BMW X1 Crossover sDrive 20d SE 5dr Reader reviews

My car

I have owned this car since march and find it comfortable and economical. The 2.0 engine has enogh poke to get me out of any trouble and there is loads of room. Highly recomended

My car

Great car! We've owned this now for 3 months and the costs of keeping it going just keep putting smiles on my wife and I's faces. We downsized from a full sized 4x4 and saw our fuel costs drop by 60%! We average 47mpg (and that's about town!). It's comfortable, quick, solid and a great drive. The only gripe is the rear seats struggle to seat three adults comfortably and the engine can, on starting, sound tractor like. That said we could have bought an X3, or a Q5, and got that space. Then we would have sacrificed the lower TCO. The reviews seem overly harsh, especially when they talk about the interiors. We have the red leather and ebony inserts. Feels no different in quality to my pals Merc and in a different league to the more mainstream offerings - have you sat in a Freelander?

Those who complain about vibrations and excessive noise should take their cars back to BMW. I would suggest they have faults that need dealing with!