Funny you use “their E39" to describe this and we all know exactly what you mean. Well-proportioned, unfussy and classic. I also feel that:

MY LORD this sounds good. I am an I6 and V8 fan and literally every other 4 cylinder I’ve heard sounds like a lawn mower, no matter how performance oriented it it supposed to be, but I am totally on board with this one.

The Opel Insignia Sports Tourer is so much better, even with its minor changes.

No, and this is funny because I was just thinking the other day that I see at least one BMW e34 (also my DD) per week, the newest of which is almost 24 years old but I have yet to see one TourX.

REVERSE:

As the owner of three BMWs I approve this message. Mine all have oil dipsticks though for the record. I like em older.

This is the right choice. 

I know.

Duh.

What is the response to your car when you go on dates?  I’m not trolling - I love wagons. Just curious.

If you really want to get in the mood, watch MotorWeek’s review:

Funny they need a revolutionary suspension technology when their suspension technology from the cars they were producing 15-20 years ago was perfect...

Remember when BMWs only had one mode which was ‘perfect’?

THIS. Exactly what I came here to post. I had an F30 loaner that felt like complete shit compared to my friend’s super base 2001 325i.

First off, major points for using “ghastly”. That’s my favorite word to use when I strongly dislike something.

Certainly not the Torrent. *shudder*

Seriously. How is it that when it comes to “bringing back” manufacturing jobs, people fail to realize that automation and robots are a thing? Like, it makes so much more sense profit-wise for a company to automate than deal with the inefficiencies and health care costs of human labor. Bringing more factories to the…

Americans are also not great at discerning quality...

I also wanted a wagon in my 20s but now that I’m 31 a wagon seems like the only way to live.  And this one is beautiful.

Honestly for being a crossover, they’re quite nice.