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Engine ceased at 54k
kura, 07/27/2017
2012 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
23 of 25 people found this review helpful
Bought my BMW brand new in 2012 and after getting serviced by the warranty for 4 years and 7 months after the engine ceased due to a defective part inside the engine. Even a Hyundai gives 10 years and 100,000 miles on the engine. Talk to BMW USA and was not willing to take care of the total cost of replacing the engine. I am done buying BMW and my car had only 54, 000 miles. I had a 2001 BMW 5 series for 7 years and I liked that more than this one. That ran 150,000 miles still had no issues with engine or transmission.
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William Porter, 01/07/2016
updated 01/11/2018
2012 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
22 of 24 people found this review helpful
I owe a 2012 BMW 528i. This car has been nothing but trouble since I got it. It breaks down without warning only to find out it can not be towed because the vehicle cannot be put in neutral. The car has to be put on a lift to deactivate the transmission which cannot be down when you are stranded. Dont waste your time with this vehicle. It looks great but not dependable. Not worth the price or inconvience.
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Great car but different from past BMWs
johny14, 06/11/2013
2012 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
21 of 23 people found this review helpful
Got a 2012 528 M Sport, traded in my 2002 540i 200k miles later. The 540 was a 4 door sports car and I loved it. Negatives first - this one is a luxury car that tightens up in sport mode to be a great grand touring vehicle, but its not a sports car. Which is fine with me because it is my daily driver. Positives - WAY more comfortable and quiet, spectacular fuel economy (getting 34mpg hwy and 27.5 average). Love the interior (switches all in the same place as my E39) + large NAV screen. The turbo 4 takes a little getting used to coming from a V8 but it really goes if you push the pedal far enough.
Love my M Sport 535i
desertking, 05/27/2012
2012 BMW 5 Series 535i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
Don't know why Edmunds have only manual 6-speed option for 535i, but this car with auto sport shifter is very responsive and quick. It feels heavy when you start driving but you can't feel the speed unless you look at your speedometer. I like the comfy feel of this car. I like the damper control that you can choose the mode. I don't know why ppl criticize the interior, to me, this interior is far better than Audi's cheap plastic feel interiors. Overall space is good as well and at this point, i can't say anything about reliability since I just got the car for 2 days. I will update of course in the future.
Should Have Kept My Mazda
tex27, 01/17/2012
2012 BMW 5 Series 528i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
23 of 27 people found this review helpful
I really liked the new design for the 5 Series. Test drove a 2011 model. It was great. Ordered a 2012 and have had it for 3 months. The new ECO feature can be annoying. Car automatically turns off at stops and kinda jerks when it restarts. You can disable ECO by pressing a button every time you start the car. Still peppy in ECO. HD radio is poor in my area. Read SIB 65 25 05, a BMW bulletin about poor radio perfomance. It is normal for volume changes to occur and stations to drop off the air! Run flat tires annoying when flat. You have to take the whole car in. There is no spare. Many local auto shops won't touch run flat tires. Also, keyless start does not mean keyless entry.