BMW X5

Price Paid:  $57000.00 from motorwerks bmw minne

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 bmw x5

Summary:
Broken down before the first oil change! 3,000 miles and in the shop for days - due to the notoriously bad i-drive system's on-going failures. I'm going to look to dump the car after 11 months - the biggest disappointment of a car I've owned.

Strengths:
good looks

Weaknesses:
unreliable, a computer controls everything and software meltdowns shut the car down completely. only buy this car as an extra ride b/c you will need a back-up. And when it does meltdown, you cant do little things like put it in nuetral, remove the key, etc. Just for fun, the "roadside assistance is AAA so get ready to sit in a dead car for hours.

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $53000.00 from Pacific BMW

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 X5 3..0SI

Summary:
So far so good about 11months. I'm long commuter with HWY and estimate MPG around 20~21. (DS shift with some funs came out around 17 but it was worth to fun drive. lol) Voice recognition delivered wrong function sometime but keep trying for hand free.

Strengths:
Handling, power improved than last version.
Good MPG. Excellent Braking. MP3 can play on CD. Backup Camera is useful than last version.

Weaknesses:
3rd row seat is crappy. If you are looking for 7 passenger seat, don't even think about it. 11yrs my son even can't sit.(I think good for just 5) Basic sound system is pathetic.

Similar Products Used:
Toyota Siena(5stars for Family), BMW325, BMW745,

Price Paid:  $70000.00 from The BMW Store

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 BMW X5 3.0

Summary:
Car drove gret for approx 2,000 km. Then SEVERE HESITATION problems that over the course of the next 9 months caused me to have 7 or 8 NEAR MISS accidents that would have been 100% my fault! These near misses (Broadside or rear end collissions) were avoided by the diligence of the other drivers involved and were caused by my X5 engine severely hesitating on acceleration. It's like you push the gas pedal expecting to accelerate and there's a 1...2...3...4....sometimes 5 second delay! The dealer kept saying that the onboard computer was "learning" how I drove and was reacting to my driving habits! CRAZY!!!!! ANY vehicle that reacts that way should be banned from the roads! Thank God for the other alert drivers on the road who could avoid my virtually stalled BMW!!!! After almost a year of complaining to BMW Canada they finally agreed that perhaps my 2007 X5 3.0 was a lemon and they replaced it with a brand new 2008 X5 3.0 at no charge! I was impressed but disappointed at the length of time they took to correct the problem.

So.....my new 2008 X5 3.0 drives great....DROVE GREAT for maybe 5,000 km.... SAME HESITATION PROBLEMS are back!!!!!

Back to the dealer (different dealer) and the head mechanic said that "yes we are experiences this problem with some of our X5 3.0's!" Supposedly a "computer problem"!!!!!

I worked hard to save money to buy my "dream car", paid cash for it and this is the product that I dreamed about?!?!?!

We'll see ehat happens but perhaps I should have stuck with my American built car? No hesitation problems there!!!!

Strengths:
WHEN there's no hesitation.....it does drive very nicely and is very comfortable!

Weaknesses:
besides the above....NO SPARE TIRE! Not even one of the small emergency tires!

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.22 of 5, 9.00 votes

Price Paid:  $48000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2006 X5 4.4

Summary:
Overall this car is a good value and has lots of power and style

Strengths:
+Style
+Good exhaust note
+Powerful 315 HP V8
+Refined Interior
+Car like ride
+Effortless on the highway
+Rock solid anywhere
+Very good in the Snow

Weaknesses:
HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION
Engine viabrates at idle
Jerky shifting
Poor fuel economy
Little things are made cheaply
Unpredictable breaking
Engine viabration at 105 mph

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.23 of 5, 13.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2006 X5 3.0d

Summary:
Good handling and performance

Strengths:
Nice comfortable ride

Weaknesses:
Woodtrim - gearbox shaft is of different tone to rest of woodtrim
Inaccurate speedometer on dashboard
Heavy doors - can be a danger if it rebounds back when opened
Handsfree set is incompatible with mobile PDAs eg Imate or O2