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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.38 out of 5 stars

Love this SUV

LuvmyBMW, 01/24/2003
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

This SUV doesn't ride like a SUV. It has a comfortable ride. We have a few different friends with different SUV's and they all agree ours rides the best and also has great pick-up. It is manuverable. We only had one minor problem in the past 8 months with it. The rear window arm broke and we had it replaced. Other than that, it's been great.

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5 out of 5 stars

Surprising satisfying 3.0 inline 6

Hoss Moini, 06/01/2005
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Overall a quality vehicle built in the USA!!!! The inline six engine's performance was a positive surprise against my expectations! It has been a very enjoyable experience owning this SUV! Did not know if I was going to regret not getting the 4.4 V8 at the beginning! turned out just fine.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

U-G-L-Y!!!

Snowchica, 02/08/2003
2003 BMW X5 4.4i AWD 4dr SUV (4.4L 8cyl 5A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful

My husband *made* me test drive this car because of it's reputation, quality and prestige. I'll admit, it drives like a dream. But I cannot see myself driving something so ugly! The car reminds me of one of those old vacuum cleaners with the hose attachment. The front end looks nice, but I hate getting stuck behind one on the road, the ass end is so ugly! If it was prettier, I would've definitely bought it. Bought a GORGEOUS (and less expensive, and American made) metallic red Lincoln Aviator instead.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Good News and Bad News

lnesq, 07/05/2003
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

Handles like a dream, real performance vehicle. Gives you the pick up you need at stop lights and when you need to pass. Interior center console is useless,does it ever occur to designers that people might have different uses for these? Forget the cup holders, or at least allow me to remove them if I wish. The manual AC is a mystery. There is no way to figure out the controls, something about blue dots and red dots and several little dials need to be lined up in some sort of order. Who knows.

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5 out of 5 stars

Best SUV on the road

John123, 09/25/2003
2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

The BMW X5 is the best looking SUV on the road. It also performs and handles great and gets better gas mileage than I expected. The interior is beautiful and just the right size for me, that is carrying light to moderate loads.

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