Overview & Reviews

The 5 Series cars carry over from last year with small changes and no price increase.

• Sport sedan and wagon in a luxury-car package.

• Cheap plastic buttons for the power door lock switches are out of place in a car of this caliber, manual transmission in 540i difficult to modulate smoothly.

User Reviews:

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  Sensor Headache - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By Tfjng - September 2 - 12:27 am

  I had owned this car for about 3 years now and it has been giving headaches with sensor lights coming on like Christmas all year round. The most common lights/failure is the odometer where ASC, ABS, Engine check lights all comes on at once. When this happens, the dealer charges an arm and a leg to have them fixed. Most time it is the stupid ASC Module that failed which is an expensive equipment to replace. BMW dealerships repair are a repair. Bunch of rip offs. They charge you by just talking to you. $140 for a scan check, then a few thousands for repairs. Dont buy these cars if you cant handle stress.

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  Keeps on giving - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By clockgame - August 14 - 10:09 pm

  Ive put over 100k miles on my car and I still love it. I want to be cool and buy the new body style but I just cant justify it. The quality is great. It is a driving machine, this is no car.

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  Good Bad Ugly - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By John D - August 9 - 8:42 pm

  I love driving this car. At 162000 miles the ride is still great albeit I have redone most of the suspension. Gas mileage on my six cylinder is around 25 with hiway city mix. Repairs have been astronomical. I understand putting money in the suspension, belts, etc but everything is expensive. The ugly. Electronic modules run everything and need to be replaced far too often. I would love to buy another of this design model but just could not afford it.

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  Dysfunctional Love/Hate Relationship - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By Vinn - May 24 - 2:42 pm

  I purchased this car used/private sale as 3rd owner w/ approximately 60,000 miles. I absolutely loved to drive this car. Driving it out on the highway was a little slice of heaven. Great feel. Solid. But wait. In the two years I owned this car, I put roughly $6,000 into the car on repairs. I had to have it towed so often that I had my local towing company programmed into my cell phone. Repairs averaged $600 per hit. I finally had to throw in the towel when the last repair (something electrical) totaled over $1,200. Used the car as trade in for new Lexus. Have heard from my local BMW repair specialist that these cars often hit the wall at approximately 70 to 80 thousand miles. Beware.

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  The Best of the Best - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By raiderddj - April 10 - 1:11 am

  Owning a 528i with sport package puts a daily smile on my face. No other four door sedan has this classy appearance and exceptional feel for the road. Power is average but the sound and feel of the engine is second to none. Handling is superb as is braking. Creature comforts are excellent with the exception of the cheesy cup holders.

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  2000 BMW 528i car for rich people - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By Andre - February 5 - 11:27 pm

  Very expensive to maintain. A lot of plastic details clips, houses, etc., in engine that needs to replace. Only rich people can afford to have this car serviced at dealership. You need to have 1K in your pocket all the time for unexpected maintenance. I would not take this car for a very long trip. Prepare to downtime. Do not buy it if you do not have a good mechanic you can trust.

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  MPG - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By wmwider - November 25 - 3:04 pm

  I have always gotten 23 to 29 mpg with this model 540i m sport. Great automobile, very fun and very fast.

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  Amazing to Drive - Extremely Unreliable - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By DM - November 23 - 11:35 am

  I have owned my 540i for six years now and will be giving it to my son. It is a pleasure to drive and has very good safety features and can get 28 - 30 MPG cruising on the freeway at 75 MPH. As for reliability - lets just say a Ford Taurus is way better and much less expensive to repair. Even a GM car would have better reliability and that isnt saying much. For as much as I love the way the car drives, I can say I will never own another Bimmer. Looking forward to a Pontiac G8 GT

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  The best car I ever had. Period. - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By Pablo - October 8 - 6:21 pm

  This is by far the best car I ever had, comfortable and it is 100% fully loaded with all the gadgets. Ride is smooth and it has a lot of power, I will buy another 5 series any time.

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  Stay with the E39 - 2000 BMW 5-Series
  By Sim Simma Bimma - June 10 - 10:00 am

  Ok, this is my second Bimma. 1st was an 84 325e that saved me a couple of times. I bought this 528i in 06 with only 35k miles on it. Only issues were the typical stuff that I had my dealership fix. The reason I am writing this review is to state that I just got 620 miles on 1 tank of gas. I am no "hiper-miler" but thats outstanding. That equated to 34 mpg. Just installed my own cd player and a sub. 10 speakers and still no bass. great thing is that my radio charges my bbery curve.