BMW 5 Series vs Vauxhall Omega - With Richard Hammond (2001)

[@NoContextRDH]

The early 2000’s fashion, editing and text fonts are hilariously superb

[@AntiSocial-k2k]

I had both cars. What can I say? E39 is the last normal BMW, Omega is the last normal Opel. That's all.

[@cipmars]

Mafia II RIP Amen to that. Ditto.

[@CatGuy969]

TRUE LULW

[@Martink9191]

In my opinion e46 was the last normal bmw, it has slighty newer engines in it. and last best electronics. I am same opinoion with omega.

[@bradenemmanuel3350]

i guess I am kind of off topic but does anybody know of a good website to watch newly released movies online?

[@calebdanny1485]

@Braden Emmanuel Flixportal =)

[@ozgurdenizmeric6532]

i have a 2,5v6 omega since 2001 and still love it after 20 years together...

[@franchi123]

e39 is one of the last good bmw.

[@KiwiPokerPlayer]

It's not an E39 if the cup holders work.

[@kingGfour]

KiwiPokerPlayer just buy the cup holders from youtube

[@KiwiPokerPlayer]

Josue Mingo, KZbin makes E39 cup holders?

[@kingGfour]

lmfaoo i mean ebay they work really good

[@mule666]

@shino7311 what are you

[@vxrv6v815]

Tbh I like both. Never owned a E39 but have been in a few. I've owned around 6 Omegas over the years and currently still have two 3.2 Elite models. I've always had a soft spot for big Vauxhall saloons with a big engine. They might not be the fastest out there but they do put a smile on my face. Would fancy a Senator 3.0 24v if one came up for sale. But these have gone up on value drastically and they are far and few between especially in good condition. Now's the time to buy a Omega 3.0/3.2 before they get scrapped / go up on value in years to come. Good cars but they do have their faults and nigles like all cars.

[@TJSaw]

This guy is a good presenter. He should co-host some car show for the next 2 decades.

[@janreznak881]

An E39 in M-Sport trim is one of the best looking 4 door cars ever. The omega is not.

[@vurph1]

sure but omega is a cool name

[@DamonBMW]

@@vurph1 a name doesnt drive well lol

[@vurph1]

Damon i know but im just saying

[@cybersonic9364]

@@DamonBMW omega mv6 drives pretty well

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Strange comparison to BMW, Opel was always a rival to Ford, Saab, Volkswagen etc. BMW's top of the game.

[@TheGalacticEmperorOfLabels]

The Omega and the E39 5-series were pitched at completely different markets, so this is hardly a fair comparison.

[@dannysamsam6527]

I count myself lucky for owning a beautiful 1999 E39

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Same here, mate. 02 E39 530i. Love her to bits. 😁

[@travelingfornewviews5070]

i own an e 39 520 i my first BMW , its Awesome

[@tejjensen9402]

I Think the BMW e39 still are a beautiful car. I have a 530I , and it is IMO the best car ever made.

[@ericrawson2909]

Had the Omega 2.5 V6. I drove it hard for 100k miles, no problems, great car.

[@callmegabeson8742]

@Sink's Memes My dad owned an Omega. Recently getting my driving license, I also wanted to get the Omega as a first car, but it is totally unrealistic. This is because, firstly, they are very rare cars now. It’s difficult to find them 1. Cheap and 2. In good condition. Secondly, the prices are massive for owning a car like this at a young age. Still hope to get one some day, but not as a first car.

[@callmegabeson8742]

@Sink's Memes in that case, go for it mate.

[@paianis]

The Omega was more a Camry/Scorpio rival than a 5-series rival.

[@evansisgreat]

2022 and the 535i is still going strong on around 100k, the Omega hasn't had an MOT since 2017 on similar miles.

[@mrh1096]

what's the music in the end?

[@gaatjeniksan3068]

I wish Hammonds poitive bits about vauxhall would come back to haunt him on the grand tour. Jeremy probably would be incapable to laugh any louder.

[@Francisco-j1e]

I like the Omega because i see those bmw everywhere.

