Two questions (for @kezo and @BigDave) whilst waiting for my next X5 test drive. If I don’t get wowed by the M60i, but decide that I’m still going to get an X5 (as long as the comfort seats are better for my sciatica than the sport ones), I will opt for the 40d. I’ve done the sums and it will cost me £3k more than the 30d, but I will get pretty much all of that difference back at resale, so it would be rude not to! My questions are as follows;
@kezo I’m down to only around 9,000 miles a year now, hence why diesel hasn’t been top of my list. I’m also mindful of potential dpf issues. Once a week I do a 20 mile (each way) motorway run at around 75mph. Other journeys are usually 12 miles each way, of which 8 are on the motorway. Will the 20 miles each way at 75mph be sufficient to prevent any dpf issues? A Google AI search says yes, but I know that you are knowledgeable about these things.
@BigDave I’ve had a few diesel 5 Series saloons, including a 2010 530d company car, and remember it being a decent sounding engine, especially when giving it some beans! Unfortunately my local BMW dealer doesn’t have a 40d X5 demonstrator. Would you describe the engine sound from your X6 40d as being ‘still obviously a diesel’ or, along with the combination of the sports exhaust (that I’d have on the M Sport Pro), does it have more of a ‘meaty’ sound? It might seem like a daft question, but I hate diesels that sound like diesels, as our last few VW diesels did, and I want a car that sounds good, whilst we are still allowed to enjoy them!