I was privileged to have owned one of these from new in 1988 and have regretted selling it for over 30 years. The best car I ever owned, period. Mine was the only North American M5 with factory rear headrests, which were special ordered thru Zipper BMW of Beverly Hills.

@TheEaglesfan63

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking for those buggers everywhere and can’t find a pair of original ones at a decent price… They’re killing me! Mine came without them, obviously…

@b0ngd0nkey

2 жыл бұрын

I miss the feeling of the classic Beemers, and the red glow of all the guages💕

@makoshark69x96

2 жыл бұрын

@@b0ngd0nkey And Glass everywhere ! So you can see all around you ! Cars nowadays have all that slanted glass and you can't see Sh*t !

@ironmantooltime

2 жыл бұрын

I feel your loss 🙏

@rafibalouzian9951

2 жыл бұрын

I bought 1987 535is from zipper BMW cosmos black with black interior and installed rear headrests. Drove 120,000 miles, 12 years. It was daily driver through Mulholland drive/Benedict canyon and weekly weekend drives to Lake Arrowhead. It was a brilliant involving drivers car. I miss driving it at the limits.

The amount of time and effort that goes into these is not lost on us, thank you for putting in the work. I love gobbling these up as soon as they drop.

@maveriky43

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing-excellent!

@Fish_Stick_Party

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. The production quality is top-tier. As someone who eats up car content on KZread, I am surprised I hadn't stumbled across this sooner. This channel has quickly become one of my favorites.

@YutakaYamagishi

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely looking on adding to my collection.

@jackywackysmacky4031

2 жыл бұрын

It's not the only thing you gobble up once they drop ;) sorry had too.

@DG-EditsYT

Жыл бұрын

My wife said she does something similar however she doesnt return for 2 days

beautiful car I hope BMW remembers that they used to build stuff like this

@YutakaYamagishi

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely looking on adding to my collection.

@makoshark69x96

2 жыл бұрын

They totally forgot...

@hagestad

2 жыл бұрын

yep = just one thing. Don't call certified nazis like en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Quandt legendary.

@papa_pt

2 жыл бұрын

@@hagestad no one said legendary. He died 30 years before the car in the video of question 😂

@hagestad

2 жыл бұрын

@@papa_pt also company would not exits if it wasn't for him and his best friend Joseph Goebbels. also "legendary" is at about 5:20

Been waiting for this since the little hint from the Carmudgeon talkies, this could very well be the winning formula of video auto journalism! Up and at em T. Scott and the ISSIMI team 💯

What a shame beemers lost their slick appearance and became expensive, oil dripping beavers. A 635 Csi was such a beauty.

@stilley78

2 жыл бұрын

still my favourite BMW to this day!

@7sedma

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and they're all plastic planned to fail when warranty expires and stupid grill designs i hope they bankrupt

@bingoberra18

2 жыл бұрын

They were always expensive :)

@ironmantooltime

2 жыл бұрын

Drips oil because they run to mileage regular cars would be scrapped by and aren't driven by mechs. Just pull your finger out cheapass and do or pay the maintenance or stop moaning.

@clarenceoveur778

2 жыл бұрын

@@7sedma I don't, then they'll stop making parts for my E28. lol

Love the e28 in all its forms, so much so that I drive a fully restored bone stock euro example every day. Imported from Germany in 1983, all controls are in German, it has euro bumpers, and even still has a fully functional Blaupunkt Hamburg. Great video!

I am so fortunate to own one of these...an 88 with the heated seats...and I too gush over it's practical speed and comfort. Excellent and beautiful video!

This makes me miss my E28 528e manual. It wasn't my first car, but it was the first car I could drive (the first was an E30 316i project). It was a barn find that sat around since the mid 2000s, with a torn up seat, 360,000 kilometers, amd a bad idle control valve. The seats were trashed, it was on old tires, and it had a few dings in the hood. But...I absolutely loved it. The colour combo was brown over tan cloth, that 5 speed was sloppy but also precise, and someone put a 535i limited slip differential in the back. It got great fuel economy, looked fantastic, and started (almost) every single time. $1100 got me that car, and it was always going to be an engine donor for the E30. I wish I still had it, or another E28 528e manual.

While I could argue that the E34 M5 is the most complete M5 as far as comfort, space, luxury (that the E28 lacks) and analog driver experience (same engine as E28), I would agree that if the primary metric is purely analog driving experience, the E28 is the winner.

