Logbook received today. Online tax £555... should have gone for an 55 plate

[Lydiam]

Anyone else paying the higher tax bracket?

I believe I am right in saying if I would have gone for a 55 plate it would have been a lot lower than my 06.

Mine is £555 year or £305 six months.

[marti]

All to do with emissions ....thats what my 2007 630i costs too

[Greydog]

Perverse isn't it a car registered in the month after the 55 plate cut off with identical emissions costs almost twice as much in road tax.

[Leslie]

Shocking that for an old car and something you have to be careful of for the E70 too a 2007/2008 is £555 whereas a 2009 like mine is £325

[X5-D-Sport]

my 05 D-Sport is about £325 annually / or Anally as it feels like some times for the agro we endure lol

[neil50]

I have a 2011 40d and the yearly tax is £300. Its CO₂ emissions are 198 g/km

[X5-D-Sport]

Hi Neil, I presume the 40 D is 4 litre diesel ?
What is the HP rating on that vehicle ??
Cheers
Grant B

[neil50]

Hi Grant, the 40d is a 3 litre diesel but with twin turbo.

Standard HP is 302 but I have just had it remapped to 358 on a rolling road and the torque has gone from 458 lb/ft to 521 lb/ft

[X5Sport]

Hi Neil, I presume the 40 D is 4 litre diesel ?

Welcome to BMWs inconsistent numbering scheme!

The 35d is a twin turbo with similar turbos
The 40d is a twin turbo with dissimilar turbos - one large, one small
The 50d is a triple turbo

They are all 3-litre IL6 engines.

[neil50]

The 35d is a twin turbo with similar turbos =
The 40d is a twin turbo with dissimilar turbos - one large, one small
The 50d is a triple turbo =

[X5-D-Sport]

i like the sound of these, may be time to upgrade this summer for the additional power.
Any of these a preference for reliability or repairability ?

[X5Sport]

They’re all good. The 40d replaced the 35d so is a tax band lower and slightly more efficient. Reliability is the same across all and good.

You will have a DPF on the 40/50d. Both also have 8-speed autos whereas the 35d is a 6sp. 40/50d also get a better iDrive (CIC rather than CCC) although the late pre-LCI (late 2009/early 2010) models may have one. The LCI models also all have LED angel eyes.

Personally I found the 50d a little too thuggish acceleration wise, though others love it. To me the 40d offers the best mix of power, acceleration and comfort and it’s no slouch off the line either! I get about 35mpg driving at the speed limit on motorways with around town being in the 27-29 range. My X6 is almost 10 years old and the largest expense other than tyres and a new battery so far has been new glowplugs and their controller.

It’s been recalled for a replacement propshaft and the heater wiring. Rear windscreen replaced under warranty when the heater de-laminated in the first year I had it.

They are all sensitive to tyre choice and ignoring the advice to use the right rubber can and has resulted in shattered diffs. A set of 20” RFT Contis cost me just over £800 before Xmas. Other than that in my case has been far better than the E53 it replaced.

[X5-D-Sport]

many thanks for the advice - appreciated.