Need to restore it!

I feel like I’ve seen this title a thousand times before on this channel

"You think you know someone, then you listen to their playlist" Words to live by.

I love the front of this car, it's so menacing in a way

'You think you know someone, and then you listen to their playlist' LOLllll !!!

Every time he says "totally cool with it" he dies a little inside...

Loving the E34 Touring, had mine 20 years now, and with '347k miles' it's still my daily driver.

This is easily the coolest car you've ever owned Alex. I appreciate

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Everyone: "Don't worry E34, with Alex, Jack and Ethan, you're in good hands." Alex: "Hahaha !!" Jack: "Hahaha !!" Ethan: "Hahaha !!"

"You're looking at around 5000 pounds for an E30 wagon" *cries in Australian* (there's like, 1 for sale atg 50K AUD)

You think BMW’s recirculating ball steering is bad? *Laughs in first-generation Mazda RX-7*

A BMW from when BMWs were good. Well played.

i wish BMW would make grills like this again instead of hidious consept designs theyve been coming out with recently

YES! Saw it in the background when you chopped the Omega's roof of, so glad we get to see a BMW project again. BMW inline 6's just get you freaking hooked. I owned a 323ti e36 for two years and I feel like there's no other car I could ever drive now as happily other than a 90s 6 pot BMW.

Refresh the suspension and you'll be surprised at how well that car can handle! My friend tracks his E34 535i constantly, and with M5 sway bars + coilovers + camber plates it keeps up with much faster and newer cars. The recirculating ball steering isn't particularly quick or sharp but it's extremely predictable and has loads of feedback, so it's very easy to drive.

1:17 Did that exhaust have a bird in it???

4:01 its water resistant for when your car floods!😉😂

5:48 Lmaooo the way Alex looks at the person besides him trying to say like “god damn tell me the answer already” 😂😂😂

This video speaks to me. I also wanted a 90s station wagon to run around in. I scrounged up a 1991 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon complete with fake wood paneling. It took me quite a while to find one in decent shape and I found some frame rot after I bought it. Nothing serious, but I need to fix it. I feel your pain.

I own a 92 520 and all I can say is "I feel ya, Alex". It's falling apart, but I love it so much. Wish I had the finance to restore it.

"you can't say that" LOLOLOL I'm choking

Nice ride, cool video. These cars are generally very robust. Just enjoy the car. The sound of that motor is awesome. I have a 95 E34 525I individual and enjoy it daily. Look forward to see more videos with this car in future.

Nice project man! I’m in the process of restoring a ‘95 525i. Lovely old cars but it’s always something with them haha. You have the wheels I want for mine.. from an E31 840Ci!

The E34 just looks so good.

Is there a dead bird in the exhaust at 1:18?

Great video, really helping me pass time while on lockdown in Spain!!

Loves all the videos you guys put out, now thanks to you I've got a new speaker on its way. Keep you the brilliant content

Exactly like my E36, thought it a good car with small easy fix, nope, something alway seems to break xd

*2:50** The moment I believed I was watching Salvatore Ganacci's video clip*

I love the e34 it's so 90s but it's absolutely lovely! Please restore it to its former glory, I really wana see it like when it was new ❤️

ive been following this car on ig for so long now! good to see it finally make it in a video

Love e34, take care of it!

I'm a big fan of old BMWs and it breaks my heart to see what their cars had become...

Miss my 92 e34t. You are a leg up, I had to convert mine to manual... none in the US ever were. Plus smileys, rear fogs, amp bypass, etc. It always Time to rebuild or replace the hatch harnesses

Love Frank! We Are E34 Addicts.. Nice To See Frank Will Be Kept Alive And Well 👍 Hope To See Future Updates 😁

*Sees title of the video* Me: AGAIN!?

