1998 BMW 5 Series 520i review from Portugal

After 15.000 miles in my hands:

- Front suspension had some problems, fixed @ BMW for about 300EUR

- Rear right and left window lifters broke completely, replaced with two used (bought on eBay) for about 150 EUR both. (replaced at home)

- Passenger airbag showed fault, fixed by replacing passenger seat sensor (the one that is inside the seat). (*replaced at home and then dealer erased the error from the system)

Handles very well, even with ESP off.

The model I've bought already has year 2001+ xenon lights, which are very good. I've bought new rear lights from HELLA, so my beauty looks completely face lifted.

Comfort is as good as Peugeot and believe me, Peugeots are very comfortable cars.

Running costs are not that high as you might think; yes you pay premium when you go to the BMW dealer, but what do you expect? It's a luxury manufacturer.

Consumptions are about (*updated*) 10..11L/100km in the city and about 7.5.. 8L on the highway at about 130..140 km/h.

Climate control works very well.

Well.. radio, at least my model, sucks. Doesn't read CDRW, screen has some dead pixels,its too big and simply looks old style. I've bought an adapter and custom bezel (or whatever it's called) at eBay and bought JVC KD-AVX33 which does everything I need. I'm very satisfied!