I feel the need for a manual gearbox equipped European sport sedan…and I want it big enough for a family. And don’t give me some domesticated import that has had its European mystique neutered, I need something without airbags, that only shows kilometers on the speedo, is grey market and unregister-able in California. Oh. Here. […]
This next car checks the all boxes; manual gearbox, check. Wagon, check. Inline-6, check. Rear-wheel-drive, check. Headliner…errr…that’s missing….and the miles are high, so you will need to do some tidying before you let the wife drive it…but manual transmission rear-drive wagons don’t grow on trees. Find this 1992 BMW 525iT offered for $6500 in Long Beach, […]
In the early 1990s BMW was known for its silky smooth inline-6 engines, and it hadn’t produced a V8 in 25 years (the last BMW V8 was a 3.2 liter model first used in the 501/502 and finally in the 3200 CS model in 1965). However, the folks in Dingolfing were never known for sitting on […]
The E34 generation BMW M5 has been a favorite around this site, mostly because it offers a level of speed and exclusivity that is hard to beat. And if you don’t remember, DT’s own CFlo owned an E34 M5 for a few years and loved every minute of the screaming inline-6 powered beast. Today’s E34M5 […]
The BMW E34 5-series was a large luxury family car from BMW, available as a sedan or wagon (estate). We don’t see the wagon versions very often on the road anymore, but they offer a surprising amount of room for the kids/gear/junk while maintaining the classic BMW luxury, handling and performance. Regrettably, for the US […]
The trick of doing a good engine swap is simple…just follow these two rules: (1) pick a sweet vehicle with plenty of street cred, but maybe down a few ponies on power & (2) juice it up with something that keeps alive the spirit of the original automobile, but turns the dial up to 11. […]
The simple things in life are typically the best. Like a sunset. Or a walk along the beach. Or a glass of cheap bourbon. Or a nachos bellgrande from taco bell. Or a 5-speed manual transmission equipped German touring sedan with a crisp inline-6. Yeah. I wonder if I can eat nachos without spilling my […]
The E34 generation BMW 5-series was available as a sedan in 525i, 530i, 540i, and M5 versions…but if you wanted the wagon you had to settle for 525i/530i versions only in North America…and to make matters worse, you couldn’t even get a manual gearbox, unless you get a modified one like this next feature. Find […]
1993 BMW M5 The DTM5 – Daily Turismo Project Car It’s always sad to part with a cherished car, but recently I have come to realize that we are all just temporary caretakers of the machines we obsess over. You can’t physically take a car with you to the great endurance race in the sky. […]
Modifying cars is a tricky business. A similar comparison would be a chef adding just the right amount of seasoning to your dinner- too much or too little does nothing good for the food. DT often pokes fun at dinners where the chef has had a heavy hand with the seasoning. Today’s E34 5 series […]