The E28 is one of the most beautiful cars ever made in my opinion. I remember watching Chris Harris driving his M5 here on youtube before he was on Top Gear. Someday.

Those awful bumpers we used to be afflicted with had nothing to do with crash safety. They had everything to do with reducing repair cost for minor collisions

The BMW cars or and 535i or its older brother 533i is a nice car to look at ! Driving it is a different story...Every thing will come apart years ahead of its time ! So if you want to own any BMW including the 5 series make sure you also own a Honda,Toyota,Subaru in order to drive you around while the BMW is in SERVICE !!! You will also know every mechanic in your city or town by his first and last name because you will see them at least every second week.Yes you can not depend on a BMW At any time. BMW is every owners dream that turns in to nightmare even during BMW guarantee ! I been there and i know 2 times with 5 series and 3 series.Stay away from these overrated junk cars !

M635csi...You bought the sixth best...

Not true. I'm 2nd owner of a 1987 535is, and it came from dealership with an M-badge grille. This is a US market car. It also came with the M-Technic steering wheel.

I own two 1988 E34s. My favorite BMW's are the E34 M20 / M30, The E28s, the E23/24, E9 and the E30 is also pretty cool. They made good cars back then.

I have a 528i M, 1984 (euro spec) and alpina 5 gears in the same color ,BMW😍🤩🥰

Just for viewers here in the US, but this model cam with many engine configs. This one is probably the DC51 (seeing if my memory is right on that code), which is cataylst and had a lower compression engine. The DC71 was also imported in the grey market, which is what was available in Europe, with a 10:1 compression and 218 bhp. I have the later, and its a hoot over the standard US spec 5er. The M30 is probably one of the most reliable engines I have owned (for 37 years).

BMW 6 Serires with inline straight 3.0 litre 6 cylinder was the best ever made so reliable

Just swap in an M60 and call it a day, more power and torque and probably lighter too, those S38’s are huge heavy engines, hard to come by, expensive to maintain and mod and not that powerful…cool af sure but not really practical imo but hey to each their own!

Great video Tommy! I have worked with BMW for 34 years. Rarely am I impressed with car reviews but you did a great job! The video brought back great memories for me as I worked on E-28’s a lot when I was a young technician or mechanic as I like to say. The E-28 535i is one of my all time favorites!!! I would love to talk BMW’s with you on the phone sometime.

Cool video - I personally have an E28 M5 with 260k+ miles. Love it. I think values for a 100k mile example would probably be double the $30-40k range. Some sell for well over $120k now. 535is/M535i is an amazing deal for the E28 driving experience, but the S38 engine is truly on another level - if you get a chance to ride in one, do it, because it is truly a monster.

i have an incredible soft spot for vintage Beemers and this E28 5 series ticks all the boxes for me, truly stunning design.

One of the reasons 256hp is a lot for an 80's car is because most 80's cars were actually very lightweight compared modern cars. The e28 typically weighed about 1,300 kg, in comparison a modern BMW 5 series or Ford Mustang weigh about 1,750 kg, that's a 350 kg difference or the weight of 4 full grown adults.

A model 2002 would be perfect for Tommy. I could see him being a perfect match for that car. I'd love to see one on the channel. One of my favorite cars.

I had an E28 525e when I was 19, which was a bit of a strange beast. I couldn't afford to insure the M535i but back then (2003) there were loads of them in the UK. I drove a couple and quite liked it, but was never convinced it felt very fast. Weirdly I drove an E34 525i which felt much faster to me - I now have an E34 535i and again, it doesn't feel very fast! Hope you can find the M5 parts to upgrade, as there is some mystical magic about proper M cars which just makes them so much better than their counterparts

My Dad owned one of these, but it was without Cat. So it startet with 211bhp. A friend was the local BMW dealer and they added a new camshaft, manifold and air filter made by Hartje.

The predecessor to the M5 was the e12 M535i which came with the 635Csi engine. Usually the top model was the 528i. What may have forced BMW to make the M5 was the Alpina B7/B7s which was available in both the e12 and e28 models. It had 300+hp and went up to 160mph. So in order to compete they put the M1/M635Csi engine in the 5 series. Little known fact is that the euro M5,the body kit was optional in some markets, but was standard on the M535i. Also both models came with either 16" or TRX rims. Nice find.

Love it! Big fan of these classic 5 Series. Nice addition.

As a BMW guy I’m super excited to see more content on this car! Great buy! 🤘🏻