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Re: BMW 525 (E34)? Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:48:02 In Reply to: BMW 525 (E34)?, Dan-O, Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:04:09 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Gonna go with what the others said - the E34 525i ain't no fun. In the E34 body the 535i is good fun... the 540i is obviously more fun, but I'd be cautious - the 4.0l V8 absolutely had some teething problems and even all these years later can be a pain to service. Because of the narrow difference between the 3.5l six and 4.0l eight, I'd lean towards six.
I'd also add that the E39 is much better car, better from the ground up. In the E39, even the small-motor 528i is a solid drive (I have a '98 ATM). The "technical update" with the 3.0 motor is even better. The V8 has all the good updates that make it worthwhile over the six even if service can still be problematic (read up on head gaskets!). Obviously with the E39 you're getting into the years where BMW started throwing gadgets at the cars, but most stuff ain't that bad.
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