Curious about the age of E34 subsection users..

[Neel]

I'm curious about the age of the E34 subsection users as this title states..

So Im going to try and make a poll.

[Creesic]

Turning 18 Saturday, though :stickoutt

[E38740iMD]

25 at time of this post

[ShapeShifter]

I think I was forty during the last poll.

[zubbie]

Poll is flawed. I consider 36 young enough to be offspring

[e34Croak]

You were. Time flies.

[mboor]

i'll be 36 in a month. Zubbie- daddy?

[zubbie]

i'll be 36 in a month. Zubbie- daddy?

you can call me Pa!

[mboor]

how about that 18 years of back child support Pa? Nevermind, just give it to the hipster with the go fund me page.:stickoutt

[Neel]

how about that 18 years of back child support Pa? Nevermind, just give it to the hipster with the go fund me page.:stickoutt
hahhahahah

[longwayhome23]

Looks like roughly 23% of respondents so far may be younger than their cars.

And 36+ is the new Seniors Division, eh? Why do I feel like I've stumbled into a remake of Logan's Run?

[Creesic]

how about that 18 years of back child support Pa? Nevermind, just give it to the hipster with the go fund me page.:stickoutt
Ouch hahaha

[bossdog5762]

20; same age as my 540 and old 525.

[Neel]

Hey Im only 35 errr I mean old enough to know better lol.

[Binjammin]

Looks like roughly 23% of respondents so far may be younger than their cars.

And 36+ is the new Seniors Division, eh? Why do I feel like I've stumbled into a remake of Logan's Run?


:rofl

Want to follow me to carousel?

[coolvegase34]

43

[bagekko]

Yeah I turned 40 last month and disappointed I am in the old bucket. Shoulda responded with how old I was when I first bought an E34, which was 25.

[south42]

42 next month

[Ernie D]

39 here

[zubbie]

:rofl

Want to follow me to carousel?

soylent green

[PorscheH6]

Old enough to have seen enough of these threads here

[cirrusblau]

exactly 36. i guess i'm in the seniors division now eh?

[atl530i]

32.

[Neel]

Old enough to have seen enough of these threads here

It was just curiosity on my part to see what the age grouping is, to get a feel for the maturity level. You'll have to forgive me for that but I'm also living in the e36 world which is very different as far as maturity goes.

Edit - Yes, I have also seen my fair share of these posts as well..

[Skwisgaar]

24

[Kinghorn]

17

[S61Dan]

I haven't been born yet.

[zubbie]

I'm pretty sure that the maturity level here is no different than the E36 sub-forum now (how times have changed)

[Neel]

The e34 hasn't become the new honda/vw just yet, because e36 stance life yo!

[Firefight]

23

[Waitedog]

48

[kouks]

Bunch of kids! 50+

[Jcbe34]

29 now


I'm pretty sure that the maturity level here is no different than the E36 sub-forum now (how times have changed)

True!

[jqjones3]

35

[demetk]

88 here and just barely able to type.

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Oh and food for thought, my car will never be older than me but my daughter's car will always be so.

[Bimmerick]

I haven't been born yet.

I'm 49 but my second wife, she hasn't been born yet...

[Sir Montalbon]

I turn 36 in December, so should I go ahead and sign up for the old fekkers club?

[Creesic]

I wonder what I'm going to be like when I'm an old fart like you lot.
Hopefully I turn into an 8 year old mentally, just like some of you have. I can only imagine life is a blast then haha

[whiskychaser]

Old enough - just - to remember when Police cars had bells, not sirens. And to know what this is without resorting to a search engine:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll280/whiskychaser/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/whiskychaser/media/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg.html)

[mboor]

I turn 36 in December, so should I go ahead and sign up for the old fekkers club?

im older than you are by a month, you old fek.:stickoutt

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Old enough - just - to remember when Police cars had bells, not sirens. And to know what this is without resorting to a search engine:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll280/whiskychaser/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/whiskychaser/media/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg.html)

my 72 olds cutlass has one of these. THE BEST feature in any old car imo.

[Sir Montalbon]

im older than you are by a month, you old fek.:stickoutt

Then you better hurry up. You've got one month less to get your old guy club paper work in order!

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my 72 olds cutlass has one of these. THE BEST feature in any old car imo.

Had one of those in an '88 F150 we used to have. I found it oddly satisfying to use...

