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1.5 out of 5 stars

BMW are terrible especially if buying from Peoria

terrible, 02/25/2011
2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
16 of 21 people found this review helpful

Very expensive to maintain, especially if you buy it from Peoria, il. Cheaters. They'll stab you as they did it on me. Bmw looks good but, it's not worth it, trust me, that was my second x5. I will never buy it again. It was 2011 and now we are in Feb. 2011 and I sold it finally. Hate bmw and hate bmw Peoria , illinois.

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1 out of 5 stars

BMW = Bring Money With

Swede798, 04/17/2019
updated 04/20/2020
2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

The repairs on my bwm before 86,000 miles were crazy. Starter, water pump, front suspension, ac nozzle, gaskets. The cams on the car are now shot and the engine needs to be replaced. This gets even worse. I found tools left in my engine from the BWM repair shop.

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Transfer Case problem of the 2011 BMW X5

geo, 06/01/2017
updated 12/04/2017
2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

My BMW X5 2011 mileage only 25000. I went to the dealer for driveshaft recall fix. Dealer told me that in my BMW transfer case leak oil and needs replacement seal soon. Cost is $600+, and I accepted. They also told me when they removed the seals to replace the seals they saw that the leak was coming from the transfer box control unit not just the seals. The root cause of the excessive leak is the control unit. this repair would be $2134 and up. I am wounding is that car is the biggest piece of garbage available at this time?

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5 out of 5 stars

Vroom Diesel

chuck1969, 08/27/2010
2011 BMW X5 xDrive35d 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

We traded an 2009 ML 320 Bluetec on this one. I miss the better visors in the Mercedes and the easier Command system versus the Idrive. And this is the most updated version of iDrive? I miss the keypad to make calls and change stations on the MB. But now for the good part BMW is head and shoulders above the MB in terms of performance, and It is rated better in the MPG dept. I love the panoramic roof. I like knowing that i wont have to wonder what my service is gonna cost me for 4 more years its ZERO out of pocket. If you are looking at either one, trust me its the BMW that you want. Not that the MB is all bad mind you its just not as surefooted like the BMW when you push it.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great looking car, but costs.

Daniel o sarabia, 02/27/2016
2011 BMW X5 xDrive50i 4dr SUV AWD (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful

Gas mileage is terrible. Great power and handling, but for the money spent, they should have better multimedia.

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