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5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

Bimmerman, 11/09/2005
2005 BMW X5 4.8is AWD 4dr SUV (4.8L 8cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Traded in a Lincoln Navigator for this little sports car. Best car I've ever owned or driven. Makes driving fun, wife & I look for excuses to drive. Amazing the way it handles, accelerates and brakes. Almost feels like it anticipates your next move. Takes corners like it is glued to the road. Love the passing acceleration at all speeds.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Extraordinary!

Mimi, 07/17/2006
2005 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought a new BMW X3 2006 this february, and had a very bad crash in which the car was totalled. I only suffered from whiplash for 3 days. If it had not been for the amazing new safety system of this car and the frame, i would not be writing here. So I made my decision that I will only drive BMW cars, which left me again with the decision: should I buy a new X3 again or should I upgrade and buy a used 2005 X5? I went with the latter option, and I am completely in love with the car! So much bigger inside than the X3it makes you feel even safer to drive, and the drive, outstanding - I have the sportspackage. I really love it!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

BMW X5 is truly the Best!

Tboogie, 05/21/2005
2005 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Had my 2002 X5 for 3 years. Never had a mechanic problem with it in the entire time I had it! Most of you must have problems from the new X-Drive. Mine drove like a well oiled machine. No rattles, nothing! Just months into turning her in, I was reended on the highway by a driver who never saw the traffic had come to a full stop. (He was fighting with his wife!) My X5 never moved from the impact which could have easily become a multi-car disaster. In fact, the X5 is so solid I didn't realize how bad it was until I got out to check on the damage. His car was totalled! How much damage did my X5 received? I had a few scratches buffed before turning that baby in.

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1 out of 5 stars

Great vehicle for a mechanic

Scott M, 01/24/2023
2005 BMW X5 4.4i AWD 4dr SUV (4.4L 8cyl 6A)
1 of 5 people found this review helpful

I liked the Desighn of the 2005 so much I bought 3 of them. I’m so glad I bought them through copart, used and low priced. They are so over the top in engineering and price that it is idiotic to a realistic person. I sold on for profit, traded a guy a big nice motorcycle for one I only paid $1,000 for. I have one that cranks up every time I put a battery in it that I have sitting on my place for over two years here in Texas that I need to get sold and still have another near complete vehicle for parts. if anyone needs parts, from engine to wheels, let me know 9 7 nine, and then 777 four one and last number a five. And remember, BMW making mechanics outta ordinary men for over 100 years.

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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars

X5

Paul Hyland, 11/07/2004
2005 BMW X5 4.4i AWD 4dr SUV (4.4L 8cyl 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Passes everything but a gas station

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