[@alangreig4261]

That bmw looks brilliant

[@Dan_Divebomb]

I had/have both cars. The Omega is bigger, which is good. But the seats are too much of a living room sofa as is the suspension. The Omega is rather fitting for Mercedes oriented owners. Also the display position of the Omega is just horrible. No matter how I adjusted my seat and steering wheel, I never saw the whole display, it's always overlapped by the steering wheel. BTW: The 535i tested in this video has a 3.5 V8 and not a 3.0l engine. The follow up facelift e39 530i has a inline 6 with 3.0l. That's the one I have now :)

[@polakdawido]

Having driven an e39 and owned 2 omegas, 2.2 dti gls and a 3.2 elite I can say that the e39 is a more sporty car in general but the omega is better value for money and the interior has not aged that much compared to my dads 2002 530d. Regarding the display I've never had problems with seeing it, but I do have that difficulty with the new F10 5 series which I now own. Also the omega gets points for having fold down rear seats which in bmw you have to pay extra for.

[@Martink9191]

how short are you?

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

That's a problem for all cars I ever had. Steering wheel just gets in the way, even in the E39. (If you put it to high up, it's uncomfortable and feels like driving a bus, and if you bring it down, the cluster's blocked)

[@9890jsp]

This was a Cadillac in America, but less equipped for some reason. They called it 'Cadillac Catera' and it was horrible.

[@cornflakescornson7232]

9890jsp the omega is better than the catera

[@DolleHengst]

@xennex The Omega is built by Germans.

[@ysmg9010]

@@DolleHengst All were build in the same plant, including the Catera. And the V6 enines were all build in the UK. So quit your "Nation X is better than Y" bullshit….

[@largelampard3721]

How? It is quite, somewhat powerful, comfortable, reliable. and rock solid pannel... I've scrapped real hard with the wall because I turned too much going down a parking lot, the rear wheel lifted. The wall were missing some paint and after waxing my car, you can't tell it had a accident. Another time there was a idiot new Corolla hit the side of my car, Corolla's bumper went off and my door still looks the same.

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

It was also a Holden in Australia. (VX Commodore, and as a coupé, Monaro)

[@danman1149]

I miss the cars from the mid 90s to the early 2000s

[@misterx3492]

There are enough on the market still 🙂

[@just4laughs76]

omega aged horribly, E39 still looks and drives beautiful

[@bax442]

Nice opinion, I think opposite

[@Nordspets]

bax442 agreed. The Omega B still looks ok, especially the wagon, but E39.. naaah. The E46 tho, that shit is timeless!

[@southeparkfreak]

@@bax442 How can anyone not like the design of the E39?

[@bax442]

@@southeparkfreak E38 is best, but I don't dislike E39 either.

[@IHATEYANKS41]

bax442 I bought an E38 2 months ago and the design is superp

[@hiiiofficial8306]

I like the vauxhall 😉

[@chrisgreenfield1061]

Poor BMW is sat off the road and has not been taxed since may 2018 sad to see a sport 535i not being used

[@mattessmotorsport9344]

Owned and driven both. Each is a capable and enjoyable car.

[@davidbolland3860]

I've had 3 Omega 2.6 CDX cars doing nearly 100k in each. Thoroughly enjoyed them, never let me down, lovely cars, cost next nothing to maintain apart from regular stuff like tyres and brakes. I've got a BMW 530SE GT at the moment which is also a lovely car but, with those run-flat tyres, is nowhere near as comfortable as my Omega's.

[@paulanderson79]

I'd rather drive a 300,000 mile BMW than a 100,000 mile Vauxhall

[@Roof_Pizza]

+paulanderson79 Who would want to drive a Vauxhall with 3 miles on the clock?

[@paulanderson79]

Agreed :)

[@Soulvex]

i see more omegas than this shape bmw, what happened to them all?

[@paulanderson79]

in private hands and chewing up 300,000 miles

[@Soulvex]

paulanderson79 collectors or enthusiasts or the odd grandad. there arent many left.

