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2009 BMW X3

2009 BMW X3
Overall rating:  Product Rating: 3.0

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BMW X3: worst ride I have ever experienced. Disappointing for the price and badge.

by wb9198
Sep 18 '09 - Updated Nov 17 '09 

Author's Product Rating: 10 Recommended: No 

Pros:  Spacious interior, 4-piece pano roof, engine power, steering, braking, standard sound system, fit-and-finish.
Cons: Terrible ride quality, nausea-inducing undulation and bouncing.  Finicky transmission, unreliable acceleration.
 
The Bottom Line: AVOID. 

The 2009 BMW X3 has the bounciest, most uncomfortable, quirky and (to borrow some words) green-gill inducing ride I have ever experienced in a car.  It is sometimes painful and frightening to drive and is not at all what I would expect from ...

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Sporty SUV or Tall BMW? Yes and Yes

by lawman67
Feb 20 '09 - Updated Nov 16 '09 

Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Excellent ride and handling.  All SUV advantages without downsides.
9 MONTHS, 18,000 MILES, 0 DEFECTS
Cons: VERY expensive
The Bottom Line: I've never driven a better built car.  SUV practical, but FUN FUN FUN like the proper BMW it is.
Best-built new car I've ever had.  ZERO defects in 18,000 miles.  SUPERB!

***Update 11/16/09***This has been the most trouble-free, perfect, zero-defect new car ever in my family.  It is now 9-months-old and just over 18,000 miles have passed under its Pirelli Scorpion tires (plenty of tread left).  Never before has ...

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