Generation Gap: BMW 5 Series Edition

"Amoore100" (amoore100) 06/15/2016 at 23:04 • Filed to: Generation Gap, BMW, 5 Series

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Welcome to Generation Gap where we ask you about your favorite generation of a certain multi-generational car nameplate. Then, explain why your choice is right to the rest of us uneducated folks.

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While I generally tend towards the esoteric and exclusive or the mundane and ordinary on Generation Gap, I figured it was high time to tackle some of the more iconic enthusiast nameplates. This week we vote on which 5 series Bimmer generation is the best. Do you prefer the earlier ones with their classy Bavarian angles or are you more in the Bangle club?

The options:

First Generation [1972 - 1981] E12 and facelift

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Second Generation [1981 - 1988] E28

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Third Generation [1988 - 1995] E34

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Fourth Generation [1996 - 2003] E39 and facelift

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Fifth Generation [2004 - 2010] E60-1 and facelift

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Sixth Generation [2011 - Present] F10-1/7 and facelift

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C62030 > Amoore100 06/15/2016 at 23:16

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Surprised G10 has 0 votes. My second choice after E28.

petebmwm > C62030 06/15/2016 at 23:23

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Because its the f10?

Amoore100 > petebmwm 06/15/2016 at 23:44

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Erm, technical difficulties, please stand by...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 06/15/2016 at 23:48

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The E28 is just such a attractive car.

petebmwm > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 06/15/2016 at 23:59

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In europe, yes. Not so much in the us with the diving board bumpers, thats why i chose the e34. Europe or usa, same small bumpers.

Alfalfa > Amoore100 06/16/2016 at 00:16

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E12, followed closely by E28. E34 is okay. I don’t really do “curvy kidney” BMWs.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > petebmwm 06/16/2016 at 00:19

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I will fully admit that US spec bumpers ruin that car.

phenotyp > Amoore100 06/16/2016 at 00:21

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E34 all the way.

Says the guy who's owned two E60s, and won't be looking for an F10 to replace it.

Amoore100 > Alfalfa 06/16/2016 at 00:24

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The E12 is so classy, it’s basically an updated Neue Klasse sedan and not a clean sheet design so much of the same (stunning) cues carried over.

Amoore100 > phenotyp 06/16/2016 at 00:33

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Damn. Sounds like a voice of experience speaking. How bad was it?

phenotyp > Amoore100 06/16/2016 at 00:53

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/2015-bmw-528-a…

This bad. Easily the most disappointing car I've ever driven.

phenotyp > Amoore100 06/16/2016 at 00:55

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/e34-as-the-sun…

My neighbor’s bitchin E34.

C62030 > petebmwm 06/16/2016 at 12:16

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Oops. Yeah. I was typing on mobile.

benchslap > Amoore100 06/16/2016 at 16:30

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The only answer is E39. One of the best cars ever made, full stop.

Amoore100 > benchslap 06/16/2016 at 17:48

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Perhaps the last truly good looking BMW in terms of elegance and simplicity.

RT > Amoore100 06/16/2016 at 17:52

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I like the M version of the E60 Touring the most, because V10 Ferrari slaying wagon. But as a model overall I prefer the E39, and the E12 seems to have the best styling of the lot.

My vote goes to the E39. Clean lines and great engines. Best of both worlds.

Amoore100 > RT 06/16/2016 at 17:57

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Easy to fix, too

Amoore100 > C62030 06/16/2016 at 17:59

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Nah, my fault. I was blatantly copy-pasting from the Generation Gap on the 7 Series and forgot to change the G to an F...

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > phenotyp 06/22/2016 at 23:21

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I’m selling my e60, have an e39, and really want an e34...

phenotyp > itranthelasttimeiparkedit 06/22/2016 at 23:26

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An E34 was the first bmw I ever drove. Manual, dark blue, in coastal Maryland in 1998. Kinda perfect. My neighbor’s car reminds me of that all the time.