[@darkdjo]

Interesting to see that the UK 535i is not the same as France. I have a 1998 535i (M) and the engine is a 3.5L V8, with 0 to 60 in 6.9s (0.2s faster), but with 235 hp instead of 245. Thanks for sharing this nice Top Gear video :)

[@brainlessspudlogic4875]

They put up the details on the screen for the 6 cylinder 3.0L. a big selling variant of the E39. The car in the video is still registered and in use and is the 3498cc V8 of which very few were sold in the UK

[@tcaudiobooks737]

@@brainlessspudlogic4875 The 535i was probably the worst all rounder E39 wise. It only has 10hp more than the 530i, while being much heavier and having the inferior, less communicative steering system.

[@Soulvex]

Omega all day.

[@MBD_335]

Said nobody who ever knew or appreciated anything that driving stands for, ever.

[@MrRohanThomas]

@@MBD_335 it's your choice to appreciate, if you cannot that is because of yourself not the car

[@Martink9191]

@@MBD_335 I have had both Omega and BMW e39, even e61 and x5 and x6, omega is deffinetly best for long distance driveing. Only car where my ass and back won't hurt after 1000km in 24h. True, I have never driven Mercedes in such a long distance. And I drive this kind of distance once after 1 or 2 months. X was ther worst even with ventilated massage seates. Sitting like on wooden plate. Omega is more like sofa. Yes omega has some downsides, but I like it more.

[@kiritanJ]

0:29 What was that?

[@MrJakwanbagung]

Thanx,Hammond...ur always be a good teacher for me

[@ut2k4wikichici]

heh i still drive one of these omegas with a v8 manual good car

[@Krezo200]

Australia? Or where else are there v8‘s in an omega..

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

E39 520i vs Omega MV6 is probably a fair comparison.

[@nicolebelgevoyageur6069]

I've tried a 525tds and I don't like it because of the stiff suspension, only thing I appreciated was the torqui engine. I prefer personally front wheel driven Berline type cars and I drive a CITROEN xantia

[@polakdawido]

In my opinion the omega is better because LSD was an option and on the Bmw it wasn't :)

[@ysmg9010]

The facelift V6 models did not offer that btw. Basicly when TC+ was introduced it was removed, because TC+ offered more tration on slippery ground. It's extremely good on snowy/icy climbs where many other RWD cars fail. If you are interested in this for drifting reasons, that's another story. But than you would choose a smaller, lighter car anyways :) EDIT I seen we had a similar talk already. Police and 3rd party cars could have it, hard to find I guess^^

[@Martink9191]

@@ysmg9010 actually you are wrong. Plenty of facelift had LSD as factory fitted. And since differential was same as old omega model, they are easy to be fitted if car did'nt have one from factory.

[@CatGuy969]

@@Martink9191 Hey! I'm thinking of getting an omega, please tell me which LSD can be fitted into it? From the wiki there were 3 Omega versions, the Omega A, the Omega B1 and Omega B2, I'm going for the B2, the latest one, 1999 year. Can I use the LSD from ANY Omega? Or just the B1? Thanks :)

[@Martink9191]

@@CatGuy969 original one. For B2 you can use both B1 and B2 LSD. Omega A has bit different differential and it is not direct fit. Housing has different design. And for information If you get LSD from early 2 litre B1, then you need to replace flange of cardan saft. You get that from your old dif. You need long 27mm shocket for that. ANd check out ratios. petrol ones uses 3,70, 3,90 and 4,222. Diesel uses 3,45 and 3,27. If you are going with diesel dif, you get higter top speed.

[@ahmadaliahmadali2]

omega

[@tomforrest7814]

Omega for me larger engine than the little blue BMW and is about £10,000 cheaper looks different compared with the suit like BMW

[@odinis1234]

it has 0.2 liters more and it has less brake horse power and worse mpg. so stop bragging about the bigger engine.

[@E34Benzin]

Not even that, the 523i is actually a 2.5 litre straight six.