I wish there were more uploads on this channel

My first car after my driver license was a e34 touring build in 93 with the ac schnitzer tuning package. Bought it form my parents for a good price. I loved this car it had the big sunroof where you could open it front and back. It was great having a 240+ horsepower car at the age of 18 and it was very practical. Everytime when i see one of this and its not very often my heard bleeds and i want it back but i dont regret my decision to sell it to buy a e24 M6 eighter

We're back guys. Well played, back loving the older metal - no more wrecking decent wheels (Omega). She's a keeper :)

When BMW's where actually different from the rest.. keep this one!

When I was very young my dad had a beautiful red E34 520 😍

I have a 1982 BMW e21 and its been one thing after another. she is clean tho, but needs a respray soon and rust is starting to show in places. I have done most things on it including replacing all the wheel bushings, anti roll bar bushings, exhaust mounts, new alternator, new water system pipes. Hopefully getting it resprayed this year, maybe at end of summer. And last but not least going to get the piston and piston rings replaced with new ones and the valves also. But she is a project and people seem to admire it when they see it which makes it feel very worth while. 77k on the clock. The only thing that is frustrating me is rechroming the bumpers and window trims are very costly more than respraying the body :O

Had one of those 10 years ago, was the latest one's so i think 1995/96 model, was great to drive, good seats, silent.. that play on the steering wheel had too, but was cos of soft sided tires, changed the tires and that was gone.. only problem it had was oil leaking from the back of the engine, between firewall and engine(common issue, there is "plugs" that over the time will come lose/rot or something), oh and lot of electric problems i had to sort out, most of them was cold joints/cracked joints in the electronic boxes. Loved the color it had, the green one that change colors when light change, sometimes it was green sometimes black and sometimes blue :D

You should have seen what we do with E34s in Latvia - we literally ressurect them from their graves.

Smaller steering wheel is really important in the recirculating ball BMWs. The 4 spoked ones make the car feel like a yacht

Can't wait to see this build love this shape!!! Do more vids on this!!

Wow, i love the look on that car! Reminds me of my Benz E250 from 1995.

yes! e34 content! i still own 4!

The E34 Touring is the best-looking BMW of all times, hands down 😍

You can use the loom out of an E34 sedan dash from fuse box to cluster, easier to find as well. Only difference is the length of the harness for the body control unit, worse case you can remake the harness by copying the original if the body ecu itself isn't smoked.

I feel for you. I had an e28 528i which I LOVED. Only a few minor things wrong. Vacuum seals in the HVAC were gone, speakers shot, small oil leak. Then the clutch packs in the auto went ($3000) then the engine overheated and dropped a valve into cylinder 1. The End.

In the first half of the video I was thinking "why is he constantly driving on the wrong side of the road?!" Then I remembered XD

Love bmw e34 touring ❤️❤️❤️

Love to see progress on this! I wanted one myself didn't fancy the heart ache

Super psyched for these series! The E34 is my favourite 5Series gen.

The e34 is one of the best looking bmws ever made imo.

58 seconds after uploading I'm already here

I love e34s, they're great and you should stick with it, I've had 3 of them, maybe one day I'll have another. Ah yes , the door lock problems I forgot about those. Had that on mine and it was only 10 years old at the time! Viscous Fan coupling is another fun job...

You made me remember of my first few months of my E36 ownership XD One issue fixed, another came up Now i have it for 4.5 years and its still not perfect, but getting close to that, and I still love it :)

Am I the only one who likes Low Displacement High Cylinder number engines?

"This car was born wayy before Greta Thunberg "

Frank needs boost. Almost done with my turbo s52 e39it. That non vanos has the best valve train. And best rods. Put in solid lifters and redline at 8500-9000... you can even add vanos to that head with a little work... great starting point. Begging for boost

I bought one of the last E34 Tourings built. ‘Twas a 1996 518i in Violet and I absolutely loved it. One of only 3 cars (out of 60+) I regretted selling.

The E34's are the best Bmw's made

That engine sound 😍

It is astonishing to see that it is not completely in rust! Well done! You'll have great driving experience with this Bavarian

THIS IS THE TYPE OF BUILD WE WANT TO SEE!!! doing old bmws is how i find you

Selling my E34 is one of the things I mostly regret in life

You need yellow headlights

When I was looking for new wheels for my E34 Touring I stumbled across an E34 sedan with Style 8 wheels, of off the old 8-series. I ended up buying a set and looking for more pictures with them on. I couldn't find much. Now another search made this thumbnail pop up and I immediately recognized the wheels. So sick looking.

