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4.88 out of 5 stars

2008 BMW X5 SAV

nyranger74, 11/20/2008
2008 BMW X5 3.0si 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I purchased the X5 3.0 3 weeks ago. I absolutely love this vehicle. I'm not going to lie and say the V6 is a monster, but it is more than adequate. For the difference in price, I got a fully loaded vehicle. The ride is superb, the seats are very comfortable (active driver seat with sport package and ventilated seats). The sound system is awesome (Premium sound). The iDrive is extremely simple to use and very intuitive. The computer is kind of slow to load, but it is a DVD based system. The Navigation system is very good. The rear camera is awful. During the day the resolution is fair, and at night its atrocious; what are you gonna do. That is my biggest gripe.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

One of a kind

One of a kind, 08/07/2008
2008 BMW X5 3.0si 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

This is my first BMW and I'm loving every inch of it, from the exterior to the interior. I can't say enough when it comes to its quality, I would say BMW engineers really did a good job. But the gas mileage is just too much for a V6. Other than that, this car is awesome. Maybe next time I will get the 4.8i version and see the power difference.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

A real driving machine

mb, 12/13/2008
2008 BMW X5 4.8i 4dr SUV AWD (4.8L 8cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have been an Acura/Honda owner for the past 7 cars but the MDX was just too ugly so that forced me to look around. I am so delighted I found the X5. It is a monster in the 4.8. Very classy, clean design inside especially. 3rd row seat is a waste. Literally I have not opened it up yet. The tech on the X5 nav etc is about 90% as good as Acura but the MDX ride does not compare. The 4.8 is a race car and races through fuel to be sure. Even with the 4.8, sport package - pretty much loaded it still does not have power lift gate. That is a little lame.

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1 out of 5 stars

Selling two X5 that are only 65km as spare parts

Ali, 11/25/2019
2008 BMW X5 4.8i 4dr SUV AWD (4.8L 8cyl 6A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful

I bought two X5 one for my dad and another for my brother, the cars always had problems and needed to go to the agency, which costed us huge amount per visit we ended up fixing them in normal garage which made them even worser, the main problem with them is that it used to have a stiff ride, secondly the gear used to have problems, thirdly there was always smell of a gas inside the car which I tried to fix but unfortently without success, Finally I would never ever by a BMW once again in my life.

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3 out of 5 stars

Ultimate driving and maintenance experience!

08 BMW X5 Owner, 07/02/2021
2008 BMW X5 3.0si 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

As some others have noted the X5 is great to drive but very expensive to own. Every part and cost to repair starts at just under $1k! The dealer offers a 90 days 0% finance charge on repairs and I can see why. You can go in for an oil change and not leave without a $5k bill for all the other issues they identify. After this I am going back to Lexus.

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1 out of 5 stars
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