[whiskychaser]

Had one of those in an '88 F150 we used to have. I found it oddly satisfying to use...
Really? I don't think we had them after about '68. Not a very difficult question then :-)

[Racerhoze]

Almost 27 now. Had the e34 since I was 18 and was on the forum years before then.

[Sir Montalbon]

Really? I don't think we had them after about '68. Not a very difficult question then :-)

Well, it is quite possible that my grandfather put one in to "keep it real," like the old Fords he used to drive, so I'm not sure it was factory. He was long past being able to drive when he bought the '88 truck, just to sit in in the front yard drinking beer while talking on the CB radio and listening to Jerry Clower tapes all day, lol. We got it without about 28k miles when he died, and I think it had 33k when we gave it to a cousin about 10 years later. I'm pretty sure he destroyed it shortly thereafter...

[Neel]

Ultimately, the REDACTED function would go to the REDACTED when a model went from rear wheel drive to front wheel drive (which happened a lot in the late 1970s and early 1980s) because the foot-well area became smaller and more cramped with FWD causing the real estate for mounting an easily-accessible floor-mounted XXXXXXXX REDACTED to become non-existent...

I think it was last offered in 91 on the ford E series...

Redacted to protect the young.. LOL

[Sir Montalbon]

Lol

[e34Croak]

#forever27

[whiskychaser]

Ultimately, the REDACTED function would go to the REDACTED when a model went from rear wheel drive to front wheel drive (which happened a lot in the late 1970s and early 1980s) because the foot-well area became smaller and more cramped with FWD causing the real estate for mounting an easily-accessible floor-mounted XXXXXXXX REDACTED to become non-existent...

Redacted to protect the young.. LOL

MKI Minis had the switch on the floor. MKIIs (which IIRC came in in 1967) had it on the stalk. Pretty sure they didn't change the floor pan or convert to/from FWD :-)

[Binjammin]

Old enough - just - to remember when Police cars had bells, not sirens. And to know what this is without resorting to a search engine:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll280/whiskychaser/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/whiskychaser/media/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg.html)

Uh, I think our police cars in the US have had sirens since like... 1915 or earlier...

[ZUUD BYE]

Bunch of kids! 50+

& I know what the button did in my first 4 or 5 cars too!

[whiskychaser]

Uh, I think our police cars in the US have had sirens since like... 1915 or earlier...
No idea why we kept the bells so long. Maybe it was so people wouldn't go running for an air raid shelter every time a Police car went past

[Binjammin]

No idea why we kept the bells so long. Maybe it was so people wouldn't go running for an air raid shelter every time a Police car went past

In all seriousness, I'd put money down that the police siren predates the air raid siren by a decade.

[Neel]

MKI Minis had the switch on the floor. MKIIs (which IIRC came in in 1967) had it on the stalk. Pretty sure they didn't change the floor pan or convert to/from FWD :-)

European cars first moved the REDACTED to the REDACTED area... the US mfg's followed suit because as we all know, European cars are better. Unless its a Volkswagen, those are just dirty. LOL.

[whiskychaser]

In all seriousness, I'd put money down that the police siren predates the air raid siren by a decade.
It may well do but they were not used here. While air raid sirens were of course used in WWII, we were still using bells on Police cars in the late 40s and 50s. A few examples are in the link below. The thing that looks like a siren on some cars is actually the PA speaker.
http://www.policecaruk.com/ClassicFleet/ClassicFleet.html

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Volkswagen, those are just dirty. LOL.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204890679372140&set=a.1941278617037.2089237.1394603829&type=3

[NikosX]

27.

[BMWM5E34]

I'm 23, same age as my 540i E34.:rofl

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Old enough - just - to remember when Police cars had bells, not sirens. And to know what this is without resorting to a search engine:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll280/whiskychaser/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/whiskychaser/media/button_zpsbntrfnwi.jpg.html)



High beam switch?

Without researching. I know many of the American cars that I like have that. Weird location to put it if you ask me, but cool nevertheless. :D

[E38740iMD]

Thought that was the NO2 button

[whiskychaser]

Another 'what's this?' to keep you bored/amused. Hints for the sub 36+: Think Italian. And no, its not for NO2 or ejector seats.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll280/whiskychaser/twolevers_zpsvfqbuzig.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/whiskychaser/media/twolevers_zpsvfqbuzig.jpg.html)

[Neel]

okay this one has me stumped..

