E34 wins coveted award!

chazzer wrote: RedOctober wrote: The 540i was classed as 'Shatteringly Rapid' I can vouch for that

You'll be dinning out on that quote for a while

RedOctober wrote: Well, it's finally happened. The DIY car spannering magazine Car Mechanics has awarded the E34 5-series a coveted place in their Top Ten list of 'Cars to Keep Forever'. High praise indeed from a magazine devoted to reducing ownership & maintenance costs and which publishes countless articles on the merits of Vauxhall Astra/Ford Escort ownership They cited the E34's reliability, cheapness to buy on the used market now, variety of models and engine sizes, ease and simplicity of repair, and it's inherent overall mechanical strength. The 540i was classed as 'Shatteringly Rapid', and the best all-rounder was the faithful old post '93 Vanos-equipped 24v 525i variant, especially the Touring models. So there you have it-the E34 now has proper 'street cred' and owners aren't sneered at for being posh Beemer snobs. They can now look forward to a deferential nod of respect from the trade and can expect to be let out of side roads by drivers of white vans and old Fords & Vauxhalls

at last  i got so excited that i bought the back issue featuring the E34 

"Fingerman......good price!  Is it a runner or does it need work?"

A little, bit of an oil leak - but could maybe be fixed due to a loose bolt?

http://evansweb.info/articles/2003/02/19/quick-fix-for-m30-e ngine-oil-leak

I've fitted new badges/centre caps and gave it a good scrub, and sticking it back on EBay!

Apart from that it's in pretty good nick pretty good

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/fingerman/2006_082700 14.jpg

sorry, can't seem to get hyperlinks working?

They didn't mention the E32, but as it's mostly a bigger version of the E34 then all the same factors apply, so it can justly lay claim to a portion of the award I think, especially as it's a bit cheaper to buy than the E34 and no less reliable

I know that I'd rather put my hand in a bacon slicer than get rid of my 2 E34's-my '93 540i has just passed it's MOT once again without fail for the third consecutive year, and I can't imagine life without it now. My 525i Touring fills so many roles that it's indespensible so I don't want to ever let that one go either-truly cars to keep forever so a toast to the E34 is due, I feel, or is that just an excuse to swipe another cold Murphy's from the fridge

Just as Nigel gets rid of his..... 

We all knew this, and the award is long overdue.

But, I usually find that articles or awards like this will actually put the price of them up.

Well, it's finally happened. The DIY car spannering magazine Car Mechanics has awarded the E34 5-series a coveted place in their Top Ten list of 'Cars to Keep Forever'.

High praise indeed from a magazine devoted to reducing ownership & maintenance costs and which publishes countless articles on the merits of Vauxhall Astra/Ford Escort ownership

They cited the E34's reliability, cheapness to buy on the used market now, variety of models and engine sizes, ease and simplicity of repair, and it's inherent overall mechanical strength.

The 540i was classed as 'Shatteringly Rapid', and the best all-rounder was the faithful old post '93 Vanos-equipped 24v 525i variant, especially the Touring models.

So there you have it-the E34 now has proper 'street cred' and owners aren't sneered at for being posh Beemer snobs. They can now look forward to a deferential nod of respect from the trade and can expect to be let out of side roads by drivers of white vans and old Fords & Vauxhalls