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Used 1999 BMW 5 Series Consumer Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

The Ultimate Driver's Car

KernelPanic, 09/07/2002
1999 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan
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This is my 3rd BMW and 1st 5 series. I simply love this car. It is well-appointed, seats five comfortably and drives like a demon. The 4.4l engine is built like a Swiss watch, and can easily run up to red-line with no hint of roughness. The low-end torque is outstanding as well. With the 6 speed and sport differential the car hits 65 MPH in second gear in around 5 seconds. The sound system is excellent as well.

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5 out of 5 stars

Fair Assessment

C Krebs, 03/07/2003
1999 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan
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This is the third BMW 5 Series that I have owned, and I have bought all of them used about 2 years old. My specs for buying each of them have been to get a black 4-door, 6 cylinder, manual transmission with less than 50,000 miles on it. When I sold my first two BMWs, each had more than 200,000 miles on it, got great mileage (27+ MPG on the road, and both were running extremely well. Current model(1999)feels heavier, but gets better mileage, and a BMW is fun to drive.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Three Time BMW Owner, 05/27/2004
1999 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan
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Best of the three BMW's I've owned. Tremendous road feel, braking and cornering. Great fun to drive. Have had no major problems.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

awesome and fun to drive!!

sara, 09/21/2002
1999 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan
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what a fun car to drive. just turned 40 and growing bored with my chrysler lhs. too young to be so bored so bought a bimmer!! i actually smile and get my adrenline flowing with thhis car. only problem is no place to take it and let me hair down!!!!! :)

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Great car, but only for small people

James R. Bartlett, 08/11/2004
1999 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Wagon
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Beautifully engineered and manufactured, but really fits people only 5'6" or less, with narrow shoulders. Car is very fragile due to lack of road clearance in front. Beware of curbs and parking lot bumps.

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