1989 BMW 5 Series 525i from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

9th Jun 2000, 07:29

"Lovely design but frustrating at times"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Coolant pipe connection gave way.

Gear change is cumbersome.

Idle has been repaired three times and it still idles strangely.

Headlight lamp gave out.

General comments?

A lovely car to look at and drive but a little lacking on power and the gear ratios take getting used to.

Sick of BMW service centres treating you like an open wallet.


31st Aug 2001, 17:08

My friend has just bought a 1990 520i, and the idle is very uneven.

In between extracting money from your wallet, did the BMW service centre say what they did to fix the problem on your car?


19th Jan 2008, 06:36

Old bmw's idle like harley davidsons...

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