RE: PH Carpool: BMW M5 (E34) Touring

[Amirhussain]

Great car, my favourite M5 model

[Gravy]

NiceCupOfTea said:

vetrof said:

Great write up. (But I'm a bit biased)

NiceCupOfTea said:

Only thing I would change is to fit throwing stars.

Don't fit over the 4 pots and 345mm discs, I think.

Do the M5 Tourings have different brakes to the saloons? I thought the saloons came on the throwing stars, or was that the earlier ones?

All 3.8 6-speeds came with 18" M-paras and larger, floating discs.
The earlier 3.8 5 speed (like mine) came with the 17" T-stars.
The even earlier 3.6 5-speed aslo came with 17", including the classic turbine wheels.

eta - beaten to it!

Edited by Gravy on Monday 7th January 12:35

[wackojacko]

Beautiful car.

[Luca Brasi]

Lush!

[chilistrucker]

NiceCupOfTea said:

vetrof said:

Great write up. (But I'm a bit biased)

NiceCupOfTea said:

Only thing I would change is to fit throwing stars.

Don't fit over the 4 pots and 345mm discs, I think.

Do the M5 Tourings have different brakes to the saloons? I thought the saloons came on the throwing stars, or was that the earlier ones?

my 94 plate came with the throwing stars, only my opinion but i think they were the best wheels on the e34 m5
biggest mistake i made was selling mine. i'd shy away from one as a daily driver i think, but will def be getting another in the future when i treat myself for a weekend/summer toy.

getting harder and harder to find a good one these days at "sensible-ish" money, but looking at the right forums, and speaking with the right people, should help you find a good one.
saw a peach recently, with a good specialist in suffolk, think it was about 10k, and if i were in the market right now, i'd have payed that without batting an eyelid.

really enjoyed the write up, described the car perfectly

[NiceCupOfTea]

Every day's a school day

[Contigo]

Lovely motor, cherish it!

Prefer the E61

[Adz The Rat]

Lovely car, great write up.

[Al 450]

Yes! Another great carpool. Nice to see the car being properly used again. Only just run in as well at 150k.

[Ashley1987]

My Dad had one of these when I was about 8 years old. I wish I had known then what a fantastic machine it was so I could have appreciated it at such a young age.

He used to say you would dap the thottle to get out of a junction and it would send the rears into a frenzy.

[belleair302]

I had the saloon version for six years and an amazing piece of engineering. Great engine, wonderful chassis and as many will say the last truly hand made M car. Not silly money to run considering when new they were close to £68,000 new and lots of spares available. Getting on somewhat now and rust is a bigger issue than EDC dampers. Good write up and oh so rare.

[chilistrucker]

Al 450 said:

Yes! Another great carpool. Nice to see the car being properly used again. Only just run in as well at 150k.

mine had 140000 on the clock when i bought it, but it still felt so incredibly tight, such a joy to drive
hand built perfection.

[GTiFrank]

V8 FOU said:

Electric thing that increases wiper pressure at speed? For that reason alone I want one! Always admired these - good on yer!

+1 Another great carpool. Enjoy!

[Loplop]

belleair302 said:

rust is a bigger issue than EDC dampers.

A thousand times this.

I know it's rude when you've only just met the lady, but check underneath their (side) skirts people!

[P2BS]

891 M5 tourings produced for Europe only, all LHD & 3.8, 209 of which were 6 speed manuals.

[rob.e]

Lovely car.

I'm also doing the "one car for every task" thing with my vRS wagons, but I'd dearly love to be able to swap fwd turbo for rwd na! Unfortunately my mileage is just too much to be able to run something that age (plus nanny company car opt-out rules on vehicle age etc).

[SturdyHSV]

That looks brilliant, top choice that man

[rob.e]

Any more pics? Brakes, interior, boot etc?

[chilistrucker]

P2BS said:

891 M5 tourings produced for Europe only, all LHD & 3.8, 209 of which were 6 speed manuals.

any idea how many e34 saloons were made?
i'd also like to know how many are still left out there.

[fushion julz]

chilistrucker said:

any idea how many e34 saloons were made?
i'd also like to know how many are still left out there.

From the M Register:

How many of each version were produced?
ECE sedan (3.6-liter, LHD): 5,877 produced from 9/88 through 4/92
ECE sedan (3.6-liter, RHD): 524 produced from 11/89 through 11/91
NA sedan (3.6-liter, LHD): 1,678 produced from 12/89 through 4/93
SA sedan (3.6-liter, RHD): 265 produced (assembled from CKD kits) from 9/90 through 3/93*
ECE sedan (3.8-liter, LHD): 2,676 produced from 12/91 through 7/95
ECE Touring (3.8-liter, LHD): 891 produced from 3/92 through 8/95
ECE sedan (3.8-liter, RHD): 343 produced from 12/91 through 6/95

• Dates shown indicate final completion of vehicles assmebled in Rosslyn, South Africa.