The expression "it makes not one iota of difference" comes from the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet, but not from the Matthew 5:18 quote that vocabulary.com or wikipedia references. The idiom actually comes from the ancient Greek homoousios (homo=same, ousios=substance) and its application in the Nicene Creed. The Trinitarians argued the Christ and God were of one substance (homoousios ), Arian heretics claimed that he was different (heteroousios) and a group of Semi-Arians claimed they were of similar (homoiousios) substance. The words homoousios and homoiousios may have been separated by only one iota, but that small distinction formed a key part of the early Church foundation during the first few centuries AD and continues to this day. However, if you lived in the 1980s, the difference between an i and an e on the back of your BMW could make a world of difference, although you might not get banished from your village and subsequently burn in the eternal fires of hell...probably. Find this 1988 BMW 535is
currently bidding for $2,246 reserve-not-met on ebay with 5 days to go, located in La Crescenta, CA. 
You can read more about the early Christian iota disagreement at the DailyMedieval website (no affiliation to Daily Turismo, but I do appreciate the Ignatius Reilly attitude and web 1.0 style...), but we are here to talk about the BMW E28 5-series. The E28 was available in 528e or 535i trim, and the difference is absolutely staggering. Own a 528e and you'll find yourself peppering conversations with phrases like it gets great mileage, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast, it was really quite decent in 1978...sort of the stuff you'd expect a Saab 99 EMS owner to say on a regular basis. The 535i, on the other hand, the reflexes to dice through modern traffic and has enough oomph under the hood to keep any excuses at bay, and the 535is adds a few visual cues to the package.
The M30B34 is a 3.4 liter (ignore the 535 on the trunk lid, BMW started creativity in its naming badges during this time) inline-6 that makes 182 horsepower and 214 ft-lbs of torque. The big six is known for its longevity and basic mechanical robustness, so the 175k on the odometer shouldn't scare anyone.
The 535is added a sport suspension, M5 costmetic bits (air dam, trunk spoiler) and M5 sport seats to the already upgraded 535i. The total MSRP in 1998 was around $38k, so it was an expensive car, but today they can be purchased for next to nothing.
Should i always come before e? Let us know: tips@dailyturismo.com
I'm going to try and go look at this bad boy this week! Its local and hopefully it checks out.
ReplyDeleteThis has such a clean and nice looking BMW. I would love to have this as a daily driver. Give it a little drop and save up for a heart transplant. Good luck with it Brian!
ReplyDeleteDon't do a google search on these cars unless you want one.
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totally - fixed that link - click here
DeleteThanks, still cyber-tarded most of the time
DeleteRoyal Blue E28 535i
ReplyDeletefixed that link again - click here
Deletewhat evil is this? - the links were working, then not working - i went to another tab, and then they were working again, then not working again - it's like the second time you click it on that tab, it goes to an interstitial - any web geeks out there can explain it?
DeleteThose wheels make the car pretty sexy. Too bad its not the DTM5.
DeleteWell, now we have four working links in rapid succession. For emphasis. Emphasis. Emphasis. Emphasis.
DeleteBrian P. - do you mean we should've gotten an E28 M5? Or that the one in the link isn't as sexy as the E34? I'm going to assume it's the latter.