Problems us Car Guys have owning a Classic

22 Dec 2015

So recently I bought myself a 1989 E34 BMW 525i and to say the least, I’M IN LOVE! And within the first week of owning it, I’ve already faced so many problems, not with the car, but with the people i know. Bearing in mind that I am 18-year-old so you can imagine the reactions of my friends with their Vauxhall Corsa Limited Eds and their MK7 Fiestas. I did not buy it to get reactions anyway, I bought it because I am simply in love with the E34; I truly believe it’s one of the most beautiful looking motors to exist, but that’s just my opinion.

Problems us Car Guys have owning a Classic

The main sort of comments I get straight away are “Why’ve you bought this, the cars older than you!”, “Does it even work?”, “It must be crap, where’s the built in Sat-Nav?!” that one makes me laugh, i just have to stand there and know that there is no way of explaining to these ‘non car guys’. It really is a shame, how I can have so much love and passion for something that someone else sees as a lump of old worn out metal. But that’s just us car guys have to live with! I feel very sorry for the JDM guys that have to explain to their mothers why putting £5000 into a 20 year old civic is wise, but its just what we do!

Another problem I face is when I’m sat in traffic lights and next to you pulls up a 1.4 litre VW Polo with a straight pipe and 4 certainly not straight lads in it thinking they’re going to smoke you, its always good fun seeing their little faces drop. But people just underestimate these old birds to thinking that they are too fragile to wheel spin off the line, but that’s what makes them great, what puts the smile on my face. Hearing my straight 6 lump rev up to 6000 rpm, its like ecstasy to my ears.

To conclude, everyone thinks I’m silly for buying it, but honestly i could not care less! Its my baby, slightly broken baby, but never the less I’m going to be putting money into it, and this is the start of my Car journey, with many more projects to come. Thank you for reading!

Francis Connor

Comments

I had a red E30 when I was your age but no one I knew had cars on finance etc so we all rolled in cars of a similar age.

Appreciate that motor as much as possible, you’ll want it back when you’re 35!

I wish it was still like that now, everyone gets these new cars on lease and everyone thinks they’re great, theres just no passion anymore

Yeah, I know the feeling.
As a 19 year old girl with a (now sold) 58 chevy, people usually laughed and called my baby slow.
Needless to say, those people looked pretty small in my mirrors.

I know that feeling my daily is 1984 jetta😂

Awesome car! I love classic cars :)

Nice car, butI hope those chrome fender flares are getting removed tho!
Always loved the e34, but they are way to common around here, so I wont be getting one anytime soon.

They are getting removed aswell as the chrome handles, i bought it like that haha, dont worry:)

1987 cabriolet 16v swap. Pain in the ass but i love it.

Great E34

Classics are great, but something that takes a lot of time and effort.
I’m 19 and I previously owned a ‘91 ford falcon and I now have a ‘75 BMW 525 so I know what you’re going through, and it’s only going to get worse the first time you break down haha, I’ve now got a modern daily and the BMW is more of a weekend car.

That’s one hella nice E34 you got there

Completely on the same page as you. Also 18 and I just bought an e30. Never had so much fun behind the wheel of a car, but no one else seems to understand why.