Morning All. Brydo, yeah I used the gross weight of the Inscription Pro. It’s a heavy old Hector when loaded up. My car’s quoted at 2230kgs and is without any packs. I expect a fully loaded one would be quite a bit more. @Glosguy, The BMW engines are nothing short of brilliant. And the 8 speed auto that was in mine was fantastic. I had the 18d which is the 20L but tuned more for economy and it was incredible. It didn’t feel underpowered at all and was so economical. The engine sounds pretty agricultural on the outside but I liked that. Inside, however, it was really quiet. Road noise was pretty good as well. I could hear some on poor roads but on the whole it was amazing.
Hi BionicRusty. I share your enthusiasm for BMW engines and transmissions having had 3 x 320d Tourings, a 525i, 530d and even a 750i. All were absolutely superb, other than the 525i (3.0 litre petrol) which suffered some engine issues. The X1 is on our shortlist, but when we looked at it 3 years ago it felt very ‘budget’ compared to the BMW’s we had been used to, but I know it’s been refreshed since. Problem is my wife really dislikes the look of the X1 for reasons that I don’t fully understand! The XC40 is also on our shortlist as I once had a Volvo 850 for a few months many years ago and really liked it. Ironically, I really don’t like the look of the XC40 (especially the rear – an issue with all current generation Volvos IMO) but my wife thinks it looks ‘OK’ ? Obviously what is beautiful to one person is ugly to another, it’s all subjective, so we shall go primarily on ease of access, space, engine, transmission and seat comfort. Problem is, BMW will probably win on the engine and transmission front and Volvo on seat comfort. If I have one criticism of BMW’s I don’t think that they make the best seats. IMO, Volvo have always been best in that regard, although it’s concerning that some XC40 owners on this site have reported problems with the seats, which really surprised me.