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Avoid a BMW E53 4.8is at ALL costs!!
UAFlyboy, 05/25/2020
2006 BMW X5 4.8is 4dr SUV AWD (4.8L 8cyl 6A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2006 BMW E53 X54.8is at with 78,000 miles on it. The car appeared to be a beautiful example of BMW engineering and technology. Today however with only 95,000 miles on the clock the car is basically worthless because it needs the very expensive valve seal repair. After sitting in traffic or at a stop light it leaves a thick cloud of oil smoke in its wake. This car is rip off. I have owned seven great BMW's and after my experience with this car I will never own another BMW!
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natethegreat2, 05/28/2013
2006 BMW X5 4.4i 4dr SUV AWD (4.4L 8cyl 6A)
14 of 23 people found this review helpful
This car is amazing, when it works. It's beautiful, sounds great, fast, has a ton of features, but if its over 100k miles prepare to repair, paying all along the way. Since I've bought this mean machine, I've had to fix it, not once, not twice, not thrice, but EVERY week since I bought it (I've had it six months.) Every week, like German clockwork (if the clocks were designed to break) I've had to build and rebuild this car. Head gasket, exterior door handle, side lights, interior door handle, head lights, cv joints, alternator bracket gasket (didn't even know there was such a thing) window regulator, just so many things one thing right after another. Don't buy one without a warranty
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Unreliable and horrific repair costs.
Lisa Davis, 02/28/2015
2006 BMW X5 3.0i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
15 of 25 people found this review helpful
I certainly get the fun to drive and German engineering concept. It is. Other than that, the experience has been nothing short of pathetic. I just don't know how BMW can build a car this poorly. Read the blogs because there is so much common ground with what you can expect. Fan clutch, gasket failure, window regulators, taillight failure, door handles, , etc... It just never stops. To make matters worse, BMW built this car for 6 years and never addressed these problems. I will never take this car on a trip for fear that Ill be stranded and stuck paying thousands to get it running. Cant wait to unload it. Bad company and bad car. Don't buy.
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donfromdurham, 03/22/2006
2006 BMW X5 3.0i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is my second X5. My first one was a 2003 and I loved every second of the three years that I drove it - 36,000 miles. It is quiet, smooth, a ball to drive, and just the right size for my needs. Also, it gets surprisingly good mileage - the on-board computer calculated my three-year mileage at 21.0 MPG! I was so happy with my X5 that I did not even consider another vehicle when my lease was up. I signed another three year lease last December.
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Bob Kaluza, 02/12/2020
updated 08/17/2022
2006 BMW X5 3.0i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
After @ 60,000 miles my X5 SUV has been mostly repair free with just a few SURPRISING exceptions. Both the drivers side and passengers side front seat electric window motors have failed! Both have failed! In Southern NV we don't open/close car windows often but both electric front driver-passenger electric motors have failed. The power steering system is leaking slightly right now so I expect a big dollar estimate for that fix soon. I took the X5 for a second estimate to repair the leaking power steering and the second garage advised me I DID NOT have a power steering leak, I had a small oil transfer hose leak. The estimate to repair that leak was 50% than to first estimate to repair a power steering leak. I did go online to the first estimate garage website and reported the bad advice.
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