RE: BMW i3: Review

[McWigglebum4th]

skyrover said:

I can see a glut of these with low mileage appearing on dealer lots as the honeymoon period wears off and reality sets in.

Hopefully

As i want one


As i don't drive 28 trillion billion miles a day

[skyrover]

McWigglebum4th said:

skyrover said:

I can see a glut of these with low mileage appearing on dealer lots as the honeymoon period wears off and reality sets in.

Hopefully

As i want one


As i don't drive 28 trillion billion miles a day

not fancy keeping your micra and spending the beer tokens elsewhere?

[kambites]

I saw an i3 on the road for the first time today... funny looking thing and significant larger than I was expecting. It looked more MPV than supermini.

[McWigglebum4th]

skyrover said:

not fancy keeping your micra and spending the beer tokens elsewhere?

Nope I want peace quiet and no need to go near petrol stations

[skyrover]

kambites said:

I saw an i3 on the road for the first time today... funny looking thing and significant larger than I was expecting. It looked more MPV than supermini.

probably an optical illusion due to it's skinny tyres... a quick google shows it to be about 2 inches wider and 1 inch shorter than a fiesta

[skyrover]

McWigglebum4th said:

Nope I want peace quiet

I would start by selling the land rover

[kambites]

skyrover said:

kambites said:

I saw an i3 on the road for the first time today... funny looking thing and significant larger than I was expecting. It looked more MPV than supermini.

probably an optical illusion due to it's skinny tyres... a quick google shows it to be about 2 inches wider and 1 inch shorter than a fiesta

Admittedly most things look huge from my car, but still I find that surprising. It looked Vauxhall Meriva size and shape.

Still, it looked a lot less awkward in the flesh than it does in pictures. Disappointingly dull, in fact.

[McWigglebum4th]

skyrover said:

McWigglebum4th said:

Nope I want peace quiet

I would start by selling the land rover

Earplugs

and it only does about 1000 miles a year

Hence i am looking at bining the diesel engine and fitting something bit less eco

[KTF]

McWigglebum4th said:

skyrover said:

I can see a glut of these with low mileage appearing on dealer lots as the honeymoon period wears off and reality sets in.

Hopefully

As i want one


As i don't drive 28 trillion billion miles a day

It will be interesting to see how they sell the used ones as leasing a new one makes more sense than buying it outright given the unknown residuals, battery fears, etc.

But when it is used you would have to buy it outright and just see how that has impacted the values of the used Renault EVs.

[McWigglebum4th]

KTF said:

It will be interesting to see how they sell the used ones as leasing a new one makes more sense than buying it outright given the unknown residuals, battery fears, etc.

But when it is used you would have to buy it outright and just see how that has impacted the values of the used Renault EVs.

the Battery is certain to be useless in less then 6 months

and i am sure the battery is so toxic that you will be forced to pay a million pounds to dispose of it


So if anyone wants me to dispose of there 6 month old i3 I am willing to do it for free

[skilly1]

McWigglebum4th said:

the Battery is certain to be useless in less then 6 months

and i am sure the battery is so toxic that you will be forced to pay a million pounds to dispose of it


So if anyone wants me to dispose of there 6 month old i3 I am willing to do it for free

Its kind gestures like this that make PH what it is.

[KTF]

McWigglebum4th said:

the Battery is certain to be useless in less then 6 months

and i am sure the battery is so toxic that you will be forced to pay a million pounds to dispose of it


So if anyone wants me to dispose of there 6 month old i3 I am willing to do it for free

I meant more in that (I suspect) the vast majority are leased rather than bought outright so the main issues that people may have are not really an issue.

The battery has a 10 year warranty on it but its more the residual value thats unknown at the moment.

[Greg_D]

KTF said:

McWigglebum4th said:

the Battery is certain to be useless in less then 6 months

and i am sure the battery is so toxic that you will be forced to pay a million pounds to dispose of it


So if anyone wants me to dispose of there 6 month old i3 I am willing to do it for free

I meant more in that (I suspect) the vast majority are leased rather than bought outright so the main issues that people may have are not really an issue.

The battery has a 10 year warranty on it but its more the residual value thats unknown at the moment.

and it is because of that unknown that i am happy to 'rent' it off BMW until things settle down a bit, was told by the sales droid that BMW are doing their best to set residuals by 'owning' as many of the cars as possible and controlling the second hand market, tbh i can see them having good residuals anyway as they do so many things well.

[gingerbeard]

Has anyone looked at these in terms of funding through a business. For example I am part of a partnership, if I were to get one through the business with very little personal use, how do the personal tax and lease figures etc look then?

I have never had any kind of company car so have no idea about how this works!

GB

[RossP]

gingerbeard said:

Has anyone looked at these in terms of funding through a business. For example I am part of a partnership, if I were to get one through the business with very little personal use, how do the personal tax and lease figures etc look then?

I have never had any kind of company car so have no idea about how this works!

GB

I am leasing one through the business. Approx £400 per month based on 10,000 miles per annum over 3 years.
Zero benefit in kind in years one and two. 5% BIK in year three.

[danp]

kambites said:

Still, it looked a lot less awkward in the flesh than it does in pictures. Disappointingly dull, in fact.

Dull compared to what, other family hatchbacks?

[buggalugs]

kambites said:

skyrover said:

kambites said:

I saw an i3 on the road for the first time today... funny looking thing and significant larger than I was expecting. It looked more MPV than supermini.

probably an optical illusion due to it's skinny tyres... a quick google shows it to be about 2 inches wider and 1 inch shorter than a fiesta

Admittedly most things look huge from my car, but still I find that surprising. It looked Vauxhall Meriva size and shape.

Still, it looked a lot less awkward in the flesh than it does in pictures. Disappointingly dull, in fact.

I think a lot of the look depends on the spec, whether it's two-tone and has blue bits on it or whatever. I saw a solid black one and it did look a bit anonymous. I saw one that was black on the bottom and a kind of burnt orange on top, that was nice.

[gingerbeard]

RossP said:

I am leasing one through the business. Approx £400 per month based on 10,000 miles per annum over 3 years.
Zero benefit in kind in years one and two. 5% BIK in year three.

useful info, many thanks

GB

[ds666]

RossP said:

I am leasing one through the business. Approx £400 per month based on 10,000 miles per annum over 3 years.
Zero benefit in kind in years one and two. 5% BIK in year three.

By the time I get mine it will be 0% in year 1 , 5% in year 2 ( 15/16 ?) and ?? in yr 3. Still , no fuel bik ...

[kambites]

danp said:

kambites said:

Still, it looked a lot less awkward in the flesh than it does in pictures. Disappointingly dull, in fact.

Dull compared to what, other family hatchbacks?

Comparable certainly - if I didn't know what it was, I'd have assumed it was just another Vauxhall Meriva competitor.