[@MBD_335]

its not a bigger engine this info is wrong, the 535i was actually a 3.5 V8!, they've got confused with the 530i

[@JDL99]

that white miata was nice at the begining

[@ExplorationOfAI]

Yes, i saw it too :) That grey MX-3 was also nice :)

[@dkrawk8309]

In 2022 this video is kind of senseless. E39 is now one of the best vehicle ever made.

[@jadaniil]

The Omega too

[@Colintherabbit]

Good video, other than the wrong stats for the BMW at the end.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Both nice luxury barges.

[@tonimontana2]

I have had omega in the past only model b not this 1 ,its comfortable but the finish of the cars interior is poor and its not even close to bmw i think they shouldnt even be compared, i have at the moment e39 528i and as i said its much better then omega in every way ,with e 39 series bmw created an icon that ppl will be still driving for years to come .

[@cipmars]

I've had two Omegas, one was great, one was broken, good cars over all, but they are not e39.

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Same goes for BMW's - which when they break, break hell loose...

[@ciaranburke3243]

Two modren classics the like of which you won't find today 😭

[@matthewking5612]

Like comparing Pappa Johns with Pizza Hut.

[@tcaudiobooks737]

Papa Johns is lovely stuff!

[@madcommodore]

Of course the mk1 Omega had BMW diesel engine and gearbox :)

[@vishS14]

3.5 V8 , not 3.0 straight six

[@hafizibrahim1108]

The good old days eh?

[@eggbirdtherooster]

I think its very clear these days wich car is better... Omega's arnt build anymore, and got a horrible reputation.. The 5 series is a proven king in this segment

[@MrPaukann]

There is no "proven king" in this segment. It is like saying that mitsubishi evo is a "proven king".

[@MrRohanThomas]

Lotus Omega is the king, it used to be fastest sedan in the world

[@FEGTTTSDH]

even the E60 have good reputation, with a insane bad reputation in mainteinance, reliability, quality and design... the badge cover almost 90% of defects

[@bobibest89]

Е39 is a true masterpiece by BMW. Their current cars are a joke compared to this.

[@Krezo200]

E39😍

[@jwagner1993]

different customer

[@luinesharpuines192]

Omg those to quick camera turnings, parkinsons disease cameraman ?

[@burtsibs5667]

I've had both cars and to be honest I prefer the omega

[@jadaniil]

Why?

[@burtsibs5667]

Also the omega has better mods on the elite I think richard prefers the BMW in his ways hence he chose that

[@radoslavseizov550]

lol you cant compare them...

[@Piotrek4500]

Why not? Both are in the same class

[@kristoffer3000]

@@Piotrek4500 Yes and still the BMW is a class above.

[@Piotrek4500]

@@kristoffer3000 hahahhahahah

[@samiralim95]

Economy... that thing is thirsty!

[@confusedwhatme]

+Samir Alim my 97 5 series e39 540i is great on gas. i use the premium v power at shell. its almost 3 bucks a gallon i put in 20 a week it gives me a little over 7 gallons . daily driver to and from work! . ive owned several 4 bangers that were more thirsty lol this is the 4.4 m62 v8 though ive heard its because how hot the engine runs .

[@FLABEX224]

+unknown j.h The average price for standard unleaded fuel in the UK is £4.8 ($7.12) per gallon, that's why diesel cars are so popular here, we have 1.3 diesels that do 70mpg, so to us a car that does less than 30mpg is thirsty.

[@samiralim95]

Hh I live in Norway here everything is expensive. So I bought an E39 2003 year, the 2.2L with 170hp It does not have enough power, but it's alright. I in 2017 I wil buy an. E92 328 or maybe a diesel? Hhh

[@TheAmbasadaRecords]

Are you using sometimes full range of revs? It should be at least dynamic with 2.2

[@MRZ12000]

Bussiness Execs are not real drivers,when I started driving in Detroit,Chicago and Los Angeles were true highways exist you drive 185miles 5days a week

[@anastefanialupu5835]

I hawe Opel Omega 2.5td automatic gearbox with GPS Nokia telephone and bosse surround ,leather etc . The speare parts they are cheap the BMW it is more then expensive but BMW the parts it" s weary well done. I am a gyrl from Romania and for me my Opel Omega it is a cheap good car but BMW it is more then better.

