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Originally Posted by MikeBimmer
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Previous 5 series was significantly quieter but this is a much cheaper car (build quality/design).
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X3 is literally not a cheaper car than 5 series . Listed prices in Turkey as well as in Germany are almost the same for 5 series and X3 for equivalent trim levels and engine options . One BMW salesperson said to me many people have a hard time deciding between the two models because prices are very close.
On the other hand, by "cheap" I believe you mean qualitywise. I cannot really comment on that because I only test drove a 520d once before buying the X3 , and personally did not see much difference in materials used or build quality but I never went into details to neither model as you did. I hear frequently tough that X3 is at quality level of a 3 series while 5 series can be compared to X5 within this context. I don't know if it is the fact or people tend to think that way just due to matching numbers in their names.