[Binjammin]

Another 'what's this?' to keep you bored/amused. Hints for the sub 36+: Think Italian. And no, its not for NO2 or ejector seats.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll280/whiskychaser/twolevers_zpsvfqbuzig.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/whiskychaser/media/twolevers_zpsvfqbuzig.jpg.html)


no idea on the car but I'd have to guess some type of vent lever.

[BMWM5E34]

Another 'what's this?' to keep you bored/amused. Hints for the sub 36+: Think Italian. And no, its not for NO2 or ejector seats.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll280/whiskychaser/twolevers_zpsvfqbuzig.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/whiskychaser/media/twolevers_zpsvfqbuzig.jpg.html)

That's the starter lever from a Fiat 500. You pull it up to crank the engine.

Cute little car:
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/myscg9ojkf93t3xh7kgw.jpg

[whiskychaser]

^ Spot on. One lever is for the starter, the other is for the choke.

[BMWM5E34]

^ Spot on. One lever is for the starter, the other is for the choke.

I love those little Fiats. :D
I'll post a couple more rare switches. Being from the UK I'm sure you know the answer to the first one.
The second one should be easy for everyone here.

What are these switches for and what car do they belong to?

1.
http://www.global-autonews.com/upload/contents/imgfiles/558/1/29428_18_1.jpg

2.
http://s9.postimg.org/ylin29l3j/Bot_n.png

[whiskychaser]

You are right. No idea about the second one :-) Is the first one the door open button on a TVR?

(TVR sounds a lot better than using the founder's full name - Trevor)

[BMWM5E34]

You are right. No idea about the second one :-) Is the first one the door open button on a TVR?

(TVR sounds a lot better than using the founder's full name - Trevor)

Correct! :) TVRs have always a weird way to operate things.

The second one should be familiar to all of us.

[mboor]

Power headrest switch?

[Binjammin]

Power headrest switch?

I'd wager power sliding rear seat on e32.

[BleedsBlue]

I'd wager power sliding rear seat on e32.

Yep. At least a few token E34s had that option from the factory. Someone was just selling a full E34 interior in the Classifieds with some rare options, including this one.

[BMWM5E34]

Power headrest switch?
That's correct! :)

I'd wager power sliding rear seat on e32.

Power sliding rear seats in the E32 have two switches. This is from an E34, although I believe there were also E32 with only the power headrest option.
When you buckle the seat belt the headrest goes up automatically. Pretty cool, especially for such an old car.


I had the oportunity to see an M5 3.8 E34 equipped with this rare option. Let me show you:
https://img2.brain3.photobox.com/56589151df8b0e245c7d2206ab00ed6cfdbbc0e961b0d9187d 87e73e1995d4bcb2fed577.jpg

The car itself:
https://img2.brain3.photobox.com/97836812fee2d01212ba06028dded71c37aebd120d8949e9f0 52e870cebaa63a6e464fe3.jpg

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Yep. At least a few token E34s had that option from the factory. Someone was just selling a full E34 interior in the Classifieds with some rare options, including this one.

Do you have the link? I might be interested.

Thank you.

[BleedsBlue]

Do you have the link? I might be interested.

Thank you.

Your pictures are broken!

Here's the link: http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2211236-FS-E34-M5-Complete-Interior-Black-color-****Rare-Rear-Adjustable-Seat-Option!*****&highlight=interior

[BMWM5E34]

Your pictures are broken!

Here's the link: http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2211236-FS-E34-M5-Complete-Interior-Black-color-****Rare-Rear-Adjustable-Seat-Option!*****&highlight=interior

Thanks a lot.

I can see the pictures just fine, but I'll upload them to another server to fix the problem. :)

[BleedsBlue]

Thanks a lot.

I can see the pictures just fine, but I'll upload them to another server to fix the problem. :)

They are fixed for me now, thank you! I'm guessing this rare option was mainly special-ordered on M5s.

[BMWM5E34]

They are fixed for me now, thank you! I'm guessing this rare option was mainly special-ordered on M5s.

No problem.
They do mention it on the standard 5 Series owner's handbook, but I guess mainly the M5s have it as you say (and just a few of them).

This particular example is pretty loaded as can be seen from the picture: full leather interior (including centre console and door cards), rear electric sunshade, rear heated seats, lateral sunshades. etc. Very unusual stuff.