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| Performance | 5.3/10   |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 5.8/10 |
| Reliability | 5/10 |
| Value for Money | 5.4/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 5.8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 6.3/10 |
By daveraybould
on 20th Jul 2004
| Year Manufactured | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 6 Weeks |
| Performance | 1/10 |
| Practicality | 1/10 |
| Reliability | 0/10 |
| Value for money | 0/10 |
| Overall value | 1/10 |
 daveraybould's recommendation | |
Smooth, comfortable, good acceleration. Good looking car that turns heads - when it works that is!!!!!
Had it 6 weeks and it's spent almost 3.5 weeks with the garage.
Bought the BMW 5 Series 525d SE car new and was really happy. Went on holiday and the car packed up after 3 days. Spent a week with the dealer whilst a new intake valve was dispatched from Germany. Got the car back and it drove weird - jerky, huge turbo lag and scary acceleration that was unpredictable. After a week, the car broke down again. This time my local dealer changed the controller for the intake valve on the turbo and changed the software. Had the car back and it was as smooth as silk for 2 days. Drove it Friday, great! Didn't really do that much on Sat and Sun. Monday morning it broke down again! Took car back to dealer and they said that same fault was logged in car's memory. Also showed air flow meter failure. Technician from BMW GB test drove the car with analysis kit onboard. Deduced faulty air flow meter so they changed it. Took out the car for another test - Turbocharger let go! That was 2 weeks ago, still no sign of my car!!
Total nightmare thus far and am looking for compensation from BMW GB. I have a 520i SE courtesy car and it is just awful -slow, heavy clutch poor fuel economy. Have no hands free in the courtesy car and I spend 90% of my time in the car and 80% of that time on the phone!!!
The stress this has caused me is unbelievable. I have asked for a 530d as a replacement but BMW GB won't go for it. Looks like it's a refund and a trip to my Audi dealer for the new A6 Quattro 3.2Diesel.
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