BMW 5-series E39 (1996 - 2003)

530i

reviewed by Anonymous on 19 June 2021

530i

reviewed by expertad on 28 December 2020

bmw e39 523sei

reviewed by Anonymous on 27 April 2019

530d Sport Auto

reviewed by Jonathan Pickard on 13 July 2018

BMW 528I SE

reviewed by expertad on 3 November 2017

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Best Executive car ever built

Been looking for one of these ever since I was at the launch way back in 1996 working for BMW.Rumour has it the engineers were given a virtual blank cheque to make the finest car ever.Still drives great with that silky engine,auto box and great ride/handling.Now used as a second car,but still prefer it to my company A4 2017.Can be quite costly to run,with expensive alloy suspension arms that can wear,but I sourced mine from independant specialists.Pretty reliable and still taut and rattle free after 260,000 miles or so.Quicker than my 190BHP Audi diesel but obviously heavier on fuel,about 27MPG average against 50 or so.

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Aegean Blue 530D

reviewed by John Graham on 22 June 2017