[@TheRazvy1990]

prietena mea isi doreste un E39 530d ..... oare cum e masina asta pentru o fata ? in general am inteles ca sunt masini bune .....

[@florianrazvan4777]

depinde cum o gasesti , in general dieselurile sunt porc. Benzina si uiti de multe probleme

[@mibfox]

OFC BMW, there are ghosts living in all Opel Cars.

[@jakubnowacki9143]

GS430 price 30,950. Omega price 29.000 hmmm.

[@jakubnowacki9143]

Audi A6 24.000 wtf

[@marcusthestarlord4936]

Vauxhall has no chance against an e39

[@akseli_512]

It's crazy how they would these compare e39 bmw to an opel or c70 volvo to a peugeot. For gods saje they called ford cougar beautiful😂 man ought to have better opinions

[@dougdougeson8692]

Mate that outfit. Fuckinell 😂

[@advancelast1740]

Blimey, nice trousers 🤣🤣🤣. But hey, whose the millionaire now?! Oh, actually I am as well 🥹😆😂😂😂

[@MsArsonal]

Really 335 v omiga is comparing caviar to potatoes

[@jameshaywood3194]

That's a shit analogy.

[@tcaudiobooks737]

Those office hierarchy metaphors are cringe as fuck! But it's the hamster so I'll let him off.

[@twoshedsjackson6478]

Q: What have a BMW and a clitoris got in common? A: Every c***'s got one!

[@maz500]

Frogmella Slob no, BMW drivers are d-bags, cocks drive Audis

[@cockshield]

You've never been to the Middle East have you?

[@droberts753]

😂😂😂😂

[@gordonnorris4202]

So the BMW is faster and more economical...lol

[@jadaniil]

No it’s actually not… At least not more economical

[@mercedessanbartolomejimene33]

Da igual lo que digan muy pocos autos se pueden comparar y salor victoriosos con un bmw e39 esta berlina en su momento no avia nada semejante ecepto su rival de toda la vida mercedes todas las demas marcas siempre tenia un talon de atile comodos bonitos materiales muy buenos motores ni que hablar vamos un coche para toda la vida con 25 años estos bmw e39 todavia siguen impresionando su comodidad y sus materiales si de esos que no se caen a los 5 años y esos motores tanto los 6 cilindros como los bestias de 8 auténticas bombas vestidas de corderitos bmw no a sacado nada mejor si mas tecnológico pero no mejor

[@derbigpr500]

Not even a comparison, Omega is rubbish.

[@palaczos87]

rubbish??? what do you have ?? ford mondeo mk 2 i think

[@Computercontrolled87]

derbigpr500 probably u never drive one...

[@palaczos87]

Be The Change I have Omega 3.0 V6 with amutomatic gearbox .Fantastic

[@soundseeker63]

+derbigpr500 You think so?....There is a reason they were popular with the police force, and it's not just that they were cheap....

[@janreznak881]

@@ryanharveywhite Omega....way past bugman beta straight to omega..says it all really.

opel is joke

***** since when bmw is boring? your one of the haters, arent you? :)

***** all cars look same, 4 wheels....

[@imortaliz]

opel isnt a joke ive had both of those cars, i still have the bmw like it alot but the opel os a workhorse, never ANY trouble with it if u maintain it,

[@buca9696]

***** If you think all BMWs look the same, you should take a look at Audi.

[@harold-sweat-head8111]

Man go to war. Aim gun, bang boom, bang. Hurt and killed also injury. Man with prolapse anus. Gun still fire, bang boom bang. Doctor look at prolapse anus. War stop for no man, gun go bang boom bang. Cut head and leg, tank rumble through mud, gun go bang boom bang. Prolapsed anus still bad, Doctor need to treat. Bang boom bang. All done.

[@marcusthestarlord4936]

🤣🤣he is seriously comparing a vauxhall piece of crap to an e39

[@radoslavseizov550]

lol you cant compare them...