1988, the last year BMW made a car that you wanted to own (and would last) more than 10 years. Like others here, I miss my e28 M5 too.

Great video. My dad owned a 1983 533i black w/Gold BBS wheels. When he purchased it in 83 the salesman said it was the fastest four-door on the planet. Obviously two years before the M5. I only have 75,000 miles on it in 2010 When me gave it to me. Unfortunately I was deployed to Iraq. In the garage that was working on it for me got it towed while I was overseas. Great video bittersweet memories.

DTM has a way of transporting me back to the past when these cars were designed and built.

My '88 535is was the most neutral balanced four door vehicle I have ever driven. I had the car on the track at a BMWCCA driver's school in the mid-90's, and even the Instructor couldn't get the rear end to break loose on the skid pad! I wish I had the extra HP of the M5, as the power slide would have been really fun. I'll settle with my current 2000 M5. The last of the "analog" M5's, using a real clutch and very few electronics. I also wish I never sold my 1972 2002tii that I restored from bare metal to nearing SCCA ITB race ready. Expecting children had a way of changing ones priorities. 😞

@Robertgio

2 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine always tells me “ don’t ever sell your 535is , my m5 was the only car I was able to take up to 150mph and go from the left lane of a highway all the way over to the right lane and back without feeling scared. The car is glued to the ground.

those hills they are driving in is my childhood. we used to go up there to see the sunset and drink and smoke and kick it. just gorgeous

Thanks for the wonderful trip through time. What a gorgeous car, my favorite sedan of all time.

The production quality is insane! Keep up the good work. Love the channel

Thank you for your great videos! They’re always well made and truly reflect the informed enthusiast’s view.

Life long BMW driver, never owned the original M5 but I know practically every bit of publicly available information about them. Even still, I love your video from beginning to end. Great piece. Thank you!

As a very lucky owner of an E28 M5 for the past 10 years, it's so great to see these amazing machines finally getting their due. Thanks for such a well produced and researched vid

Really excellent video. The presentation, photography and script are all top notch. Kudos.

Great video as always, congratulations @ISSIMI And Derek

At 7:26 is the South African Bmw 530mle homologation special production car that was indeed sold to the general public here and considered by some to be the first unofficial M car as we know them today.We tended to get the go ahead from Bmw Germany to build some unique performance models here. Maybe Bmw Germany were curious to see these unique cars built and didnt mind us building these cars quietly down at the tip of Africa. We also had the unofficial 'M7' in 1985 (210kw m1 engine) and the e30 m3s two long lost brothers here, the 333i and 325is evo which had the e30 m3 chassis and suspension but used a 2.7 six cylinder instead. Bmw Germany usually sent in their engineers and tuning contacts(eg.Alpina) to help with development.

I used to own a 524td, another rare beast of an E28, at least in the US. Steering, driving position, all the same. I still lust after an M5. Great job Derek!

I own two '88 M20B20 E34s, this video however does make me lust after some even older BMWs, will see what I find down the line if I have the garage space and money for some 60-70s BMWs in the future

Great video Derek! Your enthusiasm is only matched by the quality of your research!

Thanks for the video. It brought back some very good memories. I've had over 30 cars in my lifetime. The 1988 e28 M5 was the only car that I kept for more than10 years. It was always fun to drive and It was utterly fantastic on track days. A wolf in sheep's clothing for its time!

Damn near cried at the end.. THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! 🙏

Great stuff and I love these informative videos

Great upload! Thanks! love this series!..."like a 911 and a Scirocco 16V together..." I thought I hear Jason talking 🙂

Great content and some interesting tidbits I didn't know about the M5. Thanks for the video!

Great video and your statements on old vs new cars are spot on👌

Excellent, excellent video!! As a fan of the brand, especially the older models, this was a joy to watch! Thank you and looking forward to an E30 M3, E39 M5 & E46 M3 video!!!

@TexasRiverRat31254

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the 2002, had a couple when I was a much younger man and they loved to be driven hard as well.

High quality content! Great stuff.

Man I miss this makes me miss old school BMW's so much more.

This was put together very well. Very informative and entertaining.

These Videos are excellent and this car in particular is one of my favorite cars.

