New X6 driver

[AlpinaB3S]

Hi

I am new to the forum and new to the X driving experience.

I was looking to find something that could do everything. It needed to pull a caravan, fit my big dog in the back, my wife and two kids inside as well, be economical enough for my commute to work, and not drive like a brick on wheels. I also wanted it to be as nice inside as my current car (a Mercedes CLS shooting brake).

I tried the Range Rover sport, Mercedes GLE and VW Tourag. None of them ticked all of the boxes so I gave up sulked for a bit. Then I went to buy a mirror for my wife's old Alpina and saw an X6 in the showroom.

The salesman was brilliant and to cut a long story short two weeks later picked up my new baby. They had a few in stock around the country so even though I needed a tow bar I had to choose between a few and got a great deal on a 40d with stacks of extras that I wouldn't have thought I could have got.

Best of all I am getting 40plus to the gallon which seems unbelievable 

[X5Sport]

Welcome.  40mpg is better than I have ever achieved.  35 is the max over 30k miles.

[Beefcake-2001]

X6 is a fantastic car, I am on my 2nd and love it.
Enjoy 

[AlpinaB3S]

[quote="Beefcake-2001"]
X6 is a fantastic car, I am on my 2nd and love it.
Enjoy 
[/quote]

Thanks beefcake. I thought it would be nice but it's better than I hoped. Absolutely love it

[quote="X5Sport"]
Welcome.  40mpg is better than I have ever achieved.  35 is the max over 30k miles.
[/quote]
I have got a pretty boring drive to work. Fairly straight but 55-60 mph all the way. Still surprised and happy to get 40mpg though (according to the trip computer anyway) definitely better than the old car which is a pleasant surprise. I expected it to be 30-35 max

[24235052]

Welcome and congrats on your purchase of the X6.  Had mine some 10 months now and still enjoy the drive and the improvement of the mpg from my previous X5.