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4.63 out of 5 stars

Fun to drive

Rayneman, 03/22/2006
2005 BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Great car to drive a little bumpy but not bad. Fuel economy isnt as good as I hoped but better then others. Overall like the car funt to drive will probably buy another BMW.

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3.5 out of 5 stars

First BMW ever!

andycindy8288, 06/15/2011
2005 BMW X3 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
13 of 17 people found this review helpful

After my wife and I have bought the 2005 BMW X3 3.0i. We had no idea how different BMW's where compared to us having a toyota corolla and growing up with ford cars and hondas. At 82K miles we have yet to have any issues with our X3 3.0 aside from guzzling gas at an unexpected rate. But thats a given since we love to put it to the mettle with our 3.0i V6 on the high ways everyday we go to work, and we are on the highways a lot. We where surprised how a midsize SUV like the the BMW X3 3.0i can pack so much and have so many little surprises that you wont find out until you push it to the limit. It has ample enough room and yes the ride is rough, but this is a sports based midsize SUV.

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4 out of 5 stars

Good car little maintenance required

lee k, 08/07/2016
2005 BMW X3 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Good car. Which required very little maintenance other than brakes which are very expensive to change.

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3.5 out of 5 stars

Not happy

Not Happy, 11/04/2008
2005 BMW X3 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful

This is my second bimmer, I realize it is not the luxury model of my 528I but the sunroof rattles, the fuses to my 12v outlets keep blowing,Interior black on black is peeling, none of these things are covered and I must pay for diagnostic to discover problems and then they aren't covered by warranty. I'm thinking about trading. Love the look, hate the quality.

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5 out of 5 stars

The best SUV for the money

Peyman, 12/20/2006
2005 BMW X3 2.5i AWD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 6M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

We have owned our 2.5L X3 for over a year now and we could not be happier. This is an excellent crossover SUV.

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