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4.75 out of 5 stars

GREAT

STEPHANIE, 11/22/2003
2004 BMW 5 Series 545i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl 6A)
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This car is really GREAT!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

GIVE IT A TEST DRIVE

LANCE, 11/22/2003
2004 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
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GIVE IT A TEST DRIVE. THE VEHICLE SPEAKS FOR ITS SELF. LEARN TOO USE THE I-DRIVE AND ITS MANY FEATURES.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

New 525i is Sweet

Woody the Terp, 10/25/2003
2004 BMW 5 Series 525i 4dr Sedan (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
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The new 5 series is a completely different car in all aspects -- comfort, handling, sophistication, and luxury. I opted for the 6-speed manual just for the fun of it, and with the smaller 6 cylinder engine, I thought it would be a help. I test drove the automatic, though, and that would have been fine. For about 4 grand more, you can get the 530i. The extra horsepower [225 I believe]makes a huge difference in acceleration from 40mph - other than that, I felt the 525i's power was more than adequate.

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5 out of 5 stars

love the drive

ridevegas, 11/22/2003
2004 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
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This car is amazing to drive. Handles like a dream. Plenty of power. I have owned 2 BMWs before and this is by far the best! I-drive is GREAT and much improved over that of the 7 series.

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5 out of 5 stars

Dot the "i"

Jack Furlong, 11/22/2003
2004 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
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04 has a demonstrably better ride and feel than 03. Exterior is too close to a G35 for my taste. iDrive is utter waste of time:distracting, expensive, worthless. (It starts with a liability waiver, "push to accept," which is all you need to know.) BMW continues to ignore the essence of the cupholder, opting for shallow plastic (pun intended.) But these are nits to pick. This is still the most responsive, comfortable, reliable sedan under $90,000. I dumped my Saab 9000, MB E320, even an Alfa, and never looked back. Two oppositional thumbs up.

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