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mr tommo said:
The voice of reason..I guess you are right.

Wife will be having the Focus as her Renault Zoe goes back in 5 weeks. Then the plan was to get back into something interesting.

I'm currently doing 15k per year but that will be cut down to 10k from now onwards.

Would struggle to get more that £1k deposit together before we need another car in Feb.

Edit : Just seen that they are doing the 520d brand new for £299 per month and zero deposit at Williams BMW. As much as I'd want a 6cyl, that's quite a nice deal!

Edit 2 : Think I'll head up to BMW to get familiar with the current models and specs. Lost track since the E46. Cheers for the advice.
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A 530d is an interesting car? :confused:
 
mr tommo said:
The voice of reason..I guess you are right.

Wife will be having the Focus as her Renault Zoe goes back in 5 weeks. Then the plan was to get back into something interesting.
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Random one but how do you find the zoe - any reason you wouldn't buy a used one (at a couple of years old)?
 
rodenal said:
Random one but how do you find the zoe - any reason you wouldn't buy a used one (at a couple of years old)?
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It has been excellent and would recommend one to anybody who's driving requirements match.

In the winter it's a push to get 80 miles out of a full charge and takes some dedication to hit 110 in the summer.

We managed to get one two years ago when Renault were throwing a £5000 dealer contribution on the deposit for a pcp. We got it on £150 deposit with £150 per month for 2 years (including battery rental) at that price it's a fantastic car.

I'd look into the battery when buying second hand as I understand you will still be renting the batteries from Renault at around £60 per month?

Few reasons we won't be getting another one :
- No current offers like ours about (seen on pistonheads that the leaf can be had for around £170 pm)
- We're moving house so we'd need to pay for a new charger when we move house (chargers have to remain in place for 3 years)
- wife gets 45p per mile for work now but from what I understand this doesn't include electric vehicles. Not 100% on this one but doesn't matter because of the two above points.

All Zoe's came with 4 years free servicing and full breakdown cover so this should be on any second hand purchase.
 
Yeah battery rental would go on top but they're so cheap to buy it makes little difference really. Range is fine it would run round the corner most days so non issue.

Good to know it was a good experience though, we will have a proper look at them
 
Mainly aimed at Fox as I know he's done this but there may be others too; in May I'm planning a roadtrip with some friends and one of the stop-offs is Munich for the BMW Factory Tours. We we're planning on doing the "Premium Tour" which is all 3 attractions (Museam, Group Plant and Welt), any advice from those who have been before?
 
Our 2nd BMW arrived 2 weeks ago, a 94ah i3 BEV

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It will be used for a 60 mile round trip commute. I have free charging at work and a 50kw rapid charger 1.5miles from home next to or local shop...which is handy for quick top ups.

BMW advertise a real world range of around 125 miles. After my first charge it was saying I had 131 miles. Good so far.

My initial concern was how much the range would be effected in cold weather. A few trips at 0c, heated seats, heating and radio on, I get around 106 miles. That's plenty for me, when the wife isn't in the car I'll put my jacket on. :D

Another concern was how well it handles in the snow/ice. I was told that despite it being RWD it handled well because of the 155/70/19 wheels. Well, it's been good so far on the icy roads. Time will tell though, I'll be doing the occasional trip into the Cairngorms for work. If it doesn't work out...I have another car.

It's true that the suicide doors make it awkward for rear passengers to get in and out in tight parking spaces. But for every other situation it's better than a regular 3 door car (no B pillar makes it easy to get larger item in the back seat, but not as good as a 5 door car.

With the high ride height it's an easy car to get in and out of - as tested by my elderly mother. :p

It has a claimed 0-60 in around 7.1 seconds, but it's overtaking acceleration (30-60) where it's quite impressive. My wife finds our 2016 320d slow in comparison.

It's not amazing going round corners with any real conviction but that's not what the car is for. Use the regenerative brakes and anticipate the road to slow down with no using the brake. I test drove the older i3 and the regenerative brakes are much less harsh now. A better drive all round.

Build quality is as would be expected. Cabin noise is really, really quiet. You can only hear the whine of the electric motor when accelerating and tyre noise. Much quieter than the Nissan Leaf.

It's a relaxing drive and so far so good. :)
 
So I'm currently getting the car looked at by another garage for a second opinion due to the cost, and also as BMW won't be able to start work for a couple of weeks at least. So I'll potentially be without the car for 3+ weeks

If I get it repaired elsewhere, as long as they use the right approved parts, can BMW void my warranty?
 
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