2004 BMW 5 Series Overview, Reviews, Ratings & Specs

I love the handling and responsiveness of the BMW. It is stylish and comfortable and has enough space for our activities at this stage of our lives. I do not like the high cost of maintenance or that it is hard to find simple parts to fix myself.

The car is extremely reliable. In over 10 years of ownership, it has never left me stranded. I love the weight of the vehicle. It glides over the road like I am on glass. The only problems I have ad are the car has gotten older. From time to time, the electronic system resets. This does not affect the car's performance but the bells that sound off can be annoying.

I like the way it drives, it is very comfy and the leather looks really nice. Although the leather does get really hot during the summer. I wish it had heated seats for the winter. It handles very well around curves and on the highway it rides er smooth. It is pretty good on gas.

I have not had any trouble at all out of it. It is a good looking car. It handles like a dream I brought it used and it was money well spent. And it is very fast I recommend the 530i to everyone so go test drive one and you will be taking it home with you know doubt.

I like the computer system and all the bells and whistles. And i really like the soundsystem.

I really love this car, it has really good steering control, I love the interior and feel of the seats and its very stylish as well. All my friends make positive comments on my car very often.

I bought this 545iA used with 72K miles.This is the second one I've owned. She has all the power you actually need and then some. Comfortable and nimble. Corners likea dream and stops on a dime. For folks that are all about plug in ports, bluetooth, and unnecessary stuff that aren'tneeded for the joba car is meant for...it's 16 years old it was builtwith top specs for the time. Maintenance is not option or cheap. You skip it at a wallet breaking peril. All the systems are so integrated and designed to work together if one thing isn't correct it will affect other systems. Don'tuse ethanol gas. Change your oil at 3K miles ($170) do a tranny service at 50-60K ($700), change plugs and coils roughly 50K ($800) If yours has wideer tires on the rear (275/35/18) they're not a off the shelf size. Be prepared for $1000 tire replacement every 40-50K miles. Be prepared for high maintenance costs. If you are aware of what your about to drive home and can accept it. You will thouroghly love this car, if you're not aware or prepared for it...you will hate it.

This car has heated seats and heated steering wheel - awesome in winter