e34 518i

[welshbee-em]

am i the only one here with the 518i
hope to be upgrading to 525 tourer soon

[Ferret]

am i the only one here with the 518i
hope to be upgrading to 525 tourer soon

Haha I had my first go in a 518 tourer not so long ago... the idle is sooo reassuring on that engine :P

[BFEINZIMER]

one fast mofo! wanna race lol

[LunatiC]

How's the fuel economy on the 518i?

[jrobbo]

I remember reading a road test of the E34 518i in a magazine, and they were measuring the 0-60 times using a calender. :)

I've never seen one before, how's it drive?

[filip00]

AFAIK, the economy on the 518i is the same as on 525i, because in the first one the engine is struggling with weight of the car....

[welshbee-em]

quite happy with it as it will still break the legal limits does about 35 to the gallon and only cost me 300 quid which is a lot less than some of astronomical prices quoted on here,a good driver can make a slower car quicker than a shite driver who cant handle a quick car

[Dave M]

Don't let em bring ya down brother. I'd drive it for $500, happily. My M50 ain't hot $hit either, but few will make fun of it as its likely the most common powerplant on the board.

Keep a stiff upper lip and enjoy our 'friendly' banter. Have you met Winfred or Jeff yet ? :D

Dave M

[SC David]

I'd take a later model 518 over my car, just for gas mileage and rarity's sake. Not like it's much slower.

[BobHarris]

My last car was a 93 518 It had 200,000 miles on the clock and was totally rust free when I crashed it at the begining of 2005. It was a great car, I'd probably still be driving it now if I hadn't.

[welshbee-em]

now got 196,000 on the clock still going strong just the usual water pump replacement and track rods for the mot test but we need a bigger car(tourer)we want to stay with bmw preferably 525i tourer
as for them getting me down no worries,i drive for a living and have seen it all before boy racers,hothatch etc
just give me rear wheel drive and a forest track with loose gravel especially in wales