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Buying Guide. The BMW E28 M5 is one of the most iconic M cars ever produced and is still a brilliant classic choice.  The ultimate guide to buying and owning the original super saloon.   The original super saloon is a brilliant drive and while they’re becoming expensive it’s not too late to grab one while you still can. It’s a surefire investment and will be a hell of a lot more interesting than an ISA! Words: Bob Harper and Andrew Everett. Photography: Oli Tennent/www.olitennent.com.

What used BMWs can you buy for the price of the M5’s optional Carbon Ceramic brakes? If you’re speccing a new M5 you could spend nearly £7500 on a set of optional carbon ceramic brakes… or you could have one of these used cars for the price of those discs! Words: John Tallodi.

Five Star The new Five is upon us and we’ve all the details on BMW’s seventh generation mid-range executive. New 5 Series G30 Sleeker, leaner, faster – hi-tech new Five breaks cover. Five Star It might be a corny headline but the all-new 5 Series looks like BMW has taken the best elements of the 7 Series and wrapped them up in an attractive mid-sized package. Words: Bob Harper. Photography: BMW/Drive-My.

It doesn’t seem that long ago that manufacturers were shying away from making coupés. The two-door format was dead according to many pundits – but how times have changed. 2016 buyers who lust after a potent BMW Coupé have never had so much choice and the range of exciting options extends to the used market too – with a healthy £20,000 budget bagging some serious machinery. You won’t regret buying any one of these three classy contenders…

With my next track day fast approaching we still had a good few jobs to do on the M3 and one of the most daunting was changing the bottom end shells. Although Dave and I had done a few E46 M3s before, we had never tackled an S65 engine. The reason for this preventative maintenance was that worryingly there is quite a large list of cars on the American forums that have suffered with bearing failure and I even know of a German car that spun a shell at less than 40,000 kilometres.

Buying Guide Fancy a sweet handling normally aspirated sports saloon? Then how about looking at the E90 330i? Like normally aspirated straight-sixes? Need four doors? Then you’ll be wanting an E90 330i – the last of BMW’s non-turbocharged sports saloons. Words: Bob Harper and Andrew Everett. Photography: Dom Fraser and Max Earey.

Do you remember that AC Schnitzer once made a supercharger kit for the E46 330i? We have fond memories of the conversion so jumped at the chance to drive one today Words: Bob Harper. Photography: Dave Smith.

Performance Art. We get up close and personal with the wonderful M2 with a host of M Performance accessories.  We love the M2 straight out of the box but can the addition of some M Performance accessories improve it still further? Words: Bob Harper. Photography: Gus Gregory.

Porsche 964 How to buy the last affordable classic 911. Buying Guide Fancy a Porsche 964? Follow our six steps to 911 heaven. More exciting than a 993 – but care is needed when buying the ‘unloved’ 911. 6 Steps To Buying The Best Porsche 911 964 third generation. Words Paul Hardiman. Photography Tom Wood.