I've always admired the bold and aggresive lines of the 5series...it didn't really matter which model it was....i've always been a fan...but if i had to choose a least favourite it would have to be the e39....to me its nothing more than an obese e46 which incidentally i also own and must say is a dream to drive!
My favourite 5 of all time has to be the e28! I recall wanting one before i was even old enough to drive....i never actually got round to buying it when i started driving as i neither had the knowledge nor the experience required to maintain such a car....but few years down the line i succumbed to my long standing desire to own one and set out looking for one.
By the end of 2008 this car had become scarce, although that is putting it mildly...in fact the e28 is an endangered species that is on the brink of extinction. I didn't really even know where to start looking....i checked classifieds, car dealerships, and asked around....when i did come across one or two in dealerships i was intially very excited...i was almost certain that i would choose one of those even if i felt that they were a bit pricey....then i brought my mechanic with me and he found way too many flaws in the cars to make it a worth buy so i was back on the hunt....3-4 months had passed and i had almost given up all hope....
Then i found a few specialist bmw repair shops in pj....i thought it was worth a try to ask them if they knew any customers who were selling....most of them said no....then one shop had a car in relatively good condition parked outside....it was perfect...had ABS and even a sunroof....i asked the guy at the shop and he said it was his boss's car and he was considering selling it...however he wasn't around and so i had to wait until he returned to make a bid for the car....after a month of waiting i was really getting impatient....and to my disappointment, he said he did not want to sell it. I was crushed...and thought about scrapping my plans of buying an e28.
About 2days later, i received a call from that shop saying that they had a customer who wanted to sell an e28....i rushed there immediately.....i saw the car....the doors were rusted badly...so were the boot and bonnet....it was a 528i....interior was intact...all the electricals were working fine...engine was smooth and it was an auto(i would have preferred a manual)...it wasn't perfect or mint condition by any stretch...but i fell in love with it almost immediately. Despite its condition, something about it called out to me and i decided to take this shark home and give it a new lease on life! I paid cash and drove the car straight home....even the documents and transfer of ownership was taken care of in the weeks to come....but i was happy....i had found my car...i found Jaws!
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