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4.38 out of 5 stars

Still love it after 3 years of driving...

bmwwilly, 07/28/2012
2006 BMW 5 Series 525i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Drove Nissan products for 20 years... CVT transmission is a joke!!! Decided to test drive my 5 and fell in love... yes, service / parts are not cheap, but buy a Kia if you cannot live with it... love it and would buy it again!!!

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4 out of 5 stars

new car

JASON Rieman, 03/10/2017
2006 BMW 5 Series 530xi 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
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Great

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4.13 out of 5 stars

BMW's Colossal Blunder

Shifty, 05/08/2006
2006 BMW 5 Series 530i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great car, fun to drive... but impractical! The sports package comes with run flat tires and a donut. No room to put in full sized tire in the well. But I am better off than those with a 2006 or later 3 series who have no spare at all.. Get a flat wiith these babies and you can go 150 miles. You can put on the donut and go about the same distance. Get a flat tire over the weekend like I did and you are out of pocket for 2 days. Nobody, I repeat nobody stocks the odd ball tires. This is a MAJOR flaw in the BMW. Hear that Edmunds? BTW, the run flats are not repairable, so you are looking at over $300 a pop for a flat. Also they ride terribly and have 15,000 mile tread life.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

still lovin it

bmw125, 07/10/2012
2006 BMW 5 Series 550i 4dr Sedan (4.8L 8cyl 6M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

i've owed this car for five years and im still loving it! It's a great car!

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3.25 out of 5 stars

My last BMW

Shelly , 12/18/2009
2006 BMW 5 Series 525i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is the family's 5th BMW in 10yrs. I gave up a low miles 01 330i sport to upgrade. There was a reason why someone traded it in with only 35k miles on it. It shakes and shudders while idling, the Traction control goes berserk around corners, no pick up, drives like my grandmas Volvo S80 which was a fraction of the cost. The BMW svc ctr says it's a flaw in the engine that makes it shudder, BMWNA says no such flaw and now the svc ctr is angry that I called BMWNA and I can't get a diagnosis. This is insane for a car that initially sold for $45k with the prem & cold weather pkg. Never again. If I want a volvo sedan- I'll buy one.

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