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Uber Wagon 18 Months Later
Ian T, 09/03/2009
2008 BMW 5 Series 535xi 4dr Wagon AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
2nd Review. Everything I wrote in 6/08 same except for one recurring power delivery problem. The car has small power interruptions at intermittent intervals. Very annoying but not disabling. Only set a "code" once. 3 trips to dealer to fix plus 1 with a factory engineer in attendance. Never fixed. Destroyed driving experience. Finger pointing between BMW and Dinan. Removed Dinan software but problem remained. 6SM no longer notchy. No other problems but this one caused me to Lemon Law. BMW made a deal for new 2010 w/me instead. My 535i sedan 6sm to be delivered soon. Fingers crossed. The wagon is still beautiful inside and out. It is a piece of art but this aggravation isn't worth it.
Simply a Pleasure
NY, NY, 09/09/2009
2008 BMW 5 Series 535xi 4dr Wagon AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
The car is fantastic. Looked/test drove numerous luxury SUVs and crossovers - none compare. The car is incredible to drive never reminded you are driving a WAGON. Have all avail packages and most options aside from heads up display and performance tires. Comfort seats are unbeatable for long drives. Find the interior space is perfect. front and rear seats are very comfortable and incredibly supportive, and storage space is plentiful. Finally, have to say my wife and I found the iDrive to be far easier to master than expected having read the poor reviews. X-drive is great especially in snow in rain conditions. Have had some silly QC issues that should not take place in a car of this caliber,
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Buy It!
pcman, 10/14/2012
2008 BMW 5 Series 535i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful
I've driven this car daily for 3 years and i still look for excuses to go drive it some more. Simply a blast. After testing all the other makes and models of Audi, Acura, Infinity, etc I still say this there's no comparison to how much better this car drives. The fuel pump issue people discuss is silly. BMW continues to cover this even out of warranty. My dealer replaced mine without me mentioning it when I was in for an oil change. I've had zero trouble with this car (knock on wood) and I drive it really hard.
The BEST Car I Have Owned
rsulliuvan, 09/15/2009
2008 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Sports and premium pkgs. This car is amazing. Handling is superb, wet or dry. Dunlop run flats hold the road as if you were on rails. The most comfortable seats you have ever placed your tail on. Design is flawless, in and out. Fantastic on long trips, 33 mpg., and a great way to commute. Why I waited so long to purchase THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE is beyond me. Of the dozen or so autos I have owned, this is by far the best. 100% class.
Amazing driving experience at a reliability cost!
Jason, 01/09/2019
2008 BMW 5 Series 535xi 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
For starters I have had a great deal of experience with a variety of vehicles, as son of a car dealer I have had the opportunity to own and drive most every brand of vehicle readily available to the public. This is the third BMW I have owned and could not be more pleased with the pure “driving” experience of the car. It handles amazing, has loads of power and travels as well as any. The downside of this car is that it is terribly unreliable. There is always something going wrong with it, fuel injectors, transmission valve body seals, parking sensors, fuel pump, coils, and an infamous no start no crank condition that mystified the BMW tech. Every time I get something fixed on the car I tell myself that I’m sending it down the road but then I fail to get rid of it. I go a couple of weeks not driving it while it is undergoing (Insert any repair here), the entire time swearing that I’m selling it as soon as it is fixed and then I start driving it again and realize how enjoyable it is, I think “Ahh, everything is okay now and it’s going to be a good reliable car,” Wrong! I don’t know why I continue to put myself through this. Once I get the car up and running again I’m going to get rid of it once and for all; but then again maybe I won’t and just know that I will always need to have a Toyota as a second vehicle to rely on.
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