I never thought I'd do it, but for the third car in a row, I've picked another BMW 5-Series. This time, it's the 530iA with nearly every option but the heated seats. (Not much use here in the Phoenix area...)

Consumer Reports claims that the 2001 BMW 530iA is the best passenger car they have EVER rated. That's quite a claim.

The photo above is the Titanium Silver 530iA with gray leather parked in front of our house

Be sure to visit BMW's website and try not to drool onto your keyboard..!

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