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4.88 out of 5 stars

Jim's 530i

JamesHBaker, 09/27/2002
2002 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
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The car is great fun to drive! I have driven more miles since I have had my 530i than I normally do. I must say that I have enjoyed every minute. If you buy a BMW, and have the time, I suggest that you take delivery at the BMW Performance Center in SC. I think it was one of the best days of my life.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Wow, what a car!

Styve, 09/28/2002
2002 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl 5A)
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This is the best car that I have ever driven (and I have driven a lot). Fast, great handling, looks great, and room for the family. What more could one want?

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4.25 out of 5 stars

I'd buy it again

sezme2, 10/01/2002
2002 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl 5A)
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My next automobile will be the M5 vs. S500, until then, this machine is more than adequate. I'd love a roadster type, but they're too impractical for a family-man. I chose this car for it's stellar passive safety ratings (checkout hywsafety. org) and its ability to handle precisely to actively avoid a collision. My wife had not been an auto-phile, but this car has made her passionate about driving.

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3.88 out of 5 stars

BEWARE!!

Dan Phillips, 06/14/2002
2002 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl 5A)
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Got my 540--at first overjoyed, then probs began. Clutch issues, then a REPLACED trans. at 18K mi.!! For a loaner, I repeatedly got a Hundai!! Astounding!! It happened to my brother, too. BMW never showed me any appreciation of my investment or expectation. Insulting! a I've heard it before, now I know. Be careful. New clutch for 2 grand??? And still the trans. never worked right. It became pathetic. Ended lease early.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

Save your money

TeeMo, 10/21/2002
2002 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl 5A)
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Reading the other reviews,I wonder if I was sold a completely different car. First,the seats are so deeply contoured that the left bolster interferes with comfortable shifting. My leg goes to sleep after about 30 minutes. If I get the steering wheel in a comfortable place, I can no longer see the instrument panel. The shifter is sloppy and the clutch has no definite point of engagement. The upper gear ratios are so close that it is hard to tell which gear I am in. Combined with that is the fact that 1st gear is so tall that I am at redline not much above 20 mph.

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