Longterm 545i Review

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Oct 1, 2005 | 10:07 AM

MALEKMAN

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My Ride: OLD RIDE- 2004 Titanium Silver Metallic 545I, Sports Package, 6 Speed Manual Transmission, Premium Sound, Cold Weather Package, Folding Rear Seats. NEW RIDE- 2005 Silver Gray Metallic 545I, Sports package, 6 Speed manual Transmission, Premium Sound, Navigation, Cold Weather Package, Folding Rear Seats, Heated Rear Seats and Park Distance Control.

Autoweek's longterm review of 2005 BMW 545i.

http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=103215

Hope, got the hyperlink right!

Oct 1, 2005 | 10:22 AM

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Nice article - pretty much on target.

Oct 1, 2005 | 10:30 AM

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Thanks for the info, MALEKMAN. Makes me feel better about the choice I made with the car when I read articles like this.

Oct 1, 2005 | 10:45 AM

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Nice find

Oct 1, 2005 | 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by spinedoc' date='Oct 1 2005, 01:22 PM

Nice article - pretty much on target.

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Did not like the review at all. What's so difficult about I-drive. I just do net get it. 5-series is not a rental car that you need to figure out all contols at a glance. Do these people have computers at home?

Oct 1, 2005 | 11:20 AM

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I don't see what the big deal is with idrive. All I heard about is negativity about the idrive and now I can't live without it. Most would rather have a button for every function. Idrive makes the dash less cluttered with buttons.

Oct 1, 2005 | 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MALEKMAN' date='Oct 1 2005, 02:07 PM

Autoweek's longterm review of 2005 BMW 545i.

http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=103215

Hope, got the hyperlink right!

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Thanks for the link to the 2nd quarter update...

Below is a link to the 1st quarter story they did a few months ago:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...ndpost&p=164976