Most people of the newer generations will never understand any of this, but this guy gets it. I've got a friend with a kindof beat up one of these although it is solid mechanically ,and he has let me drive it in the mountains quite a bit. It truly is one of the most enjoyable cars to drive there is, and I'm going to get that car from him because he has TWO of them.

Thank you. This has been a wonderful video. 😍

Beautifully done!!

One of my dream cars, elegant, smooth, great build quality, simple to work on and looks fun to drive

Yep.....great car. Owned one for 2 years and truly wished I never Sold it.

Amazing work, love this car, love this channel

Great car! The E34 M5 Evolution 6 speed is my fav by far, what a machine 🙌

Brillant video, my fav car of all time is the 635CSi, i’d love a video on it, and on the gorgeous E34 3.8 M5 too !

Love driving the revs out of my e28m5 resto mod at Big Willow. Turn 8 and 9 in a 4 door grocery getter is too much fun!

Great video. Subscribed!

And now, I'm gonna go for a drive. That was great.

Thanks for making me miss my E28 535is even more :(

I can hear all the E39 M5 fanboys crying, hehe. Great video. 5 series from back when BMW knew how to make long lasting, refined yet simple cars.

Nice work!

best part of all of these videos: the honest smile and fun

Another great video, Hyphen!

Such a beautiful machine. If I had my choice, and could only own one car, this would be it.

Very good production this. 10/10

This is it! The vehicle that hooked me into the car enthusiast world! i remember snatching Dads Car & Driver magazine premiere of the M5 and I read the write up more than once.... then the 959 and F40 sealed my fate! Hooked every since!

Great Video! and who does not love the noise a well tuned in-line 6 makes especially with the throttle bodies and the tuned header that came from the factory!. I have to assume it sounds much like the E34 M5 and it is brilliant at full song!

Beautiful film, thank you for sharing! It's tragic how much BMW has fallen from this to the new 7.

Fantastic, Derek!

Best damn car I ever owned! Period, full stop! The e28s will never be matched, they are just a visceral piece of machinery. I have owned 4 e28s, one being the M5. I will never sell it. Thanks for the video.

Dream car! Thanks for awesome video, yes I know it was created a year ago 😀 😉. Throttle down from Chicago ✌️

great channel i subscribed

Exellent,thank you🍀

Hyphen overdose Monday for me. Great video!

Still a stunner. I would love to experience one of these someday.

ALL of their models were beautiful. Now the are ALL ugly. Where did they go wrong, and why?? Thank you Hyphen, nice video.

@thavashgovender4345

2 жыл бұрын

Bangle and von Hooidonk

Well done. Well done.

The ultimate driving machine. With the M6 and then M3 they made some of the best. If I won the lottery, I would have one of each in my stable of cars.

I really miss my 88 e28 535i and while it wasn’t the M5 I always wanted it still was one of the best BMW ever built.

@HD.Motorsports

2 жыл бұрын

I love my 88 535is. The e28 and m30 is a true testament to BMW and has had so much influence on other cars they built. Its a car with so much history and character. And man does it sound good

thx for your tribute

+1 for E28 M5. I'm friends with a local collector who occasionally lets me drive his cars when we go to lunch. I drove his '87 911 and it was a go-kart that required work to drive it. Not amazing, just work. Tiring. Like I couldn't imagine spending two hours in it on a Saturday just enjoying the drive. A month later I drove his '87 M5. It stunned me how much better of a car it was than the 911. It stunned me how great a car it was even when compared to cars right now. Simple, a tight fit without being constricting, good power, fantastic suspension. The idea of 4-5 hour weekend destination drive didn't worry me at all. I'm a Japanese car guy: S2000, NSX, LC500. The Germans don't interest me much. But BMW got the E28 M5 perfectly right. Kudos, from a person otherwise predisposed to not be a fan.

So good!

I've never seen one of these , but would love too.

I'm sold. 👍

Incredible roads.

Great video, as usual. Love the encyclopedia-like knowledge. One suggestion if I may: slow down a bit when talking. I watch at 80% speed. You sound a bit drunk like that, but it sounds more relaxed and is easier to understand all the details. Kinda like what you do during the Carmudgeon shows. ;) Cheers!

Had one, awesome sound.

Very nice video ! You nailed the seating position, slightly high, with even higher steering wheel. I my e24 635 I sit lower, but steering wheel are high, and windows are even lower.

