

The Infiniti also likely required a lot less maintenance

Wasn't it a 3.4?followed by a 3.8

I've noticed this retro review got posted here about three years ago. Is it a repost?

@hypesion2223

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's the same as the old one. But this one have a better sound quality than the other one.

@smithraymond09029

4 жыл бұрын

You can tell they added some of those close ups after the fact. Where they close in on a scene then pan around slowly. That's not original.

@bendavis9733

4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, this M5 was never before posted by us...and it hasn't been altered from the original airing

@jareknowak8712

4 жыл бұрын

@@bendavis9733 Sir, it was posted before. Date: 20 april 2015. Same video.

@bendavis9733

4 жыл бұрын

@@jareknowak8712 shugar!!! Sure enough, there it is. Sorry, I did a quick search on my channel before I uploaded and it didnt show up. I gotta run a tighter ship

This M5 would be worth a lot today

You see....it IS possible to make a car ride well and handle beautifully without 40 different computers controlling everything!! Whats more, I bet you get way more feel and feedback from this car than a modern BMW. It may be "slow" compared to a modern M but I know which one I'd rather take down my favorite twisty road! 0-60 times and lap times count for little if the car has no fun or involvement on the public road.

Still the best looking M5.

best 5 series ever

Настоящая БМВ.

BMW 😊👍💓💓💓

Funny how everyone saying how nice the old cars were compared to the ones today... My dad told me that back in the early 90s when he bought this 5 series BMW my grandpa said to him how the new cars are ugly and all over electronic stuffed... And how he enthusiastically talked about the good ol cars