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Used 2003 BMW 5 Series Sedan Consumer Reviews

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4.13 out of 5 stars

530i

Sport, 07/25/2003
2003 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Came from a 2002 330i which has sport suspension, very low profile tires and firm seats. I loved the whole package. However, at my age and physical condition a softer ride was needed. The 530 provides that and many other desirable features more approprite to my situation.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Only the Germans can do this...

iwannarace, 01/01/2003
2003 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I purchased a 530iA with a Sport Package about 6 weeks ago. I shopped, I compared, I slept on it, I thought of compromise, nothing could take me away. Boy am I glad I stuck with my intial instinct. This car does what you want it to do! Go! Stop! Corner! It's exhilirating every time I approach those 17" alloys, open and enter the chamber, sit in that bad ass seat and rap my hands around that 3 spoke sport wheel. The only complaint I have is that there are too many other cars on the road that interfere with my ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE AND ME!

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5 out of 5 stars

Best Car Ever

M1fuller, 01/02/2003
2003 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I've only owned this car for a week but can sum up this extordianary car in one word...WOW...I'm extremely excited about this car...email with any questions.

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5 out of 5 stars

Beauty is only skin deep

swany, 11/11/2002
2003 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Truly one of the best performance sedans on the market. Clean design with a solid feeling of reliable performance. You ride in quiet luxurious surroundings and at the same time have a real "feel" for the road and the exhilaration of strong performance.

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5 out of 5 stars

My big, beautiful beast

Greg J, 06/20/2006
2003 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl 5A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I bought the 2003 540i with the 6-speed manual transmission, which automatically gets you the sport package; and, for 2003 models only (in the US), also gets you the M-sport package, which includes front and rear fascia, 18" M-parallel rims with staggered tire sizes, along with a host of ///M badged goodies, such as shift knob, steering wheel, doorsills, etc. This is the closest thing you can get to an M5, and is in fact more rare; less than 1000 6-speed 540s were imported in 2003. My car is black on black and is absolutely beautiful. It has a lot of "presence" and gets a lot of thumbs up! Fast, comfortable, but "mature"...no boy-racer junk. Hope to keep it forever.

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