The content and video is amazingly put together. I cannot praise the creators enough. But, how tf did we get from this past lineup and amazing evolution of good taste and performance in the brand, to the cookie cutter agrression tank nuclear bricks of today that differ from the other 2 brands(maybe even more today) in badge or grille only???

I've owned 2x e23, a e24, and e34. 80s were my favorite era for all things bavarian

I love the E28. My dad had two of them, I believe his first one was a 528i and then a dark blue with black interior 535i.

DT-S is the best. I wish you’d do a whole video on the M1…

Derek needs to come to Australia and see what we were doing at the same time. 1985 VK Holden Commodore SS Group A.

That was a cool ass car. The scenes from the backroads reminds me of when I used to take my dads car down vine hill road in the Santa Cruz mountains when I was 16/17. The car was a 1980 528i. Love that linear straight 6 power.

@clarenceoveur778

2 жыл бұрын

I live in San Francisco, but was thinking about taking a little road trip in my E28 535i to Santa Cruz within the next couple weeks. So... Vine Hill Road? Is that one I should try?

@74grinder

2 жыл бұрын

@@clarenceoveur778 Yeah, takes you from just above Scotts valley, off of 17 and leads either to soquel via old San Jose road or Santa Cruz via branciforte.

The E28 M5, and the E30 M3 really represent the peak of BMW and were truly the Ultimate Driving Machines and BMW has never built any cars since that can compare. I have now seen a few of the presenters videos and he does a great job. I have owned 3 CS coupes, an E12 I still have, an E32, and still have an E30 M3. I have driven many of BMW's newer offerings and they are not in any way comparable. They got lost along the way to becoming a major company with way too high volume production. Not sure he said this and everyone probably knows, but the M5 was created for a BMW executive who had the great idea of sticking the M88 into a 5 series. Admittedly the S38 rather than the M1's motor. It was just so sweet and such a great drive that they decided to produce it in limited numbers.

I'd love to do your voiceover narration for you. Great video!

Automotive Journalism is in good hands with you and Jason …this coming from a geezer who worked on this stuff when it was newish

I use to own a Black on Black E28 1988 M5 I had it doing 150 mph and it was a home doing it! I've had many BMW'S over the years: 2002ti E30 M3 E34 M5 E36 M3 plus many many non M cars I'm currently restoring a 1973 2002tii in Algave green Loved my E 28 M5!!!@

“the same price as a 911 and vw scirocco 16v combined" Oddly specific

Great video as alway from TH-S, the M5 is awesome but have you ever driven a Maserati 430? Were they even sold in the US? A good one is rare as rocking horse shit but if you find one they are up there with the E28 M5.

A legend..

I will never forget a BMW AC Schnitzer E 30 I saw while living in England I think it was from the late eighties which had that M5/M6 engine in it and with fender flares/very wide wheels/tires and large front/rear spoilers made the original E30 M3 look totally inadequate! I wonder if it was a one-off or if they made a series of cars like that because I never saw another one again!

The E28 M5 is my favourite version of the M5. I think it has the most character and also the purest to drive.

I think this is one of the most gorgeous BMWs ever.

Sorry if you have already answered this, but what exhaust do you have on that car? Sounds perfect.

I've trusted hyphens taste since I knew his first car was a modified e21, I've owned an e21 and I understand hyphen, the Bauhaus Beemers are truly special

Awesome video. I love the E28 M5 and the history behind it. The only thing that I can't stand is the North American front bumper. It looks like it belongs on an E30 3 Series (nothing wrong with E30's, just don't put it's front end on an E28). Check out the European and Australian E28 M5's. That's what they should look like. PS- nothing wrong with this video or the E28 M5, I'm just saying that I don't like the front end of the North American E28

@dickfitzwelliner2807

2 жыл бұрын

We got the ugly bumpers on the e30 too..... well til 1988

I have the E12 M535i here in the Uk………and yes they are all great to drive once you put pedal to the metal!!

I'm surprised Hargerty hasn't come and offered to take these as well as Carmudgeon. These are so well made.

I drove the e24 m635csi with the right engine, the m88. Car was in pristine condition with new bilstein shocks and the whole works. But these days its not a race car by any means. It looks nice, but the 2005 m5 will leave it completely in the dust. On the other hand, people pay top dollar for these so it must be the nostalgic value.

Remember when BMW used to involve the driver and have steering feel