Great car and you were driving on my route to work. I hope you lobbed it around the corners on the A40 up through the trees. Love that section.

Who had e34 525i touring? I did.

Even when they were new, the steering was looser than your nans........... I had one, and its my worst memory of it. Problem is, not only is there a Steering Box. But also about 5,500 Balljoints and rods. When you stand under the car and look at the steering system, you just cant help but FacePalm......

I have a 93 IX sedan with m-tec suspension what a car and they have rack and pinion steering, put bilstein on it and one of the best car ever. I have had more than one occasion where i go have for a brief drive and end up making a much longer trip for the pleasure it gives. Great car

I have to say, your video's are getting funnier and better. Almost there, hope you get a deal for a show or something. Also, please consider feature length video's where you do one of your projects. Cheers.

Never thought I would hear Alex say that he would take the car dogging.

2:23 when you see it

Loved my E34 touring. Coincidentally I moved it on when it was on 178k and all the electrical woes and creeping rust became too much of an issue. The electric windows always break too because of the stupid nylon clips that don’t last.

the door lock issue happened on an e30 I was working on, if the automatic locking mechanism seizes on the door it won't unlock/lock until you take the door apart and replace/remove the central locking (electric locking) mechanism...

Oh my mom is looking for a old BMW estate... If this is such a mistake I'll buy it off you

0:00 *"the passenger seat decided that it wanted to have the coronavirus"*

I had one oxfordgrün 1995 525i touring with leather interior...my first car,it eas awesome,altough it was missing catalytic converters,muffler dropped down,horn didn't work,airbag light was on,passenger side Electric window didn't work and it had sometimes misfires 😀 Damn,i miss it!

6:05 "That's wicked isn't- oh my god puddle, puddle!"

It's 28 years old 1992-2020 = 28 not 27 🤦🏽‍♂️

BMW: I'll drown your money Miata: Is always the answer Alex: stop buying German cars

These cars are so beautiful, one of the best looking Bimmers. Used to have a 520 but they are getting rare

It looks dope! The 8 series wheels really suit it. Would love to see you getting it back to it’s glory :)

Me: is early for once Also me: has nothing to say

What actually happened to this car?

I did an LED changeover for headlights on my 2004 Jag, huge difference and made night driving fun again!

Love nimble wagons. We've had 2 mk1 Focus wagons (2.0l & currently a 2.3l), loved them to death and coincidentally both have been named Frank!

If I learned anything from Hoovie, it's to avoid old BMWs

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Bit late to this video. I have a 208k mile E34 520i manual, love it to bits. Paid £500 for it 6 months ago, and while it’s awful on fuel, mechanically and electronically it’s perfect. Never want to get rid of it. Incredibly comfy, and I actually really like the steering. After spending most of my time behind the wheel of new boring cars, 30y/o steering is actually much better, weighty but not so heavy that it becomes a chore. Handles great, sounds great, pulls hard, and everything works! E34’s are generally very reliable so, you must have gotten unlucky with yours, but I do desperately want a touring, preferably one of the 6-cyls, and if anyone has one let me know! 😅

Had a red e34 estate (hellrot collor) 5 years ago, it was such a cool car, with white leather interior and made a crazy cool sq audio install, but my god, the expenses towards bringing it back to life still to this day haunt me.. Eventually it just kept on demanding more things to be done and invested to so had to sell... Sooo have fun! :D still a badass of a car

*The passenger seat decided it wanted to have Herpes*

You screwed up with one bmw, now with two.

i had that problem on my E46 with door knob when it was really cold , like -5 degrees celsious , it wouldn't open or close the door unteal it unfreeze

I have a lovely BMW 3 series e90. Honestly manual bmws that are well maintained are the best for driving. Sheer pleasure.