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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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Enjoyable drive
Don, 01/25/2016
2008 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Check on maintenance costs before buying. A battery replacement cost me about $300. The covered maintenance program is great. Road noise is quiet. It's a great machine to drive. The electric seats are very comfortable once you figure out all the controls...
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Great When Not in for Service
Ed, 11/14/2010
2008 BMW 5 Series 535xi 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Comfortable, fun to drive and looks great. It's loaded with the Premium, Cold Weather and Sports package. I really do enjoy driving this to work and longer distances. My only complaint is how many times the car has been in the shop. Although I enjoy the car, this will most likely be my last BMW purchase. I can't justify all the service visits even though I'm not paying a dime. My previous car, which was a Nissan, was much better in this area.
Not nearly enough bang for your buck
Anthony, 12/04/2015
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2008 BMW 5 Series 535xi 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
Considering the steep price, this vehicle is mostly a disappointment. At 39k miles, the water pump went. Shortly afterward, three injectors failed. At 62k miles, the lower bushings needed replacing. While the vehicle is fun to drive, much of my experience has been quite pedestrian. Needless to say, my next vehicles will be a Mercedes and an Audi, as my wife will be getting a new vehicle next year as well. The Ultimate Driving Machine needs to be examined more closely, in terms of reliability.
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5 SERIES DEATH TRAP SEE NHTSA.GOV!
avpgsp2, 05/26/2011
2008 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
10 of 17 people found this review helpful
I was not aware there were SO many engine issues with these models. While accelerating into high speed traffic, my vehicle stopped suddenly. The engine stalled. Power steering quit. Car was rendered useless. I barely made it off the road when my car finally came to rest. After doing research into safecar.gov I've found that this is an unfortunate problem that BMW will not officially recall, it seems as if it's because they can't offer a permanent fix for the issue. I'm reading that dealerships keep bandaging up major engine failure because BMW NA is not giving them further help regarding this particular engine. Praying that no one must die for the gov't to intervene & for BMW to fix this!