2008 BMW 5 Series 535i Sedan

Pros

Pretty fast around town, comfortable front seats and soft leather

Cons

Drinks gas like a mack truck, drinks oil like mack truck, zero back seat room

Ok so you want a real review not some hyped person who only speaks the good things about their BMW so here it is. Let me start by saying I find this car to be a great car in terms of driver connection and road connection. But if there ever was an example of something being over-engineered, this is it.

The iDrive is an absolute horror to operate. Instead of a simple buttom you need 10 menus to scroll to change the radio station and 15 to change the bass or treble or volume. Ive had it for 3 months and still havent figured out how to use the cd player.

Next the front windshield cracked unexpectedly and there is no known cause although there was a hard vibration coming from the rear at highway speeds and maybe caused it.

The HID lights went out on the blink while the interior lights just poof went on. Cust svc said everything can be fixed but I need a car now not two weeks later because the turbos needed replacement. These little things bother me when spending $65k I need perfection not a headache. What good is the free maintenence when you need to use it every two weeks? Since I don't use this car as a race car I should have went with a car that drives less than the limit but is 100% reliable and trustworthy and will start everyday and not have to worry if I need to call the dealer because something went wrong.