Used 2004 BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
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Fun little SUV
kaileak, 10/24/2012
BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
This is my second BMW, i also own a 2008 BMW 128i. When i first drove the X3, being that it is now 8 years old, i expected it to not be very tight. I expexted a little bit of slop in the suspension, leaks, breaking that wasnt as good as it once was. Boy was i surprised, this X3 handles like my 128i and still has a nice stiff ride.
Not your father's Oldsmobile...
Carrie, Brooksville, FL, 05/19/2016
BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
37 of 39 people found this review helpful
Love the BMW. Although the car starts out as pricey, $35,000 at the time, I don't think I have spent more than $5000 in the time I have owned it, 12 years! Not a very high price to pay to drive such a responsive automobile. The quality is there and all my standard options are just starting to become standard on new cars today. You feel real good driving such a beautiful car. I think there is an elegance that is unique to a BMW owner when driving this vehicle. This is a SOLID vehicle that took a hit from a 20 ton drilling truck and suffered $5000 in body damage. The car has been checked and given a thumbs up as to any major, structural damage. This was three years ago. Seems Sarasota Drilling Company does not believe in maintaining their equipment as I do. Their BRAKES went out and the driver warned his supervisor...Go figure. They also do not put drivers with a CDL behind the wheels. It is truly a driving machine. Do NOT skimp on tires. The better the tire, the better the handling. Sound system is outstanding. Visibility is excellent unlike other SUVs I have driven. NO Blindspots! It is just a Nice Car and my 3rd BMW. I have also owned the 2000 X3 and a 1988 740i. These cars are excellent investments as based on the resale value that they hold. Assembled in Austria and the Engine is from Germany. Lots of PEP in this little car! My favorite things about this BMW is the HUGE sun roof and the XENON headlamps that turn with the vehicle.
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Best Sport Utility Vehicle Ever Made
MH, 07/10/2010
BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
35 of 37 people found this review helpful
The old (2004) BMW X3 has the best road feel of any car I have ever driven, that includes, BMW 528, 525i, 540i, 740 iL, GMC Yukon, Jeeps, Cadillac CTS. The X3 is a great car. One feels the tightness of the four wheel drive under all conditions. Do not believe those who criticize the steering and handling of this car, they are off base. The gas mileage is outstanding for continuous four wheel drive.
Twice bitten by BMW, never again.
Mason Bott, Franklin Lakes, NJ, 12/17/2018
BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
15 of 16 people found this review helpful
My first car ever was a bmw and I left that one on the side of a highway back in college. I swore I’d never own another... 20 years later I needed a quick winter suv and picked up a 2004 manual shift X3 with just over 100k that had a decent amount of repair records to go along. I’m mechanically inclined so I planned on working to make her a perfect daily driver to work. I did all the preventative maintenance I could think of and read about on bmw forums. I fell in love with her manual trans, nav, heated leather seats, and smooth ride. She was never very quick (2.5l) but that didn’t bother me. The issues started popping up a few thousand miles in and they were often. Stupid things like rear suspension springs, random check engine lights on and off while driving, trans codes for differential even after servicing and replacement, window regulator failures, engine oil breather issues, emissions problems, crazy amounts of squeaks and rattles from possibly the cheapest slapped together build, the problems never ceased! I tried my hardest to stay on top of all of these things and did well for awhile but It got so bad that I’d joke to my wife, “what’s gonna break on her today?” I finally dumped the X3 for a loss after the snow season ended and got back into a Mercedes.
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Great in the snow
Snow girl, 01/25/2010
BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
We live in area of heavy snowfall and call this car "snow leopard". Its handling in the ice and snow is the best. It is much better in the deep snow than my Toyota Landcruiser.
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