Black BMW M5 E34, three-quarter front view

BMW M5 (E34)

1988–1995 · 3.6–3.8L NA S38 I6 · manual · hand-assembled
7.0 / 10
Involvement 8.0 / 10
Miles actually driven5.5
Bought to drive, not to flip6.5
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored3.5

Why 7.0: The last hand-built M5 with the motorsport straight-six. E28 money pulled this generation upward, but the owner base still leans drivers-with-toolboxes over collectors-with-covers.

DougScore 52 / 100Weekend 26/50 · Daily 26/501991 M5 (E34) · dougdemuro.com

Market value

Median asking price, good condition · $20k (2000) → $60k (2026), trending up · illustrative data

$18k$60